Drawing on a wealth of new source material, Sisters in Arms gives a bracing account of how radical feminism was enacted by key German leftist organizations, such as the infamous Red Army Faction and June 2 Movement.
A dialogue between theory and ethnography, the book shows how Durkheimian sociology has become a mainstay of social thought and theory, pointing to multiple ways in which Durkheim's great work on religion remains relevant to thinking about culture.
Articulates how suicide should be understood as a form of human action rather than as a separate realm of pathological behaviour Demonstrates how cultural... Læs mere
Explores range of films which depict subjective experience and employ "subjective realist" narration Highlights examples of recent films, including Mulholland Drive and Memento Proposes that an understanding of narrative structures, enhances viewers' comprehension and enjoyment
Ideas about health are reinforced by institutions and their corresponding practices, such as donning a... Læs mere
Contributors to this volume infuse their work with Western elements, although vestiges of Soviet-style ideas, research methodology and... Læs mere
Racial and ethnic categories have appeared in recent scientific work in novel ways and in relation to a variety... Læs mere
This study focuses in particular on the town of Kuranda in North Queensland and the relationship between the settlers and the local Aboriginal population, concentrating on a number of linked social dramas that portrayed the use of both public and private space.
The Norwegian Constitution is the oldest functioning constitution in Europe. Its bicentenary in 2014 has inspired the analyses in this volume, where contributors focus on the Constitution as a text to explore new ways of analyzing democratic development.
Mass communication has long been recognized as an important contributor to national identity and nation building. This book examines the relationship between media and nationalism in Israel, arguing that, in comparison to other countries, the Israeli case is unique.
Far from being a detached theorist, Carl von Clausewitz was as intensely aware of the cultural and... Læs mere
This edited volume explores the crossings, permeations, and constructions of cultural and political borders between peoples and territories, examining how walls, borders, and boundaries signify both interdependence and contact within sites of conflict and separation.