Ben Agger, "Speeding Up Fast Capitalism: Cultures, Jobs, Families, Schools, Bodies"
English | 2004 | ISBN: 1594510334, 1594510326 | EPUB | pages: 192 | 1.1 mb
In his 1989 book, Fast Capitalism, Ben Agger presented a framework for understanding late-20th century social problems. Speeding Up Fast Capitalism, a sequel to his earlier book, assesses social changes since the end of the 1980s brought about by information technologies like the Internet, which have quickened the pace of everyday life. In Speeding Up Fast Capitalism, Agger assesses the impact of the Internet on consciousness, communication, culture and community, and evaluates the prospects of democratic social change. Where the earlier book was largely theoretical, Speeding Up applies critical theory to specific topics such as Internet culture, work, families, childhood, schooling, food, the body and fitness. Although indebted to Fast Capitalism, the sequel appeals to an audience wider than theorists, including empirical sociologists, social scientists and scholars in cultural disciplines.

Asian Sound Cultures Voice, Noise, Sound, Technology
English | 2022 | ISBN: 9781003143772 | 311 pages | True PDF | 16.86 MB
This book examines the meanings, uses, and agency of voice, noise, sound, and sound technologies across Asia.

Thomas Meyer, "Cultures, Nationalism and Populism: New Challenges to Multilateralism "
English | ISBN: 0367202468 | 2019 | 190 pages | EPUB | 636 KB
This book examines the role of the cultural factor, and patterns of its interaction with social, economic and political developments, in fostering identity-based new populisms and various forms of political authoritarianism across the globe.

J. Burgess, "Cultures of governance and peace: A comparison of EU and Indian theoretical and policy approaches"
English | ISBN: 0719099552 | 2016 | 208 pages | EPUB | 420 KB
This volume brings together insights which look at the intersection of governance, culture and conflict resolution in India and the European Union. Two very different but connected epistemic, cultural and institutional settings, which have been divided by distance, colonialism and culture; yet have recently been brought closer together by ideas and practices of what is known as liberal peace, neoliberal state and development projects. The differences are obvious in terms of geography, culture, the nature and shape of institutions, and historical forces: and yet the commonalities between the two are surprising.

Contemporary Greek Film Cultures from 1990 to the Present (New Studies in European Cinema) By Tonia Kazakopoulou (editor), Mikela Fotiou (editor)
2017 | 410 Pages | ISBN: 3034319045 | PDF | 6 MB
This collection of new writing on contemporary Greek cinema builds and expands on existing work in the field, providing a coherent analysis of films which, despite their international importance, have so far received limited critical attention. The volume maps key trends in Greek cinema since the 1990s within the wider context of production and consumption at both national and international levels. It offers a wide range of critical analyses of documentary and avant-garde filmmaking, art house and popular cinema, and the work of established and new directors as well as deliberations on teaching methodologies and marketing strategies. The book seeks to highlight the continuities, mutual influences and common contexts that inform, shape and inspire filmmaking in Greece today.

Jackson W. Armstrong, "Cultures of Law in Urban Northern Europe "
English | ISBN: 036720679X | 2020 | 288 pages | EPUB | 1017 KB
Drawing together an international team of historians, lawyers and historical sociolinguists, this volume investigates urban cultures of law in Scotland, with a special focus on Aberdeen and its rich civic archive, the Low Countries, Norway, Germany and Poland from c. 1350 to c. 1650.

