This book challenges the conventional wisdom that democracy is a universal desire, offering a model case study of Mongolian democratization that ties culture, history, and values to the study of political systems.
In this passionate defense of the use of narrative work for progressive purposes, Goodall shows how to use stories effectively in moving the world away from extremism and toward social justice.
A practical guide providing researchers with a variety of data collection, analytic, and writing techniques to conduct collaborative autoethnography projects.
Focusing on the agency of enslaved Africans and their descendants in the South, this work argues for the systematic... Læs mere
Using the locale of the 9/11 tragedy, Joy Sather-Wagstaff explores the constructive role played by tourists in understanding social, political, and emotional impacts of violent events.
The contributions in this volume document, both in past social contexts and recent ones, the need to understand branded commodities as part of a broader continuum with techniques of gift-giving, ritual, and sacrifice.
Leading qualitative researchers show the various dimensions of the human rights work being done by scholar/activists in the social sciences, education, health care, social services, cultural studies, and other fields.
The second edition of Rotenberg’s popular guide to college teaching includes additional material on teaching in a digital environment, universal design, and teaching diverse students.
Katharina Schramm analyzes how a shared rhetoric of the (Pan-)African family is produced among African hosts and Diasporan returnees and at the same time contested in practice.
Scholars have long insisted that the Amazonian ecosystem placed severe limits on the size and complexity of its ancient... Læs mere
Using content analysis, interviews, letters, oral histories, and promotional materials, Massoni is able to show how Seventeen helped create the modern concept of “teenager.”
Weaving a complex story of Native Hawai’ian health in its historical, political, and cultural context, Juliet... Læs mere