ZEN - Social & Cultural Studies 17

Washington 101 offers a layman's introduction to the richness and diversity of the nation's capital. An exploration of the history, politics, architecture, and people of the city and region, Washing……続きを見る

Willkommen im Mittelalter! Lucinde und Heike sind um die fünfzig. Früher dachten sie, das wäre das Alter, in dem man endlich angekommen ist. Seriös. Souverän. Würdevoll! Jetzt wissen sie es besser: ……続きを見る

Anarchy means, in its ideal sense, the perfect, unfettered self-government of the individual, and, consequently, the absence of any kind of external government. This fundamental formula, which in it……続きを見る

This book attempts to use numerous volumes of mostly unpublished diaries for examining issues of Taiwanese identity. Using the diaries of two Taiwanese intellectuals, the author examines how the Tai……続きを見る

THE CHICAGO KILLER: The Hunt For Serial Killer John Wayne Gacy is the story of the capture of John Wayne Gacy, as told from the perspective of the former Chief of Detectives of the Des Plaines, Illi……続きを見る

Within the realm of time, the Nordic/Aryan/Teutonic being has descended and compelled himself or herself to move into what may be called the critical analysis of generation toward generation. Such a……続きを見る

College students are now regarded as consumers, not students, and nowhere is the growth and exploitation of the university more obvious than in the realm of college sports, where the evidence is in ……続きを見る

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2012 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Arbeit, Beruf, Ausbildung, Organisation, Note: keine, Universität Stuttgart (Institut für Sozialwissenschaften), Veranstaltung: Soziologie……続きを見る

This is the first book to offer a comparative analysis of the impact of the post-war ?Baby Boom? generation on Christianity around the world. Taking a cross-cultural approach, the contributors exami……続きを見る

Before Rosa Parks and the March on Washington, four African American women risked their careers and freedom to defy the United States Army over segregation. Women Army Corps (WAC) privates Mary Gree……続きを見る

„Kruszenie odmieńca” Zenona Celegrata to losy siedemnastoletniego Marka Kubackiego, który przez przypadek stał się ofiarą dawnych metod stosowanych przez służby specjalne PRL. Zaczęło się od miejsca……続きを見る

Der Fernsehmoderator Peter Hahne behauptet, dass uns die Politik fast nur noch Mogelpackungen bietet. Ist das der Fall? Könnte man die Sicherheitspolitik und die Flüchtlingspolitik in Deutschland al……続きを見る

Stand 1984: In der Bundesrepublik gibt es über eine Million Frauen, die Frauen lieben. Wie leben diese Frauen, wie finden sie ihre Partnerinnen, aus welchen Schichten und aus welchen Berufen stammen……続きを見る

Killing African Americans examines the pervasive, disproportionate, and persistent police and vigilante killings of African Americans in the United States as a racial control mechanism that sustains……続きを見る

The second edition of Environmental Health and Housing has been completely updated to cover the contemporary issues in public health that have emerged in recent years. With a theory and practice app……続きを見る

In this interdisciplinary volume, sociolinguists and sociologists explore the intersections of language, culture, and identity for rural populations around the world. Challenging stereotypical views……続きを見る

This book explores the origins of the academic culture wars of the late 20th century and examines their lasting influence on the humanities and progressive politics. It puts us in a position to ask ……続きを見る

Race and Cultural Practice in Popular Culture is an innovative work that freshly approaches the concept of race as a social factor made concrete in popular forms, such as film, television, and music……続きを見る

Denken wir um! "Das Bruttosozialglück ist keine Utopie, sondern eine Chance für die ganze Welt", sagt Dr. Ha Vinh Tho, Leiter des Gross National Happiness (GNH) Center in Bhutan. Er arbeitete viele ……続きを見る

This book investigates the extent to which social class has changed in Eastern Europe since the fall of communism. Based on extensive original research, the book discusses how ideas about class are ……続きを見る

Women and Gender Perspectives in the Military compares the integration of women, gender perspectives, and the women, peace, and security agenda into the armed forces of eight countries plus NATO and……続きを見る

The publication of Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America has kindled interest across disciplines to appraise the exceptional nature of U.S. activities. In general, however, all the published ……続きを見る

Talk is our key action tool for moving forward at work and in our personal life, yet how often do we feel we've missed crucial opportunities or failed in our communication? This book explains why ef……続きを見る

Do Analógico ao Digital discute a crescente especialização do conhecimento na documentação das cidades. O autor argumenta que o uso da tecnologia tem contribuído de modo decisivo para o registro e d……続きを見る

In this bold study, Edna Aizenberg offers a much-needed corrective to both Latin American literary scholarship and popular assumptions that the whole of Latin America served as a Nazi refuge both du……続きを見る

Working-class stories are not always tales of the underprivileged and dispossessed. Common People is a collection of essays, poems and memoir written in celebration, not apology: these are narrative……続きを見る

Gesund mit Todesfolge »Ich sitze im Todestrakt. Es gibt keinen Zufluchtsort mehr für mich, der Rettung verspricht. Meine Gedanken rasen. Bilder von meinen Reisen kommen mir in den Kopf, dann das Ges……続きを見る

This book focuses on mobile data and its applications in the wireless networks of the future. Several topics form the basis of discussion, from a mobile data mining platform for collecting mobile da……続きを見る

This book examines the attainment gap between foster youth and their peers. Specifically focusing on post-secondary access and success for foster youth, Gross points out the challenges foster youth ……続きを見る

The first full telling of what happened to MH17 and the stories of those who were killed on that tragic day. On 17 July 2014, Malaysian Airlines MH17 was shot out of the sky above Ukraine. Aboard we……続きを見る