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This study gives substantial coverage and close critical attention to a wide range of Coetzee’s published writings, in the attempt to situate his œuvre within the framework of both postmodernist and postcolonial theory and criticism. In addition, it links the political...
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This book analyses articulations of cultural identity in the work of the twentieth-century Polish poet Jerzy Harasymowicz, concentrating on the ways in which his shifting perspectives on the Carpathian Lemko Region are used to address the dilemmas of power, hybridity...
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Biographical research may take a range of forms and may vary in its application and approach but has the unified and coherent aim to give 'voice' to individuals. The central concern of this collection is to assemble articles (from sociology, social psychology,...
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This volume is dedicated to the subject of mobile communication and the transition in everyday life. Mobile media have become a part of the media ensemble and lead to specific media communication practices. Researching the integration of mobile media to everyday life...
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In der ersten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts vollzogen sich in Chile, Argentinien und Uruguay gesellschaftliche Modernisierungsprozesse, die sich auch auf die Konzeptionen von Familie, Geschlechterverhältnis und insbesondere Weiblichkeit auswirkten. Hiervon zeugt auch die...
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Vergleichende Analysen zur demografischen Alterung und Situation alter Menschen, innovative Praxisprojekte zur Versorgung älterer Bürgerinnen und Bürger sowie politische Artikulationen aus polnischer, tschechischer und deutscher Sicht zusammenzuführen, war Anliegen...
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Since the mid-1960s, Western public opinion has focused on the issue of human rights violations in the Soviet bloc, which has been a matter for increasing concern. Growing Dissent in Eastern European countries and the CSCE process compelled the Left in Western Europe to...
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Intercultural Policies and Education is concerned with educational challenges in multicultural societies. Educational policies, practices and strategies for fruitful coexistence in the multicultural school and classroom are explored and analysed through a collection of...
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Why is it important to take a critical approach to your work? And what are the consequences if your critical voice is suppressed? These are the questions that lie at the heart of Disenfranchisement, which focuses on the deteriorating possibilities for a group of...
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As institutional religiosity loosens its hold, different modes of spirituality are on the rise. The essays in this volume, based on papers delivered at the ‘Religious Experience: North and South’ international symposium convened at the University of Helsinki in 2010,...
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Les « lieux de mémoire » lancés par Pierre Nora dans les années 1980 ont connu un grand succès dans différentes historiographies européennes. Le présent ouvrage veut faire sortir ce concept du cadre national dans lequel il reste encore trop souvent enfermé. Ce...
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In Nepal wirken heute, in der vorerst konsolidierten politischen Lage nach dem Bürgerkrieg, wieder zahlreiche japanische Akteure der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit. Jahrzehntelang waren staatliche ODA-Hilfsleistungen ein singuläres Instrument japanischer Außenpolitik. Diese...
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Die tief greifenden sozialen und ökonomischen Veränderungen der europäischen Gegenwartsgesellschaften werfen verstärkt die Frage nach der Rolle der Sozialen Arbeit «in» der Gesellschaft und dem Verhältnis Sozialer Arbeit «zu» Gesellschaft auf. Dabei gilt es zu fragen,...
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Aus kulturwissenschaftlicher Perspektive wird an Morenga von Uwe Timm untersucht, wie der Autor auf das kulturelle Wissen über Kolonialvergangenheit sowie Selbst- und Fremdbilder einzuwirken versucht. Die Studie arbeitet in einer umfassenden Kontextanalyse heraus, wie...
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Refugee research and debate have focused on international agreements, border controls and the legal status of asylum seekers. The lived, daily life of refugees in different phases of their flight has thus been unduly neglected. How have refugees experienced policies of...
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Obwohl die Zusammenarbeit zwischen Familiengericht und Jugendamt auf eine sehr lange Tradition zurückblickt, kommt es bis heute immer wieder zu Fehlabstimmungen und Konflikten, die nicht selten zu Kindeswohlgefährdungen führen. Ausgerechnet im hochsensiblen Bereich des...
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This practical book enables students to develop key counselling skills that can help to enhance their practice and help to place the service-user at the centre of the decision making process. Relationship building will be a key area of the text and relevant counselling...
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This book will help students develop their understanding of how the internet is impacting on social work education and practice in 21st century. Essential reading for students interested in the influence of digital technology and social media, including the impact of...
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Internet Research Skills is a clear, concise guide to effective online research for social science and humanities students. The first half of the book deals with publications online, devoting separate chapters to academic articles, books, official publications and news...
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Offering new perspectives on the role of broadcasting in the construction of cultural memory, this book analyses selected instances in relation to questions of French identity at the BBC during the Second World War. The influence of policy and ideology on the musical...
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