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The Maximum Surveillance Society : The Rise of CCTV
ISBN: 9781859732212 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The use of Closed-Circuit Television, or CCTV, has dramatically increased over the past decade, but its presence is often so subtle as to go unnoticed. Should we unthinkingly accept that increased surveillance is in the public's best interests, or does this mean that 'Big Brother' is finally watching us? This book asks provocative questions about the rise of the maximum surveillance society. Is crime control the principal motivation behind increased surveillance or are the reasons more complex? Does surveillance violate peoples' right of privacy? Who gets surveilled and why? What are... The use of Closed-Circuit Television, or CCTV, has dramatically increased over the past decade, but its presence is often so subtle as to go unnoti... |
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Anthropology and Social Change: Volume 38
ISBN: 9781859738542 / Angielski / Twarda / 214 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Focusing mainly on Africa, collected essays on land tenure, chieftainship, clientship, race, tribalism and nationalism. Focusing mainly on Africa, collected essays on land tenure, chieftainship, clientship, race, tribalism and nationalism. |
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Chinese Lineage and Society: Fukien and Kwantung Volume 33
ISBN: 9781859738696 / Angielski / Twarda / 226 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Takes the argument set out in "Lineage Organization in South-Eastern China" a step further. This book incorporates some of Professor Freedman's field data. The author seeks to analyse certain crucial institutions of Chinese society within the framework of contemporary anthropological theory.
Takes the argument set out in "Lineage Organization in South-Eastern China" a step further. This book incorporates some of Professor Freedman's field ...
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Group Technology and Cellular Manufacturing: Methodologies and Applications
ISBN: 9789056996239 / Angielski / Twarda Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Cellular formation is one of the most active areas of manufacturing research because efficient cells are vital to competitive manufacturing. Issues discussed relate to the development, implementation, and evaluation of machine manufacturing systems. Focusing on how machines are chosen for tasks and how they are grouped into efficient and cost- effective assemblies, the editors surveyed the current body of research and provide the latest techniques, methodologies, algorithms and tools for practical implementation considering today's computerized and automated manufacturing environment.
Cellular formation is one of the most active areas of manufacturing research because efficient cells are vital to competitive manufacturing. Issues di...
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Lifestyles
ISBN: 9780415117180 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the modern world our lifestyle helps to define our attitudes and values as well as show our wealth and social position. This clearly written introduction to the concept of lifestyle offers a concise guide to how the term is used in sociological accounts to refer to this modern social form. Lifestyles explores
* how we should classify lifestyles * why they have become more important * what precisely constitutes a lifestyle. By reviewing a wide range of published material, introducing central themes in the sociology of modern life, examining distinctive styles in social... In the modern world our lifestyle helps to define our attitudes and values as well as show our wealth and social position. This clearly written introd...
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Optimal Human Relations: The Search for a Good Life
ISBN: 9781412807579 / Angielski / Twarda / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume deals with the human desire to live the good life, defined as seeking that which "is good, optimal, or ultimately desirable." While there may be different ways of achieving this goal, the pathways are similar in some ways. In exploring the ways in which these paths cross, Mortensen asserts that an ability to sustain optimal human relations--that is, healthy communication, interpersonal compatibility, and prosocial influence--is a standard against which the good life can be measured. Optimal Human Relations explores the favorable conditions for human beings to... This volume deals with the human desire to live the good life, defined as seeking that which "is good, optimal, or ultimately desirable." While the... |
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Myth and the Christian Nation: A Social Theory of Religion
ISBN: 9781845533724 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. America is widely regarded as the ultimate "Christian Nation." Religious language has always been at the forefront of American politics but this has increased since the events of 9/11. 'Myth and the Christian Nation' presents a startling analysis of how and why Christianity and national identity have been woven together in recent American political discourse. Drawing on examples of religious myth-making across the ancient world 'Myth and the Christian Nation' brings the weight of history to bear on America today, a place where myth, monotheism, sovereignty and power can be harnessed together...
America is widely regarded as the ultimate "Christian Nation." Religious language has always been at the forefront of American politics but this has i...
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Queering Norway
ISBN: 9781560237983 / Angielski / Twarda / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The articles in this collection indicate the still powerful role of queer theory in questioning the political, social, cultural, institutional hegemony of heterosexuality in culture and society at large as well as in academic research institutions. Written from the perspective of the northern European periphery, Queering Norway specifically reflects the challenges queer theory poses for ways of thinking about sexuality and identity in Norway. At the same time, the questions raised in the articles have wide relevance. From within their various fields (sociology, anthropology, ethnology,... The articles in this collection indicate the still powerful role of queer theory in questioning the political, social, cultural, institutional hege... |
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Sociology and Visual Representation
ISBN: 9780415073622 / Angielski / Twarda / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This study of sociology and visual representation offers two approaches: the critical paradigm and the empirical. It covers such topics as: critical writing on visual art; the use of visual representation in anthropology and sociology; and visual representation and new literary forms for sociology.
