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Post-crisis perspectives refer to scenarios after a crisis, possible options of dealing with them, and the importance for defining these scenarios. This anthology seeks to identify paths and perspectives that go beyond the contemporary economic crisis. In searching for...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2014-06-11
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Wie werden Tiere in der Literatur dargestellt? Welche spezifischen Funktionen übernehmen sie in verschiedenen kulturellen Traditionen?Wie differieren ihre Darstellungen in unterschiedlichen Medien? Am Beispiel prominenter Tierfiguren sowie an bis dato eher...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2014-06-11
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Female Images of God in Christian Worship: In the Spirituality of TongSungGiDo of the Korean Church examines problems that arise from the use of exclusively patriarchal images in modern Christian worship. The author asserts that female images in the Bible could help...
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Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
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2014-06-11
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Based on archival research, this volume is concerned with the treatment of «fallen women» and prostitutes at the London Lock Hospital and Asylum throughout the nineteenth century. As venereally-diseased women, they were treated in the hospital for their physical...
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Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2014-06-11
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In art and literature, animals appear not only as an allegoric representation but as a reference which troubles the border between humanity and animality. The aim of this book is to challenge traditional ways of confronting animality with humanity and to consider how...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2014-06-11
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Poor, But Sexy: Reflections on Berlin Scenes offers readers a varied cross-section of the city’s scenes, providing a prismatic view of one of Europe’s mythical cultural capitals. The authors gathered here address a range of topics, including Turkish gay clubs, queer...
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Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2014-06-11
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Die Aufsätze dieses Bandes befassen sich mit Raumvorstellungen, die sich in Österreich-Ungarn ausgeprägt und über die Zeit der Doppelmonarchie hinweg weitergewirkt haben. Trotz ihrer thematischen Vielfalt, die von der Belletristik über den Journalismus bis zur Musik und...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2014-06-11
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This volume addresses the directions that studies of archaeological human remains have taken in a number of different countries, where attitudes range from widespread support to prohibition. Overlooked in many previous publications, this diversity in attitudes is...
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Springer
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2014-06-10
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SpringerBriefs in Archaeology
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This Brief provides a theoretical and conceptual development of a new Risk Assessment Toolbox (RAT) for the early detection of violent extremists. It is based on a neurocognitive perspective, conceptualized as ‘neuroplasticity-in-action’ arising from brain-based neural...
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Springer
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2014-06-10
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SpringerBriefs in Criminology
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The concealment of income, wealth and profits in tax havens has brought the topic of offshoring into public debate, but as John Urry shows in this important new book offshoring is a much more pervasive feature of contemporary societies. These often secretive activities...
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Polity
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2014-06-05
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There has been a lively debate amongst political theorists about whether certain liberal concepts of democracy are so idealized that they lack relevance to ‘real’ politics. Echoing these debates, Lois McNay examines in this book some theories of radical democracy and...
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Polity
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2014-06-05
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'Ukraine is not a brothel!' This was the first cry of rage uttered by Femen during Euro 2012. Bare-breasted and crowned with flowers, perched on their high heels, Femen transform their bodies into instruments of political expression through slogans and drawings...
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Polity
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2014-06-05
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This book presents a detailed analysis and thorough study of the unique collection of Ancient Egyptian beads in the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology in London.The book first discusses the archaeological value of beads and the method employed in the study of them,...
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Springer
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2014-06-03
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This book contains a selection of the papers presented at the ITACOSM 2013 Conference, held in Milan in June 2013. It is intended as an international forum of scientific discussion on the developments of theory and application of survey sampling methodologies and...
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Springer
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2014-06-02
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"In this book you’ll find a thoughtfully edited chronicle of the unique convergence of genetic, hormonal, social, and environmental forces that influence a woman’s mental health over the course of her life. Both comprehensive and nuanced, Women’s Reproductive...
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Springer
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2014-05-30
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The book examines deep shifts in the religious life of Russia and the post-Soviet world as a whole.The author uses combined methods of history, sociology and anthropology to grasp transformations in various aspects of the religious field, such as changes in ritual...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2014-05-30
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E. Marlitt was a bestselling author of the late nineteenth century whose romance novels dominated the German literary market between 1865 and 1888. Her novels appeared in thirty languages, with as many as five different English translations circulating simultaneously in...
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Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2014-05-30
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This book deals with reasons for the persistence of the practice of female genital cutting (FGC) among the Kurya in Tanzania. The author identifies contradictory understandings of meanings regarding the practice among government representatives, activists who attempt to...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2014-05-30
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Diese Arbeit nutzt Konzepte aus dem Repertoire der Performanztheorien zur Analyse des afro-brasilianischen Kampftanzes Capoeira Angola. Ungewöhnlich ist dabei die Rolle der Verfasserin, die sowohl als Ethnologin als auch als Lernende (und inzwischen Lehrende) der...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2014-05-30
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In a series of essays, the process of urbanisation – a human mega-trend acquiring unprecedented scale and speed as globalisation proceeds – is examined in the most diverse contexts and stages of development. Drawing on scientific references and identifying recurring...
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Springer
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2014-05-28
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