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  • "A gente leva o dinheiro, mas fica o couro"

    A vida e a lida de camponeses piauienses após o trabalho no corte de cana em agroindústrias brasileiras

    Este livro é um estudo sobre o trabalho temporário no corte de cana, o adoecimento e as políticas de proteção social. Analisa o caso dos camponeses do município de Elesbão Veloso, no Estado do Piauí, que devido às condições insuficientes de reprodução, precisam migrar para cortar cana nos Estados da Bahia, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais e São Paulo. É uma pesquisa primorosa ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • "Arbeit ist keine Ware" - 100 Jahre Internationale Arbeitsorganisation

    „Wenn Du Frieden willst, sorge für Gerechtigkeit“ steht in lateinischen Worten auf dem Grundstein des ersten Gebäudes der Internationalen Arbeitsorganisation (bekannt als ILO, deutsch: IAO), die vor 100 Jahren als Teil des Friedensvertrags von Versailles gegründet wurde. Ihre Geschichte und besondere Struktur sind in der Familie der Vereinten Nationen einzigartig, ihre gesellschaftlich-dialogische ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • "Arbeit ist keine Ware" – 100 Jahre Internationale Arbeitsorganisation

    „Wenn Du Frieden willst, sorge für Gerechtigkeit“ steht in lateinischen Worten auf dem Grundstein des ersten Gebäudes der Internationalen Arbeitsorganisation (bekannt als ILO, deutsch: IAO), die vor mehr als 100 Jahren als Teil des Friedensvertrags von Versailles gegründet wurde. Ihre Geschichte und besondere Struktur sind im System der Vereinten Nationen einzigartig, ihre gesellschaftlich ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • "Can You Run Away from Sorrow?"

    Mothers Left Behind in 1990s Belgrade

    This intimate social history of family life in 1990s Serbia considers how emigration effects the elders left behind.The fall of Yugoslavia in the 1990s led citizens to look for better, more stable lives elsewhere. For the older generations, however, this wasn’t an option. In this powerful work, Ivana Bajic-Hajdukovic reveals the impact that waves of emigration from Serbia had on family ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • "Danmark"

    by Finn Barlby ...
    "Danmark er igen i krig i Irak.Danmark er ikke konkurrencedygtigt.Danmark blev bedste toer.Danmark er det mest intensivt dyrkede land i verden.Det er jo danskere, der bestemmer.Danmark er et lille land, som gør en stor forskel."Der siges så meget om Danmark. Ikke mindst af danskerne selv. Gennem fragmenter af politikertaler, nyhedsklip, fraser, vi hører igen og igen, indtil vi til sidst tror på ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • "Do You Know...?"

    The Jazz Repertoire in Action

    Every night, somewhere in the world, three or four musicians will climb on stage together. Whether the gig is at a jazz club, a bar, or a bar mitzvah, the performance never begins with a note, but with a question. The trumpet player might turn to the bassist and ask, “Do you know ‘Body and Soul’?”—and from there the subtle craft of playing the jazz repertoire is tested in front of a live audience. ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • "Ein Anzug aus Strom"

    LSD, Kybernetik und die psychedelische Revolution

    LSD ist das Elixier der psychedelischen 1960er Jahre. Der Stoff verzückt eine ganze Generation und nährt die Hoffnung auf eine Welt jenseits von Macht und Geld. Doch die Gegenkultur dieser Zeit hat einen doppelten Boden: Hinter der bunt-blumigen Fassade trägt ein kybernetisches Denken in Feedbacks und Regelkreisen die Phantasie. LSD scheint den theoretischen Kurzschluss von Mensch und Maschine ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • "Fattigdoms-truslen". Er klodens bankbog ved at være tømt?

