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The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina is one of the darkest chapters in American history.The storm caused unprecedented destruction, and a toxic combination of government neglect and socioeconomic inequality turned a crisis into a tragedy. But among the rubble, there is...
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Bold Type Books
Parution :
2015-06-09
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This book explores the emerging forms and functions of contemporary mobile borders. It deals with issues of security, technology, migration and cooperation while addressing the epistemological and political questions that they raise. The 'borderities' approach...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2015-06-08
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Combining ethnographic, semiotic, and performative approaches, this book examines texts and accompanying acts of writing of national commemoration. The commemorative visitor book is viewed as a mobilized stage, a communication medium, where visitors' public performances...
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Oxford University Press
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2015-06-08
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In the past few decades, Spanish football has undergone a significant transformation, both on and off the pitch. Llopis-Goig analyses these trends, questioning the role of football in contemporary Spanish society and examining the historical reasons for its social...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2015-06-07
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Agent-based modeling/simulation is an emergent approach to the analysis of social and economic systems. It provides a bottom-up experimental method to be applied to social sciences such as economics, management, sociology and politics as well as some engineering fields...
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Springer
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2015-06-05
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Alexander Schmidl gelangt in seiner Studie zu dem Ergebnis, dass sich Sinnwelten durch je eigene Wahrnehmungsordnungen auszeichnen und sich in Medienkulturen neue Arten der Wirklichkeitserfahrung realisieren lassen. Aus der wissenssoziologisch ausgerichteten und...
Editeur :
Springer VS
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2015-06-05
Collection :
Medienkulturen im digitalen Zeitalter
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This book covers several dimensions of the undercount of young children in the U.S. Decennial Census, examines the data from the 2010 U.S. Decennial Census in detail and looks at trends in the undercount of children over time. Other aspects included are the geographic...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2015-06-05
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On the global stage, China is often seen to be a homogenous nation when, in fact, it is a diverse multi-ethnic society, with 55 minority nationality groups recognized by the government. Scattered across the vast landmass, ethnic minorities in China occupy a precarious...
Editeur :
Polity
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2015-06-05
Collection :
China Today
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Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2015Sex in China introduces readers to some of the dramatic shifts that have taken place in Chinese sexual behaviours and attitudes, and public discussions of sex, since the 1980s. The book explores what it means to talk about ?sex?...
Editeur :
Polity
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2015-06-05
Collection :
China Today
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This book develops creative imagining of traditional doctrines. Chapters show the effectiveness of Latina/mujerista, evangélica, womanist, Asian American, and white feminist imaginings in the furthering of global gender justice.
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2015-06-04
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Providing new ways of reading Boccaccio's masterpiece, Decameron , Ferme analyzes the dynamics between the women who rule the first half of the story. Peeling back the many narrative layers within and outside of the framework, this book unearths the complications and...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2015-06-04
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This timely and incisive study reads contemporary literature and visual culture from the American South through the lens of cultural memory. Rooting texts in their regional locations, the book interrupts and questions the dominant trends in Southern Studies, providing a...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2015-06-04
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There is a growing need for research within practice settings. Increasing competition for funding requires organizations to demonstrate that the funding they are seeking is going towards effective programming. Additionally, the evidence-based practice movement is...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2015-06-04
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Zehn Jahre nach der Institutionalisierung der Organisationssoziologie in Deutschland wird mit diesem Band nicht nur ein Resümee über ihre Bedeutung in Deutschland gezogen, sondern vor allem Entwicklungslinien aufgezeigt, in die sich die Organisationssoziologie in den...
Editeur :
Springer VS
Parution :
2015-06-04
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In 2006, after a scandal that gripped the country, the British government began to transform its prison system. Under pressure to find and expel foreigners, Her Majesty's Prison Service began concentrating non-citizens in prisons with 'embedded' border agents. Today,...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2015-06-04
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In 2006, after a scandal that gripped the country, the British government began to transform its prison system. Under pressure to find and expel foreigners, Her Majesty's Prison Service began concentrating non-citizens in prisons with 'embedded' border agents. Today,...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2015-06-04
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This book attempts to confront spatial, performative and cultural interrelations between tourism and social economic behavior by providing a critical platform for the articulation of touring consumption in our contemporary world. Tourism has become a significant area of...
Editeur :
Springer VS
Parution :
2015-06-04
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Malthus' life's work on human population and its dependency on food production and the environment was highly controversial on publication in 1798. He predicted what is known as the Malthusian catastrophe, in which humans would disregard the limits of natural resources...
Editeur :
Penguin
Parution :
2015-06-04
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Examining key countries in every region of world, this handbook presents population profiles and analyses concerning racial/ethnic disparities and changing intergroup relations. Inside, prominent scholars from various parts of the world and disciplines address the links...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2015-06-03
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Drawing from work in a wide range of fields, this book presents novel approaches to key debates in thinking about and defining disability. Differing from other works in Critical Disability Studies, it crucially demonstrates the consequences of radically rethinking the...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2015-06-03
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