Peter Cornelius Mayer-Tasch 
Umweltrecht im Wandel [PDF ebook] 

‘This book has the potential to be a classic in the fields of race relations and urban sociology.’ Cleveland State University …

In the past, a woman would routinely be asked what her husband did for a living. Increasingly, a man is likely to be asked what his wife does for a living. It”s a small switch, but it signifies a re …

Sorokin and Civilization is a festschrift to Pitirim Sorokin, one of the most famed figures of twentieth-century sociology and first president of the International Society for the Comparative Study o …

In many respects, this volume is a pioneer effort in anthropological literature. It remains firmly part of the genre of cooperative research, or ‘interdisciplinary research, ‘ though at the time of i …

In recent years researchers have asserted that the once-salient distinctions between not-for-profit and for-profit hospitals are quickly eroding. These converging outcomes represent a striking depart …

This study examines trends in Voting Rights Act enforcement and the results for Latino representation. The focus is on local governments of the West and Southwest: some of the communities examined, L …

Over the past 10-15 years, there has been a flowering of politically-motivated women”s non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Israel. This study examines three aspects relating to this new NGO sph …

No challenge is entirely new. In 60, 000 years of human existence, nearly every problem we face in modern business has already been seen…and solved. We just have to figure out how to apply that age-o …

Short food supply chains (SFSCs) rely primarily on local production and processing practices for the provision of food and are, in principle, more sustainable in social, economic and environmental te …

The new ‘mobilities turn’ has become a powerful perspective in social theory. John Urry’s oeuvre has been very influential in the emergence of this new field and has had lasting impacts on many schol …