Catálogo de libros: Sociología

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  • The Politics of the Soul
    John Dickson
    This book takes the form of intellectual histories of eight major representative figures of the twentieth century, who inherited and responded to the spiritual problematic left by Nietzsche. ...
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    73,48 €

  • Cultural Capital and Creative Communication
    Oana Șerban
    This book explores the notion of cultural capital, offering insights into its evolution and definitions, as well as the relationship between cultural, social and human capital, the distinctions between capital and capitalism, and the conflicts that exist among the various critical theories that engage with Bourdieu’s thought. ...
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    35,81 €

  • Contemporary Readings in Marxism
    Ravi Kumar
    This volume straddles between being a compilation of chapters exploring the fundamental conceptual categories within Marxism while engaging with those categories at the same time demonstrating the dynamic ability of the Marxian theoretical paradigm to evolve. ...
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    72,61 €

  • Marxism as Scientific Enterprise
    P.C. Joshi
    This book argues that Marxism needs to be extended beyond the traditional confines in order to remain relevant in societies in which individuals have freedom of political expression and which are witnessing gigantic strides in communication technology. ...
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    73,32 €

  • Insurgent Metaphors
    Pothik Ghosh
    The 13 essays that comprise this book are envisaged as a small attempt from South Asia - where communitarian postcolonialism and ’Marxist’ culturalism constitute the most respectable trend in radical theory - to bring back class and class action to discussion on culture. ...
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    73,40 €

  • The Warsaw Pact, 1985-1991- Disintegration and Dissolution
    Matej Bily
    This book analyzes the last phase of the Warsaw Pact, based on unusually large-scale archival research conducted in many countries. ...
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    72,11 €

  • Practising the Symbolic
    Sheena Jain
    A powerful theory of the symbolic embedded within a remarkable and original theory of practice is a nodal aspect of the work of Pierre Bourdieu. This book seeks to provide a comprehensive and in depth analysis and understanding of a central dimension of Bourdieu’s work. ...
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    73,26 €

  • Nation-Building in Indian Anthropology
    Abhijit Guha
    This book, result of years of painstaking research by the author, critically reviews the existing works and their gaps in the history of Indian anthropology and makes a new and valuable addition in the field of the history of academic disciplines in the context of nation building. ...
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    73,68 €

  • Bourdieu’s Philosophy and Sociology of Science
    Kyung-Man Kim
    This book explores Pierre Bourdieu’s philosophy and sociology of science, which, though central to his thought, have been largely neglected in critical examinations of his work. ...
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    73,72 €

  • Protest, Upliftment and Identity
    Bipul Mandal
    This book focuses on the Kshatriyaization movement of Rajbansis, the Matua movement of Namasudras, and the colonial policy of ’Protective Discrimination’ and its impact. It is essential for those wishing to understand the socio religious movement of the Namasudra and the Rajbansi communities. ...
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    73,13 €

  • Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property, Cyber Risk and Robotics
    Ruth Taplin
    Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the most rapidly developing technology in the current Digital Age, but it is also the least defined, understood and adequately explained technological advance. This book brings together a group of leading experts who assess different aspects of AI from different disciplinary perspectives. ...
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    73,69 €

  • Secrecy in Public Relations, Mediation and News Cultures
    Anne M. Cronin
    This book investigates the relationship of secrecy as a social practice to contemporary media, news cultures and public relations. It will appeal to students of public relations, sociology, media studies, cultural studies and communication studies. ...
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    35,89 €

  • Formations of Style and Affiliation
    Scene affiliations can be understood as socially produced and meaningful commonalities of action in style-specific practices. They are displayed, staged, stabilized, and disseminated in the respective style formations via material artifacts and their use, the body, and media forms of expression. Although the importance of artefacts, bodies and media for stylisation processes is...
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    123,87 €

  • A Working Man’s Guide
    Mark L Teague
    Forge your legacy built on strong values and integrity with this framework for a better life.Making it in America feels more elusive than ever. In a time where getting ahead is measured by social media followers and social status, the working man has been left behind. How can the working class-the heart and strength of the nation-navigate this chaotic landscape while staying tr...
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    21,02 €

  • A Working Man’s Guide
    Mark L Teague
    Forge your legacy built on strong values and integrity with this framework for a better life.Making it in America feels more elusive than ever. In a time where getting ahead is measured by social media followers and social status, the working man has been left behind. How can the working class-the heart and strength of the nation-navigate this chaotic landscape while staying tr...
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    27,73 €

  • Understanding Communication Research Methods
    Daniel Cronn-Mills / Stephen M. Croucher
    Using an engaging how-to approach that draws from scholarship, real life, and popular culture, this textbook, now in its fourth edition, offers students practical reasons why they should care about research methods and offers a practical guide for conducting research. ...
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    312,23 €

