Presents conversations with four distinguished Medieval Studies scholars... Læs mere
This volume is the first of two containing hagiographical narratives from medieval Central Europe. The lives of the saints... Læs mere
Living the High Life in Minsk looks at the sources of stability and instability in post-Soviet... Læs mere
In medieval and early modern Europe, the use of charms was a living practice in all strata of society. The essays explore the rich textual tradition of archives, monasteries, and literary sources.
Examines the persecution and deportation of kulaks (better-off farmers) in Estonia before agricultural collectivization, focusing on local-level perspectives to understand what these processes meant for the Estonian rural population.
Study of peasant unrest in Russia's Kursk Oblast during 1905-1906 combines chronological documentation from official sources with detailed village-level analysis using local census materials.
Takes a comparative perspective on family life and childhood in Russia and... Læs mere
Presents an exhaustive overview of state-of-the-art research on Bruno by some of the world's most eminent scholars, examining his... Læs mere
Explores the course of development of German seroanthropology from its origins in World War I until the end of the Third Reich.
Examines the experience of Jesuit missionaries, teachers, and writers along the peripheries of Habsburg lands... Læs mere
Examines whether capitalism emerging in Eastern Europe requires solid ethnic or spiritual foundations like past Great... Læs mere
Reclaims Karl Polanyi's substantivist critique of market society for contemporary economic anthropology in the context of Central Europe, using... Læs mere