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"A brilliant treasury of wisdom and insight drawn from leading sociologists throughout the world...It is a striking achievement, of which the International Sociological Association can be very proud, to have brought so many independent-minded scholars into so productive...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2009-10-21
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The Falungong movement originated in 1992 as a system of breathing exercises designed to promote health and well-being. Riding on the coattails of the qigong fever that swept through China, it attracted an extensive following until 1994, when the Chinese government...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2009-10-14
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Since the advent of the European Union, politicians have increasingly emphasized the notion of a European social model as an alternative to the American form of market capitalism, which is seen as promoting economic growth without regard for solidarity and social...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2009-10-07
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The sociology of Europe is a growing and diverse field. This book addresses it in a direct, wide ranging and up-to-date way.
Exploring the Sociology of Europe:
• clearly maps this new and emerging field
• challenges and renews the sociological analysis of European...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2009-09-26
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This exciting book is a tour de force, spanning a broad range of approaches to development. It does not stop at critique, as so many previous books on these issues have done, but offers a unique perspective on future possibilities and the shape of things to come. It...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2009-09-18
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The Novartis Foundation Series is a popular collection of the proceedings from Novartis Foundation Symposia, in which groups of leading scientists from a range of topics across biology, chemistry and medicine assembled to present papers and discuss results.The Novartis...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2009-09-16
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Novartis Foundation Symposia
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The Novartis Foundation Series is a popular collection of the proceedings from Novartis Foundation Symposia, in which groups of leading scientists from a range of topics across biology, chemistry and medicine assembled to present papers and discuss results.The Novartis...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2009-09-16
Collection :
Novartis Foundation Symposia
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The Novartis Foundation Series is a popular collection of the proceedings from Novartis Foundation Symposia, in which groups of leading scientists from a range of topics across biology, chemistry and medicine assembled to present papers and discuss results.The Novartis...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2009-09-16
Collection :
Novartis Foundation Symposia
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This book is the first sociological and feminist critique of multicultural theory and practice. Using empirical research, it answers the question: is multiculturalism bad for women? arguing that it is not only bad for (minority ethnic) women, but for minority and...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2009-09-02
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What is the nature of textbooks produced by a postcolonial society and how do they shape the national citizen? How do they define social roles in society, and influence the way people look at themselves and others? In what way do textbooks reflect the framing visions...
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OUP India
Parution :
2009-09-02
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If the science of 'radical life extension' is realized and the technology becomes widely available, it would arguably have a more radical impact on humanity than any other development in history. This book is the first concerted effort to explore implications of radical...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2009-08-31
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This book is a comparative analysis of children of international migrants in Britain, France and Germany, using survey data from the EFFNATIS project. By analysing data on linguistic, structural, political, religious and socio-cultural behaviour, it offers exciting new...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2009-08-20
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Die soziologische Gesellschaftstheorie ist bis auf den heutigen Tag von einer anhaltenden Skepsis gegenüber der Marktvergesellschaftung geprägt. Gemeinschaftsverlust, zunehmende Ungleichheit und empörende Ungerechtigkeiten sind bekannte Stichworte der Kritik an dieser...
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VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften
Parution :
2009-08-19
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The Sociology of Intellectual Life outlines a social theory of knowledge for the 21st century. With characteristic subtlety and verve, Steve Fuller deals directly with a world in which it is no longer taken for granted that universities and academics are the best...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2009-08-18
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If you’ve ever wondered what effect video games have on your children’s minds or worried about how much private information the government and big companies know about you, ID is essential reading.Professor Susan Greenfield argues persuasively that our individuality is...
Editeur :
Hodder & Stoughton
Parution :
2009-08-06
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This book explores the intersections between class and sexuality in lesbians' and gay men's experiences of parenting and the everyday pathways navigated therein, from initial routes into parenting, to location preferences, schooling choice and community supports.
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2009-07-30
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Its landscaped ground, chosen by Frederick Law Olmsted and dotted with Tudor mansions, could belong to a New England prep school. There are no fences, no guards, no locked gates. But McLean Hospital is a mental institution-one of the most famous, most elite, and once...
Editeur :
PublicAffairs
Parution :
2009-07-21
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Analytical sociology is a strategy for understanding the social world. It is concerned with explaining important social facts such as network structures, patterns of residential segregation, typical beliefs, cultural tastes, and common ways of acting. It explains such...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2009-07-17
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Social capital theorists have shown that some people do better than others in part because they enjoy larger, more supportive, or otherwise more useful networks. But why do some people have better networks than others? Unanticipated Gains argues that the practice and...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2009-07-02
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"This volume brings together some of the biggest names in European Studies to analyse the most important trajectories of Europe's development and the challenges faced by the continent today. No one interested in Europe will be able to ignore this extraordinary...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2009-06-18
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