Sociology and anthropology

Focusing on the neglected journalism of writers more famous for their novels or plays, this new book explores the specific functions of journalism within the public sphere, and celebrate the literary qualities of journalism as a genre.

New Era - New Religions examines new forms of religion in Brazil.

This far-sighted volume describes emerging trends and challenges in university-level social sciences education in an era marked by globalization, austerity, and inequity.

This book addresses issues surrounding writing centers in the Arabian Gulf region.

Everyone deserves to feel a sense of respect and belonging.

In Disciplining Statistics Libby Schweber compares the science of population statistics in England and France during the nineteenth century, demonstrating radical differences in the interpretation and use of statistical knowledge.

The author of the New York Times bestselling Genius Foods offers a lifestyle program for resetting your brain and body to their factory settingsto help fight fatigue, anxiety, and depression and to optimize cognitive health for a longer and healthier life.

Das Arbeitsfeld dieses Buches ist im Untertitel abgesteckt: es unternimmt die ein­ gehende Darstellung der Machtverteilung in den beiden großen Parteien Englands.

Combating climate change will increasingly impact on production industries and the workers they employ as production changes and consumption is targeted.

While diet has long been recognized as having potential to alleviate symptoms of inflammatory diseases including arthritis, lupus and fibromyalgia, research indicates that specific foods offer particular benefits in preventing or mitigating specific symptoms.

Make continuous learning part of your company's DNA-and growth, profits, and sustainability will followKeeping up with the pace of change may seem impossible, but it s not.

This is the first dedicated book to be published on computer-aided General Morphological Analysis (GMA) as a non-quantified modelling method.

Dallas Smythe, George Gerbner, Herbert Schiller, James Halloran, Kaarle Nordenstreng- these five seminal figures form the backbone of current scholarship in critical communication.

In this book, the author draws on Karl Marx's writings on alienation and Erich Fromm's conception of necrophilia in order to understand these aspects of contemporary culture as expressions of the domination of the living by the dead under capitalism.

This book examines what we can gain from a critical reading of Marx's final manuscript and his conclusion of the "e;systematic presentation"e; of his critique, which was the basis for Engels's construction of the third volume of his infamous 'Capital'.

This book is an ethnographic study of migrants, refugees and 'temporary' people in Malaysia,  incorporating narratives, personal stories, and observations of everyday life in Kuala Lumpur and Georgetown, Penang.

`A brilliant piece of work, adroitly fitted to the present state of affairs in program evaluation, devoted to a defensible and under-attended proposition - that we should understand programs through their recipients' - Robert Stake, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign`This book makes an important and unique contribution to evaluation' - Michael Quinn Patton, The Union Institute, MinneapolisPersonalizing Evaluation challenges the mainstream approach to program evaluation by inverting the traditional relationship between program and person.

Indigenous peoples are increasingly making requests for the return of their ancestors' human remains and ancient indigenous deoxyribonucleic acid.

This study examines representations of the cityscape and of a so-called "e;new urban violence"e; in both detective-centered and detectiveless crime fiction produced in Spanish America and Spain during recent decades.

Vision and visuality are two concepts widely discussed and debated in philosophy and social science literature.

amounts can produce a deleterious effect on animals.

This book provides the first consideration of quantum principles in legal decision making.

The disproportionate criminalisation and incarceration of particular minority ethnic groups has long been observed, though much of the work in criminology has been dominated by a somewhat narrow debate.

Both a vital theoretical work and a fine illustration of the principles and practice of sensory ethnography, this much anticipated translation is destined to figure as a major catalyst in the expanding field of sensory studies.

A major issue in the relation of art to the rest of society is the question of how art penetrates politics.

For science to remain a legitimate and trustworthy source of knowledge, society will have to engage in the collective processes of knowledge co-production, which not only includes science, but also other types of knowledge.

Too many juvenile delinquents persist in their offending into adulthood.

Volume 42 of Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management offers several original scholarly contributions written by thought leaders in the field of human resources management.

This volume discusses the many recent significant developments, and identifies important problems, in the field of social indicators.

This book is about airborne particulate matter, sources, chemistry and health and contained a complete information about their emission source, transport, atmospheric chemistry, distribution at local, regional and global levels, and their level in indoor and outdoor settings.

Redistribution is a major objective of welfare states.

In the wake of the Great Depression, economic recovery and nutritional improvement in Britain simultaneously occurred with their decline in British Africa.

As one of the founding figures of cultural studies, Lawrence Grossberg was an early participant in the Birmingham Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies' project, one which sought to develop a critical practice adequate to the complexities of contemporary culture.

Upon the 25th anniversary of his passing, this collection addresses the wide application of Victor Turner s thought to cultural performance in the early 21st century.

This collection represents the first sustained attempt to grapple with the complex and often paradoxical relationships between surveillance and democracy.

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) was established by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (U.

Green lifestyles and ethical consumption have become increasingly popular strategies in moving towards environmentally-friendly societies and combating global poverty.

Showcasing some of the most important current research in football studies, this book demonstrates the value of social theory and sociology in helping us to better understand the world's favourite sport.

This book covers the latest advances in sustainable waste management and focuses on its implementation to mitigate water and air pollution, recycle and reuse raw material, and refine valuable metals.