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Christianity flourishes in areas facing profound dislocations amidst regime change and warfare. This book explains the appeal ofChristianity in the Chaozhou-Shantou (Chaoshan) region during a time of transition, from a stage of disintegration in the late imperial era...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2018-03-23
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Jasmin Fitzpatrick widmet sich aus politikwissenschaftlicher Perspektive zivilgesellschaftlichen Organisationen und untersucht, wie diese das Potenzial der neuen Kommunikationskanäle des Web 2.0 nutzen. Im Fokus stehen zum einen ihre Mobilisierung von Unterstützern und...
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Springer VS
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2018-03-19
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Jacques Rancière gilt als einer der einflussreichsten französischen Philosophen der Gegenwart, in dessen gesamtem Werk immer wieder das Motiv der radikalen Kritik an der Sozialwissenschaft in Szene gesetzt wird. In dem Sammelband werden zahlreiche Denkmotive des...
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Springer VS
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2018-03-17
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This important new book from one of the world's leading sociologists of sport weaves together social theory, history and political economy to provide a highly original analysis of the complex relationship between sport and modernity. Incorporating a powerful set of...
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Polity
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2018-03-16
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Self-help gurus, life coaches and business consultants love to tell us that we must strive for constant self-improvement to realize our full potential and become truly happy. But it doesn't seem to work - for many of us, life still seems hollow and meaningless. So...
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Polity
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2018-03-16
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We are living in an open sea, caught up in a continuous wave, with no fixed point and no instrument to measure distance and the direction of travel. Nothing appears to be in its place any more, and a great deal appears to have no place at all. The principles that have...
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Polity
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2018-03-15
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In this important book, Niklas Luhmann uses his powers as an analyst of the social system to examine two of the most important concepts which hold that system together and allow it to evolve: trust and power. He criticises those theoretical accounts whose roots lie in...
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Polity
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2018-03-15
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It is well known that the world is transitioning to an irrevocable urban future whose epicentre has moved into the cities of Asia and Africa. What is less clear is how this will be managed and deployed as a multi-polar world system is being born. The full implications...
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Polity
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2018-03-15
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This book analyses the current state-of-the-art research on families, working hours and well-being in Europe, addressing both paid and non-paid work from a family perspective, and introducing emerging issues related to working hours and family life. Further, it...
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Springer
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2018-03-14
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Focusing on Mostar, a city in Bosnia Herzegovina that became the epitome of ethnic divisions during the Yugoslav wars, this cutting edge book considers processes of violent partitioning in cities. Providing an in-depth understanding of the social, political, and mundane...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-03-14
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This edited collection explores family relations in two types of 'migrant families' in Europe: mixed families and transnational families. Based on in-depth qualitative fieldwork and large surveys, the contributors analyse gender and intergenerational relations...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-03-13
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This book takes the debate about the (ir)rationality of the transition to ethical life in Kierkegaard’s thought in a significantly new direction. Connecting the field of Kierkegaard studies with the meta-ethical debate about practical reasons, and engaging with Alasdair...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-03-13
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Much orthodox economic theory is based on assumptions which are treated as self-evident: supply and demand are regarded as independent entities, the individual is assumed to be a rational agent who knows his interests and how to make decisions corresponding to them, and...
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Polity
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2018-03-12
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Das Buch adressiert das zentrale Problem der Postmoderne: die Beziehung zwischen den sich langsam wandelnden Strukturen einerseits und den unbeständigen Subjektivitäten andererseits. Es analysiert Wechselwirkungen zwischen den biografiegestaltenden Aufgaben der...
Editeur :
Springer VS
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2018-03-12
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The impact of legacies and memories on social movements has been paid only limited attention in what is now a sizeable literature. While there is a growing interest in memory, there is little systematic theory or comparative research on the long-lasting institutional...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2018-03-09
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This book uses an Australian case study to shine a much-needed spotlight on discretionary police powers to punish, and their implications for justice and human rights. It offers a revealing analysis of the problematic rationales that secured the legislative passage of...
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Springer
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2018-03-09
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This book presents the first analysis and critique of the idea of practice as it has developed in the various theoretical traditions of the social sciences and the humanities. The concept of a practice, understood broadly as a tacit possession that is 'shared' by and...
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Polity
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2018-03-08
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Where are we today and what is to be done? Slavoj Zizek ponders these questions in this unique and timely book. Based on live interviews, the book captures Zizek at his irrepressible best, elucidating such topics as the uprisings of the Arab Spring, the global...
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Polity
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2018-03-08
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In this major new work, Bourdieu pushes the critique of scholastic reason to a point which most questionings leave untouched.
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Polity
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2018-03-07
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In diesem essential wird die demokratische Institution der Tarifautonomie dargestellt. Die für das Gemeinwesen wichtigste Leistung der Tarifautonomie liegt in ihrer den Arbeitsmarkt ordnenden, friedensstiftenden Funktion. Diese erzielt sie durch Kompromissbildung ...
Editeur :
Springer VS
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2018-03-05
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