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Growing Up in the Knowledge Society: Living the It Dream in Bangalore
ISBN: 9780415551465 / Angielski / Twarda / 222 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An ethnographic investigation into the lives of young people growing up and living in Bangalore. Moving beyond the hype of the Indian 'knowledge society', it examines how different forms of technology and outsourced labour become integral to changing the experience of modernity and globalisation.
An ethnographic investigation into the lives of young people growing up and living in Bangalore. Moving beyond the hype of the Indian 'knowledge socie...
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661,20 |
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Hong Kong Movers and Stayers: Narratives of Family Migration
ISBN: 9780252077043 / Angielski / Miękka / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Half a million Hong Kong residents fled their homeland during the 13 years before Hong Kong was returned to China in 1997. Filled with first-hand stories of nine Hong Kong families over nearly two decades, this book looks at the forces behind Hong Kong families' successful and failed efforts at migration and settlement.
Half a million Hong Kong residents fled their homeland during the 13 years before Hong Kong was returned to China in 1997. Filled with first-hand stor...
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122,40 |
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Hong Kong Movers and Stayers: Narratives of Family Migration
ISBN: 9780252035180 / Angielski / Twarda / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Half a million Hong Kong residents fled their homeland during the thirteen years before Hong Kong was returned to China in 1997--and nearly half of those returned within several years of leaving. Filled with detailed, first-hand stories of nine Hong Kong families over nearly two decades, Hong Kong Movers and Stayers is an exhaustive and intimate look at the forces behind Hong Kong families' successful and failed efforts at migration and settlement. This multi-faceted study was begun in 1991, when migration was attributed primarily to the political anxieties of the time and the... Half a million Hong Kong residents fled their homeland during the thirteen years before Hong Kong was returned to China in 1997--and nearly half of... |
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445,69 |
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The Cultural Context of Emotion: Folk Psychology in West Sumatra
ISBN: 9780230115248 / Angielski / Twarda / 249 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Based on the author's second stage of research on emotions of the matrilineal Moslem Minangkabau of West Sumatra, Indonesia, this book is a continuation of Heider's groundbreaking 1991 book, Landscapes of Emotion . This work demonstrates how situating emotion at the center of an investigation is a powerful ethnographic tool.
Based on the author's second stage of research on emotions of the matrilineal Moslem Minangkabau of West Sumatra, Indonesia, this book is a continuati...
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201,24 |
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Public Diplomacy and Soft Power in East Asia
ISBN: 9780230110977 / Angielski / Twarda / 279 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book discusses the question of soft power and public diplomacy challenges in East Asian context. Both concepts originate in the West, and in a sense this book can therefore be seen as an exercise in critically assessing soft power and public diplomacy in a different geographical and cultural setting.
This book discusses the question of soft power and public diplomacy challenges in East Asian context. Both concepts originate in the West, and in a se...
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402,53 |
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The Chinese Face in Australia: Multi-Generational Ethnicity Among Australian-Born Chinese
ISBN: 9781461421306 / Angielski / Twarda / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The book explains how multi-generational Australian-born Chinese (ABC) negotiate the balance of two cultures. It explores both the philosophical and theoretical levels, focusing on deconstructing and re-evaluating the concept of 'Chineseness.' At a social and experiential level, it concentrates on how successive generations of early migrants experience, negotiate and express their Chinese identity.
The diasporic literature has taken up the idea of hybrid identity construction largely in relation to first- and second-generation migrants and to the sojourner's sense of roots in a diasporic... The book explains how multi-generational Australian-born Chinese (ABC) negotiate the balance of two cultures. It explores both the philosophical and t...