    by Knud Vilby ...
    "Måske skal vi ikke have vækst. Eller vi skal have en helt anden slags vækst, som ikke fører til højere forbrug af materialer og energi, og som ikke fører til forurening. Skal det være en vækst, som tværimod gør det muligt for os at reducere vores forbrug af ting?... Skal verdens meget store problemer løses, kræver det, at vi alle – både regeringer og mennesker – bruger penge på en anden måde. Vi ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • "Go Shout it from the Mountain, A Personal Look at Angels"

    There are times when things occur in this life that are just unexplainable. We look at things in the natural and that’s all we see. I will tell you some of my personal experiences and what God has shown me over the years about angels and spirits and why we have them.There have been many occasions that I had help from the supernatural (I like that word because it’s intriguing). There are spirits ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • "I Will Not Be Erased": Our stories about growing up as people of colour

    by gal-dem ...
    “A radical, beautiful, world-changing collection of writing that we all need to read.” Scarlett Curtis, Feminists Don’t Wear Pinkgal-dem, the award-winning online and print magazine, is created by women and non-binary people of colour. In this life-affirming, moving and joyous collection of fourteen essays, gal-dem's talented writers use raw material from their teenage years – diaries, poems and ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • "Jesus Saved an Ex-Con"

    Political Activism and Redemption after Incarceration

    Series Book 9 - Religion and Social Transformation
    An examination of the efforts of faith-based organizations to expand the rights of the formerly incarceratedThe use of religion to rehabilitate and redeem formerly incarcerated individuals has been a cultural touchstone of the modern era. Yet religious outreach to those with criminal records has typically been associated with an emphasis on private spirituality, with efforts focused on repentance, ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • "Kill The Black One First"

    A memoir of hope and justice

    'Absorbing... revealing and affecting. There are pleasures here, and lessons to be learnt, whatever colour you are' - T****he Sunday Times'Michael Fuller is an extraordinary man with a remarkable and interesting story' - Helen MirrenA story about race, identity, belonging and displacement, "Kill the Black One First" is the memoir from Michael Fuller - Britain's first ever black Chief Constable, ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • "Lost" Causes

    Agenda Vetting in Global Issue Networks and the Shaping of Human Security

    Why do some issues and threats—diseases, weapons, human rights abuses, vulnerable populations—get more global policy attention than others? How do global activist networks decide the particular causes for which they advocate among the many problems in need of solutions? According to Charli Carpenter, the answer lies in the politics of global issue networks themselves. Building on surveys, focus ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • "Na Vaga Claridade do Luar":

    História & Literatura do Movimento Madrugada na Cidade de Manaus (1954-1967)

    "NA VAGA CLARIDADE DO LUAR": História & Literatura do Movimento Madrugada na cidade de Manaus (1954-1967), do parintinense Arcângelo da Silva Ferreira, apresenta como corpus de pesquisa contos de escritores amazonenses: Arthur Engrácio, Carlos Gomes, Francisco Vasconcelos e Benjamin Sanches. ... Read more

    $3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • "No One Helped"

    Kitty Genovese, New York City, and the Myth of Urban Apathy

    In "No One Helped" Marcia M. Gallo examines one of America’s most infamous true-crime stories: the 1964 rape and murder of Catherine "Kitty" Genovese in a middle-class neighborhood of Queens, New York. Front-page reports in the New York Times incorrectly identified thirty-eight indifferent witnesses to the crime, fueling fears of apathy and urban decay. Genovese’s life, including her lesbian ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • "Reis-Juízes Devoradores de Presentes"

    um Ensaio sobre as Complexas Relações entre Consciência e Ação Moral

    Reis-juízes devoradores de presentes é um ensaio sobre as complexas relações entre consciência e ação moral e pretende sensibilizar empregadores sobre a justiça nas contratações de trabalho. Este livro se dirige a estudantes, pesquisadores e profissionais dedicados à gestão de pessoas e também àqueles que atuam na formação de ensino superior de diversas áreas do conhecimento, especialmente ... Read more

    $3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • "Short Cuts" and American Life and Society in Early Nineties

