Whaling has become one of the most controversial environmental issues. It is not that all whale species are at the brink of extinction, but that... Læs mere
Sugar was the single most valuable bulk commodity traded internationally before oil became the world's prime resource. From... Læs mere
Memory studies has become a rapidly growing area of scholarly as well as public interest. This volume brings together world experts to explore the current critical trends in this new... Læs mere
Assisted reproductive technologies such as in vitro fertilization have provoked global controversy and ethical debate. This book... Læs mere
As tourism service standards become more homogeneous, travel destinations worldwide are conforming yet still trying to maintain, or even increase, their distinctiveness.
The contributors in this volume, which is inspired and dedicated to Charles Tilly, deal with the manner in which particular Mediterranean spaces (at regional, state, and neighbourhood levels) are being reconfigured in the light of struggles over rights, resources and identities.
This book challenges prevailing scholarly notions of the relationship between charisma and institution by analysing reading and... Læs mere
Bringing together original, contemporary ethnographic research on the Northeast African state of Eritrea, this book shows how... Læs mere
Tarzan is still an icon of adventure, because like all adventurers, his actions have universal qualities: doing something... Læs mere
School differentiates students-and provides differential access to various human and material resources-along a range of axes: from elected subjects and academic "achievement" to ethnicity, age, gender, or the language they speak.
Exploring the changing meanings of the circulation of second-hand goods from the Renaissance, this volume examines... Læs mere