ａｓａ - Social & Cultural Studies 4

“Laser-cut writing and a stunning intellect. If only every writer made this much beautiful sense.” ーLisa Taddeo, author of Three Women “Amia Srinivasan is an unparalleled and extraordinary writerー……続きを見る

Whether a theoretical system is realistic or not has been a concern in economics, particularly in monetary theory, over the past century. Following John R. Hicks’ proposal that a realistic monetary ……続きを見る

Colombia asoma a 1989 en medio de una crisis profunda de legitimidad de las instituciones y de alteración del orden público. Una conjunción de fenómenos violentos - narcoterrorismo, paramilitarismo ……続きを見る

सेक्युलरिझमच्या प्रयोगांच्या प्रभावातून हिंदू समाजाला मुक्त करण्यासाठी, हिंदू समाजावर करण्यात आलेले हे सेक्युलरिझमचे प्रयोग कशाप्रकारे अंमलात आणले गेले आणि त्यांचा हिंदू समाजावर काय परिणाम झाला? या ……続きを見る

Bela coletânea que reúne trabalhos de enfoques plurais e com os seguintes objetivos: abordar os temas da raça e das relações raciais a partir de uma perspectiva diacrônica, desde o século XIX até o ……続きを見る

Os processos comunicacionais são habitualmente “perguntados” a partir de angulações sociológicas, econômicas, lingüísticas, políticas (entre outras), direcionadas por premissas daqueles campos. Dive……続きを見る

"Los conceptos de comunidad y territorio han sido muy relevantes para la compresión de los procesos sociales, pues dan cuenta de contextos particulares, de rasgos identitarios específicos, de divers……続きを見る

Entre os dias 23 e 25 de abril de 2019, a Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais sediou o I Congresso Estadual de Ciências do Estado. O evento foi organizado pela parceria entre a Coordenação do Bacha……続きを見る

A obra é uma reunião de ensaios, não cronológicos, cuidadosamente selecionados pelos organizadores, que vão da biologia às ciências sociais, antropologia e história, com variados enfoques. Analisand……続きを見る

The experiences of a real-life CSI with a ton of personality and media presence Forensic scientists are crime-solving sleuths producing slam-dunk evidence and tidy endings all in a day's work ... be……続きを見る

In Staging the World Rebecca E. Karl rethinks the production of nationalist discourse in China during the late Qing period, between China’s defeat in the Sino-Japanese War in 1895 and the proclamati……続きを見る

This book investigates the interaction of effective goods demand with the wage-price spiral, and the impact of monetary policy on financial and the real markets from a Keynesian perspective. Endogen……続きを見る

Shiga Shigetaka was a pioneering advocate of the preservation of Japan's cultural identity in the face of increasing pressure from the west. This book presents a realistic picture of Shiga's beliefs……続きを見る

We are encouraged from all sides to view our lives as being full of choices. Like the products on a supermarket shelf, our careers, our relationships, our bodies, our very identities seem to be ther……続きを見る

In response to the global financial crisis, governments provided substantial support to the financial and other key sectors. Although this cushioned the adverse effects of the crisis, it is necessar……続きを見る

'Imagine the pride of earning the Nobel Prize for warning that CFCs were destroying the ozone layer. Then imagine that citizens, policymakers, and business executives heeded the warning and transfor……続きを見る

The Mills-Mahama government that ruled Ghana between 2009 and 2012 scored themselves extremely high marks; but, would an objective observer score them even average? I remember how Fiifi Kwetey, the ……続きを見る

This essay proposes that the responsibility of appropriating United States legislative districts, rather than being the responsibility of state legislatures or courts, would be best placed in the ha……続きを見る

It may be the most interesting and yet loneliest spot on earth: a volcanic rock surrounded by a million square miles of ocean, named for the day Dutch explorers discovered it, Easter Sunday, April 5……続きを見る

The transition of communist Eastern Europe to capitalist democracy post-1989 and in the aftermath of the Yugoslav wars has focused much scholarly attention - in history, political science and litera……続きを見る

A joint effort led by the African Development Bank and the World Bank 'Leveraging Migration for Africa' is the first comprehensive publication on harnessing migration remittances and other……続きを見る

Examining the role of 'open remedies' in human rights adjudication, this book provides a new perspective informing comparative constitutional debates on how to structure institutional relationships ……続きを見る

This is Volume VII of nine in a collection on Historical Sociology. Originally published in 1951, this is a study of educational institutions and movements, social and economic conditions and develo……続きを見る

Since September 11, 2001, the extensive literature on the United Statess image abroad, by popular pundits and academics alike, leaves the reader with a false impression that foreigners views of Amer……続きを見る

The rise of nationalist, racist and anti-feminist ideologies is one of the most frightening repercussions of the collapse of socialism. Using psychoanalytic theories of fantasy to investigate why su……続きを見る

A sparkling collection of journalism from the critically acclaimed author of BAD BLOOD and MOMENTS OF TRUTH. This selection of the work of Lorna Sage spans the years 1972-2001, when she wrote for th……続きを見る

The Japanese economy is beginning to show signs of recovery after years of stagnation/deflation, but many Japanese policymakers warn that this economic growth may be sluggish: slower than in the Uni……続きを見る

A wide range of crop genetic resources is vital for future food security. Loss of agricultural biodiversity increases the risk of relying on a limited number of staple food crops. However, many laws……続きを見る

From a childhood of gothic proportions in a vicarage on the Welsh borders, through adolescence, leaving herself teetering on the brink of the 1960's, Lorna Sage vividly and wittily brings to life a ……続きを見る

This volume of original chapters is designed to bring attention to a neglected area of feminist scholarship - aging. After several decades of feminist studies we are now well informed of the complex……続きを見る