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Fairies: A Companion provides a unique and unparalleled view of the ubiquity of fairies and fairy culture across the world, in its many expressions and manifestations. As well as providing historical perspectives on our belief in the fae, the companion also uniquely...
Editeur :
Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publishers
Parution :
2025-07-14
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An unquestioned assumption of contemporary politics is that the left owns minority groups, in the sense that the left, exclusively, champions the interests of minorities and is for that reason owed the allegiance of minorities. This, in turn, gives rise to the sense of...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2025-07-14
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Promoting a more inclusive society for the elderly, people with disabilities and, more broadly, all of those in vulnerable situations, implies profound changes in the healthcare system in many countries. This movement, known as “deinstitutionalization”, implies...
Editeur :
Wiley-ISTE
Parution :
2025-07-14
Collection :
ISTE Invoiced
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This book examines the history of sociology in India. It delves into the origin, growth, and development of Sociology. It traces its trajectory alongside the nation's social, cultural, and intellectual landscape. The chapters examine the diverse strands of sociological...
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Springer
Parution :
2025-07-12
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The focus of the volume is on ethnographically oriented research practice. It is reflected in the mirror of the currently controversial concepts of diversity and intersectionality in the cultural and social sciences. Special attention is paid to the question of how...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2025-07-11
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In many Asian societies, the process of modernization often took place in a rapid and highly compressed fashion – not over centuries, as had happened in most Western societies, but in several decades. This enabled Asian societies to achieve high levels of economic...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2025-07-11
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This book presents a wide array of innovative and cutting-edge practice models, research-based conceptualisations and theorisations as well as policy contributions which will serve as resource material for social work professionals across the globe.This volume is a...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2025-07-11
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This book provides examples of how social workers have pushed back against neoliberalism, attempts to co-opt or silence social workers, and reproduce philosophical and ethical assumptions that divide humans from each other and from the natural world.
This is the second...
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Springer
Parution :
2025-07-11
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This open access book explores the role of textiles in death to investigate questions into how the body was prepared before the funeral, how the body was seen and perceived by its relatives and community, and the role of textiles in its metamorphosis into a deceased....
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2025-07-11
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Dieses Buch nimmt uns mit auf eine Reise durch die Welt des Radfahrens aus dem Blickwinkel eines Soziologen. Es zeigt die Verwobenheit des Fahrrads mit unserem Alltag und dessen Einfluss auf unsere Lebensweise.
Radfahren ist nicht nur Fortbewegung, sondern auch...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2025-07-10
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This volume offers an in-depth exploration of the complex and evolving manifestations of violence through a comparative and contextual lens. Addressing a wide range of violent behaviors—from intimate partner violence and human trafficking to acid attacks and child...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2025-07-09
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Gen Z, Social Media, and News: Implications for the Future of News Engagement, Journalism, the U.S., and Democracy is the third book in a trilogy that captures the intersection of generation change and news landscape transformation. This change began in the early 1980s...
Editeur :
Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Parution :
2025-07-08
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This volume examines the constitutive importance of salt, cod and sugar for trade networks, and the associated circulation and mobility of commodities and individuals, which connected the far-flung territories of the Atlantic World from the 16th century onwards. While...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2025-07-07
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The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research in Sport & Physical Culture is a pivotal resource that marks the next evolutionary step in the field of qualitative research within sport and physical culture. Building on decades of methodological advancements and scholarly...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2025-07-05
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Editeur :
Sceptre
Parution :
2025-07-03
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This book provides a unique foundation upon which to view how the involvement of the death care sector offers a potential route to take in practice and research in reaching urban communities of color dealing with gun-related deaths.
Gun violence in the United...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2025-07-02
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This book delves into the lives of women in Malaysia, portraying their experiences as they navigate life's challenges and make sacrifices for survival. Despite their contributions being often unappreciated, the narrative highlights the substantial economic impact of...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2025-07-02
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This edited book collects a selection of the best papers submitted for the Artificial Creativity: Looking at the Future of Digital Culture meeting held in Milan, Italy in June of 2024. The chapters cover the effects of technology on the arts including...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2025-07-02
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This book draws on international research and best practices to provide readers with the knowledge and insights necessary to navigate the complex and challenging environment of investigative interviewing. It highlights the importance of investigative interviewing in...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2025-07-02
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This book records real-life experiences of transgender violence and victimisation, analysing the legal lacunae in granting protection to the historically vulnerable community and their perspective of the law and safety. It is an outcome of extensive empirical legal...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2025-07-01
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