Bøger i Fieldwork Encounters and Discoveries serien
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393,95 - 1.098,95 kr. Drawing on more than three years of fieldwork across three continents, the author traces our complex and often contradictory relationship with these versatile animals in public spaces such as Venice's Piazza San Marco and London's Trafalgar Square and in working-class and immigrant communities of pigeon breeders in New York and Berlin.
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- 368,95 kr.
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- Migrant Lives, Landscapes, and Journeys
303,95 - 976,95 kr. In 1997 the United Kingdom returned control of Hong Kong to China, ending the city's status as one of the last remnants of the British Empire and initiating a new phase for it as both a modern city and a hub for global migrations. This book presents a tour of Hong Kong city's post colonial urban landscape.
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- 303,95 kr.
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398,95 kr. Lays bare the mechanisms of the contemporary outdoor market by providing a definitive account of the centuries-old institution at Carpentras, a city near Avignon in the south of France famous for its quintessential public street market. This book offers captivating descriptions of goods and the friendly exchanges between buyers and sellers.
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- 398,95 kr.
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- The Consequences of Newborn Genetic Screening
255,95 - 1.108,95 kr. Suitable for scholars of medicine, public health, and public policy, this title evaluates the consequences and benefits of state-mandated newborn screening - and the larger policy questions they raise about the inherent inequalities in American medical care that limit the effectiveness of this potentially lifesaving technology.
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- 255,95 kr.
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- The Micro-Politics of Interpersonal Conflict
433,95 - 1.363,95 kr. From roommate disputes to family arguments, trouble is inevitable in interpersonal relationships. The author explores the beginnings and development of the conflicts that occur in our relationships with the people we regularly encounter - family members, intimate partners, coworkers, and others - and the common responses to such troubles.
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- 433,95 kr.
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- Inside the World of Young Middle-Class Drug Dealers
338,95 - 1.108,95 kr. When we think about young people dealing drugs, we tend to picture it happening on urban streets, in disadvantaged, crime - ridden neighborhoods. The authors offer an ethnography of the culture of suburban drug dealers. It will be of interest to scholars and policy makers alike.
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- 338,95 kr.
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- Fugitive Life in an American City
208,95 - 383,95 kr. War on Drugs has done almost nothing to prevent drugs from being sold or used, but it has nonetheless created a little-known surveillance state in America's most disadvantaged neighborhoods. The author introduces you to an unforgettable cast of young African American men who are caught up in this web of warrants and surveillance.
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- 208,95 kr.
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- Gentrification, Social Preservation, and the Search for Authenticity
476,95 kr. Drawing on ethnographic research in four distinct communities - the Chicago neighborhoods of Andersonville and Argyle and the New England towns of Provincetown and Dresden - this title paints a colorful portrait of how residents new and old, from wealthy gay homeowners to Portuguese fishermen, think about gentrification.
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- 476,95 kr.
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- Living and Dying with Wildland Firefighters
356,95 kr. Explores the heart and soul of a wildland firefighter. This book shows that these firefighters aren't adrenaline junkies or romantic heroes, as they're so often portrayed.
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- 356,95 kr.
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- Walking and Talking New York
378,95 - 1.098,95 kr. Everyone wants to visit New York at least once. The Big Apple is a global tourist destination with a dizzying array of attractions throughout the five boroughs. This title provides long history of tour-giving across the globe as well as the ups and downs of New York's tour guide industry in the wake of 9/11.
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- 378,95 kr.
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- High-poverty Education in New York and Amsterdam
433,95 - 1.213,95 kr. From both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, the author paints an intimate portrait of how students and teachers actually cope, in real time, with the chronic stress, peer group dynamics, and subtle power politics of urban educational spaces in the perpetual shadow of aggression.
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- 433,95 kr.
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- Personal and Collective Transformations in Eastern European Migration
368,95 - 943,95 kr. - Bog
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378,95 kr. This edition marks the 25th anniversary of Elijah Anderson's classic study of street life among a gang of people congregating around a bar called "Jelly's" on Chicago's South Side.
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- 378,95 kr.