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This book presents the results of empirical research conducted by the authors, who personally surveyed the people they met on each and every street, square and public space in Budapest. It has four extensive chapters that discuss urban change and structure in Budapest...
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Springer
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2016-06-11
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This book is an account of protests organized by trade unions from the late socialism to the 21st century. It uses protest event analysis and mass surveys to examine the impact of trade unions on institutions before and after systemic change. Social protest in the...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2016-06-10
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This publication is a collection of articles which summarise results of investigations into archival materials concerning wartime stories of various nations involved in the Great War. The objective of the authors was to analyse the wartime experience of individuals and...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2016-06-10
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Within the study of language and social interaction, the concept of 'accountability'-including related concepts, such as 'account' or 'motive,' 'accounting,' and 'being accountable'-has been of longstanding interest in terms of how interactants in both ordinary and...
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Oxford University Press
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2016-06-08
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The current "obesity epidemic" has been at the top of the national and, increasingly, global public agenda for the last decade, the subject of extensive and intensive concern, scrutiny, and corrective efforts from various quarters. In the United States, much of this...
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Oxford University Press
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2016-06-07
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This book presents a case study of shichigosan, an extremely popular childhood family ritual in contemporary Japan. It is an interesting example of a custom with very ancient roots (going back to the tenth century), that has undergone several transformations...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2016-06-07
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The «never-ending crisis» that started in 2008 and the technocratic and fiscal measures demanded by the «Troika» have aggravated the EU’s so-called «democratic deficit» more than ever before. In this essay the principal theoretical and practical dimensions of this...
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Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2016-06-03
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Several Asian cities have already invested in initiatives to build and promote Green Cities. Owing to the limited capacity of local governments, the funding of urban infrastructure has become a critical issue. Against this background, this book explores a new funding...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2016-06-01
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This book analyses the waves of protests, from spontaneous uprisings to well-organized forms of collective action, which have shaken European cities over the last decade. It shows how analysing these protests in connection with the structural context of...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2016-06-01
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The idea of progress guided human expectations and actions for over two centuries. From the Enlightenment onwards, it was widely believed that the condition of humankind could be radically improved. History had embarked on an unstoppable forward trajectory, realizing...
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Polity
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2016-05-27
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In diesem Buch werden Kommunikationswege, Programme und Personal als zentrale Organisationsstrukturtypen vorgestellt. Denn um Organisationen gestalten zu können, muss man sich klarmachen, was die Strukturen einer Organisation sind und wie man die Strukturen verändern...
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Springer VS
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2016-05-24
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This volume explores the development and consequences of morphogenesis on normative regulation. It starts out by describing the great normative transformations from morphostasis, as the precondition of a harmonious relationship between legal validity and normative...
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Springer
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2016-05-24
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Menstruation is a topic which is both everyday and sensitive. From Leviticus to Pliny, to twentieth-century debates around 'menotoxin', to advertising and 'having the painters in', Victoria Newton's book offers a lively and innovative exploration of the social and...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2016-05-24
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This book focuses on peri-urban development processes in Africa, with special emphasis on Zimbabwe. The debates included highlight a number of issues in the peri-urban context, such as access to water, appropriate technologies and land management, political economy in...
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Springer
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2016-05-23
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This book presents an analysis of why some large infrastructure projects are delayed or compromised and offers important insights into the better delivery of future projects. It provides an important reaction to the ambitious €315 billion investment plan devised by the...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2016-05-23
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Most theories of radicalization focus on the birth of antidemocratic ideas, semantics, behavior patterns and organizations. However, such focus is one-sided: radicalization is as much about the forgetting of historical lessons and the weakening of a democratic...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2016-05-13
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This book takes a bold epistemological approach to address the fundamental questions that urban design has faced since its inception – questions concerning its legitimacy, definition, nature, content, purpose, theory, methods, jurisdiction and above all its knowledge...
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Springer
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2016-05-13
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Che cos’è la critica sociale? Quali i suoi rapporti con una sociologia descrittiva che, in continuità con la tradizione weberiana, garantisca una determinata obiettività alle sue ricerche e ai suoi risultati? Queste le domande da cui prende le mosse la riflessione di...
Editeur :
Rosenberg & Sellier
Parution :
2016-05-12
Collection :
La critica sociale
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Un classico ritrovato. Si può definire così la prima pubblicazione integrale in italiano dell’opera maggiore di Gabriel Tarde, finalmente accessibile nell’edizione curata da Filippo Domenicali. Pubblicato a Parigi nel 1890, all’epoca della costituzione della sociologia...
Editeur :
Rosenberg & Sellier
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2016-05-12
Collection :
La critica sociale
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'In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.' John Muir Packed with absorbing countryside facts and tips on everything from birdwatching to identifying flora and fauna, this miscellany is the perfect companion for any nature lover. Whether you’re...
Editeur :
Summersdale
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2016-05-12
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