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In Burkina Faso stellt Migration den gesellschaftlichen Normalfall dar. Auch Kinder migrieren im Rahmen ihrer Anvertrauung, einer sozialen Praxis, bei der Kinder bei anderen als ihren leiblichen Eltern aufwachsen.In diesem Buch wird untersucht, warum und auf welche...
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Springer VS
Parution :
2024-08-21
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What is death? How can we respond to death? Why must we die? Where do we go from here? Do we go anywhere? Understanding Death offers a thorough introduction to the views and practices of various religions regarding death and life after death. Drawing on examples from...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2024-08-21
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«This volume is colossal in all senses: most obviously – at over 500 pages – in its sheer physical heft, but most importantly in its ambition, scope and achievement. It brings an unparalleled range of approaches to bear on Carroll’s neglected sequel and in doing so...
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Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publishers
Parution :
2024-08-20
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Everyday mobility is neither favorable nor unfavorable to health. While it can facilitate social interactions, increase access to remote services, or encourage physical activity, it can also generate pollution, promote the spread of epidemics or cause traffic accidents....
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Wiley-ISTE
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2024-08-20
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ISTE Consignment
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A Kirkus Best Book of 2024 An "impeccably researched book" (Michelle Bowdler) about intimate abuse, campus politics, and the narratives we choose to believe "gives a fresh perspective on what it means to be a survivor." (Kirkus starred...
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PublicAffairs
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2024-08-20
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Der Band „Die Praxis soziologischer Theoriebildung“ fragt nach den (Produktions-)Bedingungen soziologischer Theoriebildung. Im Zentrum stehen die konkreten, empirischen Bedingungen der Herstellung von soziologischen Theorien sowie die Reflexion und methodische...
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Springer VS
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2024-08-20
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This book talks about “Human Spirit and its Manifestations: A ‘Civilizational’ Perspective”, “Image and Expectations: China from the Perspective of the ‘Other’ Lecture Series”, “Civilization Communication and Mutual Enrichment”, and “Civilizational Problems: A Cavalier...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2024-08-17
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This book provides new empirical evidence about the ways in which social inequalities, especially those of class, shape and delimit forms of cultural reception and creative opportunity. How does it come about that, in George Orwell’s words, ‘the divorce between poetry...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2024-08-17
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This book explores the complexity, multiplicity, intersectionality, and dynamism of cultures in connection with critical and emancipatory peacebuilding. It includes diverse voices to emphasize local and everyday peacebuilding within a narrative that links the personal...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2024-08-17
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The long-awaited follow-up to Garland-Thomson's field-defining book Freakery, Freak Inheritance illuminates the convergence of the freak show era with the eugenics era, explicating the cultural work of the freak show as a compelling range of performances of cultural and...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2024-08-16
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Die medienethnographische Forschungsarbeit ermöglicht einen Einblick in die Lebenswelt von Menschen ohne Lautsprache und deren Nutzung von Mitteln der Unterstützten Kommunikation, ins besonders von Sprachcomputern. Es wird gezeigt, wie Technik und Medien den Alltag mit...
Editeur :
J.B. Metzler
Parution :
2024-08-14
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Focusing on the work of Hartmut Rosa, this book provides an in-depth account of the extent to which we, as humans, are obliged to face up to the uncontrollability of the world. Rosa is widely regarded as one of the most original contemporary European social theorists....
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2024-08-14
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'Powerfully entertaining. A true thriller of resilience and defiance' JANELLE MONÁE'Tanya Smith's story is unbelievably bold, captivating, and moving. Never Saw Me Coming is a wild ride from start to finish. She is my hero' ISSA RAEThe true story of how a middle-class...
Editeur :
Quercus
Parution :
2024-08-13
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This book is the first of its kind to explore how women challenge the powerful sociocultural and gendered phenomenon of diet culture across the broad anti-diet movement and beyond. Showcasing the voices of over 150 everyday women, activists, and health professionals...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2024-08-13
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From three-inch fang blennies to thirty-foot prehistoric crocodiles, from gaboon vipers to Neanderthals, Bite is a fascinating journey through the natural, scientific, and cultural history of something right in front of—or in—our faces: teeth. In Bite,...
Editeur :
Algonquin Books
Parution :
2024-08-13
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Smart City Assessment: A Novel Framework for Development and Evaluation ofSmart Cities outlines a new assessment model for smart cities, including energy, environmental, and economic factors. It introduces a new paradigm to the understanding of smart cities by defining...
Editeur :
Elsevier
Parution :
2024-08-13
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This book explores the authors' legal thinking on artificial intelligence (AI), a topic of burgeoning interest in the technology sector and among the general public. As part of the Human Intelligence book series, it primarily addresses the legislative and philosophical...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2024-08-12
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This book discusses the meaning of smell from a socio-cultural perspective and brings important considerations of smell and olfaction beyond anatomy and physiology in an erudite, reader-friendly style. It addresses ideas about smell and odor in culturally diverse...
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Springer
Parution :
2024-08-12
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The book addresses conceptual issues around urban transportation policy and practice in selected west African cities. It highlights the institutional, socio economic and infrastructural barriers of transit-oriented development in West Africa. Through a series of case...
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Springer
Parution :
2024-08-12
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This edited volume proposes a radical change in perspective, fighting the prevalent ageist culture that tends to relegate the oldest old to isolation and irrelevance. The chapters show that having plans and projects, being involved in life, is possible for those aged 80...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2024-08-12
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