Politics and Sociology


The blowing sand, it can be seen in the Brockhaus encyclopedia, called "schluffreiche fine sand or sandy silt with very little clay content,...(Details)
( Type: Date:02-05)


Drug-related morbidity and mortality is rampant in contemporary industrial society, despite or perhaps because, government has ass...(Details)
( Type: Date:06-12)


The ’drug problem’ is getting steadily worse. Convictions for drug offences, number of known addicts and Customs seizures have b...(Details)
( Type: Date:06-12)


A penetrating look at technology in business and contemporary society, taking the reader on a tour of what the author describes as...(Details)
( Type: Date:06-12)


The literature surveyed indicates that while in many areas there has been extensive research and analysis, there continues to be a...(Details)
( Type: Date:06-12)


Description Since the 1970s early exit from work has become a major challenge in modern welfare states. Governments, employers, an...(Details)
( Type: Date:06-11)


First report in a series of six the IOM will issue over the next two years to evaluate and consolidate knowledge of the causes and...(Details)
( Type: Date:06-11)


In the Land of Mirrors is a journey through the politics of Cuban exiles since the 1959 Cuban Revolution. It explores the developm...(Details)
( Type: Date:06-11)


In a newly enlarged edition of this eye-opening book, David T. Courtwright offers an original interpretation of a puzzling chapter...(Details)
( Type: Date:06-11)

Recasting Ritual explores how ritualized action diversifies in response to varying cultural, political and physical contexts. The ...(Details)
( Type: Date:06-07)