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The possibility of fakes and forgeries has haunted our cultural imagination for centuries. Despite critical pronouncements on authenticity, making a distinction between the genuine and the fake continues to play a major role in culture, law and politics.
The possibility of fakes and forgeries has haunted our cultural imagination for centuries. Despite critical pronouncements on authenticity, making a distinction between the genuine and the fake continues to play a major role in culture, law and politics.
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Mediating Germany
Popular Culture between Tradition and Innovation
This volume explores how German popular culture responds to contemporary life, combining tradition with current social debates. Essays offer case studies of popular fiction, theatre, music, and filmmaking, analyzing today's issues and their historical legacies.
This volume explores how German popular culture responds to contemporary life, combining tradition with current social debates. Essays offer case studies of popular fiction, theatre, music, and filmmaking, analyzing today’s issues and their historical legacies.
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Out Here
Local and International Perspectives in Queer Studies
This collection of essays and stories reflects queer concerns in places peripheral to the centers of queer theory. Out here, often within the context of rampant homophobia, queer methodologies prove especially productive. Out here, queer theory is alive and kicking.
This collection of essays and stories reflects queer concerns in places peripheral to the centers of queer theory. Out here, often within the context of rampant homophobia, queer methodologies prove especially productive. Out here, queer theory is alive and kicking.
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Women Moving Forward
Volume One
These are the deeply moving narratives of women who uprooted themselves to seek a better life. United in their quest for a self-constructed future, they persevere and prevail. These are the stories of everyday heroes, a treasure that cannot be missed.
These are the deeply moving narratives of women who uprooted themselves to seek a better life. United in their quest for a self-constructed future, they persevere and prevail. These are the stories of everyday heroes, a treasure that cannot be missed.
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Amid corporate scandals and environmental concerns, the relationship between organisations and society is under scrutiny. This book explores the vital topic of Corporate Social Responsibility, examining the social contract between a business and its stakeholders.
Amid corporate scandals and environmental concerns, the relationship between organisations and society is under scrutiny. This book explores the vital topic of Corporate Social Responsibility, examining the social contract between a business and its stakeholders.
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Speaking about racism is difficult, yet state racism is more acceptable than ever. Immigration detention and racial profiling impact our daily lives. Race and State breaks the taboo of discussing the links between “race” and state from multiple perspectives.
Speaking about racism is difficult, yet state racism is more acceptable than ever. Immigration detention and racial profiling impact our daily lives. Race and State breaks the taboo of discussing the links between “race” and state from multiple perspectives.
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This book analyzes family diversity across cultures and generations. It reveals the complex connections between individual lives and major social, economic, and demographic shifts, deconstructing myths and exploring changes in gender and generational roles.
This book analyzes family diversity across cultures and generations. It reveals the complex connections between individual lives and major social, economic, and demographic shifts, deconstructing myths and exploring changes in gender and generational roles.
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American Popular Culture
Historical and Pedagogical Perspectives
"A varied and fascinating collection of original investigations." Scholars explore how pop culture has become our new reality, absorbing every facet of life. This book offers important insights into this maddening phenomenon's uplifting and downgrading possibilities.
“A varied and fascinating collection of original investigations.” Scholars explore how pop culture has become our new reality, absorbing every facet of life. This book offers important insights into this maddening phenomenon’s uplifting and downgrading possibilities.
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This collection of essays explores television's state of flux. It examines how news packages the 'real,' how reality styles have influenced dramas like CSI, and how shows like Big Brother have created a culture of performance and surveillance.
This collection of essays explores television’s state of flux. It examines how news packages the ‘real,’ how reality styles have influenced dramas like CSI, and how shows like Big Brother have created a culture of performance and surveillance.
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Children on the Boundaries of Time and Space in Sub-Saharan Africa
Aspiration or Achievement of Policy
This book departs from stereotypes to analyze children's rights and well-being in sub-Saharan Africa. It explores the conflict between official policies and reality, bridging the gap between government rhetoric and effective practice to help children thrive.
This book departs from stereotypes to analyze children’s rights and well-being in sub-Saharan Africa. It explores the conflict between official policies and reality, bridging the gap between government rhetoric and effective practice to help children thrive.
