Описание: The Digital Future of Museums: Provocations and Conversations argues that museums today can neither ignore the importance of digital technologies when engaging their communities, nor fail to address the broader social, economic, and cultural changes that shape their digital offerings.
How does an urban community come to terms with the loss of its future? The former socialist model city of Hoyerswerda is an extreme case of a declining postindustrial city. Built to serve the GDR coal industry, it lost over half its population to outmigration after German reunification and the coal industry crisis, leading to the large-scale deconstruction of its cityscape. This book tells the story of its inhabitants, now forced to reconsider their futures. Building on recent theoretical work, it advances a new anthropological approach to time, allowing us to investigate the postindustrial era and the futures it has supposedly lost.
Автор: Jones Название: In Search of the Folk Daoists of North China ISBN: 1138065226 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138065222 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 7654.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The living practice of Daoist ritual is still only a small part of Daoist studies. Most of this work focuses on the southeast, with the vast area of north China often assumed to be a tabula rasa for local lay liturgical traditions. This book, based on fieldwork, challenges this assumption. With case studies on parts of Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Gansu provinces, Stephen Jones describes ritual sequences within funerals and temple fairs, offering details on occupational hereditary lay Daoists, temple-dwelling priests, and even amateur ritual groups. Stressing performance, Jones observes the changing ritual scene in this poor countryside, both since the 1980s and through all the tribulations of twentieth-century warfare and political campaigns. The whole vocabulary of north Chinese Daoists differs significantly from that of the southeast, which has so far dominated our image. Largely unstudied by scholars of religion, folk Daoist ritual in north China has been a constant theme of music scholars within China. Stephen Jones places lay Daoists within the wider context of folk religious practices - including those of lay Buddhists, sectarians, and spirit mediums. This book opens up a new field for scholars of religion, ritual, music, and modern Chinese society.
Автор: Tester Название: Utopia: Social Theory and the Future ISBN: 1138274550 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138274556 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 7961.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In the light of globalization's failure provide the universal panacea expected by some of its more enthusiastic proponents, and the current status of neo-liberalism in Europe, a search has begun for alternative visions of the future; alternatives to the free market and to rampant capitalism. Indeed, although these alternatives may not be conceived of in terms of being a 'perfect order', there does appear to be a trend towards 'utopian thinking', as people - including scholars and intellectuals - search for inspiration and visions of better futures. If, as this search continues, it transpires that politics has little to offer, then what might social theory have to contribute to the imagination of these futures? Does social theory matter at all? What resources can it offer this project of rethinking the future? Without being tied to any single political platform, Utopia: Social Theory and the Future explores some of these questions, offering a timely and sustained attempt to make social theory relevant through explorations of its resources and possibilities for utopian imaginations. It is often claimed that utopian thought has no legitimate place whatsoever in sociological thinking, yet utopianism has remained part and parcel of social theory for centuries. As such, in addition to considering the role of social theory in the imagination of alternative futures, this volume reflects on how social theory may assist us in understanding and appreciating utopia or utopianism as a special topic of interest, a special subject matter, a special analytical focus or a special normative dimension of sociological thinking. Bringing together the latest work from a leading team of social theorists, this volume will be of interest to sociologists, social and political theorists, anthropologists and philosophers.
Описание: 1. Translations of technology and the future of engineering - an introduction2. "The One, the Few or the Many?" Using Independence as a Strategy in Engineering Development and Modeling3. Practical Inference-a Formal Analysis4. Intuition and Ineffability: Tacit Knowledge and Engineering Design5. The Engineering Knowledge Research Program6. Philosophy of Engineering and the Quest for a Novel Notion of Experimentation7. Demarcating Simulation8. Three Stages of Technical Artifacts' Life Cycle: Based on a Four Factors Theory9. Mйtis: Reconfiguring the Philosophy of Engineering10. Thorstein B. Veblen's Philosophy of Technology and Modern Capitalism11. Energy technologies and human well-being. Using sustainable design for the energy transition12. Technology, Society, and Survival13. Manufacturing with a big M - The Grand Challenges of Engineering in Digital Societies14. Fostering Subjectivity in Engineering Education: Philosophical Framework and Pedagogical Strategies15. Managing the State of the Art of Engineering: Learning from Medicine16. What Ethics Owes Engineering17. New Trends in Engineering Ethics - A Japanese Perspective18. Nietzsche, Postphenomenology, and Nihilism-Technology Relations19. Assisting Ourselves to Death - A philosophical reflection on lifting a finger with advanced assistive systems20. Engineering for the Other: An Existential Examination of the Engineer's Role in Privacy by Design
Автор: O`Grady Название: Governing Future Emergencies ISBN: 3319719904 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319719900 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 6986.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Through an exploration of the United Kingdom Fire and Rescue Service (FRS), this book examines how the emergence of digital technologies, combined with a policy emphasis on risk, have fundamentally transformed the way society is secured against emergencies.
Автор: Melinda A. Roberts; David T. Wasserman Название: Harming Future Persons ISBN: 940072604X ISBN-13(EAN): 9789400726048 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 27251.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This collection of essays, written by noted scholars and theorists, covers everything from the practical to the theoretical, and investigates the obligations we have to future persons, ranging from our own future offspring to distant future generations.
Автор: H. Chong Название: In Search of God`s Power in Broken Bodies ISBN: 1349462772 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781349462773 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 6986.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Interweaving feminist theological ideas, Asian spirituality, and the witnesses of World War II sex slaves, this book offers a new theology of body. It examines the multi-layered meaning of the broken body of Christ from Christological, sacramental, and ecclesiological perspectives, while exploring the centrality of body in theological discourse.
Автор: Kalu Название: Foreign Aid and the Future of Africa ISBN: 3319789864 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319789866 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 13974.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: During the past five decades, sub-Saharan Africa has received more foreign aid than has any other region of the world, and yet poverty remains endemic throughout the region.
Автор: Leland S. Burns; Leo Grebler Название: The Future of Housing Markets ISBN: 1468451634 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781468451634 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 6986.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book`s title betrays at once that it belongs in the forecast literature. The entry "forecast" includes references to prediction and prophecy without differentiation, while "projection" is defined, among other things, as prediction or "advance estimate."
Автор: E. Brenes; J. Haar Название: The Future of Entrepreneurship in Latin America ISBN: 1349326909 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781349326907 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 11179.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book examines the outlook for Latin American entrepreneurs in the new global environment. Using case studies from across the region, the book highlights liberalization measures nations are adopting to facilitate small and medium size enterprise (SME) creation and growth, and existing barriers that are threatening SME sector gains.
Автор: Lupac, Petr Название: Beyond the digital divide ISBN: 1787565483 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781787565487 Издательство: Emerald Рейтинг: Цена: 14634.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book advances the understanding of the relationship between social inequality and Internet use by bringing forth a new, contextual approach. It encourages a rethinking of the information society theory, information policies, and the role of social science in the process of informatization.
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