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This open access book includes a selection of innovative contributions presented at the 4th international conference “Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions 2022”, held in Bolzano, It……続きを見る

This timely book draws on unique African experiences to explore the intersection between mental health and African communitarianism in the context of COVID-19, giving voice to the perspectives of vu……続きを見る

Sin lugar a duda, el rasgo que mejor define a este libro es el de la oportunidad, ya que pone el acento en uno de los peores dramas que afectan a la humanidad: el hambre. El resultado de las investi……続きを見る

A comprehensive and accessible guide to learning and successfully applying QCA Social phenomena can rarely be attributed to single causesーinstead, they typically stem from a myriad of interwoven fa……続きを見る

A Cultural History of Objects in the Renaissance covers the period 1400 to 1600. The Renaissance was a cultural movement, a time of re-awakening when classical knowledge was rediscovered, leading to……続きを見る

This open access book investigates how representation of Native Americans and Mexican-origin im/migrants takes place in high school history textbooks. Manually analyzing text and images in United St……続きを見る

This book conceptualises the role of charity to people who are poor in wealthy countries and outlines a set of practical and conceptual ideas for how it could be reimagined. Despite professionalised……続きを見る

From TV bulletins to social media newsfeeds, the media plays a massive role in shaping the world as we see it. In fact, different media have helped make possible our world of independent nations, bi……続きを見る

**A provocative manifesto, arguing for a new understanding of the Jews’ peoplehood “A self-consciously radical statement that is both astute and joyous.”ーKirkus Reviews** Today there are two seemin……続きを見る

This Open Access book offers a novel perspective on the role of quantification in the making of education utopias through an analysis of expert knowledge and its producers. Drawing on empirical find……続きを見る

Deindustrializing and revitalizing cities in the United States are at a particular crossroads when it comes to the contest over refugees. Do refugees represent opportunity or danger? These cities ar……続きを見る

In Major Theories of Media Effects, six major theories of media effects are thoroughly analyzed and then evaluated to construct a picture of the current state of knowledge in the scholarly field of ……続きを見る

Transhumanism posits that humanity is on the verge of rapid evolutionary change as a result of emerging technologies and increased global consciousness. However, this insight is dismissed as a naive……続きを見る

Embark on a fascinating journey into the future of integrity and transparency. This book dives deep into the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain, revealing how this powerful allia……続きを見る

This open access handbook examines the phenomenon of South-South migration and its relationship to inequality in the Global South, where at least a third of all international migration takes place. ……続きを見る

An easy-to-use guide for local leaders working to engage their community in growing a more equitable, healthy, and sustainable future Building Community is the easy-to-use guide that distills the su……続きを見る

GIS and Housing: Principles and Practices discusses one of the challenges that has not been addressed by Geographic Information Science thus far: how can we use GIS to deal with the complex issues u……続きを見る

“A major contribution to both the pragmatist renaissance and the transnational turn toward theorizing in qualitative research.” ーAdele E. Clarke, author of Situational Analysis: Grounded Theory aft……続きを見る

This open access book includes methods for retrieval, semantic representation, and analysis of Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI), geovisualization and user interactions related to VGI, and di……続きを見る

nouvelle présentation L'homme que les sciences humaines et sociales prennent pour objet est le plus souvent étudié dans un seul contexte ou à partir d'une seule dimension. On l'analyse en tant qu'él……続きを見る

This book offers an intermedial approach to truthful communication. Bringing together a wide range of media types and interactions from a transmedial perspective, the volume maps out how truth claim……続きを見る

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This book is a collection of critical engagements with Andrew Sayer, one of the foremost postdisciplinary thinkers of our times, with responses from Sayer himself. Sayer’s ground-breaking contributi……続きを見る

As the world experiences heightened levels of violent conflict and polarization, understanding what peacebuilding efforts are “effective” becomes all the more pressing. This groundbreaking edited vo……続きを見る

This open access book introduces a groundbreaking concept - civil society elites - and serves as an essential resource for scholars, researchers and students interested in the complexities of power ……続きを見る

Disabled people are at greater risk than non-disabled people in our climate crisis. This is due to stigma along with barriers imposed by our society and the environment. Yet disabled people have lar……続きを見る

Fully revised, with an updated bibliography and new, relevant illustrative examples based on work inspired by critical realism, this new edition of Explaining Society constitutes an up-to-date resou……続きを見る

Translation and Race brings together translation studies with critical race studies for a long-overdue reckoning with race and racism in translation theory and practice. This book explores the "unbe……続きを見る

This book offers a comprehensive study into the perceptions of ancient and medieval Iran in the Byzantine empire, exploring the effects of Persian culture upon Byzantine intellectualism, society and……続きを見る

本書通過對人口普查資料及婚姻登記、戶口檔案的數量分析，以及對民族混合家庭的實地調查，描述新疆民族混合家庭及族際婚姻的狀況，探討混合家庭的建立、維系、民族認同感的形成、社會身份的確立、多民族文化的交融……続きを見る