Sociology and anthropology

The surviving correspondence between Walter Benjamin and Theodor W.

The Philosophical Discourse of Modernity: Twelve Lectures.

From the author of the multi-million bestselling Sapiens comes the next volume in the incredible story of the human race, for younger readers.

Land and Social Change in East Nepal: A Study of Hindu-Tribal Relations explores the intricate dynamics between the indigenous Limbu population and Hindu settlers in East Nepal, with a particular focus on the contentious struggle over land.

This discerning book critically analyzes the key principles of symbolic interactionism, outlining their strengths and examining current weaknesses.

Land and Social Change in East Nepal: A Study of Hindu-Tribal Relations explores the intricate dynamics between the indigenous Limbu population and Hindu settlers in East Nepal, with a particular focus on the contentious struggle over land.

In her pathbreaking book, Amy Elizabeth Stambach investigates American investors' incursions into Africa, as seen by affected people on the ground.

In her pathbreaking book, Amy Elizabeth Stambach investigates American investors' incursions into Africa, as seen by affected people on the ground.

This jaw-dropping book pulls back the curtain on the alluring yet perilous world of American sports gambling.

There was life before Google and smartphones, but few would recognize it today.

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of LGBTQ+ centers and organizations in urban areas, a phenomenon that began in North American and Western European cities four decades ago and now flourishes around the world.

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This book offers an accessible introduction to the relationship between tourism and politics.

Originally published in 1993, Unsettled Affinities was Reinhard Bendix's final work.

This book is published by an imprint of Globe Pequot Publishing Group.

The surviving correspondence between Walter Benjamin and Theodor W.

This book compares social housing privatisation in the UK and China, revealing convergent housing outcomes despite contrasting political systems.

';Brilliant' Financial Times ';Hollis expertly weaves together the human tragedy and high politics behind the explosion of one of the world's greatest cities' Dan Snow The reclaimed history of a woman whose tragic life tells a story of madness, forced marriages and how the super-rich came to own London June 1701, and a young widow wakes in a Paris hotel to find a man in her bed.

Journeys West traces journeys made during seven months of fieldwork in 1935 and 1936 by Julian Steward, a young anthropologist, and his wife, Jane.

Enslaved peoples were brought to the Americas from many places in Africa, but a large majority came from relatively few ethnic groups.

Enslaved peoples were brought to the Americas from many places in Africa, but a large majority came from relatively few ethnic groups.

'The Tropics' in geographical and astronomical terms simply refers to the area between the tropics of Capricorn and Cancer; Tropical Medicine as a discipline, however, whose origins date back at least to the age of exploration, remains ill-defined and encompasses a wealth of different medical specialties and scientific areas, forming altogether the highly dynamic field of Medicine in the Tropics.

ONE OF BLOOMBERG'S BEST BOOKS OF 2023'Thomas Curran is the world's leading expert on perfectionism, and he's written the definitive book on why it's rising, how it wreaks havoc on our lives, and what we can do to stop it.

In this major new work, Bourdieu pushes the critique of scholastic reason to a point which most questionings leave untouched.

Urbanization in the Middle East is entering a new phase of global importance.

The second edition of From Dust to Ashes brings up-to-date this classic text investigating the replacement of burial by cremation in England and Wales.

Urbanization in the Middle East is entering a new phase of global importance.

This book draws on data gathered during eighteen months of ethnographic fieldwork in the Chubut Province of Patagonia, Argentina.

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At free ebook version of this title is available throughLuminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program.

The second edition of From Dust to Ashes brings up-to-date this classic text investigating the replacement of burial by cremation in England and Wales.

Shown here is how basic concepts of physics can be used to improve models in finance, economics, psychology and biology.

El uso legitimo de la fuerza constituye uno de los instrumentos del Estado para garantizar la seguridad colectiva, proteger las libertades individuales y preservar los derechos fundamentales.

Disrupting traditional notions of urban and city planning, this volume examines the intricate interplay of conflicts, the emergence of new borders for refugees and migrants, colonial legacies and postcolonial policies, and grassroots struggles for better social policies.

Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject Ethnology / Cultural Anthropology, grade: 1,0, University of Bayreuth, course: Religion and Media in selected West-African Countries, language: English, abstract: Since the 1990's West-African video films enjoy increasing popularity, especially those produced in Ghana and Nigeria.

Disrupting traditional notions of urban and city planning, this volume examines the intricate interplay of conflicts, the emergence of new borders for refugees and migrants, colonial legacies and postcolonial policies, and grassroots struggles for better social policies.

Putting China into the context of general anthropology offers novel insights into its history, culture and society.

Shown here is how basic concepts