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Britain is beset by a crisis of purpose. For a generation we have been told the route to universal well-being is to abandon the expense of justice and equity and so allow the judgments of the market to go unobstructed. What has been created is not an innovative,...
Editeur :
Little, Brown Book Group
Parution :
2015-02-12
ePub
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This interdisciplinary study promotes the thesis that some contemporary Chinese ink artists succeed in using principles of traditional Chinese aesthetics to convey the union of self with nature, others and the universe. The investigation is a case study of the writings...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2015-02-12
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Reality TV has changed television and changed reality, even if we are not among the millions who watch. Written for a broad audience, this accessible overview addresses questions such as: How real is reality TV? How do its programs represent gender, sex, class, and...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2015-02-11
Collection :
Key Concepts in Media and Cultural Studies
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Balancing provocative criticism with clear explanations of complex ideas, this student-friendly introduction investigates the crucial role global entertainment media has played in the emergence of transitional capitalism. Examines the influence of global entertainment...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2015-02-09
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77,95€
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This book highlights the importance of diversity in overcoming issues of social and environmental degradation. It presents conceptual and practical strategies to celebrate local and Indigenous knowledge for improved community development and environmental...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2015-02-07
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Wie man Vorlesungen, Seminare und Projekte effektiv gestaltet Hochschuldidaktik ist ein schwammiges Forschungsfeld ohne klare Befunde? Bei fachlich kompetenten Dozierenden ist die Lehrmethode unwichtig? Hochschulen brauchen eine völlig neue Lehrkultur? – Nichts davon...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2015-02-05
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This extensive work explores the changing world of religions, faiths and practices. It discusses a broad range of issues and phenomena that are related to religion, including nature, ethics, secularization, gender and identity. Broadening the context, it studies the...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2015-02-03
ePub
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This concise volume presents key concepts and entries from the twelve-volume ICA International Encyclopedia of Communication (2008), condensing leading scholarship into a practical and valuable single volume. Based on the definitive twelve-volume IEC, this new concise...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2015-02-03
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196,95€
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This incisive book provides a critical history and analysis of community organizing, the tradition of bringing groups together to build power and forge grassroots leadership for social, economic, racial, and environmental justice. Begun by Saul Alinsky in the 1930s,...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2015-02-03
Collection :
Social Movements
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Paper is older than the printing press, and even in its unprinted state it was the great network medium behind the emergence of modern civilization. In the shape of bills, banknotes and accounting books it was indispensible to the economy. As forms and files it was...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2015-02-02
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20,78€
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Scientific advances in genetics, neuroscience, and artificial intelligence signal the end of our traditional concept of the human being. The most vigorous movements dealing with this ongoing crisis of humanism are posthumanism and transhumanism. While posthumanism...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2015-02-02
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This practice-oriented text presents evidence-based assessment methods and interventions that have been extensively field-tested in child welfare settings. The contributors offer empirical and field insights, comprehensive treatment models, and curricula in key areas...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2015-01-28
ePub
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Im Fokus dieser Studie stehen zwei Schritte: Erstens soll das Ereignis Katyn in der polnischen Erinnerungskultur verortet und sein Stellenwert für die polnische Gesellschaft erfasst werden, zweitens soll dargestellt werden, welche Auswirkungen diese Aufarbeitung auf die...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2015-01-28
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Strangers by Choice explores voluntary otherness as a philosophy of life. This philosophy is asocial in the sense that its followers tend to privilege separateness over belonging, and yet it does not lead to alienation or isolation from society. Building on Simmel’s...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2015-01-28
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Why are we so concerned about drugs and crime? Is the relationship between drug-taking and criminal behaviour as straightforward as it is sometimes made to appear? What should be done about the problem? This thought-provoking book argues that much current thinking...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2015-01-28
Collection :
Crime and Society
ePub
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21,50€
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The guiding theme of the book is a traditional institution of Tajik culture: mahalla – neighborhood. For centuries it has sustained the existence of Tajik culture, and in times of the greatest religious persecution in the USSR it has helped Islam to survive. In this...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2015-01-28
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The urgent need for the study of exclusive identities in conflict is ever more apparent in a globalizing world in which societies are becoming multicultural and complex and in which inter-cultural contact and the co-existence of languages and cultures comes increasingly...
Editeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2015-01-28
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How do you spot an area poised for gentrification? Is spring or winter the best time to put your house on the market? Will a house on Swamp Road sell for less than one on Gingerbread Lane? The fact is that the rules of real estate have changed drastically over the past...
Editeur :
Grand Central Publishing
Parution :
2015-01-27
ePub
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Urban Geography a comprehensive introduction to a variety of issues relating to contemporary urban geography, including patterns and processes of urbanization, urban development, urban planning, and life experiences in modern cities. Reveals both the diversity of...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2015-01-23
Collection :
Critical Introductions to Geography
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Offre spéciale
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32,95€
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This is an engaging interdisciplinary guide to the unique role of language within ethnography. The book provides a philosophical overview of the field alongside practical support for designing and developing your own ethnographic research. It demonstrates how to...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2015-01-22
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