Yabe - Social & Cultural Studies 1

This book guides healthcare professionals, hospital administrators, and medical interpreters in the United States (and internationally) in ways to better communicate with Deaf and Hard of Hearing (D……続きを見る

This book is based on an international, mixed methods research project that conducted interviews with 25 deaf or hard-of-hearing (DHH) faculty members from mainstream universities and 19 university ……続きを見る

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Claude Lévi-Strauss is probably the most complex anthropological theorist of all time. His work continues to influence present-day thinkers in his field, but he is perhaps even more influential beyo……続きを見る

Both reason and religion have been acknowledged by scholars to have had a profound impact on the foundation and formation of the American regime. But the significance, pervasiveness, and depth of th……続きを見る

The majority of the 30,000-plus undergraduates at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaignーincluding the large population of Korean American studentsーcome from nearby metropolitan Chicago. Amo……続きを見る

Childhood in Ancient Athens offers an in-depth study of children during the heyday of the Athenian city state, thereby illuminating a significant social group largely ignored by most ancient and mod……続きを見る

Few things are as important as the food we eat. Conversations in Food Studies demonstrates the value of interdisciplinary research through the cross-pollination of disciplinary, epistemological, and……続きを見る

Twenty years after The Boys from the Barracksーchronicling the attempted coups in the 1980sーCriselda Yabes returned to the military in the field of Muslim Mindanao, where the struggle to find peace……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

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

Cet ouvrage s’interroge sur les causes de la longévité des crises politiques dans la dynamique de l’édification de l’Etat en République Démocratique du Congo, depuis 1960 à 2017. 続きを見る

From serious illness to natural disasters, humans turn to communication as a major source of strength to help us bounce back and to keep growing and thriving. Communicating Hope and Resilience Acros……続きを見る

This book is pragmatic, joyous, and informative. When an author writes a book, he or she must predict that the book will still be read after many generations have passed. Because of its unmatched et……続きを見る

Valientas transmedia es una estrategia de comunicación que bajo la metodología de los Sistemas Intertextuales Transmedia instala y expande un universo narrativo compuesto por múltiples historias rel……続きを見る

Most Americans admire the determination and drive of artists, athletes, and CEOs, but they seem to despise similar ambition in their elected officials. The structure of political representation and ……続きを見る

James Ellroy has mined the darkest corners of the American experience, public and private, to paint a landscape of corrupt hearts, minds, and institutions. Ellroy is particularly notable for explori……続きを見る

The Amish and ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities have typically been associated with strict religious observance, a renunciation of worldly things, and an obedience of women to men. Women’s relations……続きを見る

The mystical romance Madhumalati tells the story of a prince, Manohar, and his love for the beautiful princess Madhumalati. When they are separated they have to endure suffering, adventure, and tran……続きを見る

Who were the first people who came to the land bridge joining northeastern Asia to Alaska and the northwest of North America? Where did they come from? How did they organize technology, especially i……続きを見る

The 21st century sees an increasing number of cultural minorities in the United States. Particularly, the rise in multi-cultural or mixed heritage families is on the rise. As with many trends, just ……続きを見る

Frames blood donation as a performance of civic identity closely linked to the meaning of citizenship In Banning Queer Blood, Jeffrey Bennett frames blood donation as a performance of civic identity……続きを見る

This book is an ethnography of labor mobility and its challenges to the idea of the nation. Using the example of francophone Canada, it examines how social difference-race, ethnicity, language, gend……続きを見る

Drawing upon quantitative data gathered from the U.S. Census and U.S. Department of Education, as well as interviews with students from a variety of socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds, Low-Income……続きを見る

Roots of Entanglement offers an historical exploration of the relationships between Indigenous peoples and European newcomers in the territory that would become Canada. Various engagements between I……続きを見る

An engaging ethnography of Korean American immigrant families navigating the United States Both scholarship and popular culture on Asian American immigrant families have long focused on intergenerat……続きを見る

Nineteen-year-old refugee Alephonsion Deng, from war-ravaged Sudan, had great expectations when he arrived in America three weeks before two planes crashed into the World Trade Towers. Money, he’d b……続きを見る

Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich Ethnologie / Volkskunde, Note: 1,8, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diese Abschlussarbeit zur Erlang……続きを見る

This book introduces contemporary Buddhists from across Asia and from various walks of life. Eschewing traditional hagiographies, the editors have collected sixty-six profiles of individuals who wou……続きを見る

A gripping account of the Russian visionaries who are pursuing human immortality As long as we have known death, we have dreamed of life without end. In The Future of Immortality, Anya Bernstein exp……続きを見る