Sociology and anthropology

A definitive history of peace advocacy and an analysis of its religious and intellectual roots.

Terrorism and radicalization have a long history, but in recent years their prominence has been a particularly conspicuous and influential feature of the global political landscape.

Industrial Action (1976), written by an experienced active trade unionist, brings valuable real-world examples to an examination of the many facets of trade union organising.

Migrant City tells the story of contemporary London from the perspective of thirty adult migrants and two sociologists.

When the American golfer Tiger Woods proclaimed himself a "e;Caublinasian"e;, affirming his mixed Caucasian, Black, Native American and Asian ancestry, a storm of controversy was created.

Das Buch setzt sich mit der Zukunft der deutschen Wirtschaftsverbände auseinander.

Among the main questions relating to the interpretation of popular religiosity phenomena there are those on the usefulness of historical sources (archaeological and documentary) for the purposes of understanding the mythical-ritual present, on the presumed chronological continuity of practices and beliefs and on the legitimacy and effectiveness of historical-comparative method.

This book provides a comparison of the measurement in time and monetary units of unpaid domestic work in Colombia, Costa Rica, Uruguay, and the Hispanic ethnicity in the United States.

This accessible text on social research methodology teaches students of sociology and related disciplines how standard methods can be adapted toward critical ends.

Just as in his previous volume, The Secrets of Hebrew Words, Rabbi Blech brings readers into the fascinating world of gematria (the reckoning of numbers) and acronyms to uncover the vast profundity hidden in everyday Hebrew language.

This book considers how a young child becomes a member of culture through the practices and procedures of everyday conversation.

Written as the First World War was finally drawing to a close, A.

Geographies of Journalism connects theoretical and practical discussions of the role of geotechnologies, social media, and boots-on-the-ground journalism in a digital age to underline the complications and challenges that place-making in the press brings to institutions and ideologies.

On a global platform we are witnessing the increased visibility of the people we call children and teenagers as political activists.

In an era of rapid technological change, are qualitative researchers taking advantage of new and innovative ways to gather, analyse and share community narratives?

This publication characterizes the environmental burden of disease in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), measured by the excess number of deaths and illnesses in the population due to exposure to environmental hazards.

This edited volume addresses how transnational interactions among civil society actors in Asia and its sub-regions are helping to strengthen common democratic values and transform dominant processes of policymaking and corporate capitalism in the region.

This book focuses on the multifaceted reality of social and health constraints and health services access among migrants in China, by originally exploring the social strata, social networks, and the understanding of health and health services among migrants.

This book explores the international law and policy relating to space stations in terms of specific barriers to utilization and considers methods or policies designed to overcome perceived barriers.

Herbert Spencer (1820-1903) was regarded by the Victorians as the foremost philosopher of the age, the prophet of evolution at a time when the idea had gripped the popular imagination.

As a continuation of 'Identity of Cities and City of Identities', this book covers the arguments around the memory-experience-cognition nexus concerning palimpsests and urban places.

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The Chinese government has recently adopted a radical welfare approach by contracting out social services to non-governmental organisations (NGOs).

This book is a contribution to the history of ethology-not a definitive history, but the personal view of a major figure in that story.

The third edition of Hospice and Palliative Care is the essential guide to the hospice and palliative care movement both within the United States and around the world.

Inner Democracy: Empowering the Mind Against a Polarizing Society investigates the psychological backgrounds of contemporary societal problems such as hate speech, authoritarianism, and divisive forms of identity politics, and how we can counter such destructive forces.

In the face of rapid changes and challenges to the business environment, learning and talent are key to the success of businesses.

Der vorliegende Band enthält siebzehn Untersuchungen zur Anthropologie und Sozialpsychologie.

This second edition of a major textbook uses lively prose and a series of carefully-crafted pedagogical features to both introduce sociology as a discipline and to help students realize how deeply sociological issues impact on their own lives.

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Regina Greck untersucht mittels einer quantitativen Befragung der journalistischen und politischen Elite in Deutschland deren Selbst- und Fremdwahrnehmung und belegt, dass sich die Elite-Journalisten teilweise im Gegensatz zu anderen Kommunikatorstudien eher als erklärende Kritiker sehen, während die Politiker der Elite sie als Meinungsmacher wahrnehmen.

This title was first published in 2002: Why are rates of suicidal behaviour in Chinese adolescents so high?

Presenting a rich account of women's faith lives and, mapping women's meanings in their own right, this book offers an alternative to dominant accounts of faith development which failed to account for women's experience.

Rethinking Organizational Change: The Role of Dialogue, Dialectic & Polyphony in the Organization makes an important scholarly contribution to our understanding of dialogue applied to the management of change.

The Pastoral Clinic takes us on a penetrating journey into an iconic Western landscapenorthern New Mexico's Espaola Valley, home to the highest rate of heroin addiction and fatal overdoses in the United States.

The third volume of Advances in Nutritional Research continues the precedent set in previous volumes of providing authoritative reviews on the current state of knowledge with respect to major topics of ongoing nutritional research.

First published in 1973, The Psychology of Conservatism explores attitudes, their measurement, their structure and dynamics, and the personality traits apparently underlying attitude patterns.

This book illustrates how the advanced technology developed for smart cities requires increasing interaction with citizens to motivate and incentive them.

The first comprehensive study of rape – its images and its politics – at the dawn of the Italian Renaissance.

Practical Research is an engaging, cross-disciplinary guide to research methodology.

This is an exciting period for the book, a time of innovation, experimentation, and change.

Decision makers interested in going beyond their own personal and professional interests and involving themselves in humanising their organization, community and society should read Remaking Ourselves, Enterprise and Society.

This book, based on extensive original research in the field, analyses the political, social and cultural implications of the rise of Islam in post-Soviet Russia.

The Police Manager provides a roadmap for the challenges that police administrators face in their day-to-day duties, including considerations for dealing with subordinate officers and for interacting with the public.