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When the notion of ‘alternative facts’ and the alleged dawning of a ‘postfactual’ world entered public discourse, social anthropologists found themselves in unexpectedly familiar territory. In theirempirical experience, fact—knowledge accepted as true—derives its...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2021-09-20
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This book discusses theoretical backgrounds, techniques and methodologies, and applications of the current state-of-the-art human dynamics research utilizing social media and geospatial big data. It describes various forms of social media and big data with location...
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Springer
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2021-09-20
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Human Dynamics in Smart Cities
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Diese Open-Access-Publikation entfaltet die Konstruktion von Wissen mit Social-Media-Analysen in der deutschen Automobilindustrie. Dort herrscht Goldgräberstimmung – trotz enormem Innovationsdruck: Big Data soll Licht in manches Dunkel bringen und offene Fragen...
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Springer VS
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2021-09-20
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The book addresses the rapid shifts which have taken place within cartography, and argues that no amount of technological sophistication will lead to neutral representations, and that as such critical cartography provides a solid foundation for questioning the power of...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2021-09-20
Collection :
The Contemporary City
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This book examines how emerging forms of citizenship are shaped by young people in digital spaces as way of making sense of contemporary Chinese society, forming new identities, and negotiating social and political participation. By focusing on Chinese young adults'...
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Springer
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2021-09-20
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This book is based on an empirical research which explores bottom-up development practices initiated and organized by rural communities in the Indonesian periphery by placing “communication” at its core of analysis. The aim is to determine the extent that the Indonesian...
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Springer VS
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2021-09-20
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This edited collection introduces and defines the concept of “comparative restorative justice”, putting it in the context of power relations and inequality. It aims to compare the implementation and theoretical development of restorative justice internationally for...
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Springer
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2021-09-20
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This book is about skateboard video and experimental ways of thinking about cities. It makes a provocative argument to consider skate video as an archive of the city from below. Here ‘below’ has a dual meaning. First, below refers to an unofficial archive, a subaltern...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2021-09-20
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The Legacies of Ursula K. Le Guin explores how Le Guin’s fiction and essays have built a speculative ethical practice engaging indigenous knowledge and feminism, while crafting utopias in which human and other-than-human life forms enter into new relations. Her work...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2021-09-19
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This edited book addresses the diversity across time and space of the sites, actors and practices of feminist translation from 1945-2000. The contributors examine what happens when a politically motivated text is translated linguistically and culturally, the translators...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2021-09-18
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This book discusses gerontological issues and challenges impacting the quality of life of older people in India. The chapters provide different disciplinary insights ranging from sociology, anthropology, psychology, health sciences, social work, demography, gender, and...
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Springer
Parution :
2021-09-18
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This book examines the representation of masculinities in contemporary texts written by women who have immigrated into France or Canada from a range of geographical spaces. Exploring works by Léonora Miano (Cameroon), Fatou Diome (Senegal), Assia Djebar, Malika Mokeddem...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2021-09-17
Collection :
Global Masculinities
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From its trendy urban centers to its ancient deserts, Israel's history is based on the rich heritage of traditions and contradictions. It is known as a start-up nation, with hospitable and warm interpersonal relationships, and a steady high-ranked happiness level. Yet,...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2021-09-17
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This handbook examines the new and rapidly growing field of the positive humanities--an area of academic research at the intersection of positive psychology and the arts and humanities. Written by leading experts across a wide range of academic disciplines, the volume...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2021-09-17
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Wie gestaltet sich für Pfarrpriester unter dem Einfluss der Nutzung von Technologien zur digitalen Vernetzung die Wahrnehmung von und der Umgang mit Raum, Zeit und sozialen Beziehungen? Diese Frage versucht der Autor in dieser empirischen Arbeit zu beantworten, indem er...
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Springer VS
Parution :
2021-09-17
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Anxiety and depression are the most common psychological challenges for children and adolescents, with nearly 1 in 5 youths suffering from a significant episode before adulthood. Without intervention, these issues can have lasting impact, with links to persistent...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2021-09-17
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Dieser Band versammelt René Königs Überlegungen zur theoretischen und methodischen Grundlegung der Soziologie. In ihrer Gestalt als spezifische empirische Einzelwissenschaft will diese Soziologie "nichts als Soziologie" sein; dies schließt aber nicht aus, dass in der...
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Springer VS
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2021-09-17
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The book presents a theoretical and practical approach to international social work. It uses examples from Germany with a long tradition of social work and focuses on the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, which is in a pioneering phase in teaching social work while at the same...
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Springer VS
Parution :
2021-09-16
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This book gathers selected high-quality research papers presented at the Sixth International Congress on Information and Communication Technology, held at Brunel University, London, on February 25–26, 2021. It discusses emerging topics pertaining to information and...
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Springer
Parution :
2021-09-16
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Dieser interdisziplinäre Open Access-Band beschäftigt sich mit den vielfältigen Konzepten und Methoden des Übersetzens als zentraler und ubiquitärer Kulturtechnik der Frühen Neuzeit (1450–1800). In fünfzehn Einzelstudien werden gesellschaftliche Leitvorstellungen,...
Editeur :
J.B. Metzler
Parution :
2021-09-16
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