In design history, globalization is deeply intertwined with a long-held bias towards Western, industrialized nations. By reassessing... Læs mere
The cultural borders of Europe are today more visible than ever, creating uncertainty for liberal democratic... Læs mere
This volume is the first to comprehensively explore the environmental activities of regional bodies, professional communities, the United Nations, NGOs, and other international organizations during the twentieth century.
The Imbalance of Power demonstrates that the indigenous societies of the Guiana region of Amazonia do not fit conventional characterizations of ‘simple’ political units with ‘egalitarian’ political ideologies and ‘harmonious’ relationships with nature.
What happens to people, places, and things that do not fit the progressive, ordering narratives of capitalism and modernity? This volume explores the... Læs mere
What does it mean to “fit in?” This volume of essays demystifies the discourse on identity,... Læs mere
Tanu offers the first ethnographic study of young people who experience high levels of international mobility while growing up, either moving across national borders or by attending international schools with trans-national student bodies.
An ethnographic study of the Giri people of Papua New Guinea. Focuses on the indigenous population’s interaction with... Læs mere
First study covering the history of the Greeks in Egypt (the biggest foreign community in that country from the mid 19th to mid 20th... Læs mere
Draws on three decades of applied research to tease out what has been learned from the field. Leading scholars from around the world reflect on... Læs mere
Drawing from perspectives from within the everyday life of basic organizations and the practices of the party apparatuses, Communist Parties Revisited sheds light on the inner workings the Eastern Bloc, and the effects of state socialist policy on a micro historical level.
Though often depicted as a rapid political transformation, the Nazi seizure of... Læs mere