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As Ireland witnesses rapid change, an acknowledgement of diversity makes dialogue between mainstream society, Travellers, and Roma necessary. For such dialogue to be constructive, their voices must be listened to and their distinctive worldviews respected.
As Ireland witnesses rapid change, an acknowledgement of diversity makes dialogue between mainstream society, Travellers, and Roma necessary. For such dialogue to be constructive, their voices must be listened to and their distinctive worldviews respected.
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Stress and Anxiety
Application to Health, Work Place, Community, and Education
World-wide researchers present cutting-edge developments in stress, anxiety, and coping. This book covers four major areas—health, work, community, and education—exploring their effects on well-being, functioning, and resilience.
World-wide researchers present cutting-edge developments in stress, anxiety, and coping. This book covers four major areas—health, work, community, and education—exploring their effects on well-being, functioning, and resilience.
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Georg Simmel in Translation
Interdisciplinary Border Crossings in Culture and Modernity
Though his name was forgotten, Georg Simmel’s writings on modernity left a significant mark. In this collection, scholars trace his influence through time and space, from Imperial Berlin to contemporary Singapore, and in the works of other intellectuals.
Though his name was forgotten, Georg Simmel’s writings on modernity left a significant mark. In this collection, scholars trace his influence through time and space, from Imperial Berlin to contemporary Singapore, and in the works of other intellectuals.
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With contributions from Slovak, Czech, and Polish authors, this book evaluates media culture in Central Europe. It explores the problems and successes of radio, television, and internet production since 1989 in the face of globalisation.
With contributions from Slovak, Czech, and Polish authors, this book evaluates media culture in Central Europe. It explores the problems and successes of radio, television, and internet production since 1989 in the face of globalisation.
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A collection of exciting essays on “black” British aesthetics. Featuring contributions by avant-garde artists and renowned critics, this book explores today's hottest artistic works and contextualizes them within global aesthetic traditions.
A collection of exciting essays on “black” British aesthetics. Featuring contributions by avant-garde artists and renowned critics, this book explores today’s hottest artistic works and contextualizes them within global aesthetic traditions.
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Home and the World
South Asia in Transition
South Asia is rising, roiling with internal contradictions. Gathering essays by scholars, writers, and artists, this volume addresses nationalism, gender, and diaspora. An accessible and essential reference for understanding the global phenomenon of South Asia.
South Asia is rising, roiling with internal contradictions. Gathering essays by scholars, writers, and artists, this volume addresses nationalism, gender, and diaspora. An accessible and essential reference for understanding the global phenomenon of South Asia.
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Navigating Multiculturalism
Negotiating Change
This provocative volume explores multiculturalism from various perspectives, addressing divisive questions about race, ethnicity, and identity. This collection challenges readers to examine their own perceptions and consider how to navigate change.
This provocative volume explores multiculturalism from various perspectives, addressing divisive questions about race, ethnicity, and identity. This collection challenges readers to examine their own perceptions and consider how to navigate change.
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Childhood—The Inside Story
Hearing Children's Voices
This is an analysis of childhood from the children's point of view. Through case studies, it demonstrates how the influences of home and school are interpreted, revealing how pupils form their attitudes to life, themselves, society, and their future conduct.
This is an analysis of childhood from the children’s point of view. Through case studies, it demonstrates how the influences of home and school are interpreted, revealing how pupils form their attitudes to life, themselves, society, and their future conduct.
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This collection explores the frontiers between sociology and psychology, where theories are freely borrowed. Sociologists use psychological theory for studies of sociological phenomena, and vice versa. Featuring international authors, including Thomas J. Scheff.
This collection explores the frontiers between sociology and psychology, where theories are freely borrowed. Sociologists use psychological theory for studies of sociological phenomena, and vice versa. Featuring international authors, including Thomas J. Scheff.
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Violent Depictions
Representing Violence Across Cultures
In a world that accepts violence as a just enterprise, what is violence? Is it justifiable? Violent Depictions addresses these questions, exploring the relationship between violence and representation in films, literature, and history.
In a world that accepts violence as a just enterprise, what is violence? Is it justifiable? Violent Depictions addresses these questions, exploring the relationship between violence and representation in films, literature, and history.
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