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Book Synopsis Lombard Houses in St. Petersburg by : Heiko Schrader
Download or read book Lombard Houses in St. Petersburg written by Heiko Schrader and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 2000 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " The book is an outcome of a research project on pawnshops in Saint Petersburg, which took place in 1999/2000 in cooperation with the Center of Independent Social Research. It relates to the function of pawnshops in the life strategies of low-income households. The research investigated different topics with various methods: a reconstruction of the history of Russian pawnshops based on secondary materials and government reports; a description of the current pawnshop landscape in Saint Petersburg based upon secondary material and own information; a questionnaire of 100 pawnshop customers focusing on demographic data of the respondents and their households, the living conditions, the income situation, the importance of pawnshops in their life strategies, the use of credit, alternative sources of credit, defaults, and the like; five pre-structured deep interviews of pawnshop customers who already had lombard experience in Soviet times to work out differences and similarities, as well as the psychological component of pawning; open pre-structured interviews with pawnshop directors on their companies' business, their target group and the pawnshop market; and finally a profile of one successful private firm in the market and the biography of its chairman. In addition to an institutional analysis the book aims at a description of the milieu of pawnshop customers, which is shaped by an ongoing crisis of the Russian economy and society. Heiko Schrader is an economist and sociologist. His present position is Professor for Sociology at the University of Magdeburg and Visiting Professor for Social Anthropology at the State University of Saint Petersburg. He published extensively on development sociology and social anthropology. "
Book Synopsis The History of Pawnshops in Russia and Saint Petersburg by : Irina Čechovskič
Download or read book The History of Pawnshops in Russia and Saint Petersburg written by Irina Čechovskič and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Muslim Traditions and Modern Techniques of Power by : Armando Salvatore
Download or read book Muslim Traditions and Modern Techniques of Power written by Armando Salvatore and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 2001 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume deals with historical and contemporary articulations of the relation of tension between the civilizing impetus of Muslim traditions, and modern forms, fields and techniques of power. These techniques are associated with the process of state-building, as well as with the related constraints of disciplining, normative cohesion, control of the territory and monitored social differentiation. The contributions conceptualize Muslim traditions as deriving their legitimacy, authority, as well as normative and organizing power from being embedded in the discourses and institutions of Islam, which constitute one major center within world history, by now also encompassing Muslim communities within Western societies.
Book Synopsis "When Salary is not Enough..." by : Eckhard Dittrich
Download or read book "When Salary is not Enough..." written by Eckhard Dittrich and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 2015 with total page 507 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Systemic change from a planned economy to a market society requires not only an implementation of market institutions, but also the actions of people according to the new conditions in everyday life. This book focuses on the question of how far middle class households are able to organize their livelihoods. It presents a cross-country, rural-urban comparison in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, based on secondary data and quantitative and qualitative primary research. It examines region specific questions, such as: Do these households take the necessary self-responsibility for their lives? Or, do they still rely on the Soviet-type nanny state of the past? Or, do they only believe in their own networks of kin and acquaintances for earning their livelihoods? (Series: Societal Transformations / Gesellschaftliche Transformationen - Vol. 20) [Subject: Sociology, Economics, Asian Studies]
Book Synopsis The Development of Religion, the Religion of Development by : Ananta Kumar Giri
Download or read book The Development of Religion, the Religion of Development written by Ananta Kumar Giri and published by Eburon Uitgeverij B.V.. This book was released on 2004 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Development is a key concept for thinking about the global relations between nations, in particular between North and South. But what exactly does it entail and in which forms do development practices manifest themselves? Are we dealing with aid or with co-operation, or perhaps with encounter? And which motives, philosophies of life and ideas about the course of nations and other human communities are lurking behind the programs of actual development? Why has the concept become so popular, that it seems to have become a substitute for the concept of history? Could it be that development programs which are usually rationally conceived, evaluated and managed, betray hegemonic practices, despite the good intentions of donor nations and development agencies? Or are development programs aiming at integration of the South into a global market? If so, could it be that the belief in development is some kind of a secular, quasi-religious view on the ways nations and people must develop? We know after all that religion often is a motivating source for many people involved in development practices. These questions are addressed in short essays by eminent experts in the fields of development studies, cultural anthropology, development policy and social philosophy. They critically analyse the discourses used in development practices. The ultimate focus of the essays is on the ways in which political and development agencies deal with morality, religion and spirituality. The authors come from Great Britain, India, Indonesia and the Netherlands. This volume will be attractive to those working in the fields of development cooperation, missionary work and faith-based international solidarity. Book jacket.
