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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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Contemporary privatization remakes nature-society as property and transforms people’s relationships to themselves, each other, and the natural world. This groundbreaking collection provides the first systematic analysis of neo-liberal privatization. Rich case studies of...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2009-03-25
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Antipode Book Series
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Urban development cooperation needs innovative solutions. Despite many efforts, international assistance has failed to address the challenges faced by cities in developing countries. This book seeks to raise awareness about the value of corporate social responsibility...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2009-01-20
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This book is about the renaissance of cities in the twenty first century and their increasing role as centers of creative economic activity. It attempts to put some conceptual and descriptive order around issues of urbanization in the contemporary world, emphasizing the...
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OUP Oxford
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2008-11-20
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Exploring the relationships between qualitative research and social change, this bookasks how social change is informed and influenced by research. Examples discussed are from research practice and experiences in the fields of sociology, social work, professional...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2008-11-03
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Over the last two decades "poverty" has moved centrestage as anissue within the social sciences. This volume, edited by one ofEurope's foremost sociologists, aims to assess the debatessurrounding poverty and the responses to it, exploring the ways inwhich the various...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2008-09-15
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Over the last two decades "poverty" has moved centrestage as an issue within the social sciences. This volume, edited by one of Europe's foremost sociologists, aims to assess the debates surrounding poverty and the responses to it, exploring the ways in which the...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2008-09-15
Collection :
IJURR Studies in Urban and Social Change Book Series
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Just as the nation witnessed the widespread decay of urban centers, there is a mounting suburban crisis in first-tier suburbs - the early suburbs to develop in metropolitan America. These places, once the bastion of a large middle class, have matured and experienced...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2008-06-09
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Demand for owner-occupied housing has expanded dramatically across modern-industrialized societies in recent years leading to volatile increases in residential property values. This book explores the rise of modern home-ownership as a cultural, socio-political and...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2008-05-28
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This groundbreaking, interdisciplinary volume brings together diverse analyses of state space in historical and contemporary capitalism. The first volume to present an accessible yet challenging overview of the changing geographies of state power under capitalism. A...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2008-04-15
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Cities, War and Terrorism is the first book to look critically at the ways in which warfare, terrorism and counter-terrorism policies intersect in cities in the post Cold-War period. A path-breaking exploration of the intersections of war, terrorism and cities...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2008-04-15
Collection :
IJURR Studies in Urban and Social Change Book Series
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This distinctive anthology contains classic and first-rate contemporary writings that have had a major impact on the field of urban studies. The expert and well-known scholars who have written these essays cover central topics that have evolved over the past 25 years. ...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2008-04-15
Collection :
Wiley Blackwell Readers in Sociology
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"If only more new media commentators had this level of historical-critical reference, engaging, good stories, and a degree of wonder at what media and windows bring to the city, to life."
- John Hutnyk, Goldsmiths, University of London
"Just when you thought the last...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2008-02-21
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This anthology tackles three key issues: how social capital is discussed within the contexts of racial inequality, how this dialogue informs public policy regarding neighbourhood revitalization and economic development, and how effective a strategy utilization of social...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2007-05-28
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The men in Charles Kenney's family have been drawn to firefighting since his grandfather Charles "Pops" Kenney joined the Boston Fire Department in 1932. In his working class, Irish-Catholic neighborhood, there were other jobs that offered a decent wage, but none had...
Editeur :
PublicAffairs
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2007-01-30
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This book explains how and why cities on the African continent have grown at such a rapid pace, how municipal authorities have tried to cope with this massive influx of people, and how long-time urban residents and newcomers interact, negotiate, and struggle over access...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2007-01-08
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Opening with a discussion of the key issues of globalization, migration, multiculturalism, multilingualism and global cities, David Block then turns to four detailed case studies: East Asian students living and working in London; foreign language teachers from France;...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2005-11-22
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This book presents a critical portrait of the British police through a detailed ethnography of their work at football matches. Megan O'Neill not only sheds light on a topic of intense media interest, football hooliganism, but also presents the police in a totally fresh...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2005-10-11
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This book demonstrates how local contexts of urbanization and cultures of work are intimately meshed together. Each chapter explores a discrete dimension of the way people organize their working lives in post-industrial cities, taking close account of the social and...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2005-09-15
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Johanna Grussner arrived in New York City starry-eyed. She was a young Finnish jazz singer looking for the big time. But it was hard to find steady gigs. Propelled by pluck, determination, and a smidgen of desperation, she obtained a job teaching music at P.S. 86, a...
Editeur :
PublicAffairs
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2004-06-01
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