Biblical studies is a highly technical and diverse field. This authoritative and state-of-the-art survey of original research will therefore be invaluable to scholars and students who need to command linguistic, historical, literary, and philosophical... Zobraziť viac
This book includes some 200 complete entries from the award-winning Dictionary of Women Artists, as well as a selection of introductory essays from the main volume. Zobraziť viac
Offers a well-researched and highly readable survey of the language in all its historical, geographic, and social aspects Zobraziť viac
Unpicking the puzzles of management, organization and knowledge, this introductory guide asks questions of our 'guru' culture and raises debates on so-called expert thinking. A topical, challenging and thought-provoking study. Zobraziť viac
Jenny Edkins explores how we remember traumatic events such as wars, famines, genocides and terrorism. She argues that remembrance does not have to be nationalistic but can instead challenge the political systems that produced the violence. Using... Zobraziť viac
We make decisions every day. Yet we are sometimes perplexed by these decisions and the decisions of others. To complicate things further, we live in an age where there are more things to choose from than ever before - the Internet is transforming our... Zobraziť viac
This book presents a detailed account of the lives of the Baruya, a tribal society in highlands of Papua New Guinea and will interest scholars and students of anthropology. Zobraziť viac
Aimed at students, this essential text explains how anthropologists have understood architecture from the past to today, and what effects these forms of knowledge have had on wider cultural practices. Considers key themes such as domestic space, gender... Zobraziť viac
In Marking Time, Paul Rabinow presents his most recent reflections on the anthropology of the contemporary. Drawing richly on the work of Michel Foucault, John Dewey, Niklas Luhmann, and, most interestingly, German painter Gerhard Richter, Rabinow... Zobraziť viac
In this brilliant portrait of Islam today--and tomorrow--John L. Esposito draws on a lifetime of thought and research to sweep away the negative stereotypes and provide an accurate, richly nuanced, and revelatory account of the fastest growing religion... Zobraziť viac
The measurement of human rights has long been debated within the various academic disciplines that focus on human rights, as well as within the larger international community of practitioners working in the field of human rights... Zobraziť viac
Heavy Metal, Gender and Sexuality brings together a collection of original, interdisciplinary, critical essays exploring the negotiated place of gender and sexuality in heavy metal music and its culture. Zobraziť viac
An accessible and fast moving account of twentieth-century Yemeni history. Zobraziť viac
These new essays by leading scholars explore nineteenth-century women's writing across a spectrum of genres. Zobraziť viac
Based on extensive field research over a period of twenty years, this is the first comprehensive study of the Puyuma people of Taiwan. The Puyuma belong to the Austronesian peoples, which today number less than 370,000. In Taiwan, they are the least... Zobraziť viac
For a society aiming to 'narrow the gap' between the educational attainment of children from disadvantaged and more privileged backgrounds, we need to understand how and why certain children manage to succeed against the odds. This book examines the... Zobraziť viac
Children's Geographies is an overview of a rapidly expanding area of cutting edge research. Drawing on original research and extensive case studies in Europe, North and South America, Africa and Asia, the book analyses children's experiences of playing... Zobraziť viac
This book focuses on linguistic landscapes in present-day urban settings. In a wide-ranging collection of studies of major world cities, the authors investigate both the forces that shape linguistic landscape and the impact of the linguistic landscape... Zobraziť viac
This path-breaking book addresses the nature of human sociality. By bringing together experimental and ethnographic data from fifteen different tribal societies, the contributors are able to explore the universality of human motives in economic... Zobraziť viac
Beyond race or class, our lives are defined by a powerful, unspoken system of divisions. In <i>Caste</i>, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson gives an astounding portrait of this hidden phenomenon... Zobraziť viac
