Using an extensive range of both quantitative and qualitative data, the author explores the gender dynamics of the social, economic, and... Læs mere
After the end of Nazi era, many German writers claimed to have retreated into "Inner Emigration". This book presents... Læs mere
Every religious community has been affected by the "sexual revolution". The conflict between contemporary attitudes and traditional practices has led to major divisions and controversies, particularly when focused on issues such as homosexuality.
Four years after unification, Germany completed what has been called the "super election year": no less than nineteen elections, culminating in the... Læs mere
The unification of Germany is the most important change in Central Europe in the last four decades. Understanding this rapid and unforeseen development has raised old fears as well as inspired new hopes.
Aging is an issue in today's world as never before. In this title, an anthropologist and a physician explore the subject from their different perspectives, discussing how the aged live within their cultural settings and how the body functions over time.
European union movements played a central role in promoting a "Europeanmodel of society", a humane industrial relations system, high labor standards, generous welfare states, and collective political representation which reached its pinnacle in the post-World War II era.
The conceptual uncertainty when dealing with processes of integration and disintegration in Europe is striking because traditional... Læs mere
Margaret Mead wrote this comprehensive sketch of the culture of the United States - the first since de Tocqueville - in 1942 at the beginnning... Læs mere