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Der Band widmet sich der aktuellen Frage nach der Wiederkehr von Religion in der Gegenwartsliteratur und beleuchtet das Potenzial wechselseitiger Annäherung und Abgrenzung von Literatur(wissenschaft) und Theologie. Was sind die Facetten und Dynamiken solcher Begegnungen...
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Springer VS
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2017-04-07
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The sway of Islam in political life is an unavoidable topic of debate in Turkey today. Secularists, Islamists, and liberals alike understand the Turkish state to be the primary arbiter of Islam's place in Turkey--as the coup attempt of July 2016 and its aftermath have...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2017-04-03
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This book tells the incredible true story of Ranulfo Juárez, a Mexican immigrant. After working for years in the fields of Oregon and becoming a U.S. citizen, Ranulfo started making plans to buy a small bakery in 2005. But not knowing if the economy would hold steady,...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2017-04-01
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Sei es in Verhandlungen, Besprechungen oder nur beim Plausch mit Kollegen - wünschten Sie nicht manchmal, Sie könnten die Gedanken Ihres Gegenüber erahnen? Wenn Sie lernen Körpersprache zu lesen, zu verstehen und gezielt anzuwenden können Sie nicht nur die...
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Wiley-VCH
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2017-03-31
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Für Dummies
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Wie sind die Wissenschaften entstanden?Wie haben sie sich entwickelt? Wissenschaftsgeschichte hat als Disziplin eine ebenso lange und bewegte Geschichte wie die wissenschaftliche Arbeit selbst. Das Handbuch gibt einen umfassenden Überblick über die historische und...
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J.B. Metzler
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2017-03-29
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Die in diesem Band dargestellten Fallstudien zu einem internationalen Hochschulstudiengang dienen der Exploration und Sensibilisierung. Aufmerksam gemacht wird auf Bruch-, Konvergenz- und Emergenzstellen, die sich aus der Internationalisierung im Alltag der...
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Springer VS
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2017-03-27
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This book presents studies on Chinese intellectuals in Southeast Asia and how they understand China and Chineseness in the 21st century. It posits, through analyses of works and oral histories of a number of Chinese scholars in the region, that the dominant but...
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Springer
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2017-03-21
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This SpringerBriefs presents a case study and theoretical analysis of an artistic enclave that emerged within Lawrenceville Pittsburgh. It briefly describes the history of greater Pittsburgh, and Lawrenceville’s transition from thriving blue-collar community to...
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Springer
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2017-03-20
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This book discusses and analyses the ways in which fatherhood is in transition in contemporary and globalized society. The authors identify and examine fathering practices in relation to hegemonic and marginal patterns of masculinity, the concept of heteronormativity...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2017-03-17
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Die Autorin beschäftigt sich mit den einschneidenden – traumatisierenden wie faszinierenden – Stationen der Kulturbegegnung von Ost und West. Sie untersucht die vielschichtigen Facetten des Orients als einerseits rein diskursiven, andererseits geografisch und historisch...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2017-03-10
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This interdisciplinary monograph applies the theory of games of strategy (or game theory) to an important subset of American literature: minoritarian texts. Fittingly, John von Neumann's game theory, as a mathematical subdiscipline practically abandoned by its founder...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2017-03-07
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This book depicts one South Indian village during the fifty-year period when women’s education became a possibility—and then a reality. Despite illiteracy, religious ritual marking them as inferior, and pre-pubertal marriages, the daughters and granddaughters of the...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2017-03-02
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In Spectacular Men, Sarah E. Chinn investigates how working class white men looked to the early American theatre for examples of ideal manhood. Theatre-going was the primary source of entertainment for working people of the early Republic and the Jacksonian period, and...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2017-03-01
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This book assembles multi-disciplinary contributions to delve deeper into ReThinking Management. The first part provides some foundational considerations and inspirations. Further chapters offer more specific links to the arts and creativity sectors as well as empirical...
Editeur :
Springer VS
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2017-02-27
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This volume presents a comprehensive overview of methodological issues and empirical methods of practice-oriented research. It examines questions regarding the scope and boundaries of practice-oriented approaches and practice theory. It discusses the potential...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2017-02-16
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Climate change-related effects and aftermaths of natural disasters, such as Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, have wreaked havoc on local peoples’ lives and livelihoods, especially in impoverished coastal communities. This book looks at local-level responses to...
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Springer
Parution :
2017-02-15
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The third edition of Investigating Culture: An Experiential Introduction to Anthropology, the highly praised innovative approach to introducing aspects of cultural anthropology to students, features a series of revisions, updates, and new material. Offers a refreshing...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2017-02-15
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“Surprising. Impressive. Cannibalism restores my faith in humanity.” —Sy Montgomery, The New York Times Book Review For centuries scientists have written off cannibalism as a bizarre phenomenon with little biological significance. Its presence in...
Editeur :
Algonquin Books
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2017-02-14
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In this book, Ellen Swift uses design theory, previously neglected in Roman archaeology, to investigate Roman artefacts in a new way, making a significant contribution to both Roman social history, and our understanding of the relationships that exist between artefacts...
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OUP Oxford
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2017-02-09
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This book brings together several important essays examining the interface between identity, culture, and literature within the issue of cultural identity in South Asian literature. The book explores how one imagines national identity and how this concept is...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2017-02-08
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