GRAIN - Social & Cultural Studies 1

Can we truly address poverty without centring the voices of those who live it? Bringing together voices from academia, grassroots activism, NGOs and the UK voluntary sector, this timely and accessib……続きを見る

Lorsque l’une des résidentes de la maison de retraite Villa Romarin est retrouvée morte dans son fauteuil, un samedi soir de décembre, personne n’est réellement surpris. Du moins jusqu’aux étonnante……続きを見る

In the past fifteen years, file sharing of digital cultural works between individuals has been at the center of a number of debates on the future of culture itself. To some, sharing constitutes pira……続きを見る

Lorsque Wayne Fletcher, un jeune homme de dix-sept ans, se noie dans la rivière qui traverse la petite ville de Kings Lake, dans le Norfolk, tout le monde croit à un tragique accident. Certes, Wayne……続きを見る

El presente volumen colectivo recoge las ideas sobre la relación entre filosofía, política y religión de pensadores capitales de la segunda mitad del siglo XX. Entre otros, Berlin, Arendt, Oakeshott……続きを見る

Crossing the Threshold is the official history of the role played by the Marriage Equality organisation in leading the way for the successful passage of same-sex marriage in Ireland. Featuring contr……続きを見る

L’information et ses technologies refaçonnent notre univers technique, social et éthique, mais ces bouleversements se font dans deux directions opposées selon que l’on choisit d’en encourager l’appr……続きを見る

Le monde tel que nous le connaissons s’écroule. C’est sans doute la meilleure nouvelle de ce siècle. Partout, des révoltes naissent. Parfois meurent. Toujours existent. Alors que la surveillance s’i……続きを見る

This book focuses on the (re)invention of French food in the US, probing the intricate transatlantic dynamics underlying notions of cooking and eating French. By looking at French gastronomy as both……続きを見る

Das Buch zeigt, wie Behörden ihre digitalen Kommunikationsprozesse mit Unterstützung eines umfassenden Kommunikationscontrollings steuern und die Kommunikationsleistung messen können. Digitale Behör……続きを見る

Introducing the 7 principles for practicing critical hope--because hope isn’t something you have; it’s something you do. Each person has a unique, ever-changing relationship to hope. Hope alone can ……続きを見る

In The Great Climate Robbery highly respected non-profit Grain connects analysis of the food system to larger issues affecting the planet, and links peoples' struggles over food to climate change. T……続きを見る

Propagación de gobiernos autoritarios y antiliberales, guerras y amenaza nuclear, cambio climático, economías desiguales y cuestionamientos a la democracia: en este contexto de turbulencias, ¿a quié……続きを見る

Danger in Police Culture: Perspectives from South Africa offers a fresh perspective on how officers understand, interpret and construct danger. With unique insight from working with uniformed and de……続きを見る

Originally published in 1993, Managing Stress in Families deals with the use of well-researched psychosocial strategies in working with families under stress. This includes households where one or m……続きを見る

"A salient, measured, and illuminating study of history with reflections on what Britain's past means for its present and future, highly recommended." ー Midwest Book Review John Grainger examines t……続きを見る

How prehistoric humans coped with the end of the last Ice Ageーand catastrophic global warming. Global warming is among the most urgent problems facing the world today. Yet many commentators, and ev……続きを見る

Votre bébé ne s'alimente plus, pleure sans cesse et perd le sommeil. Votre enfant manifeste une grande anxiété ou se montre agressif ; votre enfant connaît de nombreux échecs scolaires, il se montre……続きを見る

Despite seven out of ten people in Scotland choosing cremation, in many ways crematoria are 'invisible' buildings, visited only by necessity, and they have not received the attention they deserve. C……続きを見る

Pamphylia, in modern Turkey, was a Greek country from the early Iron Age until the Middle Ages. In that land there were nine cities which can be described more or less as Greek, and this book is an ……続きを見る

Diplomacy is a neglected aspect of Hellenistic history, despite the fact that war and peace were the major preoccupations of the rulers of the kingdoms of the time. It becomes clear that it is possi……続きを見る

This book analyses the complex relationship between directness, indirectness, politeness and impoliteness. Definitions of directness and indirectness are discussed and problematised from a discursiv……続きを見る

Digitalisierung betrifft in der heutigen Zeit direkt und verborgen alle wesentlichen Lebensbereiche: Ethik, Sicherheit, Arbeits- und Privatleben, gesellschaftliches Zusammenleben, Energieversorgung,……続きを見る

The Story of Garum recounts the convoluted journey of that notorious Roman fish sauce, known as garum, from a smelly Greek fish paste to an expensive luxury at the heart of Roman cuisine and back to……続きを見る

digitali Paul Grainge Catherine Johnson Trailer cinematografici, promo televisivi, pubblicità, video «brandizzati» e contenuti realizzati apposta per vendere un prodotto occupano uno spazio sempre m……続きを見る

In the noise of the debate about the EU, it is rare for fundamental questions to be asked. For example, for what purposes should we have international institutions at all? Does the EU meet those pur……続きを見る

This book charts the involvement of the British navy in the Caribbean from the earliest times to the present. It recounts the voyages of sixteenth century English adventurers such as John Hawkins an……続きを見る

This book charts the continuing war between Britain and France on the one side and the Turkish Empire on the other following the British capture of Jerusalem in 1917. It outlines how the British pre……続きを見る

In recent years, human rights have come under fire, with the rise of political illiberalism and the coming to power of populist authoritarian leaders in many parts of the world who contest and dismi……続きを見る

With considerable turmoil in international trade and logistics it is more important than ever to understand trade and customs issues and their impact on logistics operations. At every port and borde……続きを見る