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This reader investigates the changing face of the notion of culture, tracing how it emerged in some of the most important and controversial phases of the lively Anglo-American debate on the subject from the late nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century, including...
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Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publishers
Parution :
2020-07-23
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This book provides insights and discusses the practical application of the theoretical concept of urban bioregion complementing the general bio-regional planning cross-disciplinary issues provided in Volume I. It examines planning practices, such as relocalisation of...
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Springer
Parution :
2020-07-22
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Die vorliegende Studie bietet eine differenzierte qualitativ-empirische Analyse rechter Jugendbiografien. In der Untersuchung wurden Jugendliche sowie ihre Mütter narrativ befragt und umfassende rekonstruktive Fallportraits erstellt. Dadurch gelingt ein intensiver...
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Springer VS
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2020-07-22
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This book bridges the gap between two critical issues—environmental literacy and social norms – and explores various topics and case studies from Sinophone and Taiwanese perspectives. Each chapter includes extensive information on pro-environmental behaviors, and on...
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Springer
Parution :
2020-07-22
Collection :
Sinophone and Taiwan Studies
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Sociologies in Dialogue brings together expert contributions from international scholars, who reflect on the importance of collaboration between diverse sociological perspectives to enhance our understanding of the role of sociology as an academic discipline, and as a...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2020-07-21
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Tanja Fink-Cvetnic untersucht das Zusammenwirken von Mensch und Technik im Flugzeugcockpit und fragt nach in der Praxis auftretenden, aber bei der Auslegung technischer Systeme und im Personaleinsatz nicht berücksichtigten Anforderungen an menschliche Arbeit....
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Springer VS
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2020-07-20
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This book explores how population mobility varies among the countries of Asia. While much attention has been given to international migration, movement within countries is numerically much more significant. Coupling innovative methods developed in the global IMAGE...
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Springer
Parution :
2020-07-20
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This book provides a review of the bioregionalist theory in the field of spatial planning and design as a suitable approach to cope with the growing concerns about the negative effects of metropolization processes and the need for a sustainable transition. The book...
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Springer
Parution :
2020-07-20
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This book proposes a new interdisciplinary approach to the gendered power relations in James’s novels. Reading James’s narrative form through the lens of relational sociology, specifically Pierre Bourdieu’s concept of symbolic domination, reconciles some of the most...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-07-20
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This book places Li Ji (the Book of Rites) back in the overall context of “books,” “rites” and its research history, drawing on the interrelations between myth, ritual and “materialized” symbols to do so. Further, it employs the double perspectives of “books” and...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2020-07-18
Collection :
Understanding China
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This book illustrates the importance of conflicting narratives in understanding and dealing with crime, based on a variety of cutting-edge research. Offenders tell stories about crime and punishment, as do policemen, judges and defence lawyers, but so do politicians and...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-07-18
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This book introduces a simple idea: when we tell a story, we tell a story and at the same time create the world where this story takes place. Narration creates environments, spaces and, in a certain sense, gives symbolic meanings and values to the identities by which...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-07-17
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This book addresses the educational, occupational, and income progress of Jews in the American labor market. Using theoretical and statistical findings, it compares the experience of American Jews with that of other Americans, from the middle of the...
Editeur :
Springer
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2020-07-17
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Professionals in child welfare and protection are often required to make decisions--fraught with many difficulties and shortcomings--that have crucial implications for children and families. There are many indications that these decisions are frequently unreliable and...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2020-07-17
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Sei es in der Quantenphysik, den Kognitionswissenschaften oder der Soziologie – die Problematik des Beobachters und die Einbeziehung von Nicht-Wissen und Unbestimmtheiten ist in verschiedenen wissenschaftlichen Feldern nicht zuletzt aus empirischen Gründen entstanden....
Editeur :
Springer Spektrum
Parution :
2020-07-17
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Die Verteidigung in Verfahren wegen Vergewaltigung, sexuellen Missbrauchs oder sonstiger Sexualstraftaten bedeutet für jeden Verteidiger eine besondere Verantwortung. Denn so steht für die Beschuldigten solcher Vorwürfe im Falle einer Verurteilung meist nicht nur die...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2020-07-17
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Chapter “Predictive Policing in 2025: A Scenario” is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2020-07-17
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Richard Lewis - world famous lecturer on intercultural issues and best-selling author of WHEN CULTURES COLLIDE - has collected 50 unique, critical cross-cultural incidents during his encounters in 135 countries around the globe. Some of these anecdotes are humorous,...
Editeur :
John Murray Business
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2020-07-16
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__________________THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERStop searching for the answers - and start delighting in the questions with Pandora Sykes, co-host of The High Low podcast.'Deliciously fascinating' MARIAN KEYES'Refreshing ... thoughtful, considered' STYLIST'Brilliant'...
Editeur :
Cornerstone Digital
Parution :
2020-07-16
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From the UK's leading criminologist comes the true story of Margaret McLaughlin, and the man he believes was fitted up for her murder 'Enthralling ... will leave true crime readers with more to ponder than they bargained for' - The HeraldBefore David Wilson became the...
Editeur :
Sphere
Parution :
2020-07-16
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