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In her research studies, Elifcan Karacan shows the relation between trauma, violence and memory with a specific focus on the events considering the 1980 Military Coup d‘État in Turkey. Based on collective memory theories and cultural trauma theories, the author focuses...
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Springer VS
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2015-11-20
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This book provides a semiotic analysis of 'scenes', powerful vehicles for introducing new ideas, perspectives and behaviours, as a concept. In particular, it examines the types of scene that exist; explores their effectiveness in spreading new ideas; and considers their...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2015-11-19
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The Later Prehistory of North-West Europe provides a unique, up-to-date, and easily accessible synthesis of the later prehistoric archaeology of north-west Europe, transcending political and language barriers that can hinder understanding. By surveying changes in social...
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OUP Oxford
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2015-11-19
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This book provides a collection of the latest advances in engineering education in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and sheds insights for future development. It is one of the first books to address the lack of comprehensive literature on undergraduate...
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Springer
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2015-11-18
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Dieser Band untersucht den ästhetisch-narrativen Möglichkeitsraum des 3D-Films, der sich zwischen den (neuen) technisch-apparativen Bedingungen sowie den kulturellen und psychologischen Wahrnehmungsmechanismen eröffnet. Dabei werden dezidiert audiovisuelle Möglichkeiten...
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Springer VS
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2015-11-18
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In this new edition of his acclaimed book, Richard Giulianotti provides a critical sociological interpretation of modern sport. As global festivals such as the Olympic Games and football’s World Cup demonstrate, sport’s social, political, economic and cultural...
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Polity
Parution :
2015-11-18
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This book offers a comprehensive review of the far-reaching social changes that have taken place since the start of the Chinese economic reform and opening up of Chinese society over 30 years ago. As such, it examines various aspects of the social transformation of...
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Springer
Parution :
2015-11-18
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This book deals with the implementation of the rights of the child as enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 21 countries from Europe, Asia, Australia, and the USA. It gives an overview of the legal status of children regarding their most salient...
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Springer
Parution :
2015-11-17
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This book identifies a new Islamic form in Turkey: Muslimism. Neither fundamentalism nor liberal religion, Muslimism engages modernity through Islamic categories and practices.This new form has implications for discussions of democracy and Islam in the region, similar...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2015-11-17
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Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls is a manifesto and call to arms for women of all sizes and ages. With smart and spirited eloquence, veteran blogger Jes Baker calls on women to be proud of their bodies, fight against fat-shaming, and embrace a body-positive worldview...
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Seal Press
Parution :
2015-11-17
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This unique book focuses on the hybridization of grassroots participation in planning, implementing, and developing gender-responsive budgeting. It explores the possibilities for gender sensitive budgeting when implemented using techniques that have been popularized by...
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Springer
Parution :
2015-11-17
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Dieses Buch befasst sich mit den Formen von und Bedingungen für europäische Solidarität. Marcus Engler schlägt ein differenzierteres Solidaritätskonzept vor, bei dem drei Dimensionen unterschieden werden: Horizont, Intensität und Stabilität.Dieses Vorgehen ermöglicht...
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Springer VS
Parution :
2015-11-17
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Asia, Modernity, and the Pursuit of the Sacred examines a large number of Europeans who, disillusioned with western culture and religion after World War I, and anticipating the spiritual seekers of the counterculture, turned to the religious traditions of Asia for...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2015-11-17
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Are human beings less violent than before? Why do we adopt certain moral and political judgements? Why is the gap between rich and poor getting bigger? How do we decide which criminal policies are effective? What is the Population Challenge for the 21st Century? What is...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2015-11-16
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Creating Aging-Friendly Communities (CAFC) examines the need to redesign America's communities to respond to the realities of our rapidly aging society. The text focuses on the interface between individuals and their environments, and the ways in which communities can...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2015-11-16
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Dass Gedächtnis, Erinnern und Vergessen eine körperliche Seite haben oder sogar körperliche Vorgänge sind, ist eine Einsicht, die auch von der Soziologie geteilt wird. Gesellschaftliche und gesellschaftlich geprägte individuelle Erlebnisse hinterlassen ihre Spuren im...
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Springer VS
Parution :
2015-11-16
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Soziales Gedächtnis, Erinnern und Vergessen – Memory Studies
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This book's discussion of skin bleaching, lightening and toning in Black Atlantic zones disengages with the usual tropes of Black Nationalism and global white supremacy such as 'the desire to be white', 'low self-esteem' and 'self-hatred' and instead engages with the...
Editeur :
Palgrave Pivot
Parution :
2015-11-12
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Das Buch widmet sich der Neuevaluation von Laura Mulveys Essay Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema (1975), in deren Rahmen eine ausführliche Bestandsaufnahme des zeitgenössischen Mainstreamkinos vorgenommen wird. Die Autorin nutzt einen Mix aus sozial- und...
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Springer VS
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2015-11-12
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A people's lifestyle is one thing, their death-style another. The proximity or distance between such styles says much about a society, not least in Britain today. Mors Britannica takes up this style-issue in a society where cultural changes involve distinctions between...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2015-11-12
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This book examines changes of citizenship in the light of dislocated habitations. It highlights the ways in which the membership in a local community is shifting away from national frameworks, and explores the dislocations brought about by transnational and cosmopolitan...
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Springer
Parution :
2015-11-12
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