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This book investigates whether and how reconciliation in Australia and other settler colonial societies might connect to the attitudes of non-Indigenous people in ways that promote a deeper engagement with Indigenous needs and aspirations. It explores concepts and...
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Springer
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2016-11-18
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This book describes the experiences and successes of female innovators and entrepreneurs in the still largely male-dominated tech-world in twenty candid interviews. It highlights the varied life and career stories that lead these women to the top positions in the...
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Apress
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2016-11-18
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In the last fifty years Spain has experienced major changes regarding population movements and the perception the Spanish have concerning emigration and immigration as well as emigrants and immigrants.In short, in a few years it has gone from emigrating to receiving a...
Editeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2016-11-17
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The purpose of this book is to present a new proposal for landscape management labor accounts. Many matured countries are now confronting an aging society and a shrinking population. Land degradation in those countries is basically caused by a lack of local labor...
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Springer
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2016-11-17
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"A must-read for business leaders and anyone who wants to understand all the implications of a social world." -- Bob Iger, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company From tech visionaries Oliver Luckett and Michael J. Casey, a groundbreaking,...
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Grand Central Publishing
Parution :
2016-11-15
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This book compiles a collection of case studies analysing drivers of and responses to change amongst contemporary hunter-gatherers. Contemporary hunter-gatherers’ livelihoods are examined from perspectives ranging from historical legacy to environmental change, and from...
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Springer
Parution :
2016-11-15
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This book presents recent efforts and new approaches to improve our understanding of the evolution of health and mortality in urban environments in the long run, looking at transformation and adaptations during the process of rapid population growth. In a world...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-11-14
Collection :
International Studies in Population
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Nach wie vor ist der Streik das wichtigste Mittel zum Erkämpfen von Tarifverträgen. Infolge der Prekarisierung von Arbeit und Beschäftigung verändert sich gleichwohl die heutige Arbeitskampfpraxis in Deutschland. Ein hinreichender Kampfdruck kann nicht immer durch...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2016-11-14
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This book offers a European perspective on urban planning and spatial design by outlining housing policies in Southern Europe and their evolution. Through a unique case study on the city of Turin it explores social innovation and the relationship between the urban...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-11-13
Collection :
SpringerBriefs in Geography
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This interdisciplinary volume gathers recent work related to the diverse migratory movements in South-East Europe. The contributions address current aspects of emigration, immigration, transit migration and return from different disciplinary vantage points. They...
Editeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2016-11-11
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Today, interest in networks is growing by leaps and bounds, in both scientific discourse and popular culture. Networks are thought to be everywhere – from the architecture of our brains to global transportation systems. And networks are especially ubiquitous in the...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2016-11-11
Collection :
Cultural Sociology
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What does it mean to be young in a country that is changing so fast?What does it mean to be young in a place ruled by one Party, during a time of intense globalization and exposure to different cultures? This fascinating and informative book explores the lives of...
Editeur :
Polity
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2016-11-11
Collection :
China Today
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Wer Geschichte in ihrem Wesen begriffen hat, der weiß, dass der Gegenwart immer eine Zukunft, dass dem Heute immer ein Morgen folgt. Jörn Rüsen hat sich mit dem einmal Erreichten nie zufrieden gegeben, sondern hat in den vergangenen fünf Jahrzehnten seit seiner...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2016-11-10
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What it socialization?What is interaction?What do we mean by identity? How can we explain the notion of self?What do we mean by intra-action? The Sociology of the Individual is an innovative and though-provoking sociological exploration of how the ideas of...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2016-11-08
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This book analyses the reasons for relying on behavioural contraception methods among urban ‘elites’ in India and examines their efficacy in controlling fertility. It also traces variations in contraception choice over the reproductive cycle of women. Although...
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Springer
Parution :
2016-11-04
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This volume honors the lifetime achievements of the distinguished activist and scholar Elise Boulding (1920–2010) on the occasion of her 95th birthday. Known as the “matriarch” of the twentieth century peace research movement, she made significant contributions in the...
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Springer
Parution :
2016-11-04
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This book presents research that focuses on Sustainable Development in Asia. Chapters are extended works of papers presented at Communication/Culture and The Sustainable Development Goals (CCSDG): Challenges for a New Generation, an international conference held in...
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Springer
Parution :
2016-11-04
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This book analyzes the recent growth of Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Fuzhou, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Nanjing, and Hong Kong, seven major Chinese coastal cities. The authors detail theoretical mechanisms, spatial and non-spatial models of development, all while exploring possible...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-11-03
Collection :
GeoJournal Library
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This open access book presents an innovative study of the rise of unmarried cohabitation in the Americas, from Canada to Argentina. Using an extensive sample of individual census data for nearly all countries on the continent, it offers a cross-national, comparative...
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Springer
Parution :
2016-11-03
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In 2014, the ethics and politics of hospitality were brought into stark relief. Three years into the Syrian conflict, which had already created nearly 2.5 million refugees and internally displaced 6.5 million, the UN called on industrialised countries to share the...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2016-11-03
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