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Shamanism is commonly understood through reference to spirits and souls. However, these terms were introduced by Christian missionaries as part of the colonial effort of conversion. So, rather than trying to comprehend shamanism through medieval European concepts, this...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2018-03-09
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Research on prisons prior to the prison boom of the 1980s and 1990s focused mainly on inmate subcultures, inmate rights, and sociological interpretations of inmate and guard adaptations to their environment, with qualitative studies and ethnographic methods the norm. In...
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Oxford University Press
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2018-03-09
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Evolution, biology, and society is a catch-all phrase encompassing any scholarly work that utilizes evolutionary theory and/or biological or behavioral genetic methods in the study of the human social group, and The Oxford Handbook ofEvolution, Biology, and Society...
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Oxford University Press
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2018-03-09
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Education research has seen a phenomenal growth in studies that explore the multiple, fluid, and changing complexities of culture and identity work. The nuanced, contradictory, and process-oriented nature of identity and identification has meant that the studies in...
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Oxford University Press
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2018-03-09
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The impact of legacies and memories on social movements has been paid only limited attention in what is now a sizeable literature. While there is a growing interest in memory, there is little systematic theory or comparative research on the long-lasting institutional...
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Oxford University Press
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2018-03-09
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Die Ordnung und Neuordnung von Phänomenen in der empirischen Forschung hin zu Typen und einer sie umfassenden Typologie stellt in der Regel eine – kreative – Anstrengung dar. Im Gegensatz zu Typisierungen im Alltag sind beim wissenschaftlichen, systematischen Typisieren...
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Springer VS
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2018-03-09
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This book uses an Australian case study to shine a much-needed spotlight on discretionary police powers to punish, and their implications for justice and human rights. It offers a revealing analysis of the problematic rationales that secured the legislative passage of...
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Springer
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2018-03-09
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This book addresses the on-going crisis of informality in rapidly growing cities of the global South. The authors offer a Southern perspective on planning theory, explaining how the concept of conflicting rationalities complements and expands upon a theoretical...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2018-03-08
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Pierre Bourdieu in Hispanic Literature and Culture is a collective reflection on the value of French sociologistPierre Bourdieu’s work for the study of Spanish and Latin American literature and culture. The authors deploy Bourdieu’s concepts in the study of...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2018-03-08
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This is an innovative contribution to the study of popular culture, focusing on the youth cultures that revolve around dance clubs and raves.
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Polity
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2018-03-08
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This book examines the implications of new communication technologies in the light of the most recent work in social and cultural theory and argues that new developments in electronic media, such as the Internet and Virtual Reality, justify the designation of a "second...
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Polity
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2018-03-08
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This book presents the first analysis and critique of the idea of practice as it has developed in the various theoretical traditions of the social sciences and the humanities. The concept of a practice, understood broadly as a tacit possession that is 'shared' by and...
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Polity
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2018-03-08
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Where are we today and what is to be done? Slavoj Zizek ponders these questions in this unique and timely book. Based on live interviews, the book captures Zizek at his irrepressible best, elucidating such topics as the uprisings of the Arab Spring, the global...
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Polity
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2018-03-08
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This book studies the three concepts of translation, education and innovation from a Nordic and international perspective on Japanese and Korean societies. It presents findings from pioneering research into cultural translation, Japanese and Korean linguistics, urban...
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Springer
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2018-03-08
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This new book integrates material drawn from a variety of sources - feminist theory, cultural and literary analysis, sociology and art history - in an original discussion of women's relationship to modern and post-modern culture. The essays in the book challenge the...
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Polity
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2018-03-08
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Democracy is the central political issue of our age, yet debates over its nature and goals rarely engage with feminist concerns. Now that women have the right to vote, they are thought to present no special problems of their own. But despite the seemingly gender-neutral...
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Polity
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2018-03-08
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The relationship between feminism and ecology has grown in importance in recent years. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the ecofeminist movement and its history, as well as an extended analysis of the main perspectives within it. Mellor examines the...
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Polity
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2018-03-08
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The history of feminism told through its most prominent advocates, including a diverse range of international names and faces.The Periodic Table of Feminism is an empowering, engaging and informed look at the feminist movement through the international figures who have...
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Ebury Digital
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2018-03-08
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If there's one piece of invaluable advice for women and girls of all ages, it is that there is nothing more important than creating and maintaining strong, positive and happy friendships with other women.In a culture that largely pits women against each other, I want to...
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Hodder & Stoughton
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2018-03-08
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CALLING ALL WOMEN!She: A Celebration of Renegade Women by Stylist's Harriet Hall is the must-have book for women everywhere. Perfect for fans of Caitlin Moran, Lena Dunham and Good Night Stories For Rebel Girls. 'SHE is essential for your bookshelf' StylistSHE is a love...
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Headline Home
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2018-03-08
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