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This book proposes a new interdisciplinary approach to the gendered power relations in James’s novels. Reading James’s narrative form through the lens of relational sociology, specifically Pierre Bourdieu’s concept of symbolic domination, reconciles some of the most...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-07-20
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This book places Li Ji (the Book of Rites) back in the overall context of “books,” “rites” and its research history, drawing on the interrelations between myth, ritual and “materialized” symbols to do so. Further, it employs the double perspectives of “books” and...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2020-07-18
Collection :
Understanding China
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This book illustrates the importance of conflicting narratives in understanding and dealing with crime, based on a variety of cutting-edge research. Offenders tell stories about crime and punishment, as do policemen, judges and defence lawyers, but so do politicians and...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-07-18
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This book introduces a simple idea: when we tell a story, we tell a story and at the same time create the world where this story takes place. Narration creates environments, spaces and, in a certain sense, gives symbolic meanings and values to the identities by which...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-07-17
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This book addresses the educational, occupational, and income progress of Jews in the American labor market. Using theoretical and statistical findings, it compares the experience of American Jews with that of other Americans, from the middle of the...
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Springer
Parution :
2020-07-17
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Professionals in child welfare and protection are often required to make decisions--fraught with many difficulties and shortcomings--that have crucial implications for children and families. There are many indications that these decisions are frequently unreliable and...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2020-07-17
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Sei es in der Quantenphysik, den Kognitionswissenschaften oder der Soziologie – die Problematik des Beobachters und die Einbeziehung von Nicht-Wissen und Unbestimmtheiten ist in verschiedenen wissenschaftlichen Feldern nicht zuletzt aus empirischen Gründen entstanden....
Editeur :
Springer Spektrum
Parution :
2020-07-17
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Die Verteidigung in Verfahren wegen Vergewaltigung, sexuellen Missbrauchs oder sonstiger Sexualstraftaten bedeutet für jeden Verteidiger eine besondere Verantwortung. Denn so steht für die Beschuldigten solcher Vorwürfe im Falle einer Verurteilung meist nicht nur die...
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Springer
Parution :
2020-07-17
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Chapter “Predictive Policing in 2025: A Scenario” is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2020-07-17
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Richard Lewis - world famous lecturer on intercultural issues and best-selling author of WHEN CULTURES COLLIDE - has collected 50 unique, critical cross-cultural incidents during his encounters in 135 countries around the globe. Some of these anecdotes are humorous,...
Editeur :
John Murray Business
Parution :
2020-07-16
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From the UK's leading criminologist comes the true story of Margaret McLaughlin, and the man he believes was fitted up for her murder 'Enthralling ... will leave true crime readers with more to ponder than they bargained for' - The HeraldBefore David Wilson became the...
Editeur :
Sphere
Parution :
2020-07-16
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This book argues that to understand wetlands is to understand human development. Using case studies drawn from three English wetlands, the book moves between empirical research and scholarship to interrogate how these particular ecosystems have played an essential part...
Editeur :
Palgrave Pivot
Parution :
2020-07-16
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This book analyses the relationship between digital media systems and post truth politics. It demonstrates that the complexity of modern systems is an existential challenge for our ability to understand and research these issues. A new theory is proposed for studying...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-07-16
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The contributions gathered in this volume exhibit a great variety of interdisciplinary perspectives on and theoretical approaches to the notion of ‘spaces between’. They draw our attention to the nexus between the medium of comics and the categories...
Editeur :
Springer VS
Parution :
2020-07-16
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This book aims to provide a better understanding of how human cultures interact with climate change over an extended period of time. It is an analysis of the past and present, ranging from the first human migration to contemporary organizational management using an...
Editeur :
Wiley-ISTE
Parution :
2020-07-16
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This book revolves around neoliberal notions governing children and youth – a trend that permeates and dominates contemporary perceptions of "the young." In fact, given how the disciplinary power of neoliberalism swiftly becomes a common conceptual currency across...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-07-15
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Diese Studie liefert eine differenzierte Analyse der Dynamiken, die dazu führen, dass junge Erwachsene wohnungslos werden. Sie gewährt einen Einblick in die Komplexität dieses sozialpolitisch brisanten und sozialpädagogisch herausfordernden sozialen Problems. Die...
Editeur :
Springer VS
Parution :
2020-07-15
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Jugend, Familie und Generationen sind durch einen fortschreitenden sozialen Wandel in allen Lebensbereichen charakterisiert. Eine Gesamtgestalt der vielgestaltigen Entwicklungen herauszuarbeiten, scheint kaum noch möglich. Im Zentrum des vorliegenden Bands steht daher...
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Springer VS
Parution :
2020-07-14
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From an award-winning scholar, a vibrant portrait of a pivotal moment in the history of the feminist movementFrom the declaration of the "Year of the Woman" to the televising of Anita Hill's testimony, from Bitch magazine to SisterSong's demands for reproductive...
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Basic Books
Parution :
2020-07-14
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This book examines how relationships between guardians and companion animals were challenged during a large-scale disaster: the tsunami of March 2011 and the following nuclear disaster in Fukushima. The author interrogates: 1) How did guardians and their companion...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-07-14
Collection :
Palgrave Studies in Animals and Social Problems
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