    Prior and during the time Altmans Short Cuts was developed and shaped, Americans experienced over a decade of Republican administration, represented by Reagan and Bush, extreme right wing national policies, and an ill economy. On 9 November 1989 with the fall of Berlin Wall, America and whole world experienced one of the most extreme changes in the history of the twentieth century: the end of the ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • "Strong of Body, Brave and Noble"

    Chivalry and Society in Medieval France

    Medieval society was dominated by its knights and nobles. The literature created in medieval Europe was primarily a literature of knightly deeds, and the modern imagination has also been captured by these leaders and warriors. This book explores the nature of the nobility, focusing on France in the High Middle Ages (11th-13th centuries). Constance Brittain Bouchard examines their families; their ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • "Sucht" aus körpersoziologischer Perspektive

    Series series Sozialwissenschaftliche Gesundheitsforschung
    Die vorliegende, qualitative Studie beleuchtet die Wechselwirkungen zwischen Körperwissen und Leiberfahrungen im Hinblick auf Sucht. Die empirischen Ergebnisse zeigen, dass es nicht ausreicht, Sucht lediglich als natürlichen Prozess körperlicher bzw. psychischer Vorgänge zu verstehen. Mindestens ebenso bedeutend für die Entstehung und Aufrechterhaltung von Sucht ist das Setting im Sinne des ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • "They Are Rioting in Sanctuary Cities!"

    Countering the Emerging Anti-Sanctuary Movement

    While the concept of cities and places of refuge, or sanctuary cities, is as ancient as history itself, the past few years has given rapid rise to a new, related phenomenon in the U.S.: the anti-sanctuary city movement. As of 2018, over 500 U.S. municipalities and several states have adopted anti-sanctuary city policies.How do we explain the rapid rise of this movement?This book examines the ... Read more

    $40.99 USD

  • "Thinspire me"

    Zur Soziologie der sozialen Welt 'Pro-Ana' im Internet

    Series series Wissen, Kommunikation und Gesellschaft
    Unter dem Motto „Pro-Ana“ treffen sich seit den späten 1990er Jahren vorwiegend junge Frauen im Internet, um gemeinsam magersüchtig zu werden. Wissenschaftlich wurde das Phänomen bisher vor allem hinsichtlich seiner potentiellen Gefahren untersucht. Im Dunkeln blieb dabei, was Pro-Ana eigentlich ist, welche Handlungen im Zentrum des Phänomens stehen oder wie sich Pro-Ana plattformübergreifend ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • "Too Good a Town"

    William Allen White, Community, and the Emerging Rhetoric of Middle America

    For fifty years, William Allen White, first as a reporter and later as the long-time editor of the Emporia Gazette, wrote of his small town and its Mid-American values. By tailoring his writing to the emerging urban middle class of the early twentieth century, he won his “gospel of Emporia” a nationwide audience and left a lasting impact on he way America defines itself.Investigating White’s life ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • "Trust the Math – Encryption is Your Friend"

    Zum Umgang mit ontologischer Unsicherheit in einer digitalisierten Lebenswelt

    by Nicolai Ruh ...
    Die an der Schnittstelle von Phänomenologie und Science and Technology Studies angesiedelte wissenssoziologische Arbeit rekonstruiert die Binnenperspektive einer transdisziplinären Expertengemeinde auf die manipulationsanfälligen technischen Grundlagen eines sich im Entstehen befindenden globalen Sozialraums. Indem sie die kollektiven Wissenspraktiken jener Experten fokussiert, die mit ihren ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • "Und das ungeheure Bild der Landschaft…“

    The Genesis of Landscape Understanding in the German-speaking Regions

    Series series RaumFragen: Stadt – Region – Landschaft
    The understanding of landscape in the German-speaking area has some similarities with the discussions of the topic in other European languages and scientific communities, but there are some specifics. These specifics can be found both in the common sense understanding of landscape and in the history of scientific conceptualization. Special features of the common sense understanding lie on the one ... Read more

    $28.99 USD