The cultural and political connections between Spain, Italy and Argentina developed complex transnational transfers over the course of two World Wars.
A translation of Louis Dumont's lectures on kinship which provides a comprehensive overview of descent theory... Læs mere
By focusing on a series of colorful filmmakers whose work, while omnipresent during the 1970s, now remains critically ignored, Hotbeds of Licentiousness explores pornography as a lens through which to view radical changes in British society.
Provides the first history of London's commercial and cultural center, Soho, in British cinema. It highlights forgotten British films, filmmakers, and stars in detail and introduces thoroughly researched studies that highlight the cultural importance of Soho.
The present critical discourse on sustainable and responsible development implies a change of practices, a huge... Læs mere
The book Profiles of Anthropological Praxis is something of a sequel to Anthropological Praxis, published in 1987 (Westview Press). As a... Læs mere
Using Sherry Ortner’s analogy of Female/Nature, Male/Culture, this volume interrogates the gendered aspects of governance by... Læs mere
By exploring the lifeworlds of two middle-aged Somalis living in Melbourne, Australia, Being-Here sheds light on the existential dynamics of being-in-place.
Through perspectives that range from Eastern European art history to theology, with a concentration on the nexus of political, social, and religious history, this volume explores historical narratives that have shaped contemporary Eastern European national identities.
In this ethnographic study, Johannes Lenhard observes the daily practices, routines and techniques of people who are... Læs mere
Set in the resource frontier of northeastern Turkey, Bulldozer Capitalism studies the rise and decline of an anti-dam/anti-displacement campaign and the political responses to other extractive projects that it helped to shape in its aftermath.
The first edition of Hamlet – often called ‘Q1’, shorthand for ‘first quarto’ – was published in 1603. The essays in this collected volume explore the ways in which we... Læs mere