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Consensual Violence(2016) WEINBERG, JILL D.Using a fresh approach to understanding consent, the author presents two case studies of activities in which participants engage in violent acts: competitive mixed martial arts (MMA) and sexual sadism and masochism (BDSM).Vezava: Trda110,25 € -
No Alternative?(2013)Examining the education in South Korea beyond daytime K-16 schooling, this book reveals that education producers and consumers often reject mainstream education while simultaneously seeking or embracing its symbolic value.Vezava: Mehka33,93 €
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Regulating Style(2016) THOMAS, KEDRONFashion knockoffs are everywhere. Even in the out-of-the-way markets of highland Guatemala, fake branded clothes offer a cheap, stylish alternative for people who cannot afford high-priced originals. The author approaches the fashion industry from the perVezava: Trda110,25 €
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Protesting America(2013) MOON, KATHARINE H. S.When the US-Korea military alliance began to deteriorate in the 2000s, many commentators blamed "anti-Americanism" and nationalism, especially among younger South Koreans. This book argues that Korean activism around US relations owes more to transformatiVezava: Mehka48,47 €
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Public Health in East and Southeast Asia(2012)Presents an overview of the state of public health across this vast region and considers the challenges and prospects for its future advancement. This book focuses on how economic progress has brought change, both demographic and epidemiological, to an arVezava: Mehka59,50 €
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Role of Japan in Modern Chinese Art(2013) FOGEL, JOSHUA A.Investigates Japan's impact on Chinese art from the mid-nineteenth century through the 1930s. In this book, essays address a range of perspectives, including the work of individual Chinese and Japanese painters, calligraphers, and sculptors, as well as arVezava: Mehka81,81 €
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Dream Denied(2016) SOYER, MICHAELAYoung minority men are often portrayed in popular media as victims of poverty and discrimination. This book delves deeper, investigating the social and cultural implications of the "American dream" narrative for young minority men in the juvenile justiceVezava: Trda110,25 €
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Chokepoints(2016) TUSIKOV, NATASHAIn January 2012, millions participated in the now-infamous "Internet blackout" against the Stop Online Piracy Act. This book details the emergence of a global regime in which large Internet firms act as regulators for powerful intellectual property ownersVezava: Trda110,25 €
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Scale(2016)How do scalar distinctions help actors and analysts alike make sense of and navigate their social worlds? What do these distinctions reveal and what do they conceal? How are scales construed and what effects do they have on the way those who abide by themVezava: Mehka48,47 €
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Mirage of Police Reform(2017) WORDEN, PROF. ROBERT E.,MCLEAN, SARAH J.In the US, the exercise of police authority - and the public's trust that police authority is used properly - is a recurring concern. In this book, the authors argue that the procedural justice model of reform is a mirage.Vezava: Mehka48,47 €
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Beyond Expectations(2017) IMOAGENE, ONOSOIncludes the multifaceted identities of second-generation Nigerian adults in the United States and Britain. The author argues that they conceive of an alternative notion of 'black' identity that differs radically from African American and Black CarribeanVezava: Trda110,25 €
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Flame and Fortune in the American West(2016) SIMON, GREGORY L.Investigates the ongoing politics, folly, and avarice shaping the production of increasingly widespread yet dangerous suburban and exurban landscapes. In this book, the 1991 Oakland Hills Tunnel Fire is used as a starting point to better understand theseVezava: Trda110,25 €
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Race and the Brazilian Body(2016) ROTH-GORDON, JENNIFERBased on spontaneous conversations of shantytown youth hanging out on the streets of their neighborhoods and interviews from the comfortable living rooms of the middle class, the author shows how racial ideas permeate the daily lives of Rio de Janeiro's rVezava: Trda110,25 €
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Hollywood Made in China(2017) KOKAS, AYNNEChina's entry into the World Trade Organization in 2001 ignited a race to capture new global media audiences. This book examines this compelling dynamic, where the distinctions between Hollywood's "dream factory" and the PRC's "Chinese dream" of global inVezava: Trda110,25 €
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