Wing - Social & Cultural Studies 1

One spring afternoon in 1990, writer and mother Avra Wing, while holding her young son, is crushed by an out-of-control car careening onto the sidewalk near her Brooklyn home. Avra manages to hold o……続きを見る

What if a single drop of blood could solve a murder? What if a fingerprint could expose a criminal decades later? What if invisible poisons, microscopic fibers, or hidden DNA could reveal the truth ……続きを見る

This book examines the origins, deployment, and legacy of Order 1305, a measure introduced in 1940 to make it a criminal offence to take part in a strike. Surprisingly, the prohibition on the right ……続きを見る

This leading textbook introduces students and practitioners to the identification and analysis of animal remains at archaeology sites. The authors use global examples from the Pleistocene era into t……続きを見る

Focusing on photographs depicting the domestic display of three US presidential icons – Franklin Delano Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, and Barack Obama – Jennifer Wingate examines everyday expressions ……続きを見る

This book uses the case of football fandom in Hong Kong to shine new light on the globalization of sport and culture, and on the intersection of culture and society in a postcolonial territory. Base……続きを見る

The Nazi invasion of Poland was the first step in an unremittingly brutal occupation, one most infamously represented by the network of death camps constructed on Polish soil. The systematic murder ……続きを見る

This book provides an introduction to the legal system in Hong Kong. Understanding Hong Kong's legal system today requires both an understanding of the British origins of much of the laws and legal ……続きを見る

“Failing schools. Underprivileged schools. Just plain bad schools.” That’s how Eve L. Ewing opens Ghosts in the Schoolyard: describing Chicago Public Schools from the outside. The way politicians an……続きを見る

This Brief provides researchers with an introduction to interpretive approaches for analyzing public policies. It introduces several real-world policy situations where the lack of an interpretive fo……続きを見る

La obra que a continuación se presenta, cuyo texto se debe al Dr. Santiago Uceda, de la Universidad Nacional de Trujillo, es la traducción al castellano del libro “Préhistoire de la Cote norddu Péro……続きを見る

This book examines the history of aging and old age during the Qing dynasty, a pivotal period marked by rapid population growth that resulted in the largest elderly population in imperial China. Dra……続きを見る

A lively and insightful account that follows the bouncing ball through the history of nonelectronic and electronic games. Bounce follows an array of bouncing balls through the histories of nonelectr……続きを見る

"" The People's Victory is a mirror for each of us to see our own power to fight for justice and create the change we want to see in our world." – Gavin Newsom, Lieutenant Governor of California In ……続きを見る

How can we make religious equality a reality for those on the margins of society and politics? This book is about the individual and collective struggles of the religiously marginalised to be recogn……続きを見る

Wenn Geschichte zur Warnung wird Ein hochaktuelles Buch, das die Lehren aus dem Scheitern der Weimarer Republik auf die Herausforderungen unserer Gegenwart überträgt – fundiert, provokant und releva……続きを見る

In "Thoughts on Slavery and Cheap Sugar," J. Ewing Ritchie articulates a compelling critique of the sociopolitical and moral implications of slavery within the era of burgeoning sugar production in ……続きを見る

She Holds the World is a powerful tribute to the strength, resilience, and influence of Black womenーpast, present, and future. From the quiet sacrifices made in the shadows to the loud, world-shapi……続きを見る

The Color of Desire tells the story of how, in the aftermath of gay liberation, race played a crucial role in shaping the trajectory of queer, German politics. Focusing on the Federal Republic of Ge……続きを見る

In "Essays on the Materialistic Conception of History," Antonio Labriola delves into the philosophical underpinnings of materialism as it pertains to historical development. Through a series of essa……続きを見る

Why have so many radical thinkers advocated for the abolition of prisons and punishment? And why have their ideas been so difficult to popularize or garner the political will for change? This book o……続きを見る

This Element shows China has assumed a historical role in shaping a new turn in globalization. It has assertively engaged in the open globalizing process through its Belt and Road Initiative as well……続きを見る

What life do you want to live? What country do you want to live in? On the left hand, you have nothing; someone makes all the decisions regarding your life. On the right hand, you have everything, i……続きを見る

An emerging interest in a British East and Southeast Asian identity after decades of political and social exclusion has coincided with periods of economic and political challenges in the UK. In Migr……続きを見る

This book provides the historical and political context for the security interventions in Mali over the past three decades. The work contextualizes external military engagement (including that of th……続きを見る

'This is the bible for living a HEALTHIER life' DAVINA MCCALL bestselling author and host of Begin Again AS SEEN ON 'SUNDAY BRUNCH' AND 'THIS MORNING' DISCOVER HOW NEW TECHNOLOGY CAN MAKE YOU HEALTH……続きを見る

Embracing Queer Students’ Diverse Identities at Historically Black Colleges and Universities: A Primer for Presidents, Administrators, and Faculty is both a call to action and a resource for histori……続きを見る

The authors of this book contend that the civil service system, which was devised to create a uniform process for recruiting high-quality workers to government, is no longer uniform or a system. Nor……続きを見る

O mundo foi surpreendido pela invasão da Ucrânia pela Rússia. À atmosfera pesada de uma pandemia letal, veio se somar o gosto velho e amargo da Guerra Fria, no qual vidas de pessoas comuns contam me……続きを見る

On November 4, 1980, American voters gave Ronald Reagan a 41-state Electoral College landslide. The man this mandate carried into the White House was largely compounded of mythology. Like most compe……続きを見る