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This collection of papers aims to draw lessons and apply indigenous knowledge, wisdom and cultural traditions to suit policy contexts describing the (a) role of individuals (b) communities, and (c) the state to ensure effectively manage water resources. Readers...
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Springer
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2017-05-04
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Die vorliegende Studie bildet die Variationsbreite und Vielschichtigkeit der religiösen Alltagspraxis ab und gewährt tiefgründige Einblicke in muslimische Lebenswirklichkeiten. In den qualitativen und quantitativen Analysen wird erstmals Muslimen, die keine aktiven...
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Springer VS
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2017-05-03
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What if highlighting solutions and telling positive stories was the best way to solve the ecological, economic, and social problems our countries are grappling with?
In 2012, Cyril Dion learned about a study carried out by twenty-two scientists from around the world...
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Éditions Actes Sud
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2017-05-03
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Domaine du possible
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Das Buch entfaltet den werkgeschichtlichen und bio-bibliografischen Hintergrund der wissenschaftlichen und publizistischen Tätigkeit von Ralf Dahrendorf. Es trägt damit entscheidend zur (Wieder-) Entdeckung eines der wichtigsten Soziologen der Bundesrepublik und des...
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Springer VS
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2017-05-03
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Health Geographies: A Critical Introduction explores health and biomedical topics from a range of critical geographic perspectives. Building on the field’s past engagement with social theory it extends the focus of health geography into new areas of enquiry. Introduces...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2017-05-03
Collection :
Critical Introductions to Geography
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What do women want? The same thing men were promised in the Declaration of Independence: happiness, or at least the freedom to pursue it. For women, though, pursuing happiness is a complicated endeavor, and if you head out into America and talk to women one-on-one, as...
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Bold Type Books
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2017-05-02
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In recent years, attending to diversity in the cultivation of embodied identity has been given additional impetus as a result of intersectionality theory. Despite this, a key gap remains in terms of knowledge about masculinity and disability. This book addresses this...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2017-05-02
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This book features research papers that examine a host of contemporary issues in Thailand. Coverage includes culture, gender violence, tourism, human trafficking, environmental and ecological issues, sustainability and the sufficiency economy, the (mis)handling of...
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Springer
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2017-05-02
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Die Autoren rekonstruieren den sozialwissenschaftlichen Forschungsstand zu gesellschaftlichen Implikationen der Präimplantationsdiagnostik (PID) und identifizieren u.a. folgende Problemkomplexe: eine Expansion der PID in neue Anwendungsfelder, eine Verfestigung sozialer...
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Springer VS
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2017-05-02
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Frankfurter Beiträge zur Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie
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The growing number of elder men providing hands-on care to loved ones, particularly spouses, undeniably represents a hidden segment of the home care population. With that in consideration, caregiving in communities of color, in particular, is increasing while numbers of...
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Oxford University Press
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2017-05-02
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This book is rooted in the conviction that human biology plays a critical role in understanding drug abuse and antisocial behavior. In the same breath, however, it fundamentally affirms the importance of the many social and environmental factors that influence our...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2017-05-02
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Renowned author Ulrike Schuerkens presents an in-depth exploration of social transformations and developments. Combining an international approach with up-to-date research, the book: Has dedicated chapters on contemporary topics including technology, new media,...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
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2017-05-01
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The last two decades have been an exciting and richly productive period for debate and academic research on the city. The SAGE Handbook of New Urban Studies offers comprehensive coverage of this modern re-thinking of urban theory, both gathering together the best of...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
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2017-05-01
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This collection of new writing on contemporary Greek cinema builds and expands on existing work in the field, providing a coherent analysis of films which, despite their international importance, have so far received limited critical attention. The volume maps key...
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Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publishers
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2017-05-01
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This book is a provocative new study of global feminist activism that opposes neoliberal regimes across several sites including Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Latin America and the United States. The feminist performative acts featured in the book contest the...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2017-04-29
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Am Beispiel des Beschäftigungszuschusses untersucht Philipp Ramos Lobato, ob öffentlich geförderte Beschäftigung dazu beitragen kann, die soziale Integration von Langzeitarbeitslosen zu verbessern. Hierzu rückt er die Perspektive der Geförderten in den Vordergrund....
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Springer VS
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2017-04-29
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Als Teil eines neu entstehenden Forschungsfeldes, das sich aus einer kulturellen Perspektive mit dem Phänomen des Klimawandels auseinandersetzt, demonstriert dieses Buch anhand eines ethnographischen Fallbeispiels, wie ein holistisches Verständnis des globalen...
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Springer VS
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2017-04-28
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During the past several decades, political philosophers have frequently clashed with one another over the question whether governments are morally required to remain neutral among reasonable conceptions of excellence and human flourishing. Whereas the numerous followers...
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OUP Oxford
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2017-04-28
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How do the communication practices of governments, NGOs and social movements enhance opportunities for citizen-led change? In this incisive book, Thomas Tufte makes a call for a fundamental rethinking of what it takes to enable citizens’ voices, participation and power...
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Polity
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2017-04-28
Collection :
Global Media and Communication
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Burcu Uysal untersucht die spezifischen Mechanismen, die bei jungen Männern mit Migrationshintergrund für die Entstehung und Entwicklung antisozialen Verhaltens eine Rolle spielen, und wertet sie im Hinblick auf Präventions- und Interventionsmaßnahmen aus. Die...
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Springer
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2017-04-28
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