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  • Strafgewalt und Provinzialherrschaft.by Guido O. Kirner

    Duncker & Humblot 2011; US$ 79.80

    Hauptbeschreibung Thema des Buches ist die Ausübung der Strafgewalt römischer Statthalter. Aufgrund der singulären Quellenlage steht (abgesehen von einem Exkurskapitel zu Ciceros Verrinen) die Provinz Judäa in der Zeit von 6-66 n. Chr. im Zentrum der Untersuchung, und damit die Schriften des Flavius Josephus und des Neuen Testaments. Der Autor untersucht... more...

  • Alltag zwischen Studieren und Bettelnby Denk Ulrike

    Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 2013; US$ 64.69

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  • Life as Politicsby Asef Bayat

    Stanford University Press 2013; US$ 22.95

    Prior to 2011, popular imagination perceived the Muslim Middle East as unchanging and unchangeable, frozen in its own traditions and history. In Life as Politics , Asef Bayat argues that such presumptions fail to recognize the routine, yet important, ways in which ordinary people make meaningful change through everyday actions. First published just... more...

  • Rethinking the Red Scareby Todd J. Pfannestiel

    Routledge 2003; US$ 136.00

    Re-evaluates the Red Scare that followed World War One in light of the new methods of political repression developed in New York, methods that established a pattern for future episodes of intolerance. more...

  • De-Facing Powerby Clarissa Rile Hayward; Ian Shapiro

    Cambridge University Press 2000; US$ 32.00

    In this major contribution to the power debate, the author argues for a sophisticated view of power as a complex network of social boundaries, rather than simply an instrument used by the powerful. Her argument is supported by a study of relationships within two ethnically-diverse schools. more...

  • L'appui au développement communautaireby Lucie Alexandre; Guy Bessette

    International Development Research Centre 2000; US$ 30.00

    Information alone does not ensure sustainable development. People and communities also need to be actively engaged in the processes, and their participation should be harnessed through communications activities designed for development purposes. Who should be made responsible for initiating these activities? What are the best conditions for launching... more...

  • Community and Local Governance in Australiaby Paul Smyth; Tim Reddel; Andrew Jones

    University of NSW Press 2005; US$ 32.95

    This book examines the resurgence in Australia of locality-based social policy (concerned with the spatial dimensions of disadvantage), after the political failures of the market oriented approach to regional reform. The book proposes that these trends are leading to a new ?post-competition? policy regime in Australia that mirrors global policy trends. more...

  • Ideas and Influenceby Peter Saunders; James Walter

    University of NSW Press 2005; US$ 32.95

    A group of Australia?s leading thinkers examine the relations between social science research, informed public opinion and the policy community. In short, it dissects relationships between research in the social sciences and policy outcomes. The book is a challenging and important analysis of current practice and an argument for how we might achieve... more...

  • Australian Social Attitudesby Shaun Wilson; Gabrielle Meagher; Rachel Gibson; David Denemark; Mark Western

    University of NSW Press 2005; US$ 49.95

    A fascinating insight into what Australians think about contemporary political and social issues using data collected from the inaugural Australian Survey of Social Attitudes on the expressed opinions of some 4300 Australian adults. An excellent resource for students, teachers, researchers and policy makers, and for anyone interested in understanding... more...

  • Social Change and Psychosocial Adaptation in the Pacific Islandsby Anthony J. Marsella; Ayda Aukahi Austin; Bruce Grant

    Springer-Verlag New York Inc 2006; US$ 59.99

    The history of the Pacific Islands is noted for great upheavals, from colonization to tribal warfare, natural disasters to nuclear testing. This work aims to sensitively balance situations applicable across this vast geographical area with data and events relevant to individual nations in Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia. more...