ＹＡＢ - Social & Cultural Studies 3

A better understanding of youth work’s historical links with social work can help us to shape its relationship with social work in the future. This sixth publication in the History of Youth Work in ……続きを見る

Concentrating primarily on contemporary depictions of Batman in the comic books, this book analyzes why Batman is so immensely popular right now in America and globally, and how the fictional Dark K……続きを見る

This book presents the protracted right to self-determination conflict between the Philippine state and the Bangsamoro group in Mindanao, Philippines. In the five decades of attempts to achieve peac……続きを見る

The charlatan Alicks Sly murdered his wife, Ellie, and killed himself with a cut-throat razor in a house in Sydney's Newtown in early 1904, leaving their children to a wretched fate. He wasn't the o……続きを見る

Without citizenship from any country, more than 10 million people worldwide are unable to enjoy the rights, freedoms, and protections that citizens of a state take for granted. They are stateless an……続きを見る

A highly entertaining account of a young woman who went straight from her college sorority to the CIA, where she hunted terrorists and WMDs "Reads like the show bible for Homeland only her story is ……続きを見る

Today more than ever, series finales have become cultural touchstones that feed watercooler fodder and Twitter storms among a committed community of viewers. While the final episodes of The Fugitive……続きを見る

Hasidism, a Jewish religious movement that originated in Poland in the eighteenth century, today counts over 700,000 adherents, primarily in the U.S., Israel, and the UK. Popular and scholarly inter……続きを見る

A thought-provoking meditation on food, family, identity, immigration, and, most of all, hospitality--at the table and beyond--that's part food memoir, part appeal for more authentic decency in our ……続きを見る

**WINNER OF THE 2020 DANGER PRIZE** From the acclaimed author of THE SUITCASE BABY and THE SUICIDE BRIDE, the fascinating story of a series of horrific murders that began in 1930s Sydney - and a kil……続きを見る

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Up to ninety percent of humanity's traditional languages and cultures are at risk and may disappear this century. While language endangerment has not achieved the publicity surrounding environmental……続きを見る

The lack of understanding of the process, the under-representation of specific genders, cultures, and communities has been a long-standing tradition that has run its course. Today, Tonya Burke – Aut……続きを見る

In the completely revised second edition of this highly praised book, Susumu Yabuki, one of Japan's leading China experts, and Stephen M. Harner, A Shanghai-based investment banker, present a compre……続きを見る

A fast-paced, behind-closed-doors account of the Federal Reserve’s decision making during the 2008 financial crisis, showing how Fed policymakers overcame their own assumptions to contain the disast……続きを見る

How do faith-based organizations influence the work of transnational peacebuilding, development, and human rights advocacy? How is the political role of such organizations informed by their religiou……続きを見る

The inspiring story of three young Sudanese boys who were driven from their homes by civil war and began an epic odyssey of survival, facing life-threatening perils, ultimately finding their way to ……続きを見る

This monograph offers a cultural history of the development of physics in India during the first half of the twentieth century, focusing on Indian physicists Satyendranath Bose (1894-1974), Chandras……続きを見る

Infertility and assisted reproductive technologies in India lie at the confluence of multiple cultural conceptions. These ‘conceptions’ are key to understanding the burgeoning spread of assisted rep……続きを見る

While there has been a shift in security studies from the security of states to that of people, realpolitik still takes place under the banner of an emerging discourse of "refugee crisis." Located a……続きを見る

This “well-researched, nuanced” study of the rise of social media activism explores how marginalized groups use Twitter to advance counter-narratives, preempt political spin, and build diverse netwo……続きを見る

Léopold II a été à la fois roi des Belges et souverain du Congo. Son cas vaut leçon. Il est reconnu que l’information est la matière première de l’avenir; le moteur de croissance des hommes et des s……続きを見る

Challenges narrow perceptions of Blackness as both an identity and lived reality to understand the diversity of what it means to be Black in the US and around the world What exactly is Blackness and……続きを見る

The British withdrawal from the Gulf in 1971 brought to an end the British Imperial era in the history of the Trucial States and marked the birth of the United Arab Emirates. This book, first publis……続きを見る

Pensar os Direitos Humanos na América Latina requer do analista um olhar crítico mais atento para as particularidades geopolíticas de comunidades que ainda hoje sofrem as consequências da ferida col……続きを見る

Drawing on new archaeological evidence, an authoritative history of Rome’s Great Fireーand how it inflicted lasting harm on the Roman Empire According to legend, the Roman emperor Nero set fire to h……続きを見る

L’histoire de la RD Congo est comme un dépotoir public où puisent des narrateurs sans qualité ni compétences pour susciter les émotions et les colères du monde. Certains affirment qu’on ne connaîtra……続きを見る

Marvel is one of the hottest media companies in the world right now, and its beloved superheroes are all over film, television and comic books. Yet rather than simply cashing in on the popularity of……続きを見る

Creating Peace is an inspiring, thought provoking, invitation to transform oneself in order to change the world. Taking the reader on a journey of renewal and heightened awareness, the book reveals ……続きを見る

This Element examines an increasingly important community crime prevention strategy - focused deterrence. This strategy seeks to change offender behavior by understanding underlying crime-producing ……続きを見る