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This transdisciplinary study gathers research papers that reveal the multifarious facets of the concept of «persuasion». It is argued that regardless of its degree of intentionality, the act of pers……続きを見る

“The contributors to the volume, coming from different areas of the Humanities and Social Sciences, address several timely and important issues that bring together richly diverse perspectives and ad……続きを見る

Language and Social Justice provides readers with the knowledge and analytical skills required to explore why and how social inequalities and injustices are enacted through language, and how they ma……続きを見る

This comparative law book aims at formulating a new analytical approach to constitutional comparisons, assuming as a starting point the different legal perspectives implied in the (Sunni) Islamic ou……続きを見る

O processo de judicialização é um acontecimento contemporâneo, compreendido enquanto um mecanismo pelo qual o poder Judiciário tem ganhado relevância frente aos poderes Legislativos e Executivos, se……続きを見る

This book explores the relationship between "the roles of the Black “organic intellectual” and the PoC academic scholar, and outlines how important partnerships are emerging from these sometimes-con……続きを見る

What is the importance of trust for human social life? What role does trust play in morality, in political arrangements, and in our attempts to gain knowledge and understand the world? When should w……続きを見る

For all of the tremendous advances in medicine and treatment the world has seen in the modern era, the human body’s ability to heal itself remains a (literally) vital and often overlooked facet of h……続きを見る

L'emergenza pandemica, l'inflazione, la guerra in Europa, la crisi energetica: in rapida successione queste realtà hanno ribaltato il mondo come lo conoscevamo, rendendo urgente affrontare la 'nuova……続きを見る

Les més de cinquanta sessions que es van viure entre el febrer i el juny del 2019 van constatar un xoc entre dues versions: la de l'independentisme, amb dotze persones al banc dels acusats (nou de l……続きを見る

This book provides an important critical analysis of the autobiographies of nine major leaders of national liberation movements in Africa. By examining their self-narratives, we can better understan……続きを見る

This book is the first comprehensive ethnographic study of the diversity of living and ageing experiences of three groups of older migrants – return, lifestyle and ageing-in-place labour migrants – ……続きを見る

Girevoli Silenzi mostra un caleidoscopio di umanità e sentimenti. Contiene situazioni girevoli, nate in luoghi diversi del nostro paese, da persone differenti per professione, missione ed esperienza……続きを見る

Based on the latest scientific discoveries, this “unauthorized biography” of the Humans recounts the story of our distant ancestors during the past 6 million years, since the line of our extended fa……続きを見る

Sabia que nas eleições europeias de 2014 houve um crescimento eleitoral e da representação, muito significativo, de forças políticas eurocépticas, nalguns casos populistas e até xenófobas e anti-sis……続きを見る

Does the state still frame debates about new technology? Can policy-makers ensure the benefits of health developments through genomics while still satisfying the expectations of society and the econ……続きを見る

Throughout history prostitution has always been a source of fierce debate; societies have either grudgingly tolerated it or tried (always unsuccessfully) to ban it. With the emergence of much more o……続きを見る

The Civic Imagination provides a rich empirical description of civic life and a broader discussion of the future of democracy in contemporary America. Over the course of a year, five researchers obs……続きを見る

The book investigates the complexity of the Latin American mega cities and the multiple commitments of the apparatus of the state with a focus on the failures of the public water sector. It offers a……続きを見る

Papaioannou offers a radical new reading of Hayek in the 21st century, arguing that the moral dimension of his political theory is based on the methodological implications of an epistemologically fo……続きを見る

O Direito evolui em consonância com as demandas da sociedade, pois é parte da vida em coletividade destinada a prevenir e solucionar conflitos. Conforme as relações sociais se tornam mais complexas,……続きを見る

As climate change and extreme weather events increasingly threaten traditional landscapes and livelihoods of entire communities the need to study its impact on human migration and population displac……続きを見る

This book offers an unprecedented, integrative account of the shape of social order on the microsocial level. Dealing with the basic dimensions of interaction, the authors examine the major factors ……続きを見る

This book explores the development of educational leadership within difficult contexts via the lens of a previously failing English secondary school in an area of urban poverty. Based on extensive i……続きを見る

Massima competenza e scioltezza di esposizione: le mettono in campo Cristoforo Sergio Bertuglia e Franco Vaio, affrontando il fenomeno urbano nell’unica ottica in grado di comprenderlo davvero, quel……続きを見る

La figura della donna nelle civiltà antiche appare spesso legata a luoghi comuni più o meno definiti che tendono a livellare l’aspetto femminile come identico in tutte le civiltà millenarie. La donn……続きを見る

Innovation has the potential to address a number of development challenges such as combating poverty and delivering health services, but all too often technological progress has failed to consider t……続きを見る

The demographic history of twentieth-century Russia has been marked by a series of tragedies. Calamitous wars, revolutions, civil strife, and political murders have resulted in unparalleled mortalit……続きを見る

This book offers fascinating insights into the lives of our ancestors and investigates the dynamic processes that led to the establishment of complex human societies. It provides a holistic view of ……続きを見る

This book is about ageing in Bulgaria. How do Bulgaria’s elderlyーabandoned by the state and left behind by their adult children and grandchildrenーadapt to their continuously shifting environment a……続きを見る