TACO - Social & Cultural Studies 1

For the first time in paperback, author Ron Chepesiuk chronicles the little known history of organized crime in Harlem. African American organized crime has had as significant an impact on its const……続きを見る

This volume offers an innovative analysis of Roman political culture in Italy from the first to the sixth century AD on the basis of seven case studies. Its main contention is that, during the perio……続きを見る

tras las líneas del narcotráfico describe la insistente lucha de una periodista por llegar a la médula del homicidio del ex jefe antidrogas de panamá que murió en circunstancias extrañas, aún no esc……続きを見る

In Surfer Girls in the New World Order, Krista Comer explores surfing as a local and global subculture, looking at how the culture of surfing has affected and been affected by girls, from baby boome……続きを見る

The World in Brooklyn: Gentrification, Immigration, and Ethnic Politics in a Global City, is a collection of scholarly papers which analyze demographic, social, political, and economic trends that a……続きを見る

Offers the most current, evidence-based information for helping specific populations affected by disasters Vulnerable populations such as children, older adults, and people with disabilities are dis……続きを見る

The rhetoric of social justice is commonplace but increasingly it means little more than a tag line or a punctuation point. Reconstructing Social Justice presents a new framework for social justice ……続きを見る

Montesinos’ Legacy brings scholars together in honor of the 500th anniversary of Dominican Antonio de Montesinos’ famous sermon in defense of the rights of the indigenous Amerindians. The collection……続きを見る

In an era characterized by news that caters to extreme ends of the political spectrum, sporting events are one of the last refuges to which people of divergent viewpoints can turn. In the days and w……続きを見る

The twentieth century witnessed an explosion of new nations carved out of existing ramshackle empires and multiethnic states. Many observers contend that the creation of new states will continue ind……続きを見る

While the importance of migration in contemporary society is universally acknowledged, historical analyses of migration put contemporary issues into perspective. Migration is a phenomenon of all tim……続きを見る

This book provides a unique insight into negotiations around language investment for employability in the context of public employment services. Drawing on extensive ethnographical research carried ……続きを見る

PPR, LA GUERRA NO EST EN LA CALLE, expone de un modo atrevido, contundente y ameno, la realidad interna de la descomposicin moral y estructural que atraviesa la Polica de Puerto Rico. A travs de sus……続きを見る

“Cheshire” takes a detailed look at this beautiful English county, exploring its people, places, and customs. This illustrated volume will appeal to those with an interest in history of Cheshire or ……続きを見る

Despite important strides in the fight against poverty in the past two decades, child poverty remains widespread and persistent, particularly in Africa. Poverty in all its dimensions is detrimental ……続きを見る

The Moral Media provides readers with preliminary answers to questions about ethical thinking in a professional environment. Representing one of the first publications of journalists' and advertisin……続きを見る

Representative democracies are facing huge challenges that stem from long trends of citizens’ dissatisfaction and weakening of political legitimacy, on the one hand, and the effects of global econom……続きを見る

Intrigued by a slide showing a woman breast-feeding a monkey, anthropologist Loretta A. Cormier spent fifteen months living among the Guajá, a foraging people in a remote area of Brazil. The result ……続きを見る

'The best and the worst of our shared humanity...breathtaking and heartbreaking.' The Hon. Dame Quentin Bryce AD CVO One woman's astonishing journey from unimaginable trauma to becoming a power for ……続きを見る

Calvin Coolidge lived during a time of constitutional transformation – the Progressive Era and World War I – before serving as President of the United States from 1923-1929. Thomas J. Tacoma argues ……続きを見る

La territorialidad latinoamericana reciente, fundamentada por la demanda de nuevas lógicas de recomposición de los territorios rurales y urbanos, y dependiente de alteraciones y cambios concretos, h……続きを見る

The New White Nationalism in Politics and Higher Education analyzes a new form of white nationalism that seeks to recruit mainstream citizens to achieve its goals. This New White Nationalism sees hi……続きを見る

Questo saggio analizza la questione della menzogna da un punto di vista filosofico. Questo si concentra sulla famosa controversia tra Kant e Costant cercando di enucleare la complessa tipologia di a……続きを見る

Individuo, legalità e consenso tra nazismo e fascismo FRANCESCO RICCOBONO Introduzione. L'impossibile dissenso CHRISTOPH U. SCHMINCK-GUSTAVUS Un assassinio marziale. Il processo del 9 aprile 1945 co……続きを見る

MARINA LALATTA COSTERBOSA Menzogna, tra verità e giustizia. Per una presentazione ANDREA TAGLIAPIETRA La menzogna come critica dell'idea di verità. Le filosofie di Stirner e Nietzsche PAOLA PERSANO ……続きを見る

El relat de l'operatiu clandestí que va fer possible el referèndum de l'1-O. Operació U rnes és la crònica periodística de l'operatiu clandestí que va permetre que l'1 d'octubre del 2017 a Cataluny……続きを見る

Drawing on primary research within voluntary sports clubs in the UK and secondary analysis of the wider international literature on social capital, this text focuses on the micro-processes of social……続きを見る

The book brings together a wealth of black and white pictures which together record not only the operations of the Women's Land Army (WLA) but also scenes of the countryside between 1939 and 1950. D……続きを見る

Este livro faz parte de uma coleção que só Deus sabe onde vai parar. Comecei uma empreitada de colecionar escândalos e atitudes do PT e dos políticos petistas com intuito de advertir a população bra……続きを見る

Esta obra estudia las circunstancias vividas por aquellas primeras estudiantes que ingresaron a la Universidad de Costa Rica, sorteando las discriminaciones impuestas por los estereotipos de género ……続きを見る