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This book offers an extensive and detailed look at the geographies of Canada, one of the largest countries in the world. The contributors consider subjects such as energy, resources, the rise of communications and the knowledge infrastructure, and the ever-expanding...
Editeur :
P.I.E-Peter Lang S.A., Éditions Scientifiques Internationales
Parution :
2013-01-28
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This book explores the process of decision-making around having children in a sample of 115 men, women and couples for whom family formation was a recent past, current or imminent future issue. The discussion is initially focused on the extent to which parenthood was...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2013-01-25
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ANTHROPOLOGY IN THE PUBLIC ARENA “A critical insider, Jeremy MacClancy celebrates maverick anthropologists who transgressed academic frontiers, and urges his colleagues to engage the public. This is an entertaining, original, and provocative book.” Adam Kuper, Professor...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2013-01-23
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108,95€
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Arguing that the hegemony of the neoliberal/capitalist nexus must be challenged if we are to address the proliferating challenges facing our world, this inspiring book explains how democracy can revive the political fortunes of the left. Explores issues central to the...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2013-01-23
Collection :
Antipode Book Series
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67,80€
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**Named a 2014 Choice Outstanding Academic Title** Combining coverage of key themes and debates from a variety of historical and theoretical perspectives, this authoritative reference volume offers the most up-to-date and substantive analysis of cultural geography...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2013-01-23
Collection :
Wiley Blackwell Companions to Geography
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166,95€
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Recent years in North America have seen a rapid development in the area of crime analysis and mapping using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology. In 1996, the US National Institute of Justice (NIJ) established the crime mapping research center (CMRC), to...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2013-01-19
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Europe is still a divided continent. In the place of a fallen Berlin wall, there is a chasm between the East and the West. Are these differences a communist legacy, or do they run even deeper? What divides us today? To say simply that it is the understanding of the...
Editeur :
Abacus
Parution :
2013-01-17
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The Anthropology of Performance is an invaluable guide to this exciting and growing area. This cutting-edge volume on the major advancements in performance studies presents the theories, methods, and practices of performance in cultures around the globe. Leading...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2013-01-17
Collection :
Wiley Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology
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111,95€
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An essential career-planning resource, A Handbook of Practicing Anthropology presents a comprehensive account of contemporary anthropological practice written primarily by anthropological practitioners Engagingly written and instructive accounts of practice by...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2013-01-16
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214,95€
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The Second Edition of Qualitative Research provides a refreshing introduction to doing and debating qualitative research.The author uses updated content, ranging from photographs to novels and newspaper stories, to demonstrate how getting to grips with qualitative...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2013-01-15
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The phrase "I'm spiritual but not religious" has become a cliché. It's easy to find God amid the convenience of self-styled spirituality -- but is it possible (and more worthwhile) to search for God through religion? Minister and celebrated author Lillian Daniel gives a...
Editeur :
Jericho Books
Parution :
2013-01-15
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Queer Impact and Practices brings together chapters arising from the third annual Queering Paradigms conference.Queer Theory is still evolving and extending the range of its enquiry. It maps out new territories via radical contestations of the categories of gender and...
Editeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2013-01-14
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Applied demography continues its rapid pace of evolution in concert with the emerging trends of the 21st century. One significant area of change is the extension of applied demography beyond the United States; this book includes material dealing with applied demography...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2013-01-13
Collection :
Applied Demography Series
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The work of «editing» is by and large something that happens behind the scenes, noticed only when it is done badly, or not done at all. There is not much information about what editors do.The result is that editing is not often talked about in its own right – not even...
Editeur :
Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Parution :
2013-01-12
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Mapping Archaeological Landscapes from Space offers a concise overview of air and spaceborne imagery and related geospatial technologies tailored to the needs of archaeologists. Leading experts including scientists involved in NASA’s Space Archaeology program provide...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2013-01-10
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Global Media EthicsGlobal Media EthicsProblems and Perspectives “The book pleads convincingly that news media outlets and practitioners should urgently reconsider their practices and norms in a world gone global and digitally convergent. The various contributions...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2013-01-10
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91,95€
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A Companion to New Media Dynamics presents a state-of-the-art collection of multidisciplinary readings that examine the origins, evolution, and cultural underpinnings of the media of the digital age in terms of dynamic change Presents a state-of-the-art collection of...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2013-01-09
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42,95€
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Heimat- und Identitätslosigkeit – diese Themen beschäftigen Schriftsteller, die ihr Geburtsland verlassen haben, seit jeher. Manche Autoren nehmen eine passive, resignierte Haltung gegenüber der Unmöglichkeit eines Ankommens im neuen Land ein, andere beharren auf der...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2013-01-09
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'Hugh Mackay is one of this country’s most perceptive social commentators' - Sydney Morning HeraldInsightful and engaging, What Makes Us Tick? helps to explain what drives us, concerns us and is important to each of us – from Australia's leading social researcher, Hugh...
Editeur :
Hachette Australia
Parution :
2013-01-08
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An essential overview of the core skills needed by every social work practitioner Developing Evidence-Based Generalist Practice Skills features contributions from top scholars in social work practice, presenting essential information for the ethical and effective...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2013-01-07
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49,95€
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