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The devastating effects of climate change are undeniable. Fires rage and waters rise in every corner of the globe. In light of these changes to our planet, the issue of social and environmental well……続きを見る

美國上流家庭的生活是什麼樣子？ 為什麼有錢人都生三胎？ 耶魯畢業的富家女為什麼選擇當全職媽媽？ 每小時一萬六千元的親子課程在上什麼？ ──問他們的保母就知道！ ★****房慧真、トウ九雲 誠摯推薦 出身底層的25歲……続きを見る

This study offers a radically new perspective on Dutch Neorealism, one that emphasizes the role of film as an apparatus, the effects of which, when emulated in painting, can reproduce the affective ……続きを見る

EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. The transition to more just and sustainable development requires radical change across a wide range of areas and particularly within th……続きを見る

Aesthetics: A Reader in Philosophy of the Arts, fourth edition, contains a selection of ninety-six readings organized by individual art forms as well as a final section of readings in philosophical ……続きを見る

Written by a highly respected team of authors brought together by the Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP), this book provides accessible insights into pressing social problems in the Uni……続きを見る

Pourquoi, en France, un seul accent est-il jugé " normal " ? Pourquoi n'entend-on jamais ou presque à la télévision ou à la Comédie-Française les intonations du Gers, du Nord, d'Alsace ou de Corse ?……続きを見る

In this updated and expanded edition of his classic text, Arend Lijphart offers a broader and deeper analysis of worldwide democratic institutions than ever before. Examining thirty-six democracies ……続きを見る

Qualitative Research Design: An Interactive Approach provides researchers and students with a user-friendly, step-by-step guide to planning qualitative research. It shows how the components of desig……続きを見る

The intersections of aging, media, and culture are under-explored given trends in population aging, rapid increases in the mediation of everyday life, and the growing cultural significance of media ……続きを見る

As China rises to global power status, its relations with other major powers, including Russia, are constantly renegotiated. Energy figures prominently in both countries’ foreign policy. An extensiv……続きを見る

Es werden inzwischen vielfältige Szenarien für ein vernetztes Heim gezeigt. Heimvernetzung ist bis jetzt noch kein Massenmarkt aufgrund der Kosten und der für viele noch zu schwierigen Bedienbarkeit……続きを見る

Die Einführung von Dokumentenmanagementsystemen kann die Realisierung eines papierlosen Büros ermöglichen. Die unübersichtliche Masse an unterschiedlichen Lösungen wie aber auch die Vielzahl an mögl……続きを見る

Das Hochgeschwindigkeits-Datennetz VDSL der Deutschen ermöglicht vielfältige Nutzungs-Szenarien wie Internet-TV (IPTV). Der Wettbewerb der Telekom kämpft seit Jahren um den Zugang zu diesem Netz und……続きを見る

East Asia largely functions as a single film and media market, but behind it exists a multifaceted world of coproduction crossing linguistic and national borders. In Coproducing Asia, Stephanie DeBo……続きを見る

A manufacturing company is downsizing and wants to know the impact on employee morale. A computer corporation is considering moving its headquarters and needs to determine how many employees intend ……続きを見る

Découvrez enfin tout ce qu’il faut savoir sur le Ku Klux Klan en moins d’une heure ! Si tout le monde a entendu parler du Ku Klux Klan et des actes de violence perpétrés par ses membres, peu nombreu……続きを見る

Comparing the major Pacific Rim cities of Sydney, Hong Kong and Shanghai, this book examines world city branding. Whilst all three cities compete on the world's stage for events, tourists and invest……続きを見る

Geocriticism provides a theoretical foundation and a critical exploration of geocriticism, an interdisciplinary approach to understanding literature in relation to space and place. Drawing on divers……続きを見る

Foreign direct investment (FDI) assumed a prominent role in Central East Europe (CEE) early on in the transition process. Foreign investors were assigned the task of restructuring markets, providing……続きを見る

Connaissez-vous la Halde ? Parce qu'une majorité de Français ignore encore l'existence de la Haute Autorité de Lutte contre les Discriminations et pour l'Egalité, son président, Louis Schweitzer, a ……続きを見る

When the convulsions of the Arab Spring first became manifest in Syria in March 2011, the Ba'athist regime was quick to blame the protests on the "Syrian Muslim Brotherhood" and its "al-Qaeda affili……続きを見る

Over a lifetime of studying Cuban Santería and other religions related to Orisha worshipーa practice also found among the Yoruba in West AfricaーStephan Palmié has grown progressively uneasy with th……続きを見る

This book explicitly addresses ethical dilemmas and issues that post-secondary ESL faculty commonly encounter and examines them in the framework of social justice concerns. Ethics is defined broadly……続きを見る

Es’kia Mphahlele’s seminal memoir of life in apartheid South Africaーavailable for the first time in Penguin Classics Nominated for the Nobel Prize in 1969, Es’kia Mphahlele is considered the Dean o……続きを見る

This book provides a detailed account of the structure and political strategies of the Tibetan government-in exile, the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), in northern India. Since its founding in……続きを見る

Between 1966 and 1975 North American youth activists established over 35 school- and community-based gay liberation youth groups whose members sought control over their own bodies, education, and se……続きを見る

Groundswell: Grassroots Feminist Activism in Postwar America offers an essential perspective on the post-1960 movement for women’s equality and liberation. Tracing the histories of feminist activism……続きを見る

Media, War and Postmodernity investigates how conflict and international intervention have changed since the end of the Cold War, asking why Western military operations are now conducted as high-tec……続きを見る

This volume provides an up to date and accessible examination of China's global search for resources, focusing primarily on oil. This focus provides a powerful rationale to explain China's actions o……続きを見る