Beyond Headscarf Culture in Turkey's Retail Sector (Sayan-Cengiz Feyda)(Pevná vazba)

Beyond Headscarf Culture in Turkey's Retail Sector (Sayan-Cengiz Feyda)(Pevná vazba)

Based on extensive fieldwork, this study looks into the meanings of the headscarf among lower middle class women in Turkey. The book explains how the connotations of Islamic identity attached to the headscarf unfold in the context of insecure, low status retail employment

Anatolia: Adventures in Turkish Eating (Sivrioglu Somer)(Pevná vazba)

A beautiful, fresh and entertaining exploration of Turkey's regional cooking culture Istanbul-born chef Somer Sivrioglu reimagines the traditions of Turkish cooking with recipes ranging from the great banquets of the Ottoman Empire to the spicy snacks of Istanbul's street stalls. With every

Cultures of Communication: Theologies of Media in Early Modern Europe and Beyond (Puff Helmut)(Pevná vazba)

Contrary to the historiographical commonplace no Reformation without print Cultures of Communication examines media in the early modern world through the lens of the period's religious history. Looking beyond the emergence of print, this collection of ground-breaking essays highlights the pivotal

Majlis: Cultures in Dialogue(Pevná vazba)

Social Sector Development in North-East India (Pankaj Ashok)(Pevná vazba)

Social Sector Development in North-east India is the first comprehensive book that makes a strong case for people-centric social sector development of North-east India. This book argues that human capital formation through social sector development should be the strategic goal of development of

Public Sector Enterprises in India: Evolution, Privatisation and Reforms (Bhattacharjee Govind)(Pevná vazba)

Public Sector Enterprises in India is the first comprehensive and authoritative work covering the entire public sector in India, including public sector enterprises such as banks, insurance companies, railways and so on. The book begins with the philosophy behind the public sector and traces its

Tales from Nasreddin Hodja (Demir Cengiz)(Pevná vazba)

Nasreddin Hodja is known as a symbol of wit and wisdom who lived in the Seljuq era Turkey. His impact throughout the Middle East and Central Asia is visible in hundreds of anecdotes told and retold where Nasreddin Hodja either appears as a philosopher/judge or an ordinary folk challenging common

Private Sector Tourism in Conservation Areas in Africa (Snyman Susan)(Pevná vazba)

In Africa's protected areas, tourism involves numerous stakeholders interacting in various partnerships and relationships. These stakeholders include governments, communities, NGOs, the private sector, and academics. Through the use of extensive case studies from throughout Africa this book

Design Thinking for the Greater Good: Innovation in the Social Sector (Liedtka Jeanne)(Pevná vazba)

Facing especially wicked problems, social sector organizations are searching for powerful new methods to understand and address them. Design Thinking for the Greater Good goes in depth on both the how of using new tools and the why. As a way to reframe problems, ideate solutions, and iterate toward

Our World in Pictures: Countries, Cultures, People & Places (DK)(Pevná vazba)

The Myth of Measurement: Inspection, Audit, Targets and the Public Sector (Frost Nick)(Pevná vazba)

In the public sector inspection regimes and performance targets provide a powerful and dominant narrative, often placing pressure on professionals and organisations to continuously quantify the quality of services and to achieve targets. This book explores the background, development, techniques

People Like Her (Lloyd Ellery)(Pevná vazba)

Beyond being a brilliant skewering of social media and influencer culture, People Like Her is, quite simply, a damn good thriller . . . . The novel reads like Gone Girl on steroids in all the best ways.'-- BookReporter'Breathlessly fast, brilliantly original. Bravo, Ellery Lloyd!'--Clare

Victorian Literary Cultures: Studies in Textual Subversion (Womack Kenneth)(Pevná vazba)

Victorian Literary Cultures: Studies in Textual Subversion is an anthology featuring leading critical voices, including such figures as Nancy Henry, Julian Wolfreys, Ira Nadel, Joseph Wiesenfarth, and William Baker, among others, as they address ideas of subversion in nineteenth-century

Sector 7 (Wiesner David)(Pevná vazba)

The Caldecott Honor-winning adventure of a young boy and a mischievous cloud in a funny, touching story about art, friendship, and the weather by three-time Caldecott Medalist David Wiesner. Only the person who gave us Tuesday could have devised this fantastic Caldecott Honor-winning tale, which

The Shaken and the Stirred: The Year's Work in Cocktail Culture (Schneider Stephen)(Pevná vazba)

The 360 Gaze: Immersions in Media, Society, and Culture (Stiegler Christian)(Pevná vazba)

A comprehensive study of the pervasive role of immersion and immersive media in postmodern culture, from a humanities and social sciences perspective. Virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, and other modes of digitally induced immersion herald a major cultural and economic shift in

United Arrows (United Arrows)(Pevná vazba)

Founded in 1989 and based in Tokyo, United Arrows is one of the leading fashion and retail companies to ever come out of Japan. Their first book offers a fresh and comprehensive look at the brand and its evolution into one of the most influential figures for style, while their iconic shops quickly

Diaspora Poetics and Homing in South Asian Women's Writing: Beyond Trishanku (Bhat Shilpa Daithota)(Pevná vazba)

Tragedy (Eagleton Terry)(Pevná vazba)

An exploration of tragedy and its fundamental position in Western culture In this compelling account, eminent literary critic Terry Eagleton explores the nuances of tragedy in Western culture--from literature and politics to philosophy and theater. Eagleton covers a vast array of thinkers and

Measuring Social Change: Performance and Accountability in a Complex World (Ebrahim Alnoor)(Pevná vazba)

The social sector is undergoing a major transformation. We are witnessing an explosion in efforts to deliver social change, a burgeoning impact investing industry, and an unprecedented intergenerational transfer of wealth. Yet we live in a world of rapidly rising inequality, where social sector

Winnebago Nation: The RV in American Culture (Twitchell James B.)(Pevná vazba)

In Winnebago Nation, popular critic James B. Twitchell takes a light-hearted look at the culture and industry behind the yearning to spend the night in one's car. For the young the roadtrip is a coming-of-age ceremony; for those later in life it is the realization of a lifelong desire to be

Extreme Teaming: Lessons in Complex, Cross-Sector Leadership (Edmondson Amy C.)(Pevná vazba)

Today's global enterprises increasingly involve collaborative work by teams of experts operating across different professions, organizations, and industries. Extreme Teaming provides new insights into the world of complex, cross industry projects and the ways they must be managed. Leading experts

Indian Banking in the Globalised World (Uppal R. K.)(Pevná vazba)

Banking sector reforms have supported the transition of the Indian economy to a higher growth path while significantly improving the stability of the financial system. In comparison with the pre-reform period, the Indian banking system today is more stable and efficient. However, the gains of the

Scale, Space and Canon in Ancient Literary Culture (Netz Reviel)(Pevná vazba)

Greek culture matters because its unique pluralistic debate shaped modern discourses. This ground-breaking book explains this feature by retelling the history of ancient literary culture through the lenses of canon, space and scale. It proceeds from the invention of the performative 'author' in the