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SHORTLISTED FOR THE EDWARD STANFORD TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR'A dazzlingly brilliant book' Hannah Dawson'Fascinating, often exhilarating ... Albinia is an intrepid, imaginative guide' TLSThe Britannias tells the story of Britain's islands and how they are woven into its...
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Penguin
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2023-10-19
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This book discusses how aspects of connectedness, resilience and empowerment are intertwined in community development processes. It explicitly brings together these elements in the context of community development and well-being, helping foster an understanding of how...
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Springer
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2023-10-19
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This book is about the relationship between art and work in the cultural economy. It is an exploration of the experiences of people working in cultural and creative industries, and of the importance of place, identity, and culture in postindustrial society. Drawing on...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2023-10-19
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Mahlzeiten kommt eine relevante soziale Bedeutung zu, da das Essen in der Gemeinschaft dem Zusammenkommen und dem Austausch der Mitglieder dient. Als Schnittpunkt zwischen Individuum und Gesellschaft stellt die Kleinfamilie ein Brennglas dar, das den Blick auf das...
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Springer VS
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2023-10-19
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In diesem Buch wird die These vertreten, dass die fortschreitende Beziehung zwischen der als vielfältiges Phänomen verstandenen Sexualität und den Grund- und Menschenrechten die wichtigste strukturelle Bedingung war, die die Schwächung von traditionellen Strukturen...
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Springer VS
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2023-10-19
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In this autobiographical reflection, the distinguished anthropologist Philippe Descola looks back on his intellectual career and examines both the central themes of his work and the key questions that have shaped anthropological debates over the past forty years. A...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2023-10-19
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This book analyses the relationship between assimilation and fertility intentions for migrants and minorities in Europe. Building upon assimilation theory, it is argued that both migrants and minorities assimilate in the process of intercultural encounters. Given that...
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Springer VS
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2023-10-19
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How can we change the conversation around gender, become better allies, challenge misconceptions and make the world a better place?Anti-transgender legislation is being introduced across the world in record-breaking numbers. Trans people are under attack in sports,...
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Penguin
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2023-10-19
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The book provides a comprehensive and updated introduction to concept of territory in the study of democratic politics. Territory plays a rather marginal role in the traditional conceptions of democracy that in many ways still prevail today. Democratic politics is often...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2023-10-18
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This book explores the efforts of marginalized communities to address the health inequalities that characterize life in many deprived areas of post-industrialized cities in the UK. Spread over six chapters, the book maps the role of small-scale and community-based media...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2023-10-18
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This Handbook explores the ways in which religion among the African people has been applied in situations of conflict and violence to contribute to sustainable peace and development. It analyzes how peacebuilding inspired and enabled by religion serves as the foundation...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2023-10-17
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This open access book presents contributions to decolonize development studies. It seeks to promote and sustain new forms of solidarity and conviviality that work towards achieving social justice.Recognising global poverty and inequalities as historic injustices, the...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2023-10-17
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An “essential and engaging ” (Richard Florida) exploration of social decline in America: its true causes and the practical steps each of us can take to combat it, starting with the places we call home. The neighborhoods we live in impact our lives in so many...
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Little, Brown Spark
Parution :
2023-10-17
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A NATIONAL BESTSELLER From a trans rights activist and athlete, an urgent book that changes the conversation about gender identity. "I wish I had this book to guide my own journey years ago, but I am so glad it exists now. We need it!" —Dylan...
Editeur :
Balance
Parution :
2023-10-17
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Die Naturwissenschaft beschäftigt sich mit denselben großen Fragen wie Religion und Philosophie. Dabei verlässt sie sich jedoch nicht auf menschliche Vorlieben, Eingebung oder Logik, sondern erforscht unvoreingenommen die Natur. Ihr ewiges Hinterfragen, Testen und...
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Springer
Parution :
2023-10-16
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Dies ist ein Open-Access-Buch.Das Recht auf Gesundheit und Wohlergehen steht allen Menschen zu, unabhängig von Alter, Geschlecht, Beeinträchtigung oder anderen Vielfaltsmerkmalen. Auf die enge Verknüpfung von gesellschaftlicher Teilhabe und bestmöglicher Gesundheit...
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Springer VS
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2023-10-16
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Dieses Handbuch integriert und erörtert eine wachsende Evidenzbasis zur individuellen Entwicklung im mittleren und späten Erwachsenenalter. Das Buch enthält eine umfassende Analyse dessen, was Wachstum in der Lebensmitte und im höheren Alter bedeutet, und zeigt auf, wie...
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Springer
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2023-10-16
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Drawing across Games Studies, Childhood Studies, and Children’s Literature Studies, this book redirects critical conversations away from questions of whether videogames are ‘good’ or ‘bad’ for child-players and towards questions of how videogames produce childhood as a...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2023-10-16
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Human civilization is founded on ethical principles, norms of behaviour that have accumulated over time. Perhaps the oldest of ethical principles is the rejection of violence, which includes the respect for life and for the physical and psychological integrity of...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2023-10-16
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This book focuses on the influence of socio-economic and land-use policies on the commuting problems and quality of life of the poor in Singapore and Hong Kong. It considers the influence of self-organisation: how the mobility of an individual is constituted by...
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Springer
Parution :
2023-10-16
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