EDA - Social & Cultural Studies 12

International migration has been subject to many studies, conducted by academics, students, policy makers, and in civil society. As the migration flows continue to increase amongst countries, new dy……続きを見る

Jewish Bodylore: Feminist and Queer Ethnographies of Folk Practices explores the Jewish body and its symbology as a space for identity communication, applying the tools of bodylore (the folkloric st……続きを見る

Peace studies pioneer Kevin Clements and Buddhist peacebuilder Daisaku Ikeda engage in dialogue on topics such as conflict resolution, the refugee problem, nuclear disarmament, building a culture of……続きを見る

Revised and updated, this long-awaited second edition provides a comprehensive introduction to what the most thoughtful Americans have said about the American experience from the colonial period to ……続きを見る

Diploma Thesis from the year 2002 in the subject Ethnology / Cultural Anthropology, grade: very good, University of Vienna (Sociology/Anthropology), 100 entries in the bibliography, language: Englis……続きを見る

The Democratic Arts of Mourning reflects on the variety of ways in which mourning affects political and social life. In recent decades, political theorists have increasingly examined and explored th……続きを見る

Événement ! La Femme mystifiée, le livre qui a changé la vie des femmes, est pour la première fois réédité depuis sa parution en France en 1964, dans la traduction originale de celle qui n'était pas……続きを見る

Teaching and Learning about Difference through Social Media considers the role social media has played in prompting public conversations about difference and diversity, including issues relating to ……続きを見る

El libro se abre con tres entrevistas imaginadas. Las dos primeras, a Marta Mata i Garriga y a Luis Gómez Llorente, simbolizan el puente hacia la educación de la Segunda República salvando el trauma……続きを見る

This exceptionally well-researched book's intention is to reveal what is really happening in our society and to spur people into action to turn this shameful and complex problem around so that abuse……続きを見る

Neste livro excepcional, o ex-ministro grego das Finanças no governo do Syriza, Yanis Varoufakis, um dos maiores expoentes antiausteridade na Europa, destrói o mito de que a regulamentação dos banco……続きを見る

O apelo à boa aparência e a excessiva valorização de padrões de beleza têm influenciado as práticas das pessoas nos cuidados corporais. Diante do poder da imagem nas relações sociais, este livro rev……続きを見る

A oralidade é a principal forma de transmissão de conhecimentos tradicionais entre os Guarani e Kaiowá. Tekoha ka´aguy: diálogos entre saberes Guarani e Kaiowá e o ensino de Ciências da Natureza foi……続きを見る

Este livro está baseado numa instigante pesquisa sobre os intercâmbios sexuais, afetivos e econômicos entre mulheres estrangeiras e homens locais, em Pipa, Rio Grande do Norte. É o primeiro estudo c……続きを見る

Romance de estreia do dramaturgo, ganhador do 25º Prêmio Shell de melhor autor. Marcada por uma análise corrosiva do eterno conflito de classes brasileiro, esta narrativa ácida é contada pelo ponto ……続きを見る

Escrito com leveza e profundidade, este livro conduz o leitor leigo à compreensão da conquista dos direitos humanos como processo histórico e social, destacando o embate dos explorados pela igualdad……続きを見る

This title, first published in 1990, provides a close contextual analysis of how influential Indian policy-makers have perceived India's interests within the ASEAN region since Indian independence i……続きを見る

This book explores the limits of NGO influence and the conditions that constrain NGOs when they participate in international negotiations Through an empirically rich study of the UN World Summits on……続きを見る

In 1573, the alchemist Anna Zieglerin gave her patron, the Duke of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, the recipe for an extraordinary substance she called the lion's blood. She claimed that this golden oil ……続きを見る

This book looks at how the classic television series fits into the cultural milieu of mid-century America. I Love Lucy incorporates key themes of the 1950s American political scene and classic Ameri……続きを見る

Ten-year-old Gertie Larson shares three of her most exciting real-life adventures experienced in her hometown of Richfield, Utah, in the early 1900s. In her first adventure, her disappointment at no……続きを見る

Countering the chorus of anti-immigrant voices that have grown increasingly loud in the current political moment, No One is Illegal exposes the racism of anti-immigration vigilantes and puts a human……続きを見る

The maturity structure of debt can have financial and real consequences. Short-term debt exposes borrowers to rollover risk (where the terms of financing are renegotiated to the detriment of the bor……続きを見る

"Global Civilization" emerged from a series of conversations between two peace advocates of Japanese and Iranian origin. It covers the encounters between Buddhist and Islamic civilizations from the ……続きを見る

Esta obra propone una lectura de la interpelación entre el arte y el diseño profesionales y la sociedad. Se presenta no como una historia lineal o una mera caracterización social del arte y el diseñ……続きを見る

Austregesilo de Athayde, President of the Brazilian Academy of Letters for 34 years until his death in September 1993, is perhaps best remembered as one of the most prominent and effective South Ame……続きを見る

These are some of the urgent questions posed by this stimulating and wide-ranging new colloquy. Bringing together a wealth of wisdom and experience in medical science and in Buddhist thought and eth……続きを見る

What do Buddhism and Islam have in common? And what positive characteristics might Buddhist Japan and Muslim Indonesia be able to offer one another? In this thoughtful and wide-ranging discussion wh……続きを見る

Throughout the Middle East, and in the west as well, there has been much discussion concerning the notion of Islamic rule and the application of shari'ah by the state. Central to these debates are t……続きを見る

Once called 'the wellspring of the revolution' by Fidel Castro, Jose Marti (1853-1895) is revered as one of the greatest figures in the history of Cuba. Not only was he instrumental in the late nine……続きを見る