DK - Social & Cultural Studies 48

This monograph offers new insights into the connection between self-consciousness and emotion. It focuses on what fundamental “feelings of being” tell us about ourselves. The results enrich the phil……続きを見る

When A Don at War was published in 1966 it was hailed as the first book to be written from the point of view of the Intelligence staff officer in the field with critics remarking on Sir David Hunt's……続きを見る

This book explores the relationship between tourism, culture and ethnic identity in Tibet in , focusing in particular on Shangrila, a Tibetan region in Southwest China, to show how local ‘Tibetan cu……続きを見る

Once largely ignored, judicial elections in the states have become increasingly controversial over the past two decades. Legal organizations, prominent law professors, and a retired Supreme Court ju……続きを見る

The crannog on Llangorse Lake near Brecon in mid Wales was discovered in 1867 and first excavated in 1869 by two local antiquaries, Edgar and Henry Dumbleton, who published their findings over the n……続きを見る

BECAUSE NOT ALL KRAV MAGA IS THE SAME® This book is designed for krav maga trainees, security-conscious civilians, law enforcement officers, security professionals, and military personnel alike who ……続きを見る

Since the early 1960s the Supreme Court and its congressional critics have been locked in a continuing dispute over the issues of school prayer, busing, and abortion. Although for years the Court’s ……続きを見る

Well-being is topic of perennial concern. It has been of significant interest to scholars across disciplines, culture, and time. But like morality, conceptions of well-being are deeply shaped and in……続きを見る

Ein Jahr im Leben eines aus politischen Gründen verurteilten ostdeutschen Menschen in einer Welt, in der wir letzten Endes alle Gefangene sind, unter dem Aspekt der Allgegenwart der Vergangenheit, d……続きを見る

First published in 1998, Revolutionary Iran investigates two major political transformations in the modern history of Iran: the Constitutional Revolution of 1905-09 and the Islamic Revolution 1976-7……続きを見る

This is the first academic book to examine the long running hit series Grand Designs, which occupies a significant place in the popular imagination internationally. The authors apply an empirically ……続きを見る

Das Ziel dieses Buches ist es, aus interdisziplinärer Perspektive ein Verständnis über den Menschen als Konsument im digitalen Zeitalter aufzubauen. Es hilft uns zu verstehen, welche Kräfte und Moti……続きを見る

Providing a comprehensive and widely accessible investigation into Mullā Ṣadrā’s works, this book establishes his political philosophy and instigates a dialogue on the relevance of Ṣadrā’s philosoph……続きを見る

Humanity’s best hope for confronting the looming climate crisis rests with the new science of complexity. The sheer complexity of climate change stops most solutions in their tracks. How do we give ……続きを見る

De islamitische wereld bevindt zich in een steeds dieper wordende crisis. Terwijl de rest van de wereld democratiseerde, nam het aantal democratieën in de islamitische wereld alleen maar verder af. ……続きを見る

Some thirty years ago the small Metropolitan County of Grotton found itself bathed in the bright glare of publicity as The Grotton Papers lifted the lid on the inner workings of the six planning dep……続きを見る

Oedipus the King is the best-known play we have from the pen of Sophocles and was recognized as a masterpiece in Aristotle's Poetics, which cites the play more often than any other as an example of ……続きを見る

This is a study of vulnerability as a dominant cultural discourse today, especially as it manifests in ‘extreme cultures’. These are cultural practices and representations of humans in risky, painfu……続きを見る

We face a stark reality – nearly 8 billion people living on a planet without the resources needed to ensure a better life for future generations. Transformative Markets is a roadmap for turning the ……続きを見る

À la mort de sa grand-mère, Freddy se retrouve confrontée à des secrets... qui refusent de se révéler. La mort d’une grand-mère et un caveau familial que l’on ouvre pour l’enterrer, c’est logique. E……続きを見る

Sixty years before the comics entered the American newspaper press, Rodolphe Töpffer of Geneva (1799–1846), schoolmaster, university professor, polemical journalist, art critic, landscape draftsman,……続きを見る

This book explores how social groups in the urban fringe of Abuja, Nigeria, engaged with a series of development projects spanning 15 years (2003 to 2018) which focused on the enhancement of food se……続きを見る

Les jeunes " des quartiers " font peur : de la graine de délinquant, dit-on. Tous violents. Des " évidences " qui méritent d'être vérifiées, de l'intérieur : c'est précisément ce que propose ce livr……続きを見る

This book provides a critical analysis of irregular migration to Europe from a neo-Gramscian perspective. It demonstrates how the contemporary EU migration management regime came about within the co……続きを見る

Rudyard Kipling collected the short stories he had published in various magazines in the mid-1890s into "The Day’s Work", published in 1898. In "The Day's Work", Kipling uses a series of short stori……続きを見る

While parents work longer hours for less and the costs of childcare, healthcare, and college skyrocket, the share of the U.S. budget spent on kids has fallen 22 percent since 1960. In Kids First, po……続きを見る

The illustrated, inside story of the legendary hacktivist group's origins and most daring exploits. A for Anonymous shows how a leaderless band of volunteers successfully used hacktivism to fight fo……続きを見る

Paul Ricoeur and the Lived Body extends the scope of Paul Ricoeur’s reflections and analyses of the body as one’s own through explorations into the ethical, cultural, and affective dimensions of our……続きを見る

In the first two seasons of the HBO series Westworld, human guests pay exorbitant fees to spend time among cybernetic Hostsーpartially sentient AI robotsーand live out often violent fantasies. In Th……続きを見る

The only textbook to outline the skills social workers need to conduct effective client interviews, this volume synthesizes recent research on interviewing and demonstrates its value in unique setti……続きを見る