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Women’s Imaginary Cooking and Appetites Across Cultures
Studies in Literature, Media and Film
This book explores the cultural implications of women’s engagement with food, tackling the female body, appetites, culinary witchcraft, magic, and cannibalism. It traces how food disorders are alchemically transformed into aesthetics, with a pivotal focus on the Balkans.
This book explores the cultural implications of women’s engagement with food, tackling the female body, appetites, culinary witchcraft, magic, and cannibalism. It traces how food disorders are alchemically transformed into aesthetics, with a pivotal focus on the Balkans.
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Women’s Memory
The Problem of Sources
This book brings together researchers to address the problems of sources and archives in women's studies. The articles examine perceptions of women in collective memory through oral, written, and visual culture, aiming to form accessible international archives.
This book brings together researchers to address the problems of sources and archives in women’s studies. The articles examine perceptions of women in collective memory through oral, written, and visual culture, aiming to form accessible international archives.
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The various essays collected here examine how ‘women’, across time and space, experimented with new genres or forms of expression in order to transform, question, resist or paradoxically consolidate gender discriminations and dominant ideologies in their respective societies.
The various essays collected here examine how ‘women’, across time and space, experimented with new genres or forms of expression in order to transform, question, resist or paradoxically consolidate gender discriminations and dominant ideologies in their respective societies.
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Words for Odours
Language Skills and Cultural Insights
This volume brings together studies on how olfactory experiences are verbalized. Applying pragmatic and theoretical approaches, it investigates the complex cognitive and cultural strategies speakers use to talk about odours in a variety of languages and domains.
This volume brings together studies on how olfactory experiences are verbalized. Applying pragmatic and theoretical approaches, it investigates the complex cognitive and cultural strategies speakers use to talk about odours in a variety of languages and domains.
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Why do Koreans work some of the longest hours in the world? This book explores the reasons behind Korea's demanding work culture and reveals the major impact lengthy working hours have on the ability of average Koreans to participate in leisure activities.
Why do Koreans work some of the longest hours in the world? This book explores the reasons behind Korea’s demanding work culture and reveals the major impact lengthy working hours have on the ability of average Koreans to participate in leisure activities.
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Work and the Challenges of Belonging
Migrants in Globalizing Economies
This book explores the relationship between work and migrant belonging in globalizing economies. It examines how policies create precarious, poorly paid work, and discusses the challenges of exclusion, securitization, and the commodification of migrant labor.
This book explores the relationship between work and migrant belonging in globalizing economies. It examines how policies create precarious, poorly paid work, and discusses the challenges of exclusion, securitization, and the commodification of migrant labor.
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Work-Life Balance and the Economic Crisis
Some Insights from the Perspective of Comparative Law (Volume I
Contemporary society and international organisations are giving increasing consideration to the issue of reconciling work and private life. Following on from this, these volumes provide a detailed analysis of work-life balance and its regulation in a number of EU countries.
Contemporary society and international organisations are giving increasing consideration to the issue of reconciling work and private life. Following on from this, these volumes provide a detailed analysis of work-life balance and its regulation in a number of EU countries.
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Work-Life Balance and the Economic Crisis
Some Insights from the Perspective of Comparative Law (Volume II
Contemporary society and international organisations are giving increasing consideration to the issue of reconciling work and private life. Following on from this, these volumes provide a detailed analysis of work-life balance and its regulation in a number of EU countries.
Contemporary society and international organisations are giving increasing consideration to the issue of reconciling work and private life. Following on from this, these volumes provide a detailed analysis of work-life balance and its regulation in a number of EU countries.
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Writing about Latin American Sovereignty
The Latin American Board
This book explores the relationship between Latin America and China, and how it affects Latin American states in regard to other international actors. It investigates how Latin America and China influence each other, and discusses their respective roles in the world.
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Writing New Worlds
The Cultural Dynamics of Curiosity in Early Modern Europe
This book analyses the different ways in which travel literature constituted a fundamental pillar in the production of knowledge in the modern era, showing how authors, scholars and artists between the 15th and 17th centuries responded to the challenges of modernity.
This book analyses the different ways in which travel literature constituted a fundamental pillar in the production of knowledge in the modern era, showing how authors, scholars and artists between the 15th and 17th centuries responded to the challenges of modernity.
