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This book is a detailed and comprehensive examination of the physical, symbolic and cultural uses of bamboo in China, where it has long had a ubiquitous presence in all aspects of the lives of the Chinese people: how and what they eat, what they wear, where they live,...
Editeur :
Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Parution :
2025-02-11
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In many countries, abortion is a contentious public opinion issue.In nations like the United States, advocates on both sides of the debate have actively worked to amplify their voices and change legislation.In other parts of the world, such as China, abortion is not a...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2025-02-10
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This volume delves into how cutting-edge geospatial tools are revolutionizing social physics—the quantitative study of human behavior and spatial dynamics. Through real-world case studies, the book demonstrates how geospatial analysis is applied to pressing social and...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2025-02-08
Collection :
Springer Geography
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This edited volume uses ethnographic cases to examine social, political, and economic inequality in diverse urban settings.This book is couched in the idea that ethnographically based analysis helps to bring out the nature and interconnections between different...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2025-02-07
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Albert Salomon (1891-1966), deutsch-jüdischer Soziologie und Herausgeber der Zeitschrift "Die Gesellschaft", war nach seiner Emigration 1935 Professor an der New School for Social Research in New York, wo er in alteuropäischer Tradition eine humanistische Soziologie...
Editeur :
Springer VS
Parution :
2025-02-07
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Der Sammelband thematisiert Masken und Maskierungen. Im Vergleich der Künste untersucht er die funktionale Verwendung dieses Theaterrequisits, das eine Technik impliziert, und die Ausgestaltungen von Persona in den Künsten, Maskenverwendungen, -gestaltungen und...
Editeur :
J.B. Metzler
Parution :
2025-02-06
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This book delves into the transformative efforts that sought to redefine punishment and rehabilitation, highlighting the pivotal role of Community Service Orders (CSO) and the legislative push to abandon the use of Short-Term Prison Sentences (STPS) for fine default....
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Springer
Parution :
2025-02-06
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This open access book explores the link between African languages, decolonisation and transformation. It has its origins in a survey of students and instructors at higher education institutions both inside and outside Africa, and takes as a starting point the 2015...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2025-02-06
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'Victoria Smith is a brilliant writer who every feminist should read' Sharron Davies'This brilliant book shows how demands for compassion and generosity can be a mask for sexist ideology' Susanna RustinA brilliantly witty and insightful analysis of how kindness culture...
Editeur :
Fleet
Parution :
2025-02-06
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On September 15, 2017, in front of millions of television viewers, Emmanuel Macron, with François Bayrou, his Keeper of the Seals at the time, delivered his first lie: “It is now impossible to be elected when you have a B2 criminal record”. Nothing could be further from...
Editeur :
Max Milo Éditions
Parution :
2025-02-06
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For four centuries, the modern world has been dominated by machinery. It was born with capitalist production. It quickly became symbiotic with capitalist development, which found its driving force in mechanics. Calculation, predictability, the power of abstraction - the...
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Max Milo Éditions
Parution :
2025-02-06
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“More than just a survival guide for the bride-to-be, this book is a collection of women’s wisdom, a testament to sharing and love. It celebrates Parisian elegance and chic, as well as the distinctive culture of French romance.”
Delphine Manivet is an internationally...
Editeur :
Flammarion
Parution :
2025-02-05
Collection :
Beaux livres
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This book analyzes the representations of movement that reflect time. The author scrutinizes movement critically assuming that (1) movement is composed of change, (2) a change may be a crack, (3) the crack demonstrates a disturbance in the experienced movement, and (4)...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2025-02-05
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This book examines the lasting impact of the 2006 Winter Olympics on the city of Turin and the Piedmont region. From urban renewal and pedestrianization to regional transport networks, tourism, and citizen participation, the book highlights the key elements that...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2025-02-05
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The colonial Jamaican state was immensely wealthy, but it was a society consumed by fear.The White population feared the possibility of enslaved rebellion and foreign invasion, and the Black population feared their cruel treatment as overworked labourers on Jamaica's...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2025-02-04
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This book critiques the victim paradigm that occupies a central place in today’s world. As being a victim, or a self-proclaimed defender of victims, is a source of power today, one which grants privilege, an audience, and freedom to act beyond criticism, a critique of...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2025-02-04
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This book seeks to distinguish empirically-based knowledge from widespread misconceptions in the fields of legal and forensic psychology. Across ten chapters, leading scholars contribute different perspectives on their areas of expertise within the fields of legal and...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2025-02-03
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