The classic word-of-mouth bestseller, completely revised and updated for the age of AI You have about 80,000 hours in your career: 40 hours a week, 50 weeks a year, for 40 years. If you want a rewarding and interesti...Loe edasi...
If youre worried about wasting your life, read this book. Rutger Bregman, author of Humankind A ridiculously in-depth guide to finding a fulfilling and impactful career in an age of AI. You have about 80,000 hours in your care...Loe edasi...
Forced population movements are a defining feature of almost any humanitarian crisis, shaping the design, targeting, and delivery of emergency responses. This books operational and theoretical insights will be useful for a range of readers, from hu...Loe edasi...
Sari: Elgar Encyclopedias in the Social Sciences series
(Ilmumisaeg: 07-May-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781035310227)
This Encyclopedia defines the landscape of social work with over 160 research-informed entries. Drawing on analytical and reflective perspectives, it demonstrates the profession’s commitment to improving societies globally.Contributions...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 01-May-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Leiden University Press, ISBN-13: 9789087285098)
This book examines how Chinese citizens negotiate their everyday experiences with urban spaces, improved city infrastructure, and an increasingly tight surveillance regime through volunteering. It asks how citizens connect to city spaces where facil...Loe edasi...
Melanie Oppenheimer, Neville Wylie, Susanne Schech, Romain Fathi, Jordan Evans
(Ilmumisaeg: 30-Apr-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Cambridge University Press, ISBN-13: 9781009702232)
This history of the League of Red Cross Societies (now International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent) examines its origins and evolution since 1919. The authors argue it is impossible to understand todays Red Cross movement without the hum...Loe edasi...
Dominic Roser, David Zhang, J D Bauman, Lara Buchak
(Ilmumisaeg: 28-Apr-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, ISBN-13: 9780802885135)
Learn how to go beyond good intentions and create real change in the world.In a world full of seemingly intractable problems, many Christians wonder if their efforts make any real difference—or if they’re just throwing money and time...Loe edasi...
Presents a situated, ethnographically grounded, sociolinguistic critique of politics of difference and inequality in contemporary Central Europe.This book explores the construction of ‘languaged’ and professional subjectivi...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 31-Mar-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: University of Minnesota Press, ISBN-13: 9781517920265)
A robust ethnography of Islamic Relief explores difficult questions about the extensive reach of white supremacyAn ethnography of Islamic Relief (IR), the largest Islamic NGO based in the West, Racializing the Ummah explores h...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 31-Mar-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: University of Minnesota Press, ISBN-13: 9781517920272)
A robust ethnography of Islamic Relief explores difficult questions about the extensive reach of white supremacyAn ethnography of Islamic Relief (IR), the largest Islamic NGO based in the West, Racializing the Ummah explores h...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 31-Mar-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: University of Pennsylvania Press, ISBN-13: 9781512828856)
For millions living on the African continent, the experience of poverty is a facet of life. While many scholars, activists, and policy experts work in African communities to mitigate poverty, they often miss a crucial dimension of contemporary Afr...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 19-Mar-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Oxford University Press Inc, ISBN-13: 9780197811863)
Volunteers often became involved with Buddhist charities after facing their own experiences of urban alienation in Ho Chi Minh City. Many described the city as a place fraught with moral uncertainty. They formed grassroots charities in response to t...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 16-Mar-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: Directory of Social Change, ISBN-13: 9781784821296)
Planning for the future will keep your organisation efficient and adaptable, help you manage change, and enable you to deal better with tomorrows unforeseeable challenges. This comprehensive guide will help you develop a robust strategy,...Loe edasi...
How can we help children make a difference, allowing them to shape their communities, locally and globally? Drawing on a rich blend of academic research and case studies, Alison Body critically examines societal structures, including education, co...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 01-Mar-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: University of Georgia Press, ISBN-13: 9780820366388)
Serving the Street explores how many volunteer groups helped to reproduce racialized stigma and stereotypes about poverty, homelessness, and marginal urban space through volunteer practices that bordered on “poverty tourism.” Volunteer...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 01-Mar-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: University of Georgia Press, ISBN-13: 9780820375373)
Volunteering is typically thought of as an act of altruism, yet there are power dynamics embedded in volunteer-service recipient relationships, especially when volunteers operate from privileged positions. Following six grassroots homeless service or...Loe edasi...