This study of sociology and visual representation offers two approaches: the critical paradigm and the empirical. It covers such topics as: critical w...
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Motivation and Emotion in Spor
ISBN: 9780748404742 / Angielski / Twarda / 223 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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Public Sector Records Management: A Practical Guide
ISBN: 9780754649878 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Records management has undergone significant change in recent years, owing to the introduction of freedom of information legislation as well as the development of e-government and e-business and the need to manage records effectively in both the private and public sector. There are very few purely practical texts for records managers and this book aims to fill that gap. The author has spent his entire career in public sector records management and has contributed to records management standards for governments around the world. The text is wholly practical and written at an accessible level....
Records management has undergone significant change in recent years, owing to the introduction of freedom of information legislation as well as the de...
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The Globalisation of Chinese Food
ISBN: 9780700714032 / Angielski / Twarda / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. By considering the practice of globalisation, these essays describe changes, variations and innovations to Chinese food in many parts of the world. The book reviews and broadens classic theories about ethnic and social identity formation through the examination of Chinese food, providing a powerful testimony to the impact of late 20th century globalisation.
By considering the practice of globalisation, these essays describe changes, variations and innovations to Chinese food in many parts of the world. Th...
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The U.S. Intelligence Community: An Annotated Bibliography
ISBN: 9780815314233 / Angielski / Twarda / 222 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Entries are broadly divided into theory and practice; history and organization; intelligence oversight; compilations of documents; and bibliographies. Most deal with the modern period, encompassing books, articles, and official documents. Also included are appendices providing several primary docume
Entries are broadly divided into theory and practice; history and organization; intelligence oversight; compilations of documents; and bibliographies....
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Relative Deprivation and Social Comparison: The Ontario Symposium, Volume 4
ISBN: 9780898597042 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published in 1986. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
First published in 1986. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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The Construction of Social Judgments
ISBN: 9780805811490 / Angielski / Twarda / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Researchers have been addressing social judgment from a cognitive perspective for more than 15 years. Within recent years, however, it has become increasingly clear that many of the models and assumptions initially adopted are in need of revision. The chapters in this volume point out where the original models and assumptions have fallen short, and suggest directions for future research and theorizing. The contributors address issues related to judgment, memory, affect, attitudes, and self-perception. In addition, many present theoretical frameworks within which these different issues can be...
Researchers have been addressing social judgment from a cognitive perspective for more than 15 years. Within recent years, however, it has become incr...
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Inappropriate Relationships: The Unconventional, the Disapproved, and the Forbidden
ISBN: 9780805837421 / Angielski / Twarda / 298 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In one of the great euphemisms of our time, an embattled President Clinton admitted to an "inappropriate relationship" with his White House intern, Monica Lewinsky. But what exactly is an "inappropriate relationship?" For that matter, what is an "appropriate relationship?" And how can an understanding of the rules of "appropriateness" help us understand personal relationships in our modern world?
Contributors to this book discuss the personal boundaries and taboos of modern relationships. Together they examine the power struggles that can occur when individuals are involved in... In one of the great euphemisms of our time, an embattled President Clinton admitted to an "inappropriate relationship" with his White House intern, Mo...
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Global Finance and Urban Living : A Study of Metropolitan Change
ISBN: 9780415070973 / Angielski / Twarda / 390 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Global Finance and Urban Living provides an account of the momentous changes in the organization of finance capital that occurred in the 1980s. But it never contents itself with a mere record of events. The changes in finance are related to changes in urban forms, notably metropolitan lifestyles and aesthetics.
Global Finance and Urban Living provides an account of the momentous changes in the organization of finance capital that occurred in the 1980s. But it...
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Cross-Cultural Consumption : Global Markets, Local Realities
ISBN: 9780415138888 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Goods are imbued with meanings and uses by their producers. When they are exported, they can act as a means of communication or domination. However, there is no guarantee that the intentions of the producer will be recognized, much less respected, by the consumer from another culture. This guide to the cultural implications of the globalization of a consumer society addresses topics ranging from the clothing of colonial subjects in South Africa and the rise of the hypermarket in Argentina, to the presentation of culture in international tourist hotels. Through their examination of cultural...
Goods are imbued with meanings and uses by their producers. When they are exported, they can act as a means of communication or domination. However, t...
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Sex in the Western World: The Development of Attitudes and Behaviour
ISBN: 9783718652013 / Angielski / Twarda / 374 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First Published in 1991. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
First Published in 1991. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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The Hard People: Rivalry, Sympathy and Social Structure in an Alpine Valley
ISBN: 9789057023415 / Angielski / Twarda / 274 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Heady draws on both participant observation and interviews with older informants to trace the effects of recent exogenous technological and institutional changes, and the way local people have responded to them. His findings relate to such themes of recent history as nationalism, regionalism and anti-clericalism; and contribute to the theoretical debate on the relevance of structuralist anthropology to European societies.
Heady draws on both participant observation and interviews with older informants to trace the effects of recent exogenous technological and institutio...
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