Perspectives in English Urban History, Alan M. Everitt

Автор: Haynes Naomi, Hickel Jason
Название: Hierarchy and Value: Comparative Perspectives on Moral Order
ISBN: 1785339974 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781785339974
Издательство: Berghahn
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Globalization promised to bring about a golden age of liberal individualism, breaking down hierarchies of kinship, caste, and gender around the world and freeing people to express their true, authentic agency. But in some places globalization has spurred the emergence of new forms of hierarchy-or the reemergence of old forms-as people try to reconstitute an imagined past of stable moral order. This is evident from the Islamic revival in the Middle East to visions of the 1950s family among conservatives in the United States. Why does this happen and how do we make sense of this phenomenon? Why do some communities see hierarchy as desireable? In this book, leading anthropologists draw on insightful ethnographic case studies from around the world to address these trends. Together, they develop a theory of hierarchy that treats it both as a relational form and a framework for organizing ideas about the social good.

Автор: Joseph H. Michalski
Название: Sociological Theory, Methods, and Perspectives
ISBN: 1536135143 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781536135145
Издательство: Nova Science
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Описание: The current book contributes to the complicated discussion of knowledge construction by demonstrating how social scientific theories of diverse subject matter in sociology, criminology, and psychology can be contextualized and operationalized from distinct paradigms. Each chapter introduces one or more theoretical perspectives as the authors examine, explicitly or implicitly, the epistemological foundations for how one might evaluate the main concepts and establish valid truth claims. No one pathway to such truth claims exists, as the diverse perspectives that these authors embrace shall demonstrate. The monograph thus intentionally includes a range of theoretical perspectives and methodologies to highlight the case for what might be designated as scientific equifinality. In effect, the notion suggests that more than one pathway can be selected to help observers move closer and closer to the truth, but each perspective shares in common the assumption that rigorous methodologies are required that transcend mere personal opinion. The edited volume, therefore, promotes the value of intellectual diversity among social scientists, while concurrently building upon a common theme. Despite the limitations of observing the social world from their peculiar social locations, analysts nevertheless can do a more effective job of wrestling with the truth by employing rigorous methodologies connected to their theoretical stances. As argued in the first chapter, it requires the overcoming of several inertial conditions that often inhibit the search for deep knowledge of the subject matter. Subsequent chapters demonstrate that, in a variety of creative ways, researchers can develop and implement innovative approaches to the study of the social world. The book stands resolutely in opposition to the post-truth narrative currently in vogue, where no one can claim to have any more reliable or credible information than anyone else.

Автор: Dawid Danilo Bartelt, Axel Harneit-Sievers
Название: The New Middle Class in India and Brazil: Green Perspectives?
ISBN: 9332704147 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789332704145
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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Описание: Since the turn of the millennium, the growth of the “new global middle class” in the world’s rapidly emerging economies has received much interest, even excitement. But what is new middle class really like in countries such as India and Brazil? Is it a solid upwardly mobile social group – or rather a fragile class prone to poverty again once the next economic crisis comes? Does the new middle class support democracy – or does it rather tend towards aggressive nationalism? And if so much of the world is going to pursue typical middle class lifestyles and patterns of consumption, wouldn’t that have massive environmental impacts – or are there more sustainable options? With perspectives from India and Brazil, this volume provides new insights into what is likely the most significant social development of our times: the rise of a global middle class, full of aspirations, in a world where safe limits of sustainability are already being transgressed.

Автор: Mukherjee, Neela
Название: Alternative Perspectives on Livelihoods, Agriculture and Air Pollution: Agriculture in Urban and Peri-urban Areas in a Developing Country
ISBN: 1138635626 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138635623
Издательство: Taylor&Francis
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Описание: This title was first published in 2001. This text is based on participatory field research in selected urban and peri-urban villages in Varanasi and Faridabad districts of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, respectively. The topic of air pollution is approached in a holistic manner in terms of local lives and livelihoods.

Название: Global Perspectives in Urban Law
ISBN: 0815372272 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780815372271
Издательство: Taylor&Francis
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Описание: This volume offers diverse insights into urban law, with emerging theories and analyses of topics ranging from criminal reform and urban housing, social and economic inequality and financial crises, and democratization and freedom for individual identity and space.