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402,53 |
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Imperial Rulership and Cultural Change in Traditional China
ISBN: 9780295973746 / Angielski / Twarda / 330 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume examines the role of dynastic rulers, the imperial system, and the ruling literati in the promotion and shaping of Chinese thought and culture. It includes ten papers chosen for publication from a conference held in Taiwan in September 1992: "Determining Orthodoxy: Imperial Roles" by Jack L. Dull; "Ssu-ma Ch'ien's Portrayal of the First Ch'in Emperor" by Stephan Durrant; "The Literary Emperor: The Case of Han Wu-ti" by David R. Knechtges; "Empress Wu and Feminist Sentiments in T'ang China" by Chen Jo-shui; "Academies: Official Sponsorship and Suppression" by Thomas H. C. Lee;... This volume examines the role of dynastic rulers, the imperial system, and the ruling literati in the promotion and shaping of Chinese thought and ... |
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599,74 |
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Heirat in Japan: Romantische Und Solidarische Beziehungswelten Im Wandel
ISBN: 9783658140090 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 358 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Vor dem Hintergrund des demografischen Wandels und der stark problematisierten Veranderungen des Heiratsverhaltens untersucht Nora Kottmann die Bedeutung der Heirat fur junge Erwachsene und deren Lebensentwurfe in Japan. Mittels einer qualitativen Interviewstudie zeigt sie einerseits die anhaltende Bedeutung der Heirat auf, andererseits legt sie jedoch auch 'neue' Lebensentwurfe - basierend auf unterschiedlichen romantischen und solidarischen Beziehungsformen - offen. Erstmals beleuchtet die Autorin hierbei die von der bisherigen Forschung vernachlassigten Themenbereiche "Liebe,"...
Vor dem Hintergrund des demografischen Wandels und der stark problematisierten Veranderungen des Heiratsverhaltens untersucht Nora Kottmann die Bedeut...
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188,08 |
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Oriental Identities in Super-Diverse Britain: Young Vietnamese in London
ISBN: 9781349446063 / Angielski / Miękka / 263 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Tamsin Barber addresses the experience of the British-born Vietnamese as an overlooked minority population in 'super-diverse' London, exploring the emergence of the pan-ethnic 'Oriental' category as a new form of collective consciousness and identity in Britain.
Tamsin Barber addresses the experience of the British-born Vietnamese as an overlooked minority population in 'super-diverse' London, exploring the em...
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201,24 |
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Imperial Rulership and Cultural Change in Traditional China
ISBN: 9780295993751 / Angielski / Miękka / 330 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume examines the role of dynastic rulers, the imperial system, and the ruling literati in the promotion and shaping of Chinese thought and culture. It includes ten papers chosen for publication from a conference held in Taiwan in September 1992: "Determining Orthodoxy: Imperial Roles" by Jack L. Dull; "Ssu-ma Ch'ien's Portrayal of the First Ch'in Emperor" by Stephan Durrant; "The Literary Emperor: The Case of Han Wu-ti" by David R. Knechtges; "Empress Wu and Feminist Sentiments in T'ang China" by Chen Jo-shui; "Academies: Official Sponsorship and Suppression" by Thomas H. C. Lee;... This volume examines the role of dynastic rulers, the imperial system, and the ruling literati in the promotion and shaping of Chinese thought and ... |
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179,38 |
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The New Chinese Traveler: Business Opportunities from the Chinese Travel Revolution
ISBN: 9781137397287 / Angielski / Miękka / 226 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book explains the emerging trends and developments of Chinese outbound travel, alongside the motivations, desires and expectations of Chinese travelers themselves. Packed with interviews, this book will help businesses create products and services that meet the rapidly evolving and diversifying requirements of tech-savvy Chinese travelers.
This book explains the emerging trends and developments of Chinese outbound travel, alongside the motivations, desires and expectations of Chinese tra...
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100,60 |
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British Chinese Families: Parenting, Relationships and Childhoods
ISBN: 9781137026606 / Angielski / Twarda / 206 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Based on interviews undertaken with British Chinese families, this book explores the nature of contemporary British Chinese households and childhood experiences. By speaking to parents and children of each family, using repeat interviews over a nine-month period, accounts of family life are revealed from all generational perspectives.
This book reveals some similarities between the practices of past and contemporary British Chinese households. Carmen Lau-Clayton suggests that Chinese parents (regardless of backgrounds and length of UK residency) not only identify themselves as being... Based on interviews undertaken with British Chinese families, this book explores the nature of contemporary British Chinese households and childhood e...
