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Outsourcing and Service Work in the New Economy
The Case of Call Centres in Mexico City
This book examines outsourcing's impact on workers in the new economy. Through a study of Mexico City's call centres, it identifies managerial practices that harm employment conditions, revealing how 'old economy' tactics persist in the 21st century.
This book examines outsourcing’s impact on workers in the new economy. Through a study of Mexico City’s call centres, it identifies managerial practices that harm employment conditions, revealing how ‘old economy’ tactics persist in the 21st century.
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Birth and Death in British Culture
Liminality, Power, and Performance
Why look at birth and death together? These 13 interdisciplinary articles prove that looking at the two in tandem throws their distinct patterns and shared socio-political issues into sharp relief, probing their medialisation and commodification.
Why look at birth and death together? These 13 interdisciplinary articles prove that looking at the two in tandem throws their distinct patterns and shared socio-political issues into sharp relief, probing their medialisation and commodification.
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Crafting Infinity
Reworking Elements in Irish Culture
This collection of essays investigates how traditional Irish culture has been revised and repackaged. Contributors reveal how artists, writers, and emigrants re-interpreted and reshaped Irish myths, music, and history, crafting an infinite legacy.
This collection of essays investigates how traditional Irish culture has been revised and repackaged. Contributors reveal how artists, writers, and emigrants re-interpreted and reshaped Irish myths, music, and history, crafting an infinite legacy.
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China and the West
Encounters with the Other in Culture, Arts, Politics and Everyday Life
This collection scrutinises how China and the West interact in culture, arts, politics and everyday life. The essays analyse new dynamics that challenge authoritative views and deconstruct traditional responses to otherness within globalisation.
This collection scrutinises how China and the West interact in culture, arts, politics and everyday life. The essays analyse new dynamics that challenge authoritative views and deconstruct traditional responses to otherness within globalisation.
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Remembering Television
Histories, Technologies, Memories
This path-breaking book explores television's social and cultural impacts, asking how its programming has been experienced, understood, and remembered. Leading scholars examine the intricate connections between history, memory, and television in today’s world.
This path-breaking book explores television’s social and cultural impacts, asking how its programming has been experienced, understood, and remembered. Leading scholars examine the intricate connections between history, memory, and television in today’s world.
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New Voices, New Visions
Challenging Australian Identities and Legacies
This interdisciplinary collection explores Australian identity, nation, and place. Linking old and new stories, it engages with contemporary issues like immigration and climate change through unique and accessible case studies from both historical and modern life.
This interdisciplinary collection explores Australian identity, nation, and place. Linking old and new stories, it engages with contemporary issues like immigration and climate change through unique and accessible case studies from both historical and modern life.
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Laughter in the Trenches
Humour and Front Experience in German First World War Narratives
This study explores humour in German WWI narratives like *All Quiet on the Western Front*. It shows how these works, regardless of ideology, shared narrative strategies using soldier laughter to justify violence and oppressive power structures.
This study explores humour in German WWI narratives like *All Quiet on the Western Front*. It shows how these works, regardless of ideology, shared narrative strategies using soldier laughter to justify violence and oppressive power structures.
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Culture, Communion and Recovery
Tolkienian Fairy-Story and Inter-Religious Exchange
This study argues that the cultural influence of The Lord of the Rings provides a model for understanding the transformative relationship between religion and culture, and an unexplored pathway for inter-religious exchange.
This study argues that the cultural influence of The Lord of the Rings provides a model for understanding the transformative relationship between religion and culture, and an unexplored pathway for inter-religious exchange.
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Scottish Devolution and Social Policy
Evidence from the First Decade
This work examines the impact of devolution on Scottish social policy. Considering issues like class and equality, it judges whether the founding principles of the Scottish Parliament have successfully transferred from principles into actual policy.
This work examines the impact of devolution on Scottish social policy. Considering issues like class and equality, it judges whether the founding principles of the Scottish Parliament have successfully transferred from principles into actual policy.
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Rebuilding Sustainable Communities with Vulnerable Populations after the Cameras Have Gone
A Worldwide Study
This volume focuses on the status of the elderly and disabled after disasters globally and the challenges of post-earthquake rebuilding in Haiti. This edited book consists of selected papers exploring experiences in Nigeria, Iran, Libya, and Haiti.
