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In almost every military intervention in its history, the US has made cultural mistakes that hindered attainment of its policy goals. From the strategic bombing of Vietnam to the accidental burning of the Koran in Afghanistan, it has blundered around with little...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2018-05-01
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This book examines the remaking of women’s citizenship in the aftermath of conflict and international intervention. It develops a feminist critique of consociationalism as the dominant model of post-conflict governance by tracking the gendered implications of the...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-04-30
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This book examines the experiences of transient migrants in the Asia-Pacific, and in so doing provides new ways of understanding diversity. By focusing on the transient destination hubs of Australia and Singapore, Catherine Gomes shifts our thinking about diversity for...
Editeur :
Palgrave Pivot
Parution :
2018-04-30
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The past few years have seen the street emerge as one of the most volatile and engaging sites of a politics in flux. Mass protests, widespread networks, and quick mobilization in the age of social media have instilled a new life in protests and agitations, engendering...
Editeur :
OUP India
Parution :
2018-04-28
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This book examines historically how cricket was codified out of its variant folk-forms and then marketed with certain lessons sought to reinforce the values of a declining landed interest. It goes on to show how such values were then adapted as part of the imperial...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-04-28
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This pivot considers the history, methodology and practice of Asian theatre and investigates the role of Asian theatre and film in contemporary transnational Asian identities. It critically reviews the topics of transnationalism and intercultural political difference,...
Editeur :
Palgrave Pivot
Parution :
2018-04-27
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Der demographische Wandel, die Veränderung von Akteurskonstellationen und Besitzverhältnissen, Suburbanisierungsprozesse, die Energiewende sowie neue private und öffentliche Nutzungsansprüche an Raum und Landschaft schaffen neue kulturelle, soziale, ökonomische,...
Editeur :
Springer VS
Parution :
2018-04-27
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Millions passionately desire a viable alternative to austerity and neoliberalism, but they are sceptical of traditional leftist top-down state solutions. In this urgent polemic, Hilary Wainwright argues that this requires a new politics for the left that comes from the...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2018-04-27
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In A Village Goes Mobile, Sirpa Tenhunen examines how the mobile telephone has contributed to social change in rural India. Tenhunen's long-term ethnographic fieldwork in West Bengal began before the village had a phone system in place and continued through the...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2018-04-27
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Mediated Intimacy looks at contemporary sex and relationship advice, exploring how our intimate lives are shaped through different media, from manuals and magazines to television and Twitter. By exploring how intimacy is constructed through different media texts, the...
Editeur :
Polity
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2018-04-27
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This book discusses the effects of Neo-Liberal policies on the transformations of architectural and urban practices and education in the transition from the era of “professionalism” to “post-professionalism.” Building on previous literature in the field of contemporary...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2018-04-27
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Humanity is at a crossroads. We face mounting inequality, escalating political violence, warring fundamentalisms and an environmental crisis of planetary proportions. How can we fashion a world that has room for everyone, for generations to come? What are the...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2018-04-27
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Why It Matters
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The connections between race and sexuality are constant in our lives, yet they are not often linked together in productive, analytical ways.This illuminating book delves into the interrelation of race and sexuality as inseparable elements of our identities and social...
Editeur :
Polity
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2018-04-27
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Darjeeling occupies a special place in the South Asian imaginary with its Himalayan vistas, lush tea gardens, and brisk mountain air. Thousands of tourists, domestic and international, annually flock to the hills to taste their world-renowned tea and soak up the...
Editeur :
OUP India
Parution :
2018-04-26
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Die Wertetheorie von Shalom Schwartz geht davon aus, dass Werte den Menschen zwar unterschiedlich wichtig sein können, dass Individuen unter den Schwartz-Werten aber immer das gleiche verstehen (Bedeutungsäquivalenz). Nicolas Frenzel Baudisch geht mit Daten des European...
Editeur :
Springer VS
Parution :
2018-04-26
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This book discuss the meaning and implications of the social and ethical implications of the notion of social responsibility in healthcare in six major world religions — Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, & Judaism.This collection of papers is based...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2018-04-26
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This Brief presents new approaches and innovative challenges to address bringing technology into community-oriented policing efforts. “Community-oriented policing” is an approach that encourages police to develop and maintain personal relationships with citizens and...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2018-04-26
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How do people respond to a state that is violent towards its own citizens? In State, Violence, and Legitimacy in India, this question is addressed through insights offered by ethnographic explorations of everyday policing in Delhi and the anti-insurgency measures of the...
Editeur :
OUP India
Parution :
2018-04-26
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This book introduces a novel approach to analysing and mapping criminal behaviours. Every crime occurs as a chain of behaviours and events, from inception and preparation through to commission and exit from the crime scene. These pathways in crime are complex, dynamic...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-04-25
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This book explores how Pacific Island communities are responding to the challenges wrought by climate change—most notably fresh water accessibility, the growing threat of disease, and crop failure. The Pacific Island nations are not alone in facing these challenges, but...
Editeur :
Palgrave Pivot
Parution :
2018-04-25
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