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When God Comes to Town: Religious Traditions in Urban Contexts (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
The authors in this volume question what the possible appeal of these old religions, such as Christianity, Judaism, or Islam could be in the new urban environment and, conversely, what impact global urbanization will have on learning and on the performance and nature of ritual.
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Nature of the Miracle Years: Conservation in West Germany, 1945-1975 (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
After 1945, those responsible for conservation in Germany resumed their work with a relatively high degree of continuity as far as laws... Læs mere
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After the Event: The Transmission of Grievous Loss in Germany, China and Taiwan (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Two of the most destructive moments of state violence in the 20th century occurred in Europe between 1933 and 1945 and in... Læs mere
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Funerals in Africa: Explorations of a Social Phenomenon (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Unique collection of essays on contemporary African funerals A collection of essays showing how funerals are a key scene of African social change A collection reintroducing funerals in the picture of African social change
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The Allure of Capitalism: An Ethnography of Management and the Global Economy in Crisis (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
This study provides ethnographically rich descriptions of managerial practices in a set of international corporate... Læs mere
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Dynamic Belonging: Contemporary Jewish Collective Identities (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
This volume looks at the fluid and dynamic nature of identity-building among Jews and the many issues that cut across different Jewish... Læs mere
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Legends of People, Myths of State: Violence, Intolerance, and Political Culture in Sri Lanka and Australia (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
The civil war in Sri Lanka and the part that nationalism seemed to play in it inspired the writing of this book some twenty-three years ago. The argument was developed through a comparative analysis of nationalism in Sri Lanka with the author's native Australia.
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A Durkheimian Quest: Solidarity and the Sacred (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
This book undertakes detailed, up-to-date investigations of Durkheim's work in an effort to restore its freshness and reveal it as originally created. These investigations explore his particular ideas, within an overall narrative of his initial problematic search for solidarity.
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Dynamics of Memory and Identity in Contemporary Europe (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Combines theoretical sophistication with penetrating case studies. One of the first books to tackle Europeanization dynamics as they pertain to... Læs mere
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Culture in Dark Times: Nazi Fascism, Inner Emigration, and Exile (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Explores how different groups fought over who could definitively claim to represent the authentically “great German culture” Analyzes the... Læs mere
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A Matter of Belief: Christian Conversion and Healing in North-East India (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Explores Christian Conversion and Healing Examines the interplay of personal and communal ritual Describes religious resistance and nationalism among the Naga in North-Eastern India A focus on British colonialism and American Baptist missionaries
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Bridging Divides: Ethno-Political Leadership among the Russian Sami (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
For the Sami of the Nordic countries, the last decades of the 20th century were a renaissance of sorts. The Soviet Sami, on the other... Læs mere
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