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201,24 |
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The Chinese Face in Australia: Multi-Generational Ethnicity Among Australian-Born Chinese
ISBN: 9781489986047 / Angielski / Miękka / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The book explains how multi-generational Australian-born Chinese (ABC) negotiate the balance of two cultures. It explores both the philosophical and theoretical levels, focusing on deconstructing and re-evaluating the concept of 'Chineseness.' At a social and experiential level, it concentrates on how successive generations of early migrants experience, negotiate and express their Chinese identity.
The diasporic literature has taken up the idea of hybrid identity construction largely in relation to first- and second-generation migrants and to the sojourner's sense of roots in a diasporic... The book explains how multi-generational Australian-born Chinese (ABC) negotiate the balance of two cultures. It explores both the philosophical and t...
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402,53 |
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China and Taiwan in Central America: Engaging Foreign Publics in Diplomacy
ISBN: 9781137480095 / Angielski / Twarda / 247 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Public diplomacy has become one of the most discussed phrases in political science. This book examines the use of public diplomacy by China and Taiwan in Central America, where Taiwan continues to hold the majority of diplomatic relationships. Using Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Guatemala as case studies, and drawing on other examples from across the Caribbean basin, Alexander examines public diplomacy beginning with its point of reception in target countries. He asks: To what extent is public diplomacy designed to engage foreign publics? To what extent is it instead designed to engage broader...
Public diplomacy has become one of the most discussed phrases in political science. This book examines the use of public diplomacy by China and Taiwan...
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201,24 |
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Oriental Identities in Super-Diverse Britain: Young Vietnamese in London
ISBN: 9781137275189 / Angielski / Twarda / 263 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Tamsin Barber addresses the experience of the British-born Vietnamese as an overlooked minority population in 'super-diverse' London, exploring the emergence of the pan-ethnic 'Oriental' category as a new form of collective consciousness and identity in Britain.
Tamsin Barber addresses the experience of the British-born Vietnamese as an overlooked minority population in 'super-diverse' London, exploring the em...
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201,24 |
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Consumable Texts in Contemporary India: Uncultured Books and Bibliographical Sociology
ISBN: 9781137489289 / Angielski / Twarda / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Through what he terms "bibliographical sociology," Suman Gupta explores the presence of English-language publications in the contemporary Indian context - their productions, circulations and readerships - to understand current social trends.
Through what he terms "bibliographical sociology," Suman Gupta explores the presence of English-language publications in the contemporary Indian conte...
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201,24 |
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Offending Women in Contemporary China: Gender and Pathways Into Crime
ISBN: 9781137441430 / Angielski / Twarda / 141 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Through an empirical inquiry into three categories of offending women, Offending Women in Contemporary China: Gender and Pathways into Crime explores the socioeconomic conditions that facilitate womens' pathways into crime, and examines the interplay between gender, class, rapid social changes and female law-breaking in neoliberal China.
Through an empirical inquiry into three categories of offending women, Offending Women in Contemporary China: Gender and Pathways into Crime explores ...
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201,24 |
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Urbanization in Early and Medieval China: Gazetteers for the City of Suzhou
ISBN: 9780295994604 / Angielski / Twarda / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The heart of Urbanization in Early and Medieval China consists of translations of three gazetteers written during the Han (206 BCE-220 CE), Tang (618-907), and Northern Song (960-1126) dynasties describing the city of Suzhou. The texts allow the reader to trace the dramatic changes that occurred as the city experienced enormous political and social upheavals over nine centuries. Each translation is accompanied by extensive annotation and a detailed discussion of the historical background of the text, authorship, and publication history. The book also traces the development of... The heart of Urbanization in Early and Medieval China consists of translations of three gazetteers written during the Han (206 BCE-220 CE), ... |
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556,53 |
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Cloaking White-Collar Crime in Hong Kong's Property Sector
ISBN: 9781137506764 / Angielski / Twarda / 202 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Hong Kong's anti-corruption agency, ICAC, is hailed as among the world's best having almost completely purged systemic corruption within a decade of its inception. This book explains how Hong Kong maintains the myth of a clean city and examines the prevalence of white‐collar crime in the city's property sector.
Hong Kong's anti-corruption agency, ICAC, is hailed as among the world's best having almost completely purged systemic corruption within a decade of i...
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201,24 |
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Speaking Havoc: Social Suffering and South Asian Narratives
ISBN: 9780295996158 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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556,53 |
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