Global Sustainability: The Impact of Local Cultures By
2004 | 264 Pages | ISBN: 3527312366 | PDF | 4 MB
This first book to focus on cultural diversity as a key element of sustainable development in the context of science and engineering provides cross-disciplinary information and assistance in understanding our world in transition. As such, it furnishes the global scientific community and decision makers in governmental and non-governmental institutions as well as in industry with much-needed information on how the various factors affecting sustainable development -- including culture -- depend on and interfere with each other. Featuring a contribution by the President of the Club of Rome, HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal, this is vital reading for all (natural) scientists, engineers, economists, ecologists, environmental organizations, and consultants.Content: Chapter 1 History and Mandate of Sustainability: From Local Forestry to Global Policy (pages 5-19): Prof. Dr. Gabriele Weber?Blaschke, Prof. Dr. Reinhard Mosandl and Prof. Dr. Martin FaulstichChapter 2 Sustainable Development: Exploring the Cross?Cultural Dimension (pages 21-41): Prof. Dr. Ortwin RennChapter 3 Sustainable Development and Cultural Diversity (pages 43-51): Prof. Dr. Hartmann LiebetruthChapter 4 Technological Progress in Different Cultures and Periods: Historical Evolution Projected into the Future (pages 53-64): Prof. Dr. Raoul WeilerChapter 5 Views of Sustainability: Elements of a Synthesis (pages 65-85): Dr. Dimitris KyriakouChapter 6 A New Way of Thinking about Sustainability, Risk and Environmental Decision?Making (pages 87-93): Prof. Dr. William E. Kastenberg, Gloria Hauser?Kastenberg and Dr. David NorrisChapter 7 Humility and Establishing the Sustainable Environment (pages 95-106): Prof. Dr. Edward D. SchroederChapter 8 Conflicts and Conflict?Solving as Chances to Make the Concept of Sustainable Development Work (pages 107-122): Prof. Dr. Armin GrunwaldChapter 9 Sustainability through Science?Technology?Society Education (pages 123-130): Prof. Dr. David Devraj KumarChapter 10 Sustainability and Consumption of Raw Materials in Germany (pages 131-140): Prof. Dr. Werner SchenkelChapter 11 Sustainability, Culture and Regional Scales: Some Remarks from Human Geography (pages 141-145): Prof. Dr. Horst KoppChapter 12 Sustainable Development in Asia: Traditional Ideas and Irreversible Processes (pages 147-155): Prof. Dr. Dietmar RothermundChapter 13 Sustainability of Development and Valuation of Non?renewable Resources: An Analysis in the Context of Local Cultures (pages 157-169): Prof. Dr. Michael von Hauff and Prof. Dr. Amitabh KunduChapter 14 Sustainability in Latin American Countries: Challenge and Opportunities for Argentina (pages 171-185): Prof. Dr. Monica RennerChapter 15 On the Roles Engineers May Play in the Attempt to Meet Basic Demands of Man and Nature (pages 187-199): Prof. i. R. Dr.?Ing. Dr. h. c. Peter A. Wilderer and Mirka C. WildererChapter 16 Integrating Cultural Aspects in the Implementation of Large Water Projects (pages 201-219): Dipl.?Ing Martin GrambowChapter 17 Sustainability from an Entrepreneurial Point of View Seen from the Particular Standpoint of a Company Active in the Water Industry (pages 221-226): Dipl.?Ing. Hans G. HuberChapter 18 Synthesis (pages 227-231): Prof. i. R. Dr.?Ing. Dr. h. c. Peter A. Wilderer, Prof. Dr. Edward D. Schroeder and Prof. Dr. Josef Bugl

Food Cultures of France : Recipes, Customs, and Issues
by Maryann Tebben
English | 2021 | ISBN: 1440869650 | 242 Pages | True ePUB | 0.6 MB

English | ASIN: B09RTH3GTC | 2022 | 8 hours and 41 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 474 MB
A pioneer of cultural psychology argues that emotions are not innate, but made as we live our lives together. "How are you feeling today?" We may think of emotions as universal responses, felt inside. Using decades-long, cutting-edge research, acclaimed psychologist Batja Mesquita asks us to reconsider emotions through the lens of what they do in our relationships, both one-on-one and within larger social networks. From an outside-in perspective, readers will understand why pride in a Dutch context does not translate well to North Carolina, or why one's anger at a boss does not mean the same as your anger to a partner in a close relationship. By looking outward at relationships at work, school, and home, we can better judge how our emotions will be understood, how they might change a situation, and how they change us. Brilliantly synthesizing original psychological studies and stories from peoples across time and geography, Between Us skillfully argues that acknowledging differences in emotions allows us to find common ground, humanizing and humbling us all for the better.
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History of Construction Cultures Volume 1
English | 2021 | ISBN: 1032002026 | 827 Pages | PDF (True) | 52 MB
History of Construction Cultures Volume 1 contains papers presented at the 7ICCH - Seventh International Congress on Construction History, held at the Lisbon School of Architecture, Portugal, from 12 to 16 July, 2021. The conference has been organized by the Lisbon School of Architecture (FAUL), NOVA School of Social Sciences and Humanities, the Portuguese Society for Construction History Studies and the University of the Azores. The contributions cover the wide interdisciplinary spectrum of Construction History and consist on the most recent advances in theory and practical case studies analysis, following themes such as: - epistemological issues; - building actors; - building materials; - building machines, tools and equipment; - construction processes; - building services and techniques ; -structural theory and analysis ; - political, social and economic aspects; - knowledge transfer and cultural translation of construction cultures. Furthermore, papers presented at thematic sessions aim at covering important problematics, historical periods and different regions of the globe, opening new directions for Construction History research. We are what we build and how we build; thus, the study of Construction History is now more than ever at the centre of current debates as to the shape of a sustainable future for humankind. Therefore, History of Construction Cultures is a critical and indispensable work to expand our understanding of the ways in which everyday building activities have been perceived and experienced in different cultures, from ancient times to our century and all over the world.