Гуманитарные и общественные науки

Subcultural phenomena continue to draw attention from many areas of contemporary society, including the news media, the marketing and fashion industri…

Thoroughly revised and updated, this text introduces students of human geography and allied disciplines to the fundamental concept of place, combining…

The revised edition of this highly acclaimed work presents crucial lessons from Japan's recession that could aid the US and other economies as they st…

In this in-depth overview of Australia's economy, Michael Enright and Richard Petty – leading scholars on international competition—look at the data b…

Just when Casey thinks her foster care duties are done, she’s asked to look after Sam, a troubled nine-year-old with a violent streak who drove his pr…

Many of the problems that lie at the heart of the current financial crisis stem from a significant but little-known development that occurred in the e…

Peter Hall’s seminal Cities of Tomorrow remains an unrivalled account of the history of planning in theory and practice, as well as of the social and …

The mortgage meltdown: what went wrong and how do we fix it? Owning a home can bestow a sense of security and independence. But today, in a cruel twis…

Compare global experiences during the balance sheet recession and find out what is needed for a full recovery The Escape from Balance Sheet Recession …

НЕЗАКОННОЕ ПОТРЕБЛЕНИЕ НАРКОТИЧЕСКИХ СРЕДСТВ, ПСИХОТРОПНЫХ ВЕЩЕСТВ, ИХ АНАЛОГОВ ПРИЧИНЯЕТ ВРЕД ЗДОРОВЬЮ, ИХ НЕЗАКОННЫЙ ОБОРОТ ЗАПРЕЩЕН И ВЛЕЧЕТ УСТАНО…

In the fifth edition Contested Knowledge, social theorist Steven Seidman presents the latest topics in social theory and addresses the current shift o…

Winner of the American Sociological Association's 'Distinguished Book Award' in the Religion category. For most of us, «Apocalypse» suggests the catac…

Sustainable Investing is fast becoming an essential method of generating long-term returns, moving beyond the negative approaches to socially responsi…

This is the first in-depth study of the relationship between the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood and its own members. Drawing on years of participant obse…

НЕЗАКОННОЕ ПОТРЕБЛЕНИЕ НАРКОТИЧЕСКИХ СРЕДСТВ, ПСИХОТРОПНЫХ ВЕЩЕСТВ, ИХ АНАЛОГОВ ПРИЧИНЯЕТ ВРЕД ЗДОРОВЬЮ, ИХ НЕЗАКОННЫЙ ОБОРОТ ЗАПРЕЩЕН И ВЛЕЧЕТ УСТАНО…

Throughout human history, religion and politics have entertained the most intimate of connections as systems of authority regulating individuals and s…

In this book, the most prolific contemporary African American scholar and cultural theorist Molefi Kete Asante leads the reader on an informative jour…

Invaluable guidance for complete integration of sustainability into reporting and performance management systems Global businesses are under close scr…

A ground shaking exposé on the failure of popular cyber risk management methods How to Measure Anything in Cybersecurity Risk exposes the shortcomings…

This is Lilian’s story, one of four stories from The Sugar Girls. During the Blitz and the years of rationing, the Sugar Girls kept Britain sweet. The…

Mathematical finance has grown into a huge area of research which requires a lot of care and a large number of sophisticated mathematical tools. Mathe…

Jackson traces the lively skirmishes between Madagascar’s political cartoonists and politicians whose cartooning and public oratory reveal an ever-shi…

Since the publication of her landmark book In a Different Voice, Carol Gilligan has transformed the way we think about women and men and the relations…

A detailed look at how economists shaped the world, and how the legacy continues Trillion Dollar Economists explores the prize-winning ideas that have…

В данной работе освещены вопросы религиозных верований людей, населявших и населяющих Британские острова на протяжении своей истории. Объектом исследо…

This liquid modern world of ours, like all liquids, cannot stand still and keep its shape for long. Everything keeps changing – the fashions we follow…

How adequate are our theories of globalisation for analysing the worlds we share with others? In this provocative new book, Henrietta Moore asks us to…

China has become the world's second biggest economy and its largest exporter. It possesses the world's largest foreign exchange reserves and has 29 co…

Аудиостудия «АРДИС» представляет аудиокнигу «Право ребенка на уважение» выдающегося польского педагога Януша Корчака, человека, который не боялся детс…

Что такое ЖИЗНЬ. В чем состоят её цель и смысл. И никто к ветхой одежде не приставляет заплаты из небеленой ткани, ибо вновь пришитое отдерет от стар…

This guide walks the reader step by step through the LEED 2009 for New Construction process, offering advanced techniques for estimating the actual co…

The relationship between sociology and social critique has haunted the discipline since its origins. Does critique divert sociology from its scientifi…

A comprehensive analysis of the macroeconomic and financial forces altering the economic landscape Financial decision-making requires one to anticipat…

Речь выделяет человека из животного мира и превозносит над всеми созданиями. А умение говорить уверенно, остроумно, и при этом, легко и красиво, прево…

Книга представляет собой духовный источник знаний для всех, кто стремится получить религиозное образование в области теологии.

Full of unique and compelling insights into the working lives of migrant women in the UK, this book draws on more than two decades of in-depth researc…

What is the world of the 21st century like now that the centrality of the West is no longer given? How were the societies and cultures of today's worl…

How oil volatility is affecting the global political scene, and where the oil market is heading The world is rapidly moving towards an oil environment…

Профессор НИУ ВШЭ Олег Воскобойников станет вашим проводником по завораживающему миру Средневековья и расскажет, чем же люди, жившие много веков назад…

Книга знакомит читателя с базовыми понятиями ведической литературы, философии и культуры, а также содержит практические рекомендации по улучшению каче…

Iron Curtains has been awarded Honorable Mention for the 2013 ASEEES Harvard Davis Center Book Prize! The prize is sponsored by Harvard University’s D…

What does social equality mean now, in a world of markets, global power and new forms of knowledge? In this new book, Raewyn Connell combines vivid re…

Now updated with new measurement methods and new examples, How to Measure Anything shows managers how to inform themselves in order to make less risky…

‘We can draw lines across the world any way we choose, and in the history of race science, people have. What matters isn’t where the lines are drawn, …

Спирин Владимир Георгиевич награжден Европейской медалью «Сократа». «Великие мысли родятся на кухнях». И улетают в форточки. Народный скетч «Сократ с…