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Die Herausforderungen des demografischen Wandels verlangen nicht nur arbeits-, sondern auch entgelt- und leistungspolitische Lösungen. Anhand einer ersten empirischen Studie zeigt dieses Buch, dass es in den Betrieben bereits eine breite Palette von entgelt- und...
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Springer VS
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2014-06-13
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Bringing together sociology of the body with powerful examinations of educational theory and social class, Henry examines how children's experiences of school and pedagogy are shaped by their bodies and the ideas of social class and class identity that their bodies...
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Palgrave Pivot
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2014-06-11
Collection :
The Cultural and Social Foundations of Education
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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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The search for meaning is an essential human activity. It is not just about agreeing on some definitions about the world, objects, and people; it is an ethical process of opening up to find new possibilities. Langlois uses case studies of social media platforms...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2014-06-05
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Das Problem des Gedächtnisses, Erinnerns und Vergessens ist ein nicht eigens benannter Bestandteil vieler soziologischer Theorien. Erst seit wenigen Jahren beginnen Soziologinnen und Soziologen damit, Fragen der gesellschaftlichen Bewahrung, Routinisierung oder...
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Springer VS
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2014-06-02
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Soziales Gedächtnis, Erinnern und Vergessen – Memory Studies
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?Wie lässt sich die Entstehung eines Wirtschaftsclusters in einer Stadt verstehen? In der Auseinandersetzung mit ökonomischen, soziologischen, raumwissenschaftlichen und politikwissenschaftlichen Ansätzen wird ein praxeologischer Forschungsansatz entfaltet, mit dessen...
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Springer VS
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2014-05-28
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This book explores the ways in which Western-derived music connects with globalization, hybridity, consumerism and the flow of cultures. Both as local terrain and as global crossroads, cities remain fascinating spaces of cultural contestation and meaning-making via the...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2014-05-27
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This book addresses the widespread use of digital personal media in daily life. With a sociological and historical perspective, it explores the media-enhanced individualization and rationalization of the lifeworld, discussing the dramatic mediatization of daily life and...
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Palgrave Pivot
Parution :
2014-05-26
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Der Diskurs über Zuwanderer in Deutschland ist häufig verzerrt; Selbst- und Fremdwahrnehmungen klaffen hier meistens weit auseinander. So, wie sie gesehen werden, sehen sie sich selbst nicht; und die einheimische Bevölkerung sieht vieles nicht, was den Zuwanderern...
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Springer VS
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2014-05-23
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In this unique collection, theologians born and formed during the Cold War offer their insights and perspectives on theological relationships with such musical artists and groups as Joy Division, U2, Nick Cave, and John Coltrane. These essays demonstrate that one's...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2014-05-21
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This is the first book to comprehensively examine Latin America's literary response to the deadly HIV virus. Proposing a bio-political reading of AIDs in the neoliberal era, Lina Meruane examines how literary representations of AIDS enter into larger discussions of...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2014-05-14
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Modernizing Democracy brings together scholars focusing the role of associations and associating in contemporary societies. Organizations and associations have been identified as the “meso level of society” and as the “basic elements of democracy”. They are important...
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Springer
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2014-05-13
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Long before the recent «Arab Spring», when the topic of democracy with in many Muslim countries took center stage internationally, Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim, an energetic and charismatic politician, had been one of the most vocal global proponents of the compatibility of...
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Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Parution :
2014-05-13
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‘Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.’ John Lubbock Lovers of the great outdoors will be inspired by this...
Editeur :
Summersdale
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2014-05-05
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This volume presents an extended reflection on human dependency and the need to 'care' and be 'cared for'. Philosophers, theologians, social theorists, economists, and professional caregivers to discuss the challenges of professional caregiving, analyzing how societies...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2014-05-01
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The events surrounding the Trayvon Martin murder, trial and acquittal bring to public and private discourse the violent, brutal murders of Emmett Till, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Dr. King, while bringing back to memory the racially provoked murders of Black American...
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Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Parution :
2014-05-01
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This collection highlights and extends contemporary women's and gender studies by presenting theoretical analyses and innovative research conceptualizations, applications and methodologies via a diverse variety of popular-in-the-classroom topics, such as changing...
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Springer
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2014-04-30
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Considerable socio-political change has re-configured the discursive space once occupied by ‘utopia’. Within the cultures of late capitalism and the organisational matrices of bio-political administration, that space is no longer animated by images of idealised states...
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Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2014-04-29
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"Brilliant... explains how the rhetoric of competition has invaded almost every domain of our existence." - Evgeny Morozov, author of To Save Everything, Click Here "A sparkling, original, and provocative analysis of neoliberalism... a distinctive account of the...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2014-04-29
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