Interviews mit den Mitgliedern des Tanzensembles Sasha Waltz, die aus Australien, Israel, Italien, Japan, Kanada, Korea, Schweden, Litauen, Neuseeland, Portugal und Spanien stammen, sowie mit Sasha Waltz selbst bilden die Grundlage für "insideout". Die individuellen Lebensgeschichten werden mit wissenschaftlichen Lehrmeinungen von Pierre Bourdieu, Jean Baudrillard, Ulrich Beck und anderen in Beziehung gesetzt. Thematisch fokussiert wird die ...

This book surveys some of the broader issues associated with the adoption & use of mobile communication, & explores developing areas of inquiry. Mobile communications are looked at in the context of other types of mediated interaction, demonstrating the uniqueness of this form of communication & how it is influencing the renegotiation of the social sphere. The book considers how mobile communication has impacted on ...

One of the main features of the world economy since the late nineteenth century has been the growing dominance of the American economy in both quantitative and qualitative terms. Aspects of this development - e.g. rationalization or the world-wide diffusion of Coca-Cola - have been researched, but largely in isolation. Americanization of the European Economy provides a comprehensive yet compact survey of the growth of American economic influence ...

World social development has arrived at a critical turning point. Economically advanced nations have made significant progress toward meeting the basic needs of their populations; however, the majority of developing countries have not. Problems of rapid population growth, failing economies, famine, environmental devastation, majority/minority group conflicts, involuntary population migration, increasing militarization, and other broadly-based ...