This volume focuses on the status of the elderly and disabled after disasters globally and the challenges of post-earthquake rebuilding in Haiti. This edited book consists of selected papers exploring experiences in Nigeria, Iran, Libya, and Haiti.
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The Logics of Change
Poverty, Place, Identity and Social Transformation Mechanisms
In a world of constant change, inequality and poverty challenge well-being. This volume brings together researchers from different disciplines to shed light on theories, methodologies, and concrete applications of change concepts referring to poverty, place, and identity.
In a world of constant change, inequality and poverty challenge well-being. This volume brings together researchers from different disciplines to shed light on theories, methodologies, and concrete applications of change concepts referring to poverty, place, and identity.
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Fan Culture
Theory/Practice
Explore the shifting dynamics between fans, scholars, and creators. This accessible collection tackles the core ethical questions of fan studies through popular fandoms like Doctor Who, Star Wars, and Twilight.
Explore the shifting dynamics between fans, scholars, and creators. This accessible collection tackles the core ethical questions of fan studies through popular fandoms like Doctor Who, Star Wars, and Twilight.
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The Globalisation of Modern Architecture
The Impact of Politics, Economics and Social Change on Architecture and Urban Design since 1990
Since 1990, globalisation has driven shifts in global power. As design follows social, political and economic change, this book casts a new light on recent architecture, exploring the tension between universal iconic buildings and the need for local identity.
Since 1990, globalisation has driven shifts in global power. As design follows social, political and economic change, this book casts a new light on recent architecture, exploring the tension between universal iconic buildings and the need for local identity.
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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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Marronnage and Arts
Revolts in Bodies and Voices
Marronnage, the quest for freedom during Slavery, has infiltrated social relationships and the arts. This book explores how revolt is incarnated in bodies and voices through music and dance, from the French West Indies to Madagascar and Brazil.
Marronnage, the quest for freedom during Slavery, has infiltrated social relationships and the arts. This book explores how revolt is incarnated in bodies and voices through music and dance, from the French West Indies to Madagascar and Brazil.
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Aging Femininities
Troubling Representations
Older women have never been more visible, or more problematised. This collection of essays interrogates the troubling representations of “aging femininity” in popular culture, forging links between contemporary lived experience and feminist cultural theory.
Older women have never been more visible, or more problematised. This collection of essays interrogates the troubling representations of “aging femininity” in popular culture, forging links between contemporary lived experience and feminist cultural theory.
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Whiteness and Social Change
Remnant Colonialisms and White Civility in Australia and Canada
Whiteness and Social Change compares the unearned privilege of whiteness in Australia and Canada. Examining community campaigns supporting First Peoples struggles, it identifies how collaborative struggle can destabilise whiteness and move towards a fair society.
Whiteness and Social Change compares the unearned privilege of whiteness in Australia and Canada. Examining community campaigns supporting First Peoples struggles, it identifies how collaborative struggle can destabilise whiteness and move towards a fair society.
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This book on media translation covers its history and major theories, offering practical applications in Arabic and English. It seeks to help students and professionals acquire the skills needed for this profession.
This book on media translation covers its history and major theories, offering practical applications in Arabic and English. It seeks to help students and professionals acquire the skills needed for this profession.
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This collection explores the cultural history of freak shows in Continental Europe, examining the spectacular display of wondrous and monstrous bodies. It uncovers forgotten stories from the circus to Nazi eugenics, revealing subjects with their own voice and agency.
This collection explores the cultural history of freak shows in Continental Europe, examining the spectacular display of wondrous and monstrous bodies. It uncovers forgotten stories from the circus to Nazi eugenics, revealing subjects with their own voice and agency.
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Cultural Difference and Social Solidarity
Critical Cases
This book engages the paradox of cultural difference and social solidarity. Essays analyze immigrants and internal cultural divisions in the UAE, UK, Germany, Canada, and Turkey, challenging the conflict between difference and unity to show a path to solidarity.
This book engages the paradox of cultural difference and social solidarity. Essays analyze immigrants and internal cultural divisions in the UAE, UK, Germany, Canada, and Turkey, challenging the conflict between difference and unity to show a path to solidarity.
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