This book examines two major social changes experienced by European cities in the last two decades: post-industrial economic restructuring and new immigration flows.
In Making Punches Count, the first comprehensive account of legislative floor violence and its consequences, Nathan Batto and Emily Beaulieu focus on recent episodes from a wide variety of countries, including Turkey, South Korea, Taiwan, Ukraine, Mexico, Uganda, and others.
Scholars of religion have mostly abandoned the concept of "e;syncretism"e; in which certain apparent deviations from "e;standard"e; practice are believed to be the result of a mixture of religions.
In recent decades, traditional methods of philology and intellectual history, applied to the study of Islam and Muslim societies, have been met with considerable criticism from rising generations of scholars who have turned to the social sciences, most notably anthropology and social history, for guidance.
Cinema and the Dream of the Living Machine offers a comprehensive critical history of artificial intelligence (AI) in Western cinema, tracing how films from Metropolis to contemporary science fiction transform technological anxiety into cultural fantasy.
This book explores how different forms of narrative maintain and extend our knowledge of the Holocaust at this critical moment in history, when the last survivors are passing away.
The first English language account of deserters from the German army during World War IIThe German military executed between 18,000 and 22,000 of its personnel in World War II on the charges of desertion and "e;undermining the military spirt.
In recent decades, traditional methods of philology and intellectual history, applied to the study of Islam and Muslim societies, have been met with considerable criticism from rising generations of scholars who have turned to the social sciences, most notably anthropology and social history, for guidance.
The situation of internally displaced persons has been a matter of international concern - and legal debate - since at least the late 1990s and early 2000s, and its salience has only increased in the context of extreme weather events produced by intensifying climate change.
Master's Thesis from the year 2018 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,8, TU Dortmund, language: English, abstract: This thesis will examine the ways that different intercultural issues are represented in picture books and talk about how these representations may affect the reader.
The year 2020 marked the centennial of the death of Max Weber, the German sociologist, scholar of world religions, economic historian, social philosopher, and theoretician of modern political life.
This book examines two major social changes experienced by European cities in the last two decades: post-industrial economic restructuring and new immigration flows.
This book examines the myriad of systemic challenges that are baked into the fabric of US society, perpetuating and permeating antiblackness across some of its most trusted institutions.
An innovative contribution to the field of Black Feminist Studies, this landmark collection brings together the most influential historical and contemporary thinkers in Black feminist theories across transnational contexts.
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Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2022 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Religion, Note: 1,0, Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt (Neuere und Österreichische Geschichte), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die Gegenwart ist eine höchst glaubensproduktive Zeit, bestimmt von schnellem religiösem Wandel, vielfältigen missionarischen Bewegungen und Religionskonflikten.
This book presents the first-ever English-language book on the history of the Panthera legend- the idea that Jesus was conceived not by the Holy Spirit or even Joseph, but by a man named Panthera.
Counselling on Campus provides insight into the many different reasons why students and young people choose to come for counselling, and demonstrates how counselling enables people to grow emotionally, psychologically and spiritually.
Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2021 im Fachbereich Mathematik - Zahlentheorie, Note: 1,3, Universität Erfurt, Veranstaltung: Teilbarkeit, Primzahlen und Zahlenkongruenzen, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diese Hausarbeit gibt einen Überblick und eine Einführung in die Elementare Zahlentheorie.
'Folklore, myth and magic collide beautifully' EDWARD PARNELL, author of GhostlandA modern bestiary with an ancient heart: meet twelve emblematic animals and restore your relationship with the natural world, from the editor of Cunning Folk.
An innovative contribution to the field of Black Feminist Studies, this landmark collection brings together the most influential historical and contemporary thinkers in Black feminist theories across transnational contexts.
Defending Animals, Disappointing People offers a ground-breaking exploration of what happens when caring deeply about animals places us in conflict with the people we love.
Queer Nostalgia, Colonialism, and the Girls' Boarding School Novel, 1933-2023 revisits and re-evaluates the girls' boarding school novel from an intersectional lens.