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This courageous, thought-provoking book takes the reader on an intimate journey into the misunderstood world of body marking. It develops an embodied, feminist critique of dominant research, searching for new ways of producing knowledge and telling stories from the body.
This courageous, thought-provoking book takes the reader on an intimate journey into the misunderstood world of body marking. It develops an embodied, feminist critique of dominant research, searching for new ways of producing knowledge and telling stories from the body.
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Yesterday’s Tomorrows
On Utopia and Dystopia
In 2012, a year of crises and forebodings, the world became a stage for new beginnings and utopian movements. The essays in this book discuss utopia and dystopia in literature and film, using science fiction, gender politics and social sciences to understand the present.
In 2012, a year of crises and forebodings, the world became a stage for new beginnings and utopian movements. The essays in this book discuss utopia and dystopia in literature and film, using science fiction, gender politics and social sciences to understand the present.
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YOCOCU 2014
Professionals’ Experiences in Cultural Heritage Conservation in America, Europe, and Asia
Representing papers presented at the 4th YOCOCU Youth in Conservation of Cultural Heritage Conference, the contributions here reflect on the present politics, strategies and methods of cultural heritage conservation, and demonstrate new approaches to conservation needs.
Representing papers presented at the 4th YOCOCU Youth in Conservation of Cultural Heritage Conference, the contributions here reflect on the present politics, strategies and methods of cultural heritage conservation, and demonstrate new approaches to conservation needs.
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Young Children as Active Citizens
Principles, Policies and Pedagogies
Young Children as Citizens explores how children can participate in civic life as social actors with rights. It presents research-based case studies where policy-makers and educators listened to children's views on public issues, enhancing a democratic society.
Young Children as Citizens explores how children can participate in civic life as social actors with rights. It presents research-based case studies where policy-makers and educators listened to children’s views on public issues, enhancing a democratic society.
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Young People in Times of Crises
Global Revelations and Social Change
This book interrogates the situation of youth amidst intersecting global crises. It acknowledges deep polarizations affecting their resilience, but finds hope in the actions of young people amplifying change for a better world.
This book interrogates the situation of youth amidst intersecting global crises. It acknowledges deep polarizations affecting their resilience, but finds hope in the actions of young people amplifying change for a better world.
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This book examines the Romanian labour market, where youth face decreased job security and a risk of exclusion. It explains the challenges of the long transition from education to decent employment, a struggle faced by all, regardless of education level.
This book examines the Romanian labour market, where youth face decreased job security and a risk of exclusion. It explains the challenges of the long transition from education to decent employment, a struggle faced by all, regardless of education level.
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Youth Unemployment and Joblessness
Causes, Consequences, Responses
Youth unemployment is a major global issue. This book analyzes the school-to-work transition, exploring policies for enabling youth access to the labour market. It seeks a better understanding of causes, consequences, and responses through an interdisciplinary approach.
Youth unemployment is a major global issue. This book analyzes the school-to-work transition, exploring policies for enabling youth access to the labour market. It seeks a better understanding of causes, consequences, and responses through an interdisciplinary approach.
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This collection offers a glimpse into the challenges and opportunities of globalization for youth in Africa and its diaspora. It issues a call for action to governments to tap into the energy of its youth through education, agriculture, sport, and technology.
This collection offers a glimpse into the challenges and opportunities of globalization for youth in Africa and its diaspora. It issues a call for action to governments to tap into the energy of its youth through education, agriculture, sport, and technology.
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In the diverse Asia Pacific region, youth are using media to redefine their communities, articulate identities, and engage in social activism. This book draws on case studies to examine these media practices and the resulting process of social change.
In the diverse Asia Pacific region, youth are using media to redefine their communities, articulate identities, and engage in social activism. This book draws on case studies to examine these media practices and the resulting process of social change.
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Yuri Vella’s Fight for Survival in Western Siberia
Oil, Reindeer and Gods
A Siberian indigenous poet, reindeer herder, and activist chose to live in the forest, where he fought an oil giant to save his way of life. These essays explore his native spirituality, his struggle, and a new vision for indigenous leadership in post-Soviet Russia.
A Siberian indigenous poet, reindeer herder, and activist chose to live in the forest, where he fought an oil giant to save his way of life. These essays explore his native spirituality, his struggle, and a new vision for indigenous leadership in post-Soviet Russia.
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