Civil society and civic engagement have increasingly become topics of discussion at the national and international level. The... Læs mere
Through the idea of the "extended field," this volume examines issues in fieldwork and ethnography and provides fresh insights into the problems... Læs mere
This is an exceptional personal testimony and story of achievement - Ahmet Othmani tells of his own appalling treatment when in detention and how it informed and inspired a lifetime vocation to struggle for the rights of all prisoners everywhere...
Research on health involves evaluating the disparities that are systematically associated with the experience of risk, including genetic and physiological variation,... Læs mere
When reason fails to guide us in our everyday lives, we turn to faith, to religion; we close our minds; we reject austere... Læs mere
Court dance in Java has changed from a colonial ceremonial tradition into a national artistic classicism. Central to this general transformation... Læs mere
It has often been assumed that Europeans invented and had the exclusive monopoly over courtly and romantic love, commonly considered to be the highest form of relations... Læs mere
From September 1990 to June 1991, the UK deployed 53,462 military personnel in the Gulf War. After the end of the... Læs mere
The legacy of emigres in the British film industry, from the silent film era until after the Second World War, has been largely neglected in the scholarly literature. Destination London is the first book to redress this imbalance...
While the first decade after the fall of the Berlin wall was marked by the challenges of unification and the often... Læs mere
In recent years, the field of study variously called local, indigenous or traditional environmental knowledge (TEK) has... Læs mere