Society and culture: general

Das Sportereignis des Jahres – und die Menschenrechte stehen im AbseitsDie Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft 2022 in Katar ist hochumstritten, begleitet von massiven Menschenrechtsverletzungen und von Beginn an geprägt von Gier und Korruption.

Making astrology accessible for everyone, Rosa Bingham's Fun Astrology will help you to learn the signs of the zodiac and gain a better understanding of the world around you.

For those of you who may remember the story from the Bible of the prodigal son, some of the chapters in this book may stir your memory to recall that parable.

Kim Chown was just 11 when her father Bernard Beaumont took her from her mother to Kenya.

12-year-old Dany lives with his father, the scholarly Rob Judah, and his silent mother Rachel in the Stoon ghetto on the outskirts of Gottika.

The complete and unredacted autobiography by Stalin's star general, chronicling his many campaigns throughout WWII.

A prewar Sapper, Charlie Radford served in North Africa until he returned to the UK for parachute training.

A highly diverting celebration of television's favourite naturalist, packed with games, trivia and Attenborough-inspired activities.

This book explains the emotion concepts of the Ibans, one of the indigenous peoples in Sarawak, Malaysia.

This is the first of three instalments which attempt to present a summary and critique of the life-work of William Burroughs Steele.

Das Bild der Beziehung zwischen Religion und Integrationsprozessen ist oft von dem Vorurteil geprägt, dass insbesondere die muslimische Religionszugehörigkeit die Identifikation mit der deutschen Gesellschaft und die Engagementbereitschaft gefährde.

Histérica, loca, frígida… Son los adjetivos con los que nos definen a todas las que no queremos acatar las normas de un patriarcado que nos obliga a la sumisión, de una normalidad que se nos ha impuesto y con la que nos han atravesado.

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"e;An absolute home run!

These transcripts of wiretapped conversations between Nazi officers reveal “a fascinating—and chilling—insight into the German view of the war” (Financial Times).

This collection assembles significant research papers on the concept of orality, theoretical approaches, and oral traditions juxtaposed with writing, culture, and folklore.

This beautiful collection of English fairy tales features the most beloved traditional stories alongside magical illustrations by Arthur Rackham.

This book brings an era to life with vivid stories and information from those who were there.

Elsässer erzählt in interessanten Milieubeschreibungen von seinen weltweiten Reisen, die er von 1956 bis 1963 zunächst als Maschinenjunge, später als Reiniger, Kesselwärter und Maschinist – mit Vorliebe auf alten Dampfschiffen – unternahm.

A brilliant and prolific collection of rare photographs celebrating the war-winning qualities of arguably the most important tank of the Second World War.

Discover the New Frontier of RomanceImagine a world where the mysteries of love are decoded by artificial intelligence, where swipes translate into connections, and algorithms unravel the intricacies of attraction.

Young nations do the bidding of empire and send their youth to a faraway war.

Las cocinas jamás han sido estáticas, en su transformación influyen la manera como nos relacionamos con los alimentos, el significado que le damos a estos, la disponibilidad de los productos que consumimos, las técnicas de cocción y la forma de presentación de los platos.

¿Estamos realmente en manos de unos pocos?

Explore the Hidden Forces Shaping Your Digital WorldDiscover the unseen powers that shape your digital experience behind every swipe and click.

This is a book of buttons from a revolutionary, dramatic period of accelerated social change, the last half of the Twentieth Century.

This book will lower your excitement about religion but will intensify your pursuit to establish the kingdom here on earth.

This delightful ebook with beautiful, illustrated characters is a magical retelling of the classic Snow White fairy tale with a twist.

Most of us live at the mercy of our emotions.

This is a work that reflects the growing interest in issues relating to men and masculinities.

Viele Kinder und Jugendliche sind übergewichtig oder gar adipös.

First raised by his maternal grandmother and her four youngest sisters in the harbour city of Le Havre, in the English Channel, a boy, Jean, will discover later in tragic circumstances the love of his mother.

Bestattungsritual und Behandlung der Toten sind elementare Merkmale einer Kultur.

Bruno S.

Unnatural squeals.

»Susan Sontag hat mein Leben verändert.