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Global Cities and Urban Theory provides an innovative set of approaches to understanding some of the world's major cities, working with concepts such as smart cities, volumetric urbanism, and critical accounting to illustrate the everyday agents and practices that place...
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The author researches selected synonyms of ‘skinny’ and ‘fatty’ in the history of the English language from the perspective of cognitive linguistics.The method employed in grouping the analytical material has been dictated by the nature of the processes of semantic...
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The book analyzes the methods used in the construction of the grounded type of sociological theory. It provides an overview of examples of qualitative research which are used for delineating the principal characteristics of methods employed in the construction of the...
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This book provides a practical, pedagogical perspective on conducting qualitative interviews with children and young people.
From designing and choosing the type of interview through to planning, structuring, conducting, and analysing them this book is a complete...
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The digital age is also a surveillance age. Today, computerized systems protect and manage our everyday life; the increasing number of surveillance cameras in public places, the computerized loyalty systems of the retail sector, geo-localized smart-phone applications,...
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The study presents a chronotope of linguistic and cultural changes that took place in England and Wales between the 4th and 8th centuries. It encompasses the areas of South Wales and Eastern England and describes the cultural practices of preliterate Anglo-Saxon and...
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China is home to one of the largest and oldest societies in the world, and presently contains fifty-six ethnic groups. Among them is the Zhuang, the largest of the minority populations, which partakes in a very long history of preliterate oral traditions. This volume...
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Warum müssen Minderheiten geschützt und gefördert werden? Welche Minderheiten in Europa gibt es? Weshalb bedarf es wirksamer Minderheitenschutzsysteme auf verschiedenen Akteursebenen? Unter welchen Voraussetzungen können Minderheiten wirksam geschützt werden? Diesen und...
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In the last fifty years Spain has experienced major changes regarding population movements and the perception the Spanish have concerning emigration and immigration as well as emigrants and immigrants.In short, in a few years it has gone from emigrating to receiving a...
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Nach wie vor ist der Streik das wichtigste Mittel zum Erkämpfen von Tarifverträgen. Infolge der Prekarisierung von Arbeit und Beschäftigung verändert sich gleichwohl die heutige Arbeitskampfpraxis in Deutschland. Ein hinreichender Kampfdruck kann nicht immer durch...
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This interdisciplinary volume gathers recent work related to the diverse migratory movements in South-East Europe. The contributions address current aspects of emigration, immigration, transit migration and return from different disciplinary vantage points. They...
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Wer Geschichte in ihrem Wesen begriffen hat, der weiß, dass der Gegenwart immer eine Zukunft, dass dem Heute immer ein Morgen folgt. Jörn Rüsen hat sich mit dem einmal Erreichten nie zufrieden gegeben, sondern hat in den vergangenen fünf Jahrzehnten seit seiner...
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What it socialization?What is interaction?What do we mean by identity? How can we explain the notion of self?What do we mean by intra-action? The Sociology of the Individual is an innovative and though-provoking sociological exploration of how the ideas of...
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In 2014, the ethics and politics of hospitality were brought into stark relief. Three years into the Syrian conflict, which had already created nearly 2.5 million refugees and internally displaced 6.5 million, the UN called on industrialised countries to share the...
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Die Autorin zeigt, wie Köpersprache wahrgenommen wird und welche Formen der Körpersprache es gibt (Gesten, Bewegungen etc.), wie sie eingesetzt werden und was sie bedeuten. Buchstäblich von Kopf bis Fuß »übersetzt« sie dann die Körpersprache. Angefangen mit der...
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Aus historischer Perspektive wird in diesem Sammelband ein Blick auf Geschlecht bzw. Gender geworfen, wobei unterschiedliche Wissenschaftsdisziplinen zu Wort kommen – die Theologie, die Geschichtswissenschaft, die Germanistik sowie die Erziehungswissenschaft. Die...
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Die Studie befasst sich mit der interkulturellen nonverbalen Interaktion zwischen deutschen und marokkanischen Studierenden. Hierfür untersucht der Autor authentische interkulturelle Interaktionssituationen mit Mitteln der linguistischen Gesprächs- und...
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In this thought-provoking and engaging book, Mike Michael brings us a powerful overview of Actor-Network Theory. Covering a breadth of topics, Michael demonstrates how ANT has become a major theoretical framework, influencing scholarly work across a range of fields. ...
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Music and Social Dynamics in Nigeria explores the diverse ways in which music reflects, and is shaped by, historical and social dynamics of life in Nigeria. Contributors to this volume include some of the leading scholars of Nigerian music, such as Joshua Uzoigwe, Laz...
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Exploring the nexus of American Studies and the Medical Humanities, this book examines the interdisciplinary interfaces between disease and American cultures and literatures. It traces the appropriation of yellow fever to legitimize the young nation and its embeddedness...
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