Автор: Pallagst Karina, Wiechmann Thorsten, Martinez-Fernandez Cristina
Название: Shrinking Cities: International Perspectives and Policy Implications
ISBN: 1138952877 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138952874
Издательство: Taylor&Francis
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Описание: The shrinking city phenomenon has affected metropolitan areas around the world, leading to dramatic decline in their economic and social bases. Offering case studies of cities from five different continents, this volume considers specific economic, social, environmental, cultural and land-use issues as it places "shrinking cities" in a global perspective.

Автор: A.J. Jacobs
Название: The World`s Cities: Contrasting Regional, National, and Global Perspectives
ISBN: 0415894859 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415894852
Издательство: Taylor&Francis
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Описание: The World`s Cities offers instructors and students in higher education an accessible introduction to the three major perspectives influencing city-regions worldwide: City-Regions in a World System; Nested City-Regions; and The City-Region as the Engine of Economic Activity/Growth.

Автор: Madan Triloki N.
Название: Sociological Traditions: Methods and Perspectives in the Sociology of India
ISBN: 8132105753 ISBN-13(EAN): 9788132105756
Издательство: Sage Publications
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Описание: This book looks at the sociology of India from two perspectives: first, understanding the cultural traditions of India with special reference to religious and ethical values; and second, exploring the growth of the sociological traditions of India.Divided in two parts, the book goes beyond mere description of the main religious traditions and looks at the ethical values that are embedded in the religio-secular traditions of India. It also projects the sociological traditions of India as a historical process, a process of growth of sociological knowledge. The basic premise of the discussion is not one dominant cultural tradition but the plurality that characterizes the cultural, religious, and value traditions of India, and pluralism that characterizes the sociology of India.

Автор: Luce
Название: Labor Movements - Global Perspectives
ISBN: 0745670601 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780745670607
Издательство: Wiley
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Описание: Fewer than 12 percent of U.S. workers belong to unions, and union membership rates are falling in much of the world.

Автор: Lee Justin & Teng Siao See
Название: Singapore Perspectives 2016: We
ISBN: 9813208376 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789813208377
Издательство: World Scientific Publishing
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In 2015, Singapore celebrated 50 years of independence. The Institute of Policy took stock of how the choices people made have led the city-state to where she is today. As achievements are being celebrated, a conversation about the road ahead also begins. With much nation-building efforts premised upon the existence of this imagined community known as "Singapore," it is an opportune moment to question and reimagine who "we" are.

The book documents the conference proceedings at Singapore Perspectives 2016 where the fourth generation of government ministers presented their thoughts on the social, economic and political future of Singapore and engaged in dialogues with panelists and audience members on the directions the country should take.

Автор: Tripp Aili Mari, Ferree Myra Marx, Ewig Christina
Название: Gender, Violence, and Human Security: Critical Feminist Perspectives
ISBN: 0814770207 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780814770207
Издательство: Wiley EDC
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The nature of human security is changing globally: interstate conflict and even intrastate conflict may be diminishing worldwide, yet threats to individuals and communities persist. Large-scale violence by formal and informal armed forces intersects with interpersonal and domestic forms of violence in mutually reinforcing ways. Gender, Violence, and Human Security takes a critical look at notions of human security and violence through a feminist lens, drawing on both theoretical perspectives and empirical examinations through case studies from a variety of contexts around the globe.



This fascinating volume goes beyond existing feminist international relations engagements with security studies to identify not only limitations of the human security approach, but also possible synergies between feminist and human security approaches. Noted scholars Aili Mari Tripp, Myra Marx Ferree, and Christina Ewig, along with their distinguished group of contributors, analyze specific case studies from around the globe, ranging from post-conflict security in Croatia to the relationship between state policy and gender-based crime in the United States. Shifting the focus of the term “human security” from its defensive emphasis to a more proactive notion of peace, the book ultimately calls for addressing the structural issues that give rise to violence. A hard-hitting critique of the ways in which global inequalities are often overlooked by human security theorists, Gender, Violence, and Human Security presents a much-needed intervention into the study of power relations throughout the world.

Автор: Jutta Lindert; Armen T. Marsoobian
Название: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Genocide and Memory
ISBN: 3319655116 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319655116
Издательство: Springer
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Описание: This book explores the memory and representation of genocide as they affect individuals, communities and families, and artistic representations. Next, it reviews memories of genocide in bodies and in societies as well as genocide in memory through lives, mental health and transgenerational effects.