Examines how the Baka, who live in Eastern Cameroon, assert forms of belonging in order to participate in development interventions. Investigates how community life is shaped and reshaped through these interventions.
Polish cinema has inescapably been shaped by the nation’s succession of different economic and ideological regimes over the last... Læs mere
Here are two of Mauss's most significant statements on the social sciences. The 1st, written with Fauconnet, outlines the methodological orientations of the school. The 2nd examines the internal organization of sociology as a division of intellectual labor.
Against the background of debates about a revival of humanist values, this volume seeks to recast the question of the viability of the humanities by analyzing their long-disputed premises in German literature and philosophy.
A dramatic account of the socio-economic transformations of the 1990s in Poland. Tracks the experiences of unemployed miners, scrap collectors, and poverty-stricken village residents. Traces the ways in which people actively reconfigure their lives.
In the past two decades, the subject of post-Holocaust justice has experienced a surge of interest among historians and legal scholars. Rethinking... Læs mere
Few people in the history of the United States embody ideals of the American Dream more than Nate Harrison. His is a story with prominent themes of overcoming staggering obstacles, forging something-from-nothing, and evincing gritty perseverance.
Sometime Kin is the portrait of an Alpine settlement - its history, economy and culture - and its unusual resistance to outsiders and modernisation. Against this we see it embrace the ethnographer's four small children.
In an era of technological advances and rapidly increasing international exchange, how did young Germans... Læs mere
This volume brings together international experts on American history and foreign affairs to assess the cumulative impact of the United States' efforts to... Læs mere
Gustav Stresemann has become a steadfast icon and key figure in understanding contemporary German and European history. Renowned historian Karl Heinrich Pohl draws on new archival material and extensive research to supplement our previous knowledge of Stresmann's life and work.