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Awakening African Women
The Dynamics of Change
This comparative analysis of West African film and literature explores themes of oppression and exploitation. It concludes that women are undergoing a metamorphosis, a blend of traditional and European influences, awakening readers to their fast-changing lives.
This comparative analysis of West African film and literature explores themes of oppression and exploitation. It concludes that women are undergoing a metamorphosis, a blend of traditional and European influences, awakening readers to their fast-changing lives.
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The New European Frontiers
Social and Spatial (Re)Integration Issues in Multicultural and Border Regions
This inter-disciplinary book explores Europe’s new frontiers, examining complex social and spatial integration in multicultural border regions. It shows how context shapes the meaning of borders and how cooperation can give a new role to local communities.
This inter-disciplinary book explores Europe’s new frontiers, examining complex social and spatial integration in multicultural border regions. It shows how context shapes the meaning of borders and how cooperation can give a new role to local communities.
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What cultural, social and political work do global networks accomplish? This path-breaking collection brings together scholars and activists to explore the multiple meanings and performances of global networks.
What cultural, social and political work do global networks accomplish? This path-breaking collection brings together scholars and activists to explore the multiple meanings and performances of global networks.
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Crossing Cultural Boundaries
Taboo, Bodies and Identities
What are the consequences of transgression? This collection of essays explores how cultural boundaries are challenged and redefined through the intricacies of taboos, bodies, and identities. Deconstructing boundaries becomes part of the project of redefining the self.
What are the consequences of transgression? This collection of essays explores how cultural boundaries are challenged and redefined through the intricacies of taboos, bodies, and identities. Deconstructing boundaries becomes part of the project of redefining the self.
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If It Was Not For Terrorism
Crisis, Compromise, and Elite Discourse in the Age of “War on Terror”
This book investigates the power elites and media wield through the “War on Terror” discourse. International case studies debate the construction of “terrorism,” the creation of “us” vs. “others,” media framing of civil liberties, and resistance.
This book investigates the power elites and media wield through the “War on Terror” discourse. International case studies debate the construction of “terrorism,” the creation of “us” vs. “others,” media framing of civil liberties, and resistance.
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This multidisciplinary book challenges negative stereotypes of Africa. It presents the continent's own view of human wellbeing, drawing on culture, identity, and philosophy to offer new theories and policy recommendations for its future growth.
This multidisciplinary book challenges negative stereotypes of Africa. It presents the continent’s own view of human wellbeing, drawing on culture, identity, and philosophy to offer new theories and policy recommendations for its future growth.
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This book provides an inter-disciplinary, global perspective on conflict, violence, and terrorism. It explores the conditions by which violent conflict occurs and examines concrete, multi-faceted solutions. Violence is neither inevitable nor innately determined.
This book provides an inter-disciplinary, global perspective on conflict, violence, and terrorism. It explores the conditions by which violent conflict occurs and examines concrete, multi-faceted solutions. Violence is neither inevitable nor innately determined.
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Migration, Development and Environment
Migration Processes from the Perspective of Environmental Change and Development Approach at the Beginning of the 21st Century
This book explores the pressing linkages between migration, development, and environment. Focusing on environmentally-induced migration and its relation to development, prominent scholars offer answers to today's most urgent challenges.
This book explores the pressing linkages between migration, development, and environment. Focusing on environmentally-induced migration and its relation to development, prominent scholars offer answers to today’s most urgent challenges.
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Eating the Other
Translations of the Culinary Code
In contemporary societies, migration, travel, and communication expose local food identities to global influences. What happens to food habits and meanings when they are carried from one culture to another? This book explores the logics and effects of eating the Other.
In contemporary societies, migration, travel, and communication expose local food identities to global influences. What happens to food habits and meanings when they are carried from one culture to another? This book explores the logics and effects of eating the Other.
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Popular models of intercultural communication are insufficient for today's multicultural experiences. This collection of articles offers new insights, critical evaluations, and new constructions for understanding the relationship between communication and culture.
Popular models of intercultural communication are insufficient for today’s multicultural experiences. This collection of articles offers new insights, critical evaluations, and new constructions for understanding the relationship between communication and culture.
