DAI - Social & Cultural Studies 1

This open access book considers the growing field of heritage tourism from community perspectives. It explores how the ChamーVietnam’s large ethnic minorityーreconcile their needs for economic devel……続きを見る

This book examines how visitors, researchers, and authorities perceive the value, authenticity, and atmosphere of heritage in historical cityscapes. It analyzes the narratives created by correspondi……続きを見る

Since the implementation of the Open Door Policy, studying abroad, or Chinese Liuxue, has undergone significant transitions. This book reveals how Chinese students prepare for Western universities t……続きを見る

Beyond Market Meritocracy investigates how employers evaluate and treat male and female employees with varied family care responsibilities in three different labor regimes of Chinese societies - the……続きを見る

Urban segregation caused by housing differentiation has always been a hot issueof urban development, especially in the period of rapid urbanization in China. Drawing uponhousing mixed neighborhoods ……続きを見る

This new text provides the most current coverage of measurement and psychometrics in a single volume. Authors W. Holmes Finch, Brian F. French, Jason C. Immekus, and Shenghai Dai first review the ba……続きを見る

This is the first monograph to empirically analyze the impact of the myriad conflicts that arose within Iraq in the wake of the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 on nation-building. It draws upon a plet……続きを見る

The election process reflects the essence of the electoral system. The justice of the electoral process can best reflect whether the electoral system is legitimate and democratic. The democratic and……続きを見る

De tous les sociologues français du xxe siècle, Pierre Bourdieu (1930-2002) est sans doute aujourd’hui le plus connu et le plus controversé. Son œuvre foisonnante a durablement marqué le champ intel……続きを見る

Spaces of Creative Resistance: Social Change Projects in Twenty-First-Century East Asiabrings together an exciting cross-regional interdisciplinary group of scholars, scholar activists, artists, and……続きを見る

This book surveys and critiques existing empirical and theoretical literature on the Bourdieu-informed concept of transnational habitus. The term "transnational” has been used widely in studies of m……続きを見る

Language and Social Justice provides readers with the knowledge and analytical skills required to explore why and how social inequalities and injustices are enacted through language, and how they ma……続きを見る

EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY licence. The COVID-19 pandemic transformed the landscape of voluntary action. Some volunteering projects had to be paused, while others were delivered……続きを見る

This is a companion volume to The Emptiness of Our Hands: 47 Days on the Streets but may be read independently. Deepen your understanding of the practice of being present while learning more about P……続きを見る

The role of media is becoming increasingly important as globalization has developed. Given fast social transformation and technological development in China, the consequent environmental and health ……続きを見る

This volume explores the landscape settings of megalithic chambered monuments in Wales. Set against a broader theoretical discussion on the significance of the landscape, the authors consider the ro……続きを見る

A Dictionary of Human Geography is a brand new addition to Oxford's Paperback Reference Series, offering over 2,000 clear and concise entries on human geography terms. From basic terms and concepts ……続きを見る

The culture of peace and non-violence is essential to human existence, development and progress. In 1999, the United Nations General Assembly adopted by consensus the norm-setting, forward-looking “……続きを見る

Develop your skills to become an inquiring learner; ensure you navigate the MYP framework with confidence using a concept-driven and assessment-focused approach to Individuals and societies, present……続きを見る

'The seas do not separate us; rather, they bring us closer together.' Daisaku Ikeda's opening words to this consistently wide-ranging dialogue set the scene for what follows. For the theme of the bo……続きを見る

How far do cultures affect the future of the planet? Can the debate on the environment and global warming be influenced by the cultures of East and West understanding each other better? In this cons……続きを見る

This book explores the world of international doctoral students in the Chinese higher education system. It delves into their motivations, research experiences, and how they navigate the transitions ……続きを見る

Wolf Warrior Diplomacy and China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs: From Policy to Podium traces the evolution of Chinese foreign policy from Mao Zedong to Xi Jinping, examining the domestic and interna……続きを見る

This book systematically studies the literary output of female writers in contemporary China within the frame of literary theories of feminism. With tools from psychoanalysis, structuralism and deco……続きを見る

This book presents a mixed-methods study that explores the development of intercultural competence among local Chinese students in Chinese universities, using Deardorff’s process model of intercultu……続きを見る

During China's last dynasty, the Qing (1644-1911), the empire's remote, bleak, and politically insignificant Southwest rose to become a strategically vital area. This study of the imperial governmen……続きを見る

In the ongoing courageous struggle of a relatively small group of Chinese to prevent the completion of the Three Gorges Dam in China, Dai Qing is the outspoken leader whose eloquent voice is always ……続きを見る

Who would you be without a home? In 1999 Phyllis Cole-Dai and James Murray lived by choice on the streets of Columbus, Ohio, the fifteenth-largest city in the United States. They went to the streets……続きを見る

The question of differenceーhow to accommodate the complexity and diversity of women’s experiencesーremains a central point of reference in debates among feminist thinkers. In Transcultural Feminist……続きを見る

This work investigates a case of political persecution that occurred over 50 years ago (the Wang case), but which still raises profound issues for the relationship between revolutionary regimes and ……続きを見る