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Dieses interdisziplinäre Handbuch rekonstruiert Optimierung als ein Phänomen, das konstitutiv in aktuelle Entwicklungen der Gegenwart eingeschrieben ist. Denn es erscheint kaum mehr möglich, nicht optimieren zu wollen oder zu können. Das gilt für die Arbeit an sich...
Editeur :
J.B. Metzler
Parution :
2024-01-25
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From Newton's prism spectroscopy to modern color science, the study of color has been rooted in the categorization of colors. Building upon this foundation, this book aims to explore the rich and varied examples of color theory through two basic concepts: categorizing...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2024-01-24
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This book focuses on the multifaceted reality of social and health constraints and health services access among migrants in China, by originally exploring the social strata, social networks, and the understanding of health and health services among migrants....
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2024-01-23
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This book provides a historical-sociological analysis of recreational scuba diving practices. Starting from a national case study, Greece, the book analyzes the gradually evolving global institutional arrangements of this version of underwater recreational activities....
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2024-01-23
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This edited volume offers innovative perspectives on the study of music as cultural diplomacy in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), a region often overlooked in such discussions. It offers an innovative contribution to the field of ethnomusicology, as well as...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2024-01-23
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Misinformation and disinformation have emerged as paramount societal challenges, affecting areas from public health to climate change and eroding both social understanding and democratic values. Enter the political fact-checkers: stalwart defenders of accurate public...
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Springer VS
Parution :
2024-01-23
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In the tradition of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, this New York Times bestseller is a page-turning account of one of the nation’s last segregated asylums. "A book that left me breathless." —Clint Smith, New York Times bestselling author of...
Editeur :
Legacy Lit
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2024-01-23
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Fight back against misinformation and ignorance as New York Times bestselling author Keith Boykin debunks 25 of the most common claims used to refute America’s racist past and present. The most toxic racial arguments share one of five traits. They try...
Editeur :
Bold Type Books
Parution :
2024-01-23
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Das Buch legt eine aktuelle Bestandsaufnahme der Aufgaben und der Reichweite der Literatursoziologie vor.
Editeur :
Springer VS
Parution :
2024-01-23
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Although the development of lead crystal was a major step in the history of glass in the late 17th century, the presence of lead in vitreous matrices (glass and glazes) is much older, dating back to the second millennium BCE. Lead in Glassy Materials in Cultural...
Editeur :
Wiley-ISTE
Parution :
2024-01-23
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Inclusion Unlocked is the definitive guide for business leaders to unlock the power of diversity and enable inclusion to flourish in their organisations InInclusion Unlocked a team of accomplished leadership experts deliver an insightful set of solutions to the...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2024-01-23
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This book introduces an inventory of proposed cultural landscapes in Israel, which have been identified, researched and mapped by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority. The categories as defined by the Operational Guidelines of the World Heritage Convention are...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2024-01-22
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In this book Bruno Latour calls upon Christians to join the struggle to avert a climate catastrophe. First and foremost, Christians need to overcome their lack of interest in “earthly things” and pay attention to the Earth at a time when it is being neglected. He also...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2024-01-22
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This book investigates the role that cinemas in Brazil, Chile and Argentina have played in reconstructing memories of the most recent military dictatorships. These countries have undergone a distinctive post-dictatorship experience marked by unprecedented debates about...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2024-01-22
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Provides an integrated and holistic review of effective crime prevention programs, practices and policies, their theoretical grounding, the scientific evidence of their effectiveness, and the practical issues involved in their implementation at the community, state and...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2024-01-22
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This open access book explores contemporary practices that challenge science, arguing that this matter cannot be simply disregarded as a new manifestation of “anti-scientism”. It scrutinizes the processes through which knowledge claims, refused by established...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2024-01-22
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This report highlights that gender inequalities and women's subordination in India are caused by two formidable macro-structures: patriarchy and the exclusion of unpaid work from the macro-economy. Both these structures reinforce each other and negatively impact women's...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2024-01-20
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This book claims a discursive space in academic scholarship for knowledges and ways of knowing that capture the diversity, complexity and full humanness of Australian Muslim women’s subjectivities. It draws on in-depth conversational interviews with 20 Australian Muslim...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2024-01-19
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This book delves into the consequences of rapid population aging for Mexico and U.S. Latinos, impacting various institutions, including families, the labor force, and healthcare systems. It examines in depth the causes and consequences of the increasing prevalence of...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2024-01-19
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There is a critical yet under-explored role for the social sciences within the UK’s research, development and innovation system. This report argues that the social sciences can elevate this country’s research output to a world-leading level. There is, however, a danger...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2024-01-18
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