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Migration and Development
Factoring Return into the Equation
This book finds that highly-skilled Ghanaian and Ivorian return migrants can be key development agents. Bringing back financial, human, and social capital, they create new businesses and community initiatives, supporting the idea of 'brain circulation'.
This book finds that highly-skilled Ghanaian and Ivorian return migrants can be key development agents. Bringing back financial, human, and social capital, they create new businesses and community initiatives, supporting the idea of ‘brain circulation’.
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Europe and its Regions
The Usage of European Regionalized Social Science Data
As Europe gets closer, understanding its regional data is a major challenge for social sciences. This volume improves insight into the rich stock of European datasets, highlighting socio-economic cross-border studies and powerful analysis tools.
As Europe gets closer, understanding its regional data is a major challenge for social sciences. This volume improves insight into the rich stock of European datasets, highlighting socio-economic cross-border studies and powerful analysis tools.
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Civilisation and Fear
Anxiety and the Writing of the Subject
Civilisation promises to shelter us from fear, but has only created new anxieties. This volume explores the many relations between fear and society, culture, and civilisation, investigating the objects, causes, and various shades of fear itself.
Civilisation promises to shelter us from fear, but has only created new anxieties. This volume explores the many relations between fear and society, culture, and civilisation, investigating the objects, causes, and various shades of fear itself.
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This collection of essays offers interdisciplinary perspectives on social sciences from researchers across three continents. It explores Human Resources Management, International Relations, and Sociology, appealing to educators, researchers, and students.
This collection of essays offers interdisciplinary perspectives on social sciences from researchers across three continents. It explores Human Resources Management, International Relations, and Sociology, appealing to educators, researchers, and students.
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The essays here discuss Latin American perspectives against the mainstream view of development, and look at historical context, cultural diversity and the complex philosophy of life from a Latin American perspective to address the subcontinent’s deep cultural heritage.
The essays here discuss Latin American perspectives against the mainstream view of development, and look at historical context, cultural diversity and the complex philosophy of life from a Latin American perspective to address the subcontinent’s deep cultural heritage.
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Facets of Urbanisation
Views from Anthropology
Increasing urbanisation is a dominant global trend with numerous social and environmental implications. This volume analyzes its various facets, including cultural adaptation, migration, gender, slums, and human rights, from a cross-cultural perspective.
Increasing urbanisation is a dominant global trend with numerous social and environmental implications. This volume analyzes its various facets, including cultural adaptation, migration, gender, slums, and human rights, from a cross-cultural perspective.
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Practising the Good Life
Lifestyle Migration in Practices
This collection explores lifestyle migration and the pursuit of ‘the good life’. Through global case studies—from Spain to Nepal—it provides interdisciplinary insights into the everyday practices of community, identity, and home-making.
This collection explores lifestyle migration and the pursuit of ‘the good life’. Through global case studies—from Spain to Nepal—it provides interdisciplinary insights into the everyday practices of community, identity, and home-making.
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A New Social Question
Capitalism, Socialism and Utopia
Bringing together papers presented at a conference on “Capitalism and Socialism: Utopia, Globalization and Revolution”, this volume provides analyses of how recent events such as the economic crisis have impacted upon societies across the world.
Bringing together papers presented at a conference on “Capitalism and Socialism: Utopia, Globalization and Revolution”, this volume provides analyses of how recent events such as the economic crisis have impacted upon societies across the world.
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In, Out and Beyond
Studies on Border Confrontations, Resolutions and Encounters
These essays from international scholars examine border experiences. Redefining the borderland beyond the territorial, this collection explores cultural, political, and personal encounters through an interdisciplinary discussion between the humanities and social sciences.
These essays from international scholars examine border experiences. Redefining the borderland beyond the territorial, this collection explores cultural, political, and personal encounters through an interdisciplinary discussion between the humanities and social sciences.
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Irish Studies
Geographies and Genders
This collection of essays explores the intersection of gender, sexuality, and geography in Irish studies. From Magdalen laundries and prisons to the domestic garden, it examines the local and human contexts of identity formation and performance.
This collection of essays explores the intersection of gender, sexuality, and geography in Irish studies. From Magdalen laundries and prisons to the domestic garden, it examines the local and human contexts of identity formation and performance.
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