ZEN - Social & Cultural Studies 5

The term ’progress’ is a modern Western notion that life is always improving and advancing toward an ideal state. It is a vital modern concept which underlies geographic explorations and scientific ……続きを見る

Based on qualitative work in car plants in Argentina, this book offers new insights for an understanding of workers' collective struggles in a radical perspective. Criticizing the use of injustice a……続きを見る

In this globalized world, countries will need to cooperate on policies that extend across borders to address issues that affect them all, including conflct prevention and peacemaking. The authors of……続きを見る

Little-known, and hidden between skyscrapers and wide avenues, some 650 community gardens dot New York City. Set within one of the densest and most expensive real estate markets, these gardens are a……続きを見る

Interdisciplinary contributors from across Europe and the USA join together in this book to provide a timely overview of the latest theories and policies related to transport networks. They cover to……続きを見る

This is the definitive practical introduction to a skills-based approach in existential therapy. Accessible for those without a philosophical background, it describes the concrete and tangible skill……続きを見る

Enquête sur un monde syndical à la dérive. Le directeur des ressources humaines d'Air France courant pour échapper à des délégués en colère, la chemise en lambeaux ; le port de Marseille bloqué pour……続きを見る

Although the nation changed substantially between the presidential terms of Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln, these two leaders shared common interests and held remarkably similar opinions on ma……続きを見る

Diplomarbeit aus dem Jahr 2005 im Fachbereich Geowissenschaften / Geographie - Regionalgeographie, Note: 2,1, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 293 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Deutsch, A……続きを見る

The “American Dream” means many things to many people, but in general it can be said that it connects the idea of freedom to the opportunity for prosperity and upward social mobility. Sandra L. Hans……続きを見る

An eye-opening account of how and why evangelical Christian ministries are flourishing in prisons across the United States It is by now well known that the United States’ incarceration rate is the h……続きを見る

Drawing on a variety of film semiotic theories, this book sheds light on works by mainland Chinese directors, Hong Kong New Wave directors, Taiwan New Cinema directors, and overseas Chinese director……続きを見る

How can love be understood globally as a problematic transgression rather than the narrative of "happy endings" that Hollywood has offered? The contributors utilize varying methodologies of textual ……続きを見る

Domestic violence is a serious, widespread public, social and health problem that affects the lives of many women, children and men. There is also evidence to suggest it has one of the highest rates……続きを見る

Population shifts and an increase in the number of natural (and man-made) disasters are having a profound effect on urban and rural habitats globally. This book brings together for the first time th……続きを見る

As new immigrant communities continue to flourish in U.S. cities, their members continually face challenges of assimilation in the organization of their ethnic identities. West Indians provide a vib……続きを見る

Mit dem zweiten Band von "Der Imperialismus der EU" liegen hiermit neue Texte zur marxistischen EU-Kritik vor. Nachdem im ersten Buch zum Teil sehr grundlegende Fragen erörtert wurden, behandelt die……続きを見る

Was macht den Faschismus als besondere Herrschaftsform aus? Was ist sein historischer Platz? Welche Funktionen erfüllt die faschistische Diktatur, welche die faschistische Bewegung? Welcher besonder……続きを見る

Im vorliegenden Band sind 21 Texte zum Themenbereich Faschismus und Antifaschismus zusammengefasst. Obwohl diese Texte unabhängig voneinander entstanden sind, ergeben sie in dieser Form und Anordnun……続きを見る

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2004 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Klassiker und Theorierichtungen, Note: 1,0, Universität Trier (Lehrstuhl für Allgemeine Soziologie), 4 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sp……続きを見る

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2010 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Kinder und Jugend, Note: 1,0, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Veranstaltung: Soziale Ungleichheit und Bildung, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstrac……続きを見る

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich Politik - Internationale Politik - Thema: Frieden und Konflikte, Sicherheit, Note: 2,0, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die vor……続きを見る

Eine Katastrophe mit Ansage: Wer die Welt aufmerksam beobachtete, wusste schon lange, was auf Europa und auf Deutschland zukommt. Das Versagen der Politik: Wer sich jetzt vom Flüchtlingsstrom überra……続きを見る

This book examines the formation of identity of the Nagas in northeast India in light of the proselytizing efforts by the Americans and the colonization by the British in their search for control ov……続きを見る

A transformational approach to conflict argues that conflicts must be viewed as embedded within broader relational patterns and social and discursive structures. Central to this book is the idea tha……続きを見る

This volume examines the school-to-prison pipeline, a concept that has received growing attention over the past 10–15 years in the United States. The “pipeline” refers to a number of interrelated co……続きを見る

Niels Veldhuizen vertrekt met zijn legereenheid in november 2008 vanaf vliegbasis Eindhoven richting Afghanistan, eindbestemming Camp Hadrian in Uruzgan. Als militair verpleegkundige werkt hij vrijw……続きを見る

Alice Morgan Person (1840-1913) was a colorful North Carolinian. Born wealthy and married well, she fell into hardship after the Civil War but remarkably overcame it by marketing her own patent medi……続きを見る

Can harsh interrogation techniques and torture ever be morally justified for a nation at war or under the threat of imminent attack? In the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist strikes, th……続きを見る

Long viewed as Spain's "most Moorish city," Granada is now home to a growing Muslim population of Moroccan migrants and European converts to Islam. Mikaela H. Rogozen-Soltar examines how various res……続きを見る