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Located in the heart of the Eastern Himalayas, Bhutan practices the philosophy of Gross National Happiness (“GNH”) that embraces environmental conservation as one of the main building blocks for its sustainable development goals. Bhutan’s conservation strategies and...
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Springer
Parution :
2021-01-15
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This book situates Taiwan’s indigenous knowledge in comparative contexts across other indigenous knowledge formations. The content is divided into four distinct but interrelated sections to highlight the importance and diversity of indigenous knowledge in Taiwan and...
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Springer
Parution :
2021-01-15
Collection :
Sinophone and Taiwan Studies
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Every year, millions of women across the world turn to the law to help them live free from intimate partner violence. They engage with child protection services and police and apply for civil protection orders. They seek family court orders to keep their children safe...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2021-01-15
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What does it mean to be an American? The story of the African American past demonstrates the difficulty of answering this seemingly simple question.
What does it mean to be an American? The story of the African American past demonstrates the difficulty of answering...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2021-01-15
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The migration crisis of recent years has elicited a double response: on the one hand, many states have responded by tightening border controls, in an attempt to restrict population movements, while on the other hand many citizens have responded by welcoming new...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2021-01-14
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Introducing a broad range of innovative and creative qualitative methods, this accessible book shows you how to use them in research project while providing straightforward advice on how to approach every step of the process, from planning and organisation to writing up...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2021-01-13
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Die in diesem Buch versammelten Arbeiten gehen der Frage nach, ob die Tradition der Kritischen Theorie mit ihrer multifokalen und vor allem interdisziplinären kritischen Sozialforschung dem Anspruch einer übergreifenden politischen wie wissenschaftlichen...
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Springer VS
Parution :
2021-01-12
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This book proposes new ways of looking at the built environment in archaeology, specifically through postcolonial perspectives. It brings together scholars and professionals from the fields of archaeology, urban studies, architectural history, and...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2021-01-11
Collection :
SpringerBriefs in Archaeology
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The book represents original research in a field of study rarely pursued while analysing the intellectual dimensions of disputes over ethically sensitive issues that occur in European Union politics. These disputes are generally analysed at ideological, ethical,...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2021-01-11
Collection :
Contributions to Political Science
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The book offers a model for city development and renewal based on land value capture (called ‘value capture’). Firstly, a review is presented of cities around the world that are currently using value capture. From these city examples the author shows how any state, city...
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Springer
Parution :
2021-01-11
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Through an examination of three wooden boat workshops on the East coast of the United States, this volume explores how craftspeople interpret their tools and materials during work, and how such perception fits into a holistic conception of practical skill. The author...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2021-01-11
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This book adds to the research of urban informality in the Global South with a specific focus on South Africa and Zimbabwe. It addresses the agency and the potential transformative capacity of the phenomenon of urban informality in connection with Southern African...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2021-01-09
Collection :
The Urban Book Series
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Kein Medium kann Wissenschaft so schnell der Öffentlichkeit vermitteln wie das Web. Blogs spielen dabei eine maßgebliche Rolle, weil sie in puncto Substanz genau zwischen hochkomplexen Papers und sehr vereinfachten Social Media-Beiträgen liegen. Dieses Buch zeigt, wieso...
Editeur :
Springer VS
Parution :
2021-01-08
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The true story of a foundling. 'Extraordinary ... A fascinating, moving book: part history of the Foundling Hospital and the development of child psychology, part Cowan's own story, and part that of Cowan's mother' LUCY SCHOLES, TELEGRAPH Growing up in a wealthy enclave...
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Virago
Parution :
2021-01-07
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This insightful volume explores the experiences of ethnic migrants returning to Hong Kong, Singapore, and Israel. Return migrants who were exposed to the western culture and society undergo personal transformations that significantly impact their views on values such as...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2021-01-07
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Plastics have now been our most used materials for over fifty years. This book adopts a new approach, exploring plastics’ contribution from two perspectives: as a medium for making and their value in societal use. The first approach examines the multivalent nature of...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2021-01-07
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The open access book provides a critical account of parenthood in Polish society. It uses a qualitative perspective to show how mothers and fathers engage with parenthood and also function in the labour market. Parenting in contemporary Poland is not only affected by...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2021-01-07
Collection :
SpringerBriefs in Sociology
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This volume brings together archaeologists, archaeological scientists and historians contributing different specialisms to an emerging field of research: food and foodways in the medieval Eastern Mediterranean. It presents the output of the POMEDOR project “People,...
Editeur :
MOM Éditions
Parution :
2021-01-07
Collection :
Archéologie(s)
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Sociology, as a discipline, was born at the height of global colonialism and imperialism. Over a century later, it is yet to shake off its commitment to colonial ways of thinking. This book explores why, and how, sociology needs to be decolonized. It analyses how...
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Polity
Parution :
2021-01-07
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Children’s rights appear universal, inalienable, and indivisible, intended to advance young people’s interests. Yet, in practice, evidence suggests the contrary: the international framework of treaties, procedures, and national policies contains fundamental...
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Polity
Parution :
2021-01-07
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