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Powered by original field research and survey analysis in the United States and United Kingdom, The White Working Class: What Everyone Needs to Know® provides a comprehensive and accessible exploration of white working-class politics and the populism that is...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2018-05-03
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"Why are we willing to die for our countries? How can ideology persuade someone to blow themselves up?
When we go to war, morality, religion and ideology often take the blame. But Mike Martin boldly argues that the opposite is true: rather than driving violence, these...
Editeur :
Hurst
Parution :
2018-05-03
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"Why are we willing to die for our countries? How can ideology persuade someone to blow themselves up?
When we go to war, morality, religion and ideology often take the blame. But Mike Martin boldly argues that the opposite is true: rather than driving violence, these...
Editeur :
Hurst
Parution :
2018-05-03
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This edited collection investigates the human dimension of urban renewal, using a range of case studies from Africa, Asia, Europe, India and North America, to explore how the conception and delivery of regeneration initiatives can strengthen or undermine local...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-05-02
Collection :
The Urban Book Series
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The lives of urban Chinese daughters have changed. Education and employment have propelled them from dependency to self-sufficiency, resulting in new attitudes and lifestyles. However, traditional filial obligation has remained. This book asks why it continues and how...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-05-02
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At a time when traditional dating practices are being replaced with new ways to meet potential partners, this book provides fresh insights into how are men responding to new ways of dating. Drawing upon original research, this book examines a wide range of contemporary...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-05-02
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Globalization has increased the number of individuals in criminal proceedings who are unable to understand the language of the courtroom, and as a result the number of court interpreters has also increased. But unsupervised interpreters can severely undermine the...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-05-02
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In this book Fulya Apaydin argues that labor responses to dramatic technological change are influenced by the political institutions of the Global South more than any other factor.In addressing vocational education programs – which are highly relevant in understanding...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-05-02
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This book efficiently contributes to our understanding of the interplay between data, technology and communicative practice on the one hand, and democratic participation on the other. It addresses the emergence of proactive data activism, a new sociotechnical phenomenon...
Editeur :
Palgrave Pivot
Parution :
2018-05-02
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How do ordinary people experience and make sense of the informal justice system? Drawing on original data with British and German users of Ombudsmen— an important institution of informal justice, Naomi Creutzfeldt offers a nuanced comparative answer to this...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-05-02
Collection :
Palgrave Socio-Legal Studies
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Most Western-driven theories do not have a place in Black communicative experience, especially in Africa. Many scholars interested in articulating and interrogating Black communication scholarship are therefore at the crossroads of either having to use Western-driven...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-05-02
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This book distinguishes Islam as a spiritual message from the sociopolitical context of its revelation. While the sacred text of the Quran reveals a clear empowerment of women and equality of believers, such spirit is barely reflected in the interpretations. Trapped...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-05-02
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This book challenges conventional notions of biological life and death in the area of robotics, discussing issues such as machine consciousness, autonomous AI, and representations of robots in popular culture. Using philosophical approaches alongside scientific theory,...
Editeur :
Palgrave Pivot
Parution :
2018-05-02
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This handbook presents a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of gender in demography, addressing the many different influences of gender that arise from or influence demographic processes. It collects in one volume the key issues and perspectives in this area,...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2018-05-02
Collection :
International Handbooks of Population
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This book is the first edited collection to bring together classic and contemporary writings on the urban grid in a single volume. The contributions showcased in this book examine the spatial histories of the grid from multiple perspectives in a variety of...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2018-05-02
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Urban social movements are influential agents in shaping cityscapes to reflect values and needs of communities. Alongside urban population growth, various forms of urban agriculture activity, such as community and market gardens, are expanding, globally. This book...
Editeur :
Palgrave Pivot
Parution :
2018-05-02
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This volume examines migration between Africa and Europe, rather than just from Africa to Europe. Based on a unique socio-demographic survey carried out both in origin and destination countries (MAFE survey), it argues that return migration, circulation, and...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2018-05-01
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Why is social protest a normal, almost routine form of political participation in certain Latin American democracies, but not others? In light of surging protests in countries like Argentina, Brazil, and Peru, this book answers this question through a focus on recent...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2018-05-01
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Theories of Delinquency is a comprehensive survey of the theoretical approaches towards understanding delinquent behavior. Donald Shoemaker aptly presents all major individualistic and sociological theories in a standard format with basic assumptions, important...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2018-05-01
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Race is one of the most elusive phenomena of social life. While we generally know it when we see it, it's not an easy concept to define. Social science literature has argued that race is a Western concept that emerged with the birth of modern imperialism, whether in the...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2018-05-01
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