nami - Social & Cultural Studies 9

Proposing a new methodological approach to documenting languages spoken in multilingual societies, this book retraces the investigation of one unique linguistic space, the Creole varieties referred ……続きを見る

This study argues that neorealism’s visual genius is inseparable from its almost invisible relation to the Fascist past: a connection inscribed in cinematic landscapes. While largely a silent narrat……続きを見る

Britain's streets have been transformed by the construction of new property - but it's owned by private corporations, designed for profit and watched over by CCTV. Have these gleaming business distr……続きを見る

This text chronicles Deng Xiaoping's institution of far-reaching and practical economic reforms that seem at odds with Communist theory and its emphasis on ideology. In fact, while Deng often turned……続きを見る

Despite four decades of development planning, at least one third of the urban population of Africa, Asia and Latin America remains poor. Over 600 million live in 'life and health threatening' homes ……続きを見る

Ihre Unabhängigkeit war den Ukrainern 1991 zugefallen, erkämpft haben sie sie erst auf dem Maidan. Sie stürzten ihr korruptes Regime, doch nur, um sich mit einem weitaus mächtigeren Gegner konfronti……続きを見る

Published through the Recovering Languages and Literacies of the Americas initiative, supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation The rich storytelling traditions of the Alto Perené Arawaks of east……続きを見る

The last fifteen years have seen a tremendous growth in the number of health rights cases focusing on issues such as access to health services and essential medications. This volume examines the pot……続きを見る

This is the first historical survey of the Gulag based on newly accessible archival sources as well as memoirs and other studies published since the beginning of glasnost. Over the course of several……続きを見る

After the fall of the state socialist regime and the end of martial law in 1989, Polish society experienced both a sense of relief from the tyranny of Soviet control and an expectation that democrac……続きを見る

In this first book-length study of Ayn Rand's anti-utopia Anthem, essays explore the historical, literary, and philosophical themes presiding in this novella written in opposition to the totalitaria……続きを見る

China today is never out of the news: from international finance to human rights controversies, global coverage of its rising international presence, and the Chinese 'economic miracle'. It seems to ……続きを見る

The Creative City: Vision and Execution, edited by James E. Doyle and Biljana Mickov, challenges the popular understanding of the Creative City, by bridging the gap between the Creative City as conc……続きを見る

One of the most striking features of French government in the second half of the sixteenth century was the influence of Italians. Notwithstanding widespread French admiration for Italian culture, It……続きを見る

As the Grim Reaper pulls a student out of class to be a “victim” of drunk driving in a program called “Every 15 Minutes,” Montana Miller observes the ritual through a folklorist’s lens. Playing Dead……続きを見る

Nurturing Child and Adolescent Spirituality: Perspectives from the World's Religious Traditions provides a forum for prominent religious scholars to examine the state of religious knowledge and theo……続きを見る

Russia is one of the world’s largest hydrocarbon resource holders, producers, and exporters, but it is undergoing an uncertain economic and energy transition. An economic slowdown, the dual shocks o……続きを見る

For several decades it has been widely accepted that human space exploration is the exclusive domain of government agencies. The cost of performing such missions, estimated in multiple reports to am……続きを見る

This edited volume brings together chapters that offer theoretically pertinent comparisons between various dimensions of Israeli and Turkish politics. Each chapter covers a different aspect of state……続きを見る

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2016 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Individuum, Gruppe, Gesellschaft, Note: 1,7, Universität Kassel, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die Ausarbeitung soll erläutern, inwieweit si……続きを見る

Shabana Mir’s powerful ethnographic study of women on Washington, D.C., college campuses reveals that being a young female Muslim in post-9/11 America means experiencing double scrutinyーscrutiny fr……続きを見る

The euphoria and promise that accompanied the Arab Spring has been replaced with a business-as-usual tone in the MENA. Revolutionary shifts in political and religious power have been tempered and, i……続きを見る

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2015 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Medien, Kunst, Musik, Note: 1,7, Universität Passau (Soziologie), Veranstaltung: Qualitative Methoden der Sozialforschung, Sprache: Deutsc……続きを見る

Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2015 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Klassiker und Theorierichtungen, Note: 2,0, Universität Passau (Soziologie), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Protest ist ein soziales Phänome……続きを見る

The ultimate compendium to everyone’s favorite participants in the eternal battle between good and evil! Profiles of more than 1,000 mythic superheroes, icons, and their place in popular culture. Su……続きを見る

This book deftly extends previous research on post-1965 immigration to the United States in order to examine the cultural, socioeconomic, structural, and political adaptation of Eastern European imm……続きを見る

Lambda Literary Award winner, Best Gay Fiction A revelatory novel about being queer and Muslim, set in war-torn Iraq in 2003. Ramy is a young gay Iraqi struggling to find a balance between his sexua……続きを見る

The boundaries of the therapeutic relationship are a crucial part of effective therapy. But understanding them, and the effects of power and responsibility, can be intimidating to trainee or newly-q……続きを見る

Migration ist für die Soziale Arbeit zu einem zentralen Praxisfeld geworden. Das liegt nicht allein an hohen Flüchtlingszahlen; darin spiegelt sich auch die Bevölkerungsstatistik Deutschlands: Jeder……続きを見る

The inside story of London's housing crisis, by the award-winning author of Ground Control London is facing the worst housing crisis in modern times, with knock-on effects for the rest of the UK. De……続きを見る