Sociology

ISBN: 9780819579621
Published by : Wesleyan University Press
Series: Garnet Books
Frog Hollow: Stories from an American Neighborhood is a collection of colorful historical vignettes of an ethnically diverse neighborhood just west of the Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford. Its 1850s row houses have been home to a wide variety... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9788869772597
Published by : Mimesis International
Series: Social Science
After a long absence from national political debate, the housing issue has forcefully returned following the protracted economic crisis of the past decade. In general, the significant impoverishment of housing policies in the wake of welfare restr... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9788869772429
Published by : Mimesis International
Series: Design Meanings
In its entire range of media and product worlds, Design is decisively involved in the cultural production and distribution of related images and interpretations of gender. This anthology examines why this is the case and what happens when it is ch... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780813179124
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: Place Matters: New Directions in Appalachian Studies
The first of many homestead communities designed during the rollout of the New Deal, Arthurdale, West Virginia, was a bold experiment in progressive social planning. At the center of the settlement was the school, which was established to improve ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9788869772580
Published by : Mimesis International
Series: Sociology
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Is there a connection between the increasingly widespread concept of Social Innovation (SI) and the success of today’s model of capitalist regulation? According to most studies focusing on SI, the existing relation is restorative in nature: SI int... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781585714254
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
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The idea that America is a literate country is a misconception. There are more than thirty million adults in the United States today who cannot read, and spectator mentality and an obsession with instant gratification prevent many from retaining a... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9788869772207
Published by : Mimesis International
Series: Hasekura League Intercultural Studies Editions
The Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami of March 11, 2011 was a complex event. It was a disaster of multiple dimensions, unleashing the linked forces of seismic shock, tsunami, and nuclear radiation. This confluence left a varied array of dama... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781925984057
Published by : Australian Scholarly Publishing
Violence is the plague of our civilization. It threatens us daily through its many tentacles: domestic violence, criminal violence, sexual abuse, terrorism, state violence, revolution, war, and genocide. The recently evolved discipline of trauma... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780813178608
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: Kentucky Remembered: An Oral History Series
Following historical and theoretical overview of African immigration, the heart of this book is based on oral history interviews with forty-seven of the more than twenty-two thousand Africa-born immigrants in Kentucky. From a former ambassador fro... .... Learn More