Zbirka: Sociologija
3226 rezultatov
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Working in America(2014)The Great Recession brought rising inequality and changing family economies. New technologies continued to move jobs overseas, including those held by middle-class information workers.Vezava: Mehka77,51 € -
This Party's Dead(2021) BUIST, ERICAJournalist Erica Buist travels to seven death festivals around the world (Mexico, Nepal, Sicily, Thailand, Madagascar, Japan, Indonesia) in search of better attitudes towards mortalityVezava: Trda28,26 € -
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Profit and Gift in the Digital Economy(2016) ELDER-VASS, DAVE (LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY)Dave Elder-Vass argues that dominant approaches to the economy miss much of what happens in real economies and that the rise of the digital economy has made this problem more evident. He proposes a new framework to analyse diverse economic systems, and apVezava: Mehka68,43 € -
Political Economy of the Spectacle and Postmodern Caste(2020) ASIMAKOPOULOS, JOHNAsimakopoulos cuts through Capitalism's ideological veil to reveal the caste system hiding beneath the spectacle of 21st century society.Vezava: Mehka46,33 € -
Lowland Clearances(2019) AITCHISON, PETER,CASSELL, ANDREWThe Highland Clearances are a well-documented episode in Scotland’s past but they were not unique. The process began in the Scottish Lowlands nearly a century before, when tens of thousands of people were moved from the land by estate owners who replacedVezava: Mehka16,62 € -
Migration, Health, and Inequalities(2022) VILLALON, ROBERTA (ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY, NY)This interdisciplinary activist research project shows the health and well-being impacts of transnational migration on Ecuadorean families. Roberta Villaln documents the intersection of social inequalities and migration and health policies, and how indiviVezava: Trda120,59 € -
Redeeming Leadership(2021) LIU, HELENA (BOND UNIVERSITY (BOND BUSINESS SCHOOL))This thought-provoking new study by Helena Liu shows how anti-racist feminism can reinvigorate leadership theory and practice, which have long been dominated by imperialist, masculinist and white supremacist agendas. Theoretically rigorous and with examplVezava: Mehka44,89 € -
Inheritance: The tragedy of Mary Davies(2021) HOLLIS, LEOThe reclaimed history of a woman whose tragic life tells a story of madness, forced marriages and how the super-rich came to own LondonVezava: Trda33,27 € -
Towards Bayesian Model-Based Demography(2021) BIJAK, JAKUBThis open access book presents a ground-breaking approach to developing micro-foundations for demography and migration studies. The book discusses in detail the process of building a simulation model of migration, based on a population of intelligent, cogVezava: Mehka58,20 € -
Sustainable Development in Science Policy–Making – The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research's Policies for International Cooperation(2021) SCHWACHULA, ANNAThis book focuses on German science policy for cooperation with the Global South, arguing that instead of global sustainability, policies mainly aspire to German economic benefits.Vezava: Mehka91,86 € -
How We Die(1997) NULAND, SHERWIN BAn explanation of what happens to us when we die. The author, a surgeon with more than 30 years' experience, describes in detail the processes which take place in the body and sets out to strip away many illusions about death.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Sentiment Analysis(2020) LIU, BING (UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, CHICAGO)Sentiment analysis is the computational study of people's opinions, emotions, and attitudes. This comprehensive introduction covers all core areas useful for researchers and practitioners in natural language processing, computer science, management sciencVezava: Trda117,24 € -
New Research on Parenting Programs for Low-Income Fathers(2021)This book explores fatherhood programs, funded by the Fatherhood Research and Practice Network (FRPN), which advance knowledge and practice in the fathering field.Vezava: Mehka41,69 €
