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Melanesian Odysseys: Negotiating the Self, Narrative, and Modernity (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
In a series of epic self-narratives ranging from traditional cultural embodiments to picaresque adventures, Christian epiphanies and a... Læs mere
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The Reluctant Revolutionary: Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Collision with Prusso-German History (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Combines a historical and theological analysis of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s life and work Utilises a large amount of secondary literature Coincides with the ongoing publication of Bonhoeffer’s complete works in English
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Negotiating Risk: British Pakistani Experiences of Genetics (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Drawing on fieldwork with British Pakistani clients of a UK genetics service, this book explores the personal and social implications of a... Læs mere
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When God Comes to Town: Religious Traditions in Urban Contexts (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Around 1800 roughly three per cent of the human population lived in urban areas; by 2030 this number is expected to have gone up to some seventy per cent. This poses problems for traditional religions that are all rooted in rural, small-scale societies.
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Mobility and Migration in Indigenous Amazonia: Contemporary Ethnoecological Perspectives (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
This original and thought-provoking collection of case studies examines some of the ways in which migration, and the concomitant processes of ecological and social change, have shaped and continue to shape human-environment relations in Amazonia.
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Social Torture: The Case of Northern Uganda, 1986-2006 (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
As Director of the Refugee Law Project at the University of Makerere, Kampala, Uganda, Dolan offers a behind-the-scenes, cross-disciplinary study of... Læs mere
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The Return of Jazz: Joachim-Ernst Berendt and West German Cultural Change (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Jazz has had a peculiar and fascinating history in Germany. The influential but controversial German writer, broadcaster, and... Læs mere
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Willing Seduction: The Blue Angel, Marlene Dietrich, and Mass Culture (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
This fascinating cultural history of The Blue Angel provides a new interpretive framework with which to approach this classic Weimar... Læs mere
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Social Security in Religious Networks: Anthropological Perspectives on New Risks and Ambivalences (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
During the last decades, the world has been facing tremendous political transformations and new risks:... Læs mere
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Unveiling the Whale: Discourses on Whales and Whaling (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
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
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Virtualism, Governance and Practice: Vision and Execution in Environmental Conservation (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Many people investigating the operation of large-scale environmentalist organizations see signs of power, knowledge and governance in their policies and projects. This collection indicates that such an analysis appears to be justified from one perspective, but not from another.
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Turning the Tune: Traditional Music, Tourism, and Social Change in an Irish Village (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
The last century has seen radical social changes in Ireland, which have impacted all aspects of local life but none more... Læs mere
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