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Fossil-Fuel Faulkner is the first book-length study of a single writer in the emerging field of the energy humanities. As we try to imagine our way beyond a deeply problematic fossil energy regime that depletes and degrades the planet and sharpens the gap between Global...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2022-10-06
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This book presents a series of perspectives showing the current knowledge about human evolution. On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Darwin's book, The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex, in which he explicitly addresses the natural origin of the...
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Springer
Parution :
2022-10-06
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This book explores the role of alchemy, Paracelsianism, and Hermetic philosophy in one of Shakespeare’s last plays, The Winter’s Tale. A perusal of the vast literary and iconographic repertory of Renaissance alchemy reveals that this late play is imbued with several...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2022-10-05
Collection :
Palgrave Studies in Literature, Science and Medicine
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This book examines the ethical responsibilities of engineers and scientists in light of new advances in science with a distinct reflection on quantum mechanics.This thorough coverage of these new advances will assist the reader in rethinking our place in the universe...
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Springer
Parution :
2022-10-05
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Pop-Stars sind uns nahe. In ihren Songs, ihren Bildern, ihren Stories auf Instagram. Gesucht ist ein authentischer Eindruck. Echte Gefühle auf echten Gesichtern. Aber was passiert, wenn sie ihr Gesicht mit einer Maske verdecken? Und zwar dauerhaft, als zweites...
Editeur :
J.B. Metzler
Parution :
2022-10-05
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This book acknowledges and discusses the now politically infamous aspects of an American Muslim woman’s life such as Islamophobia and hijab, but it more importantly examines how women actually deal with these obstacles, intentionally shifting the lens to capture a more...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2022-10-04
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Criminal Profiling: An Introduction to Behavioral Evidence Analysis, Fifth Edition, maintains the same core foundation that made previous editions best sellers in the professional and academic community worldwide. Written for practicing behavioral analysts and aspiring...
Editeur :
Academic Press
Parution :
2022-10-04
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Sociological analysis is replete with debates about “micro” and “macro,” individual and society, but all too often these miss the point: interacting groups are the hinge that connects the two. To understand how structures matter and how individuals navigate them, we...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2022-10-04
ePub
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This book explores various aspects of transnationalism and comics art in six East Asian and seven Southeast Asian countries/territories. The 14 richly illustrated chapters embrace comics, cartoons, and animation relative to offshore production, transnational ownership,...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2022-10-03
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There is an emerging consensus that what is projected as democratic governance and justice in Africa requires a re-calibration, in particular, in relation to the constitutive demos, human rights, the realisation of commitments at various governance levels and the...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2022-10-03
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This book examines the organisational culture of the Irish police service, speaking in particular to those interested in policing organisations and organisational culture. It is set against a backdrop of considerations such as community policing, police...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2022-10-03
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This book examines how COVID-19 has often enhanced social and economic marginalisation in different places and societies around the world. It explores the reality that selective deglobalisation is occurring and over and above the human tragedy which has been...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2022-10-03
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This open access book offers a cross-disciplinary view of challenging mobility issues for migrants and refugees in Europe and particularly Greece during the last decade when the economic and refugee crises coincided. It offers new analyses and data on a diverse range of...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2022-10-03
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This book proposes a new approach to the study of discourse in documentary film. It considers discourse as a basic factor of translation (as well as contexts, agents, and practices) and draws on the parallels between the disciplines of translating and documentary making...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2022-10-03
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This book advances the agenda of informality as a transnational phenomenon, recognizing that contemporary urban and regional challenges need to be addressed at both local and global levels.This project may be considered a call for action. Its urgency derives from the...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2022-10-03
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This book explains how the walls of Liangzhu City were made from bedding stones and mud, with the total area of bedding stones covering roughly 290,000 square meters. Based on ongoing research and studies, the book tells the story of how these stones were collected from...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2022-10-03
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Whether formally incorporated into curriculum and teacher training or informally integrated in contexts such as state or NGO initiatives dealing with resolving social, ethnic, and religious conflicts, peace education is increasingly recognized as a critical component in...
Editeur :
Springer VS
Parution :
2022-10-02
Collection :
Wiener Beiträge zur Islamforschung
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This book presents a series of studies focusing on the role of social capital in the labor market and beyond. Using the effect of individual social capital on labor markets as an example, this book pays special attention to the origins of and solutions to the...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2022-10-02
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As a client or a developer, what do you need to consider when developing an age-appropriate website or mobile application? This book explains how age-related limitations affect the use of websites and mobile applications. If gerontological aspects are not taken...
Editeur :
Springer Vieweg
Parution :
2022-10-01
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Trotz zahlreicher Hinweise darauf, dass verschiedene Messarten sozialer Herkunft zu Unterschieden bei der Erfassung herkunftsspezifischer Disparitäten der Bildungsbeteiligung führen, werden soziale Ungleichheiten in der Bildungsforschung überwiegend eindimensional...
Editeur :
Springer VS
Parution :
2022-10-01
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