mai - Social & Cultural Studies 39

Lady and protector of the home, wise counselor who foresees the fates of gods and humans, patroness of work and craft, wife of Odin. . . the old Scandinavian goddess Frigg is a deep and multifaceted……続きを見る

What if the traditional narrative about immigrant women--that those who come to the United States will succeed as long as they work hard, stay focused, and have supportive families--is a lie? Of the……続きを見る

This book combines radical history, critical geography, and political theory in an innovative history of the solidarity campaign in London during the 1984-5 miners’ strike. Thousands of people colle……続きを見る

The Problem of the State provides a new perspective on what the social and political sciences can contribute to understandings of the state and the ambivalent place it occupies in our collective aff……続きを見る

Publicado no mês de aniversário de 150 anos de Rosa Luxemburgo, este livro do cientista político argentino Hernán Ouviña oferece uma introdução à vida e à obra da pensadora, revelando o potencial do……続きを見る

An anthropologist's groundbreaking account of how Islamic religious authority is assembled through the unceasing labor of community building on the island of Java This compelling book draws on Ismai……続きを見る

This book addresses the underexposed political dimensions of bioeconomy promotion. Who wins and who loses? How are institutions being shaped, and by whom? Drawing from experiences since the earlier ……続きを見る

Jorge Grespan é conhecido entre os estudiosos brasileiros de Marx por obras densas, com abordagens detalhadas e de imenso rigor. Neste livro, de caráter didático e introdutório, o autor não só expõe……続きを見る

The disconcerting reappearance of fascism in many parts of the Western world since the late twentieth century has prompted a re-evaluation of previous political assumptions. One of the more controve……続きを見る

This volume presents a series of essays in honor of noted scholar of political theory, Mary P. Nichols. The essays reflect Nichols’ pathbreaking work in ancient Greek political thought, as well as h……続きを見る

En 2050, 6,5 milliards d’humains habiteront en ville. Les grandes cités concentreront toujours plus les entreprises, cerveaux, lieux de recherche et de formation, innovations, emplois et services. ……続きを見る

"Es ist die Erinnerung, die mir Hoffnung gibt und mir sagt: Es wird alles besser. Es wird alles wieder gut." Hoffnung ist universell. Ohne Hoffnung können wir nicht leben. Sie ist es, die uns bei E……続きを見る

"La paz consagrada en la Constitución Política de 1991 como deber y derecho, ha sido un compromiso asumido e integrado en los Planes Globales de Desarrollo de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia que……続きを見る

The book explores the competing grand strategic worldviews shaping India’s foreign and security policies by analyzing the interaction between normative modern international relations theories and ve……続きを見る

O Estado assumiu uma nova postura com o plano de desestatização. Em resposta ao aprimoramento de suas funções surgiram as agências reguladoras, instituições com independência, autonomia, aceitação s……続きを見る

The Great Adaptation tells the story of how scientists, governments and corporations have tried to deal with the challenge that climate change poses to capitalism by promoting adaptation to the cons……続きを見る

With contributions by leading demographers, environmentalists, and reproductive health advocates, A Pivotal Moment offers a new perspective on the complex connection between population dynamics and ……続きを見る

How and why are arts and cultural practices meaningful to communities? Highlighting examples from Lebanon, Latin America, China, Ireland, India, Sri Lanka and beyond, this exciting book explores the……続きを見る

Penser. Communiquer. Travailler. Vivre. Telles sont les quatre sections dans lesquelles ont été répartis les textes qui composent le présent livre. Penser, parce que ce fut le premier défi à relever……続きを見る

This publication looks at several corporate governance issues, and provides an analysis of four core areas of corporate governance in South Asia in light of global trends and best practices. These i……続きを見る

Sono trascorsi poco più di 120 anni dallo storico anno che ha visto la prima donna professionista chiedere di essere iscritta ad un albo e solo 60 dal riconoscimento del diritto di voto alle donne n……続きを見る

Bringing together ten leading researchers in the field of deliberative democracy, this important book examines the features of a Deliberative Mini-Public (DMP) and considers how DMPs link into democ……続きを見る

This book analyses the theoretical and methodological foundations of ecotourism and geotourism and examines the essence, content, factors, and models of ecotourism development. The authors conducted……続きを見る

This book is a timely report of the state-of-the-art analytical techniques in the domain of quantum algorithms related to Boolean functions. It bridges the gap between recent developments in the are……続きを見る

Dans "La Croix-Rouge française", Charles-Alexandre Geoffroy de Grandmaison explore l'évolution et le rôle essentiel de cette organisation humanitaire, tout en mettant en lumière ses actions lors des……続きを見る

Mussolini e Trump: li divide un secolo e l’atomica, la Guerra fredda e due conflitti mondiali, un centinaio di milioni di morti e la globalizzazione. Eppure il secondo pare essere l’imitatore dei ve……続きを見る

This book evaluates the promise of human progress and secularism in grand political narratives of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, comparing counter-narratives of South Asia within the contex……続きを見る

Hvordan er det egentlig gået med livet, siden man blev voksen? Og endnu vigtigere: Hvordan sikrer man sig, at resten bliver, som man gerne vil have det? Det er 22 år siden, at Mette Lisby og Maise N……続きを見る

The Ethics of Governance: Moral Limits of Policy Decisions offers a toolbox drawn from normative ethics which finds applications in public governance, primarily focusing on policy making and executi……続きを見る

This book provides humanitarian practitioners and policy makers with a manual for how to apply foresight and strategy in their work. Drawing on extensive research, the book demonstrates in practical……続きを見る