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This book is about Clarksdale, a small town in Mississippi, USA, and how the local community has revitalised the long-dilapidated downtown, with the renewal based on the town’s intimate association with Blues music and the culture that flows through the Mississippi...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-11-15
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Die einzelnen Kapitel des Buchs behandeln die Kontexteffekte, die lateralen Bezüge und die endogenen Ursachen gegenwärtiger System- und Krisenprozesse mit dem Ziel, den Möglichkeitssinn relevanter Akteure aus Wissenschaft, Politik und Gesellschaft zu schärfen. Auf der...
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Springer VS
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2018-11-13
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Every year millions of families are affected by the imprisonment of a family member. Children of imprisoned parents alone can be counted in millions in the USA and in Europe. It is a bewildering fact that while we have had prisons for centuries, and the deprivation of...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2018-11-10
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Across the globe, violence prevention initiatives focused on men and boys are proliferating rapidly. Engaging Men and Boys in Violence Prevention highlights effective and innovative strategies for the primary prevention of domestic violence, sexual violence, and other...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-11-07
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Dieses Buch bietet einen Einblick in die Soziologie, ihre Theorien und Methoden. Rudolf Richter erklärt, wie die Soziologie Individuen und ihre Beziehungen zueinander betrachtet, und zeigt auf, wie diese Wechselwirkungen zu Gewohnheiten und Regeln, zu Systemen und...
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Wiley-VCH
Parution :
2018-11-05
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Für Dummies
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This book provides a comprehensive view of the quality of life of older people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds living in Australia.The book is unique and significant because the descriptions and arguments presented are based on the lived...
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Palgrave Pivot
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2018-11-04
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Lobbying and political interest groups occupy an ambivalent place in advanced democracies.Lobbying is viewed with suspicion, but is also a critical avenue for voices in policy debates. This insightful book injects a new sociological understanding of politics and policy....
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Polity
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2018-11-02
Collection :
Political Sociology
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Robert Conquest's The Great Terror is the book that revealed the horrors of Stalin's regime to the West. This definitive fiftieth anniversary edition features a new foreword by Anne Applebaum.One of the most important books ever written about the Soviet Union, The Great...
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Vintage Digital
Parution :
2018-11-01
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An engaging text that enables readers to understand the world through symbolic interactionism This lively and accessible book offers an introduction to sociological social psychology through the lens of symbolic interactionism. It provides students with an accessible...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2018-11-01
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The Church of Scientology is one of the most recognizable American-born new religions, but perhaps the least understood. With academic and popular interest on the rise, many books have been written about Scientology and surely more will follow. Although academics have...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2018-11-01
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This collection is the first to examine how the city is written in modern Irish fiction. Focusing on the multi-faceted, layered, and ever-changing topography of the city in Irish writing, it brings together studies of Irish and Northern Irish fictions which contribute...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-11-01
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Using quantitative research, this volume investigates the characteristics, problems and trends of the automobile society in China’s mega cities and large cities. It also addresses topics related to cars and cities, traffic safety and cars’ consumption.China has...
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Springer
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2018-11-01
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Der Band gibt einen Überblick über 40 Jahre Diskussion zum Grundeinkommen mittels einer Auswahl zentraler Artikel aus dieser Zeitspanne von einem ausgewiesenen Experten im Bereich Sozialpolitik und Sozialstaat. Deutlich werden dabei sowohl die gleich bleibenden als auch...
Editeur :
Springer VS
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2018-10-30
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Mindful meditation is now embraced in virtually all corners of society today, from K-12 schools to Fortune 100 companies, and its virtues extolled by national and international media almost daily. It is thought to benefit our health and overall well-being, to counter...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2018-10-30
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"Superbly conceptualises and contextualises social justice in and for our global age. The stellar cast of sociologists connect concepts to practices and outline the challenges we face, as well as providing necessary responses."
Gurminder K Bhambra, Professor of...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2018-10-29
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This book examines urban development and its role in planning in China and other Asian cities. Starting with a substantial narrative on the history, development philosophy, and urban form of ancient Asian cities, it then identifies the characteristics of urban society...
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Springer
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2018-10-29
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Das vorliegende Buch setzt sich aus einer Reihe von Aufsätzen zusammen, welche stets von neuem die Forschungsfrage beantworten, wie sich kulturelle Objektivationen, wie sie Literatur, Malerei, Filme, politische Inszenierungen und Schulstunden darstellen, auf eine...
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Springer VS
Parution :
2018-10-26
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Hannes Strobel entwickelt eine arbeitssoziologische Perspektive auf Erreichbarkeit im Arbeitsleben. Der Wandel des Arbeitslebens in vier Dimensionen zwingt Arbeitende zunehmend, Aushandlungsprozesse um ihre Erreichbarkeit zu führen, um eigene Interessen gegenüber den...
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Springer VS
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2018-10-24
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This book explores the deeper meaning of sports. Drawing on contemporary research, the author makes a strong case for why we should see sport not only in terms of religion but--more importantly-as a possible location for spiritual meaning. Taking this a step farther,...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-10-24
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Bringing together leading scholars in the fields of Religion and Sport, this book examines the prophetic dimension of sport, to arrive at a better understanding of the nature of sports in the United States. By detailing and analyzing particular sports, a portrait of...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-10-24
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