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Contemporary impressions of Islam – especially in the post-9/11 world – are creating daunting challenges for Muslims everywhere. Muslim women, because of their specific mode of attire, seem to be at the forefront of the growing skepticism surrounding Islamic education....
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This book addresses a rich corpus of contemporary narratives by authors who have come to Italy as migrants. It traces the figurative commonalities that emerge across these diverse texts, which together suggest the shape and substance of what might be termed ‘migrant...
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This collection of new essays by scholars from across Europe focuses on the key theoretical and historical questions within the rapidly growing field of Iberian studies, which is taken by the authors to mean the methodological consideration of the Iberian peninsula as a...
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Das Buch stellt eine immer noch wenig bekannte Fachdisziplin vor. Vor gut 125 Jahren entstanden, hat sich die Afrikanistik längst von ihren frühen kolonialwissenschaftlichen Fesseln befreit. Sie bietet heute – auf sprachwissenschaftlicher Grundlage – einen modellhaften...
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Oikos – Domus – Household: The Many Lives of a Common Word describes historic episodes in the lives of these words, from the Greek oikos and Roman domus to our current family and home. The episodes highlight their function as controlling metaphors used very differently...
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In diesem Teil des Systems der Philosophie gilt es die Beziehung der prinzipiellen Struktur der Subjektivität zu dem «Ich» als der ganze, lebendige Mensch zu bestimmen. Diese konkrete individuelle Verwirklichung des Menschen kommt in seiner Freiheit, die sein Wesen als...
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Disgust is a strong, immediate visceral reaction. While it may feel like a purely instinctive response, the cultural meanings ascribed to particular objects, bodies or behaviours play a significant role in determining whether or not they are experienced as disgusting....
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A Legacy of Shame is the first in-depth study of shame in French narratives of the Second World War and the Nazi Occupation of France. Wartime shame continues to be a recurrent theme in literature and film and is an ongoing topic of cultural and political debate and yet...
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Amischgemeinschaften in Nordamerika bestehen seit 300 Jahren in einer sie umschließenden Moderne. Es gelingt ihnen, ihre typischen Traditionsformen und Lebensweisen beharrlich und erfolgreich über lange Zeiträume aufrechtzuerhalten und sich als religiöse Minderheit zu...
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From «supersizing it» to hoarding, we are living in an age of excess. Whether it is cars or housing, American culture is being driven by the old adage that «bigger is better». Yet, although we often overlook it, nowhere is this rhetoric of excess more on display than...
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Glücklich sein - wer will das nicht? Doyle Gentry zeigt Ihnen, dass Sie es auch lernen können. Ganz wichtig dafür sind das eigene Verhalten und die eigene Weltsicht. Sie erfahren wie Optimismus, Achtsamkeit und Solidarität das Glücklichsein verstärken können. Der Autor...
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Normative democratic theory does not lie securely above societal argumentation but is instead a crucial part of it. We need to know not just how the public should reason, but how it actually does reason, or could reason in better foreseeable circumstances. After all,...
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How can differences be understood in social theory through comparisons, and how should social theory relate to regional studies to do so? This question has been prevalent within the sociological field for over a century, but is becoming increasingly important in a...
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Recognizing the deep relations between politics, finance, cities and citizens, this book argues for a rejuvenated account of urban theory. The book emphasises the need to understand the importance of the 2008 global financial crisis and how the crisis affects cities...
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'Written in an authoritative and accessible style, this is a must-read for anyone planning, researching and writing a doctoral thesis or dissertation. I will certainly be recommending this book to my research students.' - Professor Goeffrey Elliott, University of...
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Throughout their careers, social work students and practitioners need to demonstrate an understanding of critical and reflective practice. The Professional Capabilities Framework sets out how newly-qualified social workers can achieve this, and become 'critical...
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‘Was ist eine Witwe mehr als … ein aufgewärmtes Essen?’ According to politician and statesman Theodor Gottlieb von Hippel (1741-1796), widows were superfluous beings and second-hand goods, but they were also perceived by theologians and moralists of the nineteenth and...
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Experiment and Experience is a collection of critical essays on twenty-first-century women-authored literature in France. In particular, the volume focuses on how contemporary women’s writing engages creatively with socio-political issues and real-life experiences....
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This interdisciplinary volume aims to deepen and enrich the reader’s understanding of children’s lives in the Global South. At a time when provision for Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) is expanding across the globe, this book highlights issues around early...
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Shifts in America’s socioeconomic geography have been documented since the 1960s, demonstrating the reversal of white flight and the reshaping of a nation, evidenced by the growing divide between underprivileged citizens and the wealthy. As state and local governments...
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