Childhood, Culture and Society: In a Global Context (Wyness Michael)(Paperback)

Childhood, Culture and Society: In a Global Context (Wyness Michael)(Paperback)

Disabled Children's Childhood Studies: Critical Approaches in a Global Context (Curran T.)(Paperback)

This collection offers first-hand accounts, research studies and in-depth theoretical explorations of disabled children's childhoods. The accounts oppose the global imposition of problematic views of disability and childhood and instead, offer an open discussion of responsive and ethical research

Love and Intimacy in Contemporary Society: Love in an International Context (Brooks Ann)(Paperback)

Love and Intimacy in Contemporary Society reflects on relationships in contemporary society and the role of love and intimacy in framing lives. The book draws on sociological perspectives, cultural sociology and gender theory perspectives. It looks at how love and intimacy is experienced

Early Childhood Education: Society and Culture (Anning Angela)(Paperback)

This fully revised and up-to-date edition examines sociocultural and historical approaches to current theories of learning in early childhood education. It sets out research-based evidence linking theory and practice in early childhood settings. Written by leading figures in the field, the book

Religion, Culture & Society: A Global Approach (Singleton Andrew)(Paperback)

'The reader is taken on a global exploration of the forms and diversities of religions and their social and cultural contexts... It is up to the minute in research and theory, and comfortably grounded in the traditions of the social explanation of things religious and spiritual.' - Gary Bouma AM,

Childhood in a Global Perspective (Wells Karen)(Paperback)

This popular book provides a compelling introduction to thinking about childhood in rigorous and critical ways. Karen Wells offers a unique global perspective on children's lives, showing how the notion of childhood varies widely and is continuously being radically re-shaped. Taking children

Introduction to Politics and Society (Best Shaun)(Paperback)

Introduction to Politics and Society draws on examples from popular political culture in order to convey how politics operates in the contemporary world. Examples illustrate the meaning of theories and show the relevance of central theoretical debates. Planned and developed with an eye to the needs

A Culture of Conspiracy, 15: Apocalyptic Visions in Contemporary America (Barkun Michael)(Paperback)

American society has changed dramatically since A Culture of Conspiracy was first published in 2001. In this revised and expanded edition, Michael Barkun delves deeper into America's conspiracy sub-culture, exploring the rise of 9/11 conspiracy theories, the 'birther' controversy surrounding Barack

China and the Church: Chinoiserie in Global Context (Johns Christopher M. S.)(Pevná vazba)

This groundbreaking study examines decorative Chinese works of art and visual culture, known as chinoiserie, in the context of church and state politics, with a particular focus on the Catholic missions' impact on Western attitudes toward China and the Chinese. Art-historical examinations of

Childhood And Society (Erikson E H)(Paperback / softback)

The Anthropology of Childhood: Cherubs, Chattel, Changelings (Lancy David F.)(Paperback)

How are children raised in different cultures? What is the role of children in society? How are families and communities structured around them? Now available in a revised edition, this book sets out to answer these questions, and argues that our common understandings about children are narrowly

Sports Marketing: A Global Approach to Theory and Practice (Ennis Sean)(Paperback)

The Global Sports Sector in ContextSport and Its Role and Contribution to Society and Economic DevelopmentSports GovernanceUnderstanding Fans and Their Consumption of SportSports Distribution and Media RightsFormulating and Implementing Sports Marketing StrategyTicketing Strategies in the Sports

Colonialism and Modern Social Theory (Bhambra Gurminder K.)(Paperback)

Modern society emerged in the context of European colonialism and empire. So, too, did a distinctively modern social theory, laying the basis for most social theorising ever since. Yet colonialism and empire are absent from the conceptual understandings of modern society, which are organised

Child and Adolescent Development in Cultural Context (Lansford Jennifer E.)(Paperback)

Human development doesn't occur in a vacuum. Rather, it is deeply rooted in, and affected by, culture. This textbook examines how culture affects several domains of development, including cognition, emotion, sociolinguistics, peer relationships, family relationships, and more. The chapters

Latinx: The New Force in American Politics and Culture (Morales Ed)(Paperback)

The Latinx revolution in US culture, society, and politics'Latinx' (pronounced 'La-teen-ex') is the gender-neutral term that covers one of the largest and fastest growing minorities in the United States, accounting for 17 percent of the country. Over 58 million Americans belong to the category,

The Age of Revolutions in Global Context, c. 1760-1840 (Armitage David)(Paperback)

A distinguished international team of historians examines the dynamics of global and regional change in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Providing uniquely broad coverage, encompassing North and South America, the Caribbean, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia,

Culture and Ptsd: Trauma in Global and Historical Perspective (Hinton Devon E.)(Paperback)

Culture and PTSD examines the applicability of PTSD to cultural contexts beyond Europe and North America and details local responses to trauma and how they vary from PTSD as defined by the American Psychiatric

A Global Political Morality: Human Rights, Democracy, and Constitutionalism (Perry Michael J.)(Paperback)

In A Global Political Morality, Michael J. Perry addresses several related questions in human rights theory, political theory and constitutional theory. He begins by explaining what the term 'human right' means and then elaborates and defends the morality of human rights, which is the first truly

Drugs in Society: Causes, Concepts, and Control (Lyman Michael D.)(Paperback)

Drugs in Society: Causes, Concepts, and Control, Eighth Edition, focuses on the many critical areas of America's drug problem, providing a foundation for rational decision-making within this complex and multidisciplinary field. Lyman offers a comprehensive big-picture examination of the US drug

Culture and Society at Lullingstone Roman Villa (MacKenzie Caroline K.)(Paperback)

Culture and Society at Lullingstone Roman Villa paints a picture of what life might have been like for the inhabitants of the villa in the late third and fourth centuries AD. The villa today, in the Darent Valley, Kent, has an unusual amount of well-preserved evidence for its interior decoration

France Since 1870: Culture, Politics and Society (Sowerwine Charles)(Paperback)

Italian Renaissance - Culture and Society in Italy (Burke Peter)(Paperback / softback)

In this brilliant and widely acclaimed work, Peter Burke presents a social and cultural history of the Italian

Pandemics, Politics, and Society (No Contributor)(Paperback)

This volume is an important contribution to our understanding of global pandemics in general and Covid-19 in particular. It brings together the reflections of leading social and political scientists who are interested in the implications and significance of the current crisis for politics and

Competing on Culture: Driving Change in Community Colleges (Vanwagoner Randall)(Paperback)

This book provides fresh analysis of organizational culture in the community college context with a critical examination of the relationship between organizational culture and