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This book presents a dialogue between two seemingly incompatible bodies of social theories - Critical Political Economy and Southern approaches - to the study of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. In doing so, the book presents scholarly engagement with the ways...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2026-02-17
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This work explores the main elements of Merleau-Ponty’s humanism: corporeity, perception, intersubjectivity, and the historical and political dimension of his thought. Through these themes, it becomes clear that Merleau-Ponty’s humanism offers an original and profound...
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Mimesis International
Parution :
2026-02-16
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This book argues for reframing endometriosis as a chronic pain condition, rather than an infertility issue. Drawing from feminist theory, disability studies, historical and archival research, and personal, embodied knowledge of living with the disease, it analyzes the...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2026-02-16
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Genesis and Structure of Society, Giovanni Gentile’s last work, was based on a university course and published posthumously in 1946. Between August and September 1943, Gentile proposed it as a means of providing comfort during a period of profound personal and national...
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Mimesis International
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2026-02-16
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This book approaches the study from architectural perspectives, analyzing the collection of brochs’ features and classifying them based on regional differences. By identifying regional standard models and hypothesizing design schemes, it reveals insights into the...
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Springer
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2026-02-16
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Die Evaluation von Interventionen, Programmen und Alltagshandeln in der Sozialer Arbeit bildet einen essenziellen Bestandteil der Profession. Dabei dient sie der Beantwortung grundlegender Fragen darüber, ob die Soziale Arbeit ihre selbstgesetzten Ziele erreicht,...
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Springer VS
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2026-02-16
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In recent years, export horticulture for European markets has been promoted across sub-Saharan Africa as a rural development strategy. International donors and local governments argue that expanding fruit-and-vegetable exports can spur economic transformation and reduce...
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Mimesis International
Parution :
2026-02-16
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Science and technology have become inextricably intertwined with people’s daily lives, profoundly influencing social relations, habits, lifestyles and work activities, and exerting a substantial influence on public opinion. In response to these changes, institutions are...
Editeur :
Mimesis International
Parution :
2026-02-16
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In den Bänden dieser Reihe werden erstmalig detailliert die wichtigsten Strömungen und Themen der ungemein fruchtbaren Periode der Soziologie der Zwischenkriegszeit im deutschen Sprachraum in theoretischer, empirischer und institutioneller Hinsicht dargelegt...
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Springer VS
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2026-02-16
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As a transformative thinker of the twentieth century, whose work spanned all branches of the humanities, Michel Foucault had a complex and profound relationship with literature. And yet this critical aspect of his thought, because it was largely expressed in speeches...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2026-02-16
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This book unpacks the multifaceted ways of living with heritage in contemporary Vietnam. It shows how heritage shapes our community and shines possible directions of pathways to the future(s). It also shows that heritage is something being reconfigured, recombined, or...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2026-02-16
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This book stakes the claim formally and authoritatively that we have entered the technological era of surfing.This argument suggests that the most significant differentiating characteristic of the modern surf era is the common acceptance of new technological inputs and...
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Springer
Parution :
2026-02-15
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This book unprecedentedly and systematically puts forward the double helix methodology in think tanks, which is used to explore and answer the questions regarding the pathways and methods to realize the transitions from empirical to scientific research, from discrete to...
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Springer
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2026-02-15
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This book provides a comprehensive understanding of the region's cold desert ecosystems, emphasizing the crucial role geodiversity plays in sustaining both biodiversity and human settlements in this fragile environment. Exploring Geodiversity in Indian Trans-Himalaya: A...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2026-02-14
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This book examines the intersections of sport, race, gender, social networks and social movements with a case study of the North-American nonprofit organization 'Black Girl Hockey Club' (BGHC). The landscape of sport and social movements has dramatically shifted through...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2026-02-14
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This volume, Climate Change and Children's Rights in Zimbabwe: Toward Social Policy-Based Interventions, provides a comprehensive examination of the intersection between climate change and children's rights in Zimbabwe, one of the world's most climate-vulnerable...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2026-02-14
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This book sheds light on various modes and dimensions of the linguistic landscape to fulfill diverse functions, transcending sociolinguistics to integrate with urban public image theory.This integration shapes city images and embodies the personalized innovative spirit...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2026-02-13
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This book examines African migration through the lens of media, memory, and contested belonging, offering fresh insights into displacement, identity, misinformation, and digital storytelling. It provides a clear, research-based account of hidden migration stories,...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2026-02-13
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This book explores how episodes of ‘nothing’, or lost experience, shape accounts of self-identity. What is the most important thing that is not in your life? We tell stories about absent people, missed opportunities, things we yearn or wish for and events...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2026-02-13
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A ground-breaking look at the science of love and connection – and an urgent corrective to some of our most fundamental assumptions about attraction.'In a world saturated with cynical advice about dating and gender, this book is a revelation.' DANIEL H. PINK, author of...
Editeur :
Penguin
Parution :
2026-02-12
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