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This book compares consumer behavior in two nineteenth-century peripheral cities: Melbourne, Australia and Buenos Aires, Argentina. It provides an analysis of domestic archaeological assemblages from two inner-city working class neighborhood sites that were largely...
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Springer
Parution :
2019-07-23
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*ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S MUST-READ BOOKS OF 2019*'Addictive ... a jaw-dropping read' STYLIST'Explosive ... Definitely one for the beach' ELLE'Paints a fascinating picture of an eccentric egomaniac who rails against all authority ... gripping stuff' SUNDAY...
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Quercus
Parution :
2019-07-23
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This book offers unique insights into modern African architecture, influenced by modern European architecture, and at the same time a natural successor to existing site-specific and traditional architecture. It brings together the worlds of traditional site-specific...
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Springer
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2019-07-22
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The first anthropological account of the Irish diaspora in Europe in the 21st century, this book provides a culture-centric examination of the Irish diaspora. Focusing less on an abstract or technical definition of Irish self-identification, the author allows...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2019-07-22
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This book provides a detailed account of transnational practices undertaken by Indian ‘high-tech’ workers living in the United States. It describes the complexities and challenges of adapting to a new culture while clinging to tradition. Asian-Indians represent a...
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Springer
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2019-07-20
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Janina Mangold uncovers the contributions of philanthropic foundations in higher education in Germany and the USA. Considering the three regime classifications of Varieties of Capitalism, Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism, and Social Origins Theory, she examines the...
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Springer VS
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2019-07-19
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This book brings small places to the main stage in an exploration of the nature of immigration in rural areas and small towns in Europe. Extending recent efforts to study migration at a sub-national scale, the authors focus their analysis on non-metropolitan...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2019-07-19
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This book provides a broad survey of Chinese rural households, examining ongoing changes in Chinese society and economy through the lens of the situation of rural families in China. Based on data from Zhejiang University’s China Rural Household Panel Survey (CRHPS) in...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2019-07-19
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This book offers an in-depth case study on the leading international refugee agency, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and its approach to environmentally displaced persons. The author examines the UNHCR on the basis of expert interviews and...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2019-07-18
Collection :
Contributions to Political Science
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This book provides an in-depth analysis of the influence of public policy on sex selection. Three Asian countries were chosen for the comparative policy analysis, namely South Korea, India and Vietnam that share in common a historical legacy of son preference, high...
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Springer
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2019-07-18
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This book studies the principles of urban spatial organization of historic cities. It can be considered a guide to design, presenting qualitative criteria to satisfy practical needs. The subject is explored through interconnected chapters, each addressing an important...
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Springer
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2019-07-18
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This book uses previously unknown archive materials to explore the meaning of the term ‘incapable of work’ over a hundred years (1911–present). Nowadays, people claiming disability benefits must undergo medical tests to assess whether or not they are capable of work....
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2019-07-17
Collection :
Palgrave Socio-Legal Studies
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This book presents a case study of the proliferation of at risk-language in The Times news coverage from 1785 to 2009, illuminating the changing social experience of risk.
Zinn presents an historical examination of the forces which have shaped the language of...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2019-07-17
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Set against a backdrop of concerns about the potential break-up or radical change to the global world order, this volume sets out to investigate the use of sports mega-events by a number of emerging states.Sports mega-events, it is argued, can be understood as a key...
Editeur :
Palgrave Pivot
Parution :
2019-07-17
Collection :
Mega Event Planning
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Wenn Religion gefährlich wird, ziehen Forscher, Politiker und Feuilletonisten den Containerbegriff Fundamentalismus heran. In ihm hat alles seinen Platz: Gewaltbereite Gotteskrieger, militante Abtreibungsgegner, bibelgläubige Kreationisten. Allerdings führt dieses...
Editeur :
Springer VS
Parution :
2019-07-17
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Combining the conceptual tools of interactionist and social constructionist positions, this book presents an in-depth investigation of emotions in digital interactions. Through the central case study of online bereavement communities for women who have suffered...
Editeur :
Palgrave Pivot
Parution :
2019-07-16
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The bitingly funny, eye-opening story of finding work in the automated and time-starved world of hourly low-wage labor. "Nickel and Dimed for the Amazon age" —Salon After the local newspaper where she worked as a reporter closed, Emily Guendelsberger...
Editeur :
Little, Brown and Company
Parution :
2019-07-16
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This book explores the political economics and cultural politics of social media news sharing, investigating how it is changing journalism and the news media internationally. News sharing plays important economic and cultural roles in an attention economy, recommending...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2019-07-16
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Gewalthafte Ereignisse schaffen Atmosphären von Bedrohung und Unsicherheit. Unter den Rufen nach politischen und justiziellen Lösungen wird die Sicherheitsfrage mit der Bestimmung und Bearbeitung vermeintlich spezifischer sozialer Gruppen beantwortet: die islamistischen...
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Springer VS
Parution :
2019-07-16
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Newly revised and updated, this landmark anthology offers gripping portraits of American life as seen through the eyes of young women of colorIt has been decades since women of color first turned feminism upside down, exposing the feminist movement as exclusive, white,...
Editeur :
Seal Press
Parution :
2019-07-16
Collection :
Live Girls
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