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Zygmunt Bauman is one of the leading figures in contemporary social thought. His work ranges across issues of ethics, culture and politics. It never forgets that social thought ought to help men and women make sense of their lives and aspire towards something different....
Editeur :
Polity
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2013-05-31
Collection :
Conversations
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THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERThe complete history of the world, from the beginning of time to the present day, based on the beliefs and writings of the secret societies.Jonathan Black examines the end of the world and the coming of the Antichrist. Or is the...
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Quercus
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2013-05-30
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This volume offers an understanding of institutional reforms, gender-related policy dynamics, the role of different actors in the policy process, and the impact of a particular policy on the state of women’s political participation in Bangladesh. The discussion is set...
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Springer
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2013-05-30
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Over 25 years ago, Raymond Williams’ Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society set the standard for how we understand and use the language of culture and society. Now, three luminaries in the field of cultural studies have assembled a volume that builds on and...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2013-05-29
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How can we address the seemingly endless conflicts in the world, particularly those arising from misunderstandings of Islam by both Muslims and non-Muslims? Preventing Violence and Achieving World Peace: The Contributions of the Gülen Movement presents the essays of...
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Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Parution :
2013-05-29
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This is the first book which examines the nature and significance of a feminist critique in anthropology. It offers a clear introduction to, and balanced assessment of, the theoretical and practical issues raised by the development of a feminist anthropology. Henrietta...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2013-05-29
Collection :
Feminist Perspectives
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Foreign Devils investigates representations of exile in Hollywood cinema from 1930 to 1956 through the films of Peter Lorre, Béla Lugosi, and Conrad Veidt. This book dispels the assumption that by virtue of its hegemonic, reactionary, and exclusionary modes of...
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Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Parution :
2013-05-29
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Anthropology from Asian Missiological Insights embraces and incorporates a combination of practical experiences, useful strategies, and grounded theories. Readers, regardless of their cultural background, will acquire new practical tools for missions. Man Soo (Abraham)...
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Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Parution :
2013-05-29
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? ?This book can be seen as the third part of an unofficial trilogy on Sustainable Cities of the Future with the author's previous books 'Sustainable Development, Energy and the City' and 'Sustainable Cities for the third millennium: The Odyssey of urban excellence',...
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Springer
Parution :
2013-05-29
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This is a new introductory text providing an up-to-date account of leading theories of development. The book includes a discussion of classical accounts of development, particularly that of Marx, but also considers current debates on the issue. Theories of imperialism,...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2013-05-29
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This is the first comprehensive analysis of the work of Fredric Jameson, one of the most important cultural critics writing today. Homer provides a clear exposition and appraisal of Jameson's theories and an assessment of his contribution to contemporary cultural...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2013-05-29
Collection :
Key Contemporary Thinkers
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This book provides an introduction to the work of Norbert Elias. It is the first systematic appraisal of two central themes of his thought - violence and civilization. Although Elias is best known for his theory of civilizing processes, this study highlights the crucial...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2013-05-29
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In this book the author moves beyond the time of clocks and calendars in order to study time as embedded in social interactions, structures, practices and knowledge, in artefacts, in the body, and in the environment. Adam suggests ways not merely to deconstruct but to...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2013-05-29
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In this path-breaking work, Mark Poster highlights the nature of the newly emerging forms of social life, in the current era. The flexibility of language which the computer allows makes the written word less certain and less concrete. The result of these changes, Poster...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2013-05-29
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The sermon is a major theological voice in the Black church; it carries enormous influence and is traditionally and predominantly a Christian-based theoethical construct. Through the sermon, the preacher negotiates the contours of African American sacred and secular...
Editeur :
Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Parution :
2013-05-29
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Jeffrey Weeks has established an international reputation as one of the most original and influential writers on the social history of sexuality.
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2013-05-28
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This wide-ranging and accessible book provides a thorough overview of the key debates in gender and political theory.
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2013-05-28
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Women's awareness of the threat and reality of sexual violence is now perhaps more than ever publicly acknowledged. Yet this fact continues to be almost wholly ignored. This new study, based on in-depth interviews with 60 women, is the first to cover the experience of a...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2013-05-28
Collection :
Feminist Perspectives
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This is an important intervention in debates on the family and sexuality, exploring clashes over sexual values and contemporary sexual dilemmas such as AIDS.
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2013-05-28
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In this book Paul Willis, a renowned sociologist and ethnographer, aims to renew and develop the ethnographic craft across the disciplines. Drawing from numerous examples of his own past and current work, he shows that ethnographic practice and the ethnographic...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2013-05-28
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