Book Synopsis Trust and Social Transformation by : Heiko Schrader
Download or read book Trust and Social Transformation written by Heiko Schrader and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 2004 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Literature on trust has experienced a continuous growth from the 1970s onward. The focus of sociological and political science theories is not so much on what trust is rather than what trust does (its function), where it comes from (its origin) and how it changes in course of time. Books on transformation in Eastem Europe, however, are mainly related to questions of system transfer and institutional change, rather than interpersonal relations within society that can constitute both an opportunity for, and an obstacle to social transformation. With this book German and Russian scholars intend to fill this gap. This collection includes theoretical papers, articles that link topics of trust and empirical/historical observations, and empirical research on trust and transformation.
Download or read book Postsocialism written by C.M. Hann and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-09-01 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social scientists did not predict the collapse of the socialist system in 1989-91 and their attempts to explain postsocialism have not been comprehensive. Economic disintegration and political instability have been documented, but the deeper causes have often gone unnoticed. Consequently the solutions proffered, such as the promotion of non-governmental organisations as the foundations of 'civil society', have so far brought little success. Postsocialism presents, for the first time, the anthropological responses to these problems which are all grounded in intensive fieldwork. The authors demonstrate that even when local conditions are specific, the view 'from below' illuminates macro trends. A wide range of topics are discussed, including: *the role of social and cultural capital in determining the 'winners' of rural decollectivization *the devaluation of blue collar labour *the position of Gypsies *the viability of 'multicultural' models in situations of religious differences and ethnic violence *new patterns of consumption in China *the revival of rituals and the healing of socialist 'trauma'. _
Download or read book Urban Hunters written by Lars Højer and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2019-11-26 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ethnography of the Mongolian capital city of Ulaanbaatar during the nation's transition from socialism to a market-based economic system Urban Hunters is an ethnography of the Mongolian capital city, Ulaanbaatar, during the nation's transition from socialism to a market-based economic system. Following the Soviet Union's collapse in 1991, Mongolia entered a period of economic chaos characterized by wild inflation, disappearing banks, and closing farms, factories, and schools. During this time of widespread poverty, a generation of young adults came of age. In exploring the social, cultural, and existential ramifications of a transition that has become permanent and acquired a logic of its own, Lars Højer and Morten Axel Pedersen present a new theorization of social agency in postsocialist as well as postcolonial contexts.
Book Synopsis Imagined Differences by : Günther Schlee
Download or read book Imagined Differences written by Günther Schlee and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 2002 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses key concepts of modern anthropology like "difference" and "identity" in the light of ethnographic evidence from various local settings stretching from Morocco to Indonesia. As the antagonistic and destructive aspects of social identification are also discussed, the book is a contribution to conflict theory, it provides elements of orientation in a world marked by a proliferation of ethnic movements and of nationalisms which become more narrow and more aggressive.
Book Synopsis Journal of the Institute of Bankers by : Institute of Bankers (Great Britain)
Download or read book Journal of the Institute of Bankers written by Institute of Bankers (Great Britain) and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Lloyd's Register of British and Foreign Shipping by :
Download or read book Lloyd's Register of British and Foreign Shipping written by and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 864 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1888 by : Lloyd's Register Foundation
Download or read book Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1888 written by Lloyd's Register Foundation and published by Lloyd's Register . This book was released on 1888-01-01 with total page 1316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Lloyd's Register of Shipping records the details of merchant vessels over 100 gross tonnes, which are self-propelled and sea-going, regardless of classification. Before the time, only those vessels classed by Lloyd's Register were listed. Vessels are listed alphabetically by their current name.
Book Synopsis An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord ... by : Joseph Whitaker
Download or read book An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord ... written by Joseph Whitaker and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 1064 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Proceedings - Institution of Mechanical Engineers by : Institution of Mechanical Engineers (Great Britain)
Download or read book Proceedings - Institution of Mechanical Engineers written by Institution of Mechanical Engineers (Great Britain) and published by . This book was released on 1873 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Proceedings by : Institution of Mechanical Engineers (Great Britain)
Download or read book Proceedings written by Institution of Mechanical Engineers (Great Britain) and published by . This book was released on 1873 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers by : Institution of Mechanical Engineers (Great Britain)
Download or read book Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers written by Institution of Mechanical Engineers (Great Britain) and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers by : Institution of Mechanical Engineers
Download or read book Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers written by Institution of Mechanical Engineers and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
