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Cross-Cultural Approaches to Adoption Cross-Cultural Approaches to Adoption Fiona Bowie Adoption is currently subject to a great deal of media scrutiny. High-profile cases of international adoption via the internet and other unofficial routes, have drawn attention to the relative ease w… OL15175070W
International crime and justice International crime and justice Mangai Natarajan "International crime and justice is an emerging field that covers international and transnational crimes that have not been the focus of mainstream criminology or criminal justice. This book examines… OL15538029W
Crying in the Middle Ages Crying in the Middle Ages Elina Gertsman "Sacred and profane, public and private, emotive and ritualistic, internal and embodied, medieval weeping served as a culturally charged prism for a host of social, visual, cognitive, and linguistic … OL16168292W
Science in world history Science in world history Jame Trefil "Science today is a truly global enterprise. This book is a comprehensive, thematic survey of the history of science from its roots in different cultures around the world through to the present day. … OL16415075W
Policy, experience and change Policy, experience and change Felicity Armstrong,Len Barton "This book represents an original and innovatory series of insights, ideas and questions concerning inclusive education and cross-cultural understandings. Drawing on historical and cultural material,… OL16930815W
Situated lives Situated lives Helena Ragone,Patricia Zavella,Louise Lamphere "A lively collection of rich ethnographic accounts and first-person narratives, Situated Lives brings together the most important recent feminist and critical research that illuminates the everyday e… OL18178915W
Europe dancing Europe dancing Andrée Grau,Stephanie Jordan Europe Dancing examines the theatre dance cultures that have developed in Europe since the Second World War. Nine countries are represented in this unique collaboration between European dance scholar… OL18205354W
Culture's consequences Culture's consequences Geert H. Hofstede,Geert Hofstede "This important book is based on a monumental study of the sales subsidiaries of a major multinational corporation which operates in 39 countries in the world. Since, in all countries, the respondent… OL1835301W
Homosexualities (Worlds of Desire Homosexualities (Worlds of Desire Stephen O. Murray Breathtaking in its historical and geographical scope, this book provides a sweeping examination of the construction of male and female homosexualities, stressing both the variability of the forms sa… OL1944209W
Muslim women's choices Muslim women's choices Camillia Fawzi El-Solh,Judy Mabro This volume counters the prevailing Western views and stereotypes of Muslim women--usually projected through male interpretations--by presenting a cross-cultural perspective of their experiences and … OL20617024W
Challenging inequities in health Challenging inequities in health Timothy Evans This text provides a unique view of global inequities in health status and health sytems. Emphasizing socioeconomic conditions, it combines chapters on conceptual and measurement issues with case stu… OL20798354W
Ethnic factors in health and disease Ethnic factors in health and disease D. G. Beevers,J. K. Cruickshank Ethnic Factors in Health and Disease. OL21668680W
Perspectives on social media Perspectives on social media Piet A. M. Kommers,Pedro Isaias,Tomayess Issa "Perspectives on Social Media presents the most current research on the effectiveness of social media across sectors. Progress in finding better applications for social media relies on the difficult … OL23181342W
A Mind of Its Own A Mind of Its Own David M. Friedman,Isabel Murillo Fort "Whether enemy or ally, demon or god, the source of satisfaction or the root of all earthly troubles, the penis has forced humanity to wrestle with its enduring mysteries. Here, in an enlightening an… OL2407227W
Trans, multi, interculturalité, trans, multi, interdisciplinarité Trans, multi, interculturalité, trans, multi, interdisciplinarité Patrick Imbert,Brigitte Fontille Entre le transculturel et le transdisciplinaire, comme entre le multiculturel et le multidisciplinaire ou l'interculturel et l'interdisciplinaire, des convergences concernant la science, la société e… OL26178701W
Comment vivent les enfants dans le monde? Comment vivent les enfants dans le monde? Yann Arthus-Bertrand En compagnie d'Alban le poisson rouge et de Blob la petite pieuvre bleue qui parcourent l'atmosphère, le lecteur est invité à découvrir et observer la Terre vue du ciel. Sous ce titre, la planète rép… OL27310537W
Drug use around the world Drug use around the world Marc Kusinitz Discusses the problems of global drug abuse, from Europe, Africa, and the Far East to Latin America and North America. OL4093446W
Droits de l'homme et dialogue interculturel Droits de l'homme et dialogue interculturel Christoph Eberhard Prétendant à l'universalité, les droits de l'homme conçus par l'Occident n'en demeurent pas moins les fruits d'une époque, d'une culture, d'une société, indissociables aussi de l'émergence d'une nouv… OL4531296W
Negotiating globally Negotiating globally Jeanne M. Brett "In today's global business environment, negotiators who understand how culture affects negotiation fundamentals have a decided advantage at the bargaining table. Negotiators' interests, their assump… OL8419471W
Families in Asia Families in Asia Stella Quah This edition provides a unique and comparative analysis of family trends in Asia by focusing on the most relevant and significant aspects of family, from the process of dating to the impact of econom… OL9353357W
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