Being in the zone' means performing in a distinctive, unusual, pleasurable and highly competent way at something you already regularly do: dancing or playing a viola, computer programming, tennis and much more. What makes the zone special? This volume offers groundbreaking research that brings sociological and cultural studies to bear on the idea of being in the zone. There is original research on musicians, dancers and surfers which shows that being in the zone far from being exclusively individualised and private but must be understood as social and collective and possibly accessible to...
Being in the zone' means performing in a distinctive, unusual, pleasurable and highly competent way at something you already regularly do: dancing...
Disasters of the 21st century differ substantially from other kinds of hazards that previous societies have had to cope with because of the twin forces of globalization and the communications revolution. But what makes today s disasters industrial, technological, environmental, and socio-cultural so different in scope and impact? What are the possible disasters of the future? And how can we, as collective humanity, best manage and respond to the globalization of disasters?
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The Consequences of Global Disasters" makes a distinctive contribution to the ever-expanding field of disaster...
Disasters of the 21st century differ substantially from other kinds of hazards that previous societies have had to cope with because of the twin fo...
A New Industrial Future? examines whether a further industrial revolution is taking place around the world. In this compelling book Birtchnell and Urry examine such a new possible future involving the mass adoption of 3D printing. The locating of 3D printers in homes, offices, stores and workshops would disrupt existing systems and pose novel challenges for incumbents. The book drawing upon expert interviews, scenario workshops and various case studies assesses the potential future of global manufacturing, freight transport, world trade and land use. It offers the first book-length social...
A New Industrial Future? examines whether a further industrial revolution is taking place around the world. In this compelling book Birtchnell and ...
Disasters of the 21st century differ substantially from other kinds of hazards that previous societies have had to cope with because of the twin forces of globalization and the communications revolution. But what makes today s disasters industrial, technological, environmental, and socio-cultural so different in scope and impact? What are the possible disasters of the future? And how can we, as collective humanity, best manage and respond to the globalization of disasters?
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The Consequences of Global Disasters" makes a distinctive contribution to the ever-expanding field of disaster...
Disasters of the 21st century differ substantially from other kinds of hazards that previous societies have had to cope with because of the twin fo...
A New Industrial Future? examines whether a further industrial revolution is taking place around the world. In this compelling book Birtchnell and Urry examine such a new possible future involving the mass adoption of 3D printing. The locating of 3D printers in homes, offices, stores and workshops would disrupt existing systems and pose novel challenges for incumbents. The book drawing upon expert interviews, scenario workshops and various case studies assesses the potential future of global manufacturing, freight transport, world trade and land use. It offers the first book-length social...
A New Industrial Future? examines whether a further industrial revolution is taking place around the world. In this compelling book Birtchnell and ...
Opting Out and In: On women s careers and new lifestyles introduces a new perspective and definition of opting out that better reflects contemporary issues and lifestyles. The book offers a timely and comprehensive analysis of the phenomenon of women leaving high-powered careers, adding to current debates on opting out. It investigates the themes of globalization, individualization and the age of high modernity and addresses issues of how gender, in the context of what it means to be a mother and career woman in a masculinist society, affects decisions to opt out. In contrast to...
Opting Out and In: On women s careers and new lifestyles introduces a new perspective and definition of opting out that better reflects cont...
The dominant understanding of reuse for sustainability is a technical one, which assumes reuse's benefits are limited to the new material, energy and emissions avoided by repurposing, but reuse is much more than that. Reuse and repurposing have always been part of human engagement with objects and spaces. Thus reuse and remaking are important topics in sustainable design, architecture, cultural studies, anthropology, and the sociology, economics and politics of consumption.
Given our current environmental crises and the unsustainable expansion of global consumerism in an age of...
The dominant understanding of reuse for sustainability is a technical one, which assumes reuse's benefits are limited to the new material, energy a...
