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Michael Staack’s multi-year ethnography is the first and only comprehensive social-scientific analysis of the combat sport ‘Mixed Martial Arts’. Based on systematic training observations, the author meticulously analyses how Mixed Martial Arts practitioners conjointly...
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J.B. Metzler
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2019-07-25
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The volume aims at analysing the migration processes of families from Greece following the financial crisis from 2009 onwards. It investigates whether and to what extent this ‘new’ and international migration represents a new phenomenon when compared to the so-called...
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Springer VS
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2019-07-24
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This volume offers a critical examination of the later philosophical views of Vladimir Solov’ëv, arguably Russia’s most famous and most systematic philosopher. It offers a philosophically informed approach to this pivotal figure and to his era. Inside, readers will...
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Springer
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2019-07-24
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Until fairly recently, only serial killers and lunatics had profiles. Yet today, almost everyone is profiled through social media, mobile phones, and a multitude of other methods. But where does the idea of “profiling” come from, how has it changed over time, and what...
Editeur :
Polity
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2019-07-24
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This Springerbrief in Religious Studies uses a Malaysian apostasy case study as a platform to investigate and discuss the broader radicalisation of apostates on social networking sites. It provides new insights into the emerging phenomenon of how social media tools are...
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Springer
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2019-07-23
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Bilder und bildliche Vorstellungen bestimmen von der frühesten Kommunikation an unseren Zugang zur Welt. Das Ziel des Bandes ist eine umfassende Aufklärung der Prägung unserer Welt durch die verwendetenBilder entlang ausgewählter Beispiele alltäglicher Bildlichkeit....
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Springer VS
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2019-07-23
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Der Sammelband zeigt einerseits die Vielfalt und das Potential einer pluralen Ökonomik auf, indem einführende Überblicke sowie exemplarische Vertiefungen von ökonomischen Perspektiven und Diskursen erfolgen. Andererseits versteht er sich als Debattenimpuls, bei dem auch...
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Springer VS
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2019-07-23
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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
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2019-07-23
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Barbara Szabo untersucht das gesundheitliche Befinden von Volksschulleitungen in Österreich. Mittels einer triangulativen sozialen Netzwerkanalyse ermittelt sie psychosoziale Belastungen, Ressourcen und Beanspruchungen, die die Volksschulleiterinnen und Volksschulleiter...
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Springer VS
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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...
Editeur :
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...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
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
Parution :
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...
Editeur :
Springer VS
Parution :
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...
Editeur :
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...
Editeur :
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...
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Springer
Parution :
2019-07-18
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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....
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2019-07-17
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