  • Lay Me in God’s Good Earth
    Beth Hoeltke / Kent Burreson
    Current burial practices in the West fail to confront us with the reality of death and make it harder to grieve properly. Burreson and Hoeltke argue that natural burial offers a more accurate picture of Christian hope and resurrection. This immensely practical guide is also an application of the hope of the resurrection to those grieving. ...
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    22,20 €

  • Understanding Communication Research Methods
    Daniel Cronn-Mills / Stephen M. Croucher
    Using an engaging how-to approach that draws from scholarship, real life, and popular culture, this textbook, now in its fourth edition, offers students practical reasons why they should care about research methods and offers a practical guide for conducting research. ...
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    135,87 €

  • Building a Legacy
    Avery Nightingale
    'Building a Legacy: Family Values for Future Generations' by Avery Nightingale delves into the critical question of why one generation should leave substantial savings to the next. This thought-provoking book explores the significant role of inheritance as a bridge for wealth development across generations. Nightingale provides a comprehensive analysis of the implications for c...
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    12,52 €

  • Childism, Intersectionality and the Rights of the Child
    Rebecca Adami
    This book is the first to comprehensively develop the concept of childism to understand, study and analyse age-based discrimination against children. ...
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    241,21 €

  • Analysing the Israel Effect in Canada
    Peter Eglin
    This documents and analyzes the discursive and organizational methods by which public criticism of Israel’s oppression of the Palestinians is silenced in Canada, as experienced through ten episodes in the life of the author over a thirty-year period from 1990-2020 in interaction with his university and local-national Canadian news media. ...
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    77,17 €

  • One Woman, Many Husbands
    A.A. Castor
    Title: One Woman, Many Husbands: The Polyandry PlaybookDescription:In a world where traditional relationship norms are increasingly being questioned, One Woman, Many Husbands: The Polyandry Playbook offers a groundbreaking exploration of polyandry-one woman in a committed relationship with multiple husbands. This comprehensive guide takes readers on a journey through the rich h...
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    39,59 €

  • Immigration and Quality of Life in Ageing Societies
    Considering the situation in Japan and Germany, this book analyses the needs of host countries from a demographic standpoint, the desires of migrants in terms of education, training, and labour market participation, and policies and actions on the part of the state and civil society. ...
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    227,64 €

  • Exploring Non-Monogamous Traditions
    A.A. Castor
    Exploring Non-Monogamous Traditions delves into the rich and diverse world of non-monogamous relationships across cultures and history. From polyamory and polygamy to swinging and open relationships, this book examines how different societies have structured their relationships, determined paternity, and navigated the complexities of sexual behavior outside the confines of mono...
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    24,50 €

  • Assessing Autoethnography
    Andrew F. Herrmann / Tony E. Adams
    Assessing Autoethnography provides readers with multiple ways to analyze autoethnographies and other forms of personal narrative writing. Given the proliferation of such forms across academic contexts, the book offers a guide of what autoethnography is, why it matters, and how to do it. ...
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    227,73 €

  • Assessing Autoethnography
    Andrew F. Herrmann / Tony E. Adams
    Assessing Autoethnography provides readers with multiple ways to analyze autoethnographies and other forms of personal narrative writing. Given the proliferation of such forms across academic contexts, the book offers a guide of what autoethnography is, why it matters, and how to do it. ...
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    68,45 €

  • 5 Ideas from Global Diplomacy
    Marvin Cheung
    Why are we stuck here and how do we move forward?Amidst escalating global crises and growing climate anxiety, 5 Ideas from Global Diplomacy offers actionable recommendations to aspiring changemakers to close the compliance gap between political commitment and action, and advance the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. The book journeys beyond sustainability which is typically a...
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    26,31 €

  • 5 Ideas from Global Diplomacy
    Marvin Cheung
    Why are we stuck here and how do we move forward?Amidst escalating global crises and growing climate anxiety, 5 Ideas from Global Diplomacy offers actionable recommendations to aspiring changemakers to close the compliance gap between political commitment and action, and advance the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. The book journeys beyond sustainability which is typically a...
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    40,88 €

  • Education and Upward Social Mobility in China
    Jin Jin
    Based on a three-year life story study of students from working-class backgrounds at four elite universities in China, this book offers a new way to understand and be inspired by Bourdieu. ...
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    227,76 €

  • PALUDEEN EFFECT ON STUDENT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
    Jean SHONGO YONGA / Nannethe KAWESI LOKOKISA
    The health of people throughout the world in general, and in Congo, our country, deserves to be improved. Pathologies are diverse and claim many victims every year, every month and even more every day. In some regions, the morbidity of the population is very high. This in turn influences socio-economic activities.In rural Sankuru, malaria plays a significant role in reducing sc...
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    54,06 €