Business & Social Sciences
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Reconsidering Religion, Law & Democracy: New Challenges for Society & Research [Hardback]
Anna-Sara Lind (Editor)
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ISBN: 9789188168238
Published by : Nordic Academic Press
How are Western, mostly secular, societies handling religion in its increasingly pluralistic and complex forms? Here, the authors study the interaction and negotiations between religious organizations and religious citizens on the one hand, and th... .... Learn More -
Social Transformations in Scandinavian Cities: Nordic Perspectives on Urban Marginalisation & Social Sustainability [Hardback]
Erica Righard (Editor)
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ISBN: 9789187675737
Published by : Nordic Academic Press
Scandinavian countries are generally associated with extensive public services and low levels of poverty. However, reality has changed dramatically over the last three decades, and Scandinavia's cities now share many of the problems and challenges... .... Learn More -
Divided Cities: Governing Diversity [Hardback]
Annika Björkdahl (Editor)
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ISBN: 9789187675454
Published by : Nordic Academic Press
Very rarely has peace and conflict studies been combined with public administration research. This book brings together theories from conflict resolution, public administration, and urban studies to present new theoretical and empirical insights f... .... Learn More -
Welcome Home Mr Swanson: Swedish Emigrants and Swedishness on Film [Paperback]
Ann-Kristin Wallengren (Author)
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ISBN: 9789187675119
Published by : Nordic Academic Press
Between 1840 and 1940, over one million people emigrated from Sweden to America. The fact that so many chose to leave to seek a better life across the Atlantic was a major trauma for the Swedish nation. Filmmakers were not slow to pick up on an ex... .... Learn More -
Fingerprinting the Iron Age: Approaches to identity in the European Iron Age: Integrating South-Eastern Europe into the debate [Hardback]
Cătălin Nicolae Popa (Editor); Simon Stoddart (Editor)
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ISBN: 9781782976752
Published by : Oxbow Books
Archaeology has long dealt with issues of identity, and especially with ethnicity, with modern approaches emphasising dynamic and fluid social construction. The archaeology of the Iron Age in particular has engendered much debate ... .... Learn More -
Crisis & Migration: Implications of the Eurozone Crisis for Perceptions, Politics & Policies of Migration [Hardback]
Pieter Bevelander (Editor)
£28.95Click here for ebook buying options
ISBN: 9789187351303
Published by : Nordic Academic Press
The on-going Eurozone crisis frequently makes front page news, but aspects of its deeper implications are more rarely discussed in media. In Crisis and Migration the authors analyse the current situation and its effects on politics and migration. ... .... Learn More -
Violence and Civilization: Studies of Social Violence in History and Prehistory [Paperback]
Roderick Campbell (Editor)
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ISBN: 9781782976202
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Joukowsky Institute Publication
Volume: 4
This collection of essays begins with the premise that violence, in its relationship to order, is a central element of history. Taking a broad definition of violence, including structural and symbolic violence, the contributions move beyond the pr... .... Learn More -
Making Cultural History: New Perspectives on Western Heritage [Paperback]
Anna Kallen (Author)
£24.95Click here for ebook buying options
ISBN: 9789187351273
Published by : Nordic Academic Press
Cultural history tends to elude positive definition. It deals in some sense with culture, and with history, combined in a creative and often critical analysis. But its strength and analytical potential is to be found in its slipperiness, in its cr... .... Learn More -
Social Science in Context: Historical, Sociological & Global Perspectives [Hardback]
Rickard Danell (Editor)
£32.95Click here for ebook buying options
ISBN: 9789187351044
Published by : Nordic Academic Press
This is one of the first ventures to explore the relationship between social science and society in historical, sociological and global perspective. What impact has the research in these areas had on society? How are research fields established an... .... Learn More -
Reaching a State of Hope: Refugees, Immigrants & the Swedish Welfare State 1930–2000 [Hardback]
Mikael Bystrom (Editor)
£35.95Click here for ebook buying options
ISBN: 9789187351235
Published by : Nordic Academic Press
International migration and migrants have long been among the most debated topics in Europe and around the globe. How do immigrant policies differ between different nation-states? How are migrants and refugees met? Conflicting opinions on migratio... .... Learn More
