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How can we use information rather than be subjected to it? Does life have a digital logic? Is the internal structure of the universe made up of information? Is the Internet generating a collective brain?
Ever since Homo sapiens, armed with his electronic machines,...
Editeur :
Max Milo Editions
Parution :
2023-06-09
Collection :
L’inconnu
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If you've always wanted to know how societies function - and why sometimes they don't - this beginner's guide to sociology has got the essential theories and thinkers coveredSociology has almost limitless scope. From the smallest everyday interaction to the impact of...
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Summersdale
Parution :
2023-06-08
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Zygmunt Bauman was one of the great social thinkers of our time: inventor of the idea of liquid modernity, he transformed our way of thinking about the social conditions shaping our lives today. His own life was shaped by the great social forces that scarred the second...
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Polity
Parution :
2023-06-08
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Discover (or rediscover!) history’s greatest myths and legends From Grendel and Beowulf to Poseidon, Medusa, and Hercules, the gods, monsters, and heroes of mythology are endlessly weird and fascinating. And if you’re looking for a helpful companion to this wild...
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For Dummies
Parution :
2023-06-07
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This open access book focuses on migrant and minority cemetery needs through the conceptual lens of the mobilities of the living and the dead. In doing so, the book brings migration and mobility studies into much-needed dialogue with death studies to explore the...
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Springer
Parution :
2023-06-06
Collection :
IMISCOE Research Series
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From the Sivens forest in France to the Hambach forest in Germany, from the Broadback forest in Canada to the rainforests of Borneo, something has shifted in these wild spaces over the last decade or two. People have begun to inhabit the forests, oppose the loggers and...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2023-06-06
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The Chinese in the Philippines constitute one of the many Chinese communities globally. Although many Chinese have maintained their cultural traditions, most of them are Filipina/o citizens and have always considered the Philippines home. Embodying "Tsina/o" (Chinese)...
Editeur :
Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Parution :
2023-06-06
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Amazon's Best Nonfiction Book of the Month for June 2023Nylon's "June 2023's Must-Read Book Releases"Pure Wow’s “11 Books We Can’t Wait to Read in June”The Skimm’s “17 of Our Favorite Books Coming Out...
Editeur :
Legacy Lit
Parution :
2023-06-06
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From journalist and author of An Ordinary Age, an examination, dismantling, and reconstruction of ambition, where burnout is the symptom of our holiest sin: the lonely way we strive. Ambition—the want, the hunger, the need to achieve—is woven into...
Editeur :
Balance
Parution :
2023-06-06
ePub
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We are experiencing an anthropological revolution. We see it in the #MeToo movement, in the denunciation of femicide and in an increasingly vociferous critique of patriarchal domination. Why this sudden rise of an antagonistic conception of the relationship between men...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2023-06-06
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This book describes and analyzes the lived experience of elder abuse from the queer community. It discusses the experiences by transwomen, gay men and lesbians of financial abuse, physical and sexual abuse, homophobic abuse, and neglect within partner relationships,...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2023-06-05
Collection :
International Perspectives on Aging
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This book focuses on current trends in cultural heritage conservation and their influence on heritage practice. Seen through the lenses of World Heritage, historic urban landscapes, heritage tourism, climate change or the nature/culture nexus, these challenges call for...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2023-06-03
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In recent years, there has been an upsurge in the number of forced displacements due to natural disasters, armed conflicts, and pandemics, which has favoured an increase in the number of temporary accommodations. Although the provision of shelter after an emergency...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2023-06-02
Collection :
SpringerBriefs in Climate Studies
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This book is a Nautilus Silver award winner in 2024 for academic rigor.This research study explores the interlinkages of three major themes, namely transcultural romantic love relationships (TRLRs), sense of coherence (SOC), and identity development (ID) in individuals...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2023-06-01
Collection :
SpringerBriefs in Psychology
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Editeur :
Robinson
Parution :
2023-06-01
ePub
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Delphi methods enable the systematic collection of expert judgments. They have proven to be particularly useful when a certain level of expertise and judgment is required to answer a research question. There are different variants ofDelphi methods, such as the group...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2023-05-31
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This book is a compilation of the best papers presented at the 2022 edition of the Singapore Conference of Applied Psychology (SCAP), led by East Asia Research in Singapore in collaboration with the University of Derby in the UK and the Singapore University of...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2023-05-29
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This second edition book advances knowledge about criminal careers throughout life. It presents new results from the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development (CSDD), which is a unique longitudinal study of the development of offending from age 10 to age 61. Previous...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2023-05-29
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This book addresses increasingly relevant social problems enabled by social media through the lens of system science research and modeling. Instead of evaluating existing patterns from existing social media data, the book focuses on exploring the possibility of various...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2023-05-29
Collection :
Agent-Based Social Systems
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This book discusses the cultural importance of spirits, what spirits want, and how humans interact with them, using examples from around the world and through time. Examples range from the vengeful spirits of the Zulu that cast lightning bolts from clear skies to punish...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2023-05-28
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