Transnationalism and diaspora -- Historical background of Armenian migration, and formation of the Armenian diaspora -- Peculiarities of Armenian transnational ties -- Modes of representation in transnational social fields -- Components of belonging.This book concerns various modes of being transnational among a diasporic population—Armenians in Germany—by drawing parallels between the firs…
1. “People of Plenty”: The American Economic Exception -- 2. “Land of Liberty”: The American Governmental Exception -- 3. “No Business Like Show Business”: The American Media Exception -- 4. “Dangerous Nation”: The American Power Exception. .This book examines what makes the United States an exceptional society, what impact it has had abroad, and why these issues have mattered t…
1. Introduction -- 2.“A Shining City”? Perspectives on the American Exception -- 3. “A Sea of Faith”: The American Religious Exception -- 4.“Equal Justice under Law”: The American Legal Exception -- 5. “Almost an Island unto Itself”: The American Sports Exception.This book examines what makes the United States an exceptional society, what impact it has had abroad, and why these …
Introduction to the Handbook; Karl Spracklen, Brett Lashua, Erin Sharpe and Spencer Swain -- Part One: Traditional Theories of Leisure -- Section One Introduction; Erin Sharpe -- 1. Islam and Leisure; Kirsten Walseth and Mahfoud Amara -- 2. Centring Leisure: A Hindu View of Leisure; Veena Sharma -- 3. Listening to 19th Century Kanaka ʻŌiwi Voices; Re-Imagining the Possibilities for Leisure; K…
1. Introduction -- 2. War, Hope, and Fear. – 3. Writings on Violence at the End of a Long Life -- 3. Figurational Analysis of Michael Haneke’s Time of the Wolf -- 4. Violence and Civilité: The Ambivalences of the State -- 5. Elias’ Civilizing Process and the Janus-faced of Modernity -- 6. Civilisation and Violence at the Periphery of Capitalism: Notes for Rethinking the Brazilian Civiliz…
Introduction -- Chapter 1 -- Filicide in the media: news coverage of mothers who kill in 1970s Japan -- Chapter 2. The Women’s Liberation Movement in 1970s Japan -- Chapter 3. Contested meanings: mothers who kill and the rhetoric of ūman ribu -- Chapter 4. Filicide and maternal animosity in Takahashi Takako’s early fiction -- Conclusion. .This book provides the first full-length, English-l…
Chapter 1. Mega-Events and Mega-Ambitions -- Chapter 2. 1988 Summer Olympics and the Rise of South Korea and Seoul -- Chapter 3. Daejeon Expo '93 and Paving the Way for Future Development Aspirations -- Chapter 4. 2002 FIFA World Cup and Rebranding of South Korea -- Chapter 5. Pyeong Chang 2018 Winter Olympics -- Chapter 6. Conclusions – the Art of Using Mega-Events for Development.This book …
This cutting edge collection focuses on the nature of civil society and its role in facilitating governance in Central Asia, considering local implications related to the concept of social capital and civil society in the Uzbek context. It discusses the complexity of the notion of social capital in post-Soviet Uzbekistan, detailing the challenges and pressures facing the Uzbek people. Challengi…
Foreword. Gentrification and Retail Change -- Chapter 1. The 'Death' of the High Street -- Chapter 2. Going Out of Town -- Chapter 3. Reviving the High Street -- Chapter 4. 24-Hour Party People -- Chapter 5. Sexing it Up -- Chapter 6. Place Your Bets -- Chapter 7. Fast Food, Slow Food -- Chapter 8. Bohemia on the High Street -- Chapter 9. Conclusion: Vital and Viable?.This book analyses the soc…
Jurnal Sosioteknologi Volume 18 No 2 Agustus 2019 (Rak 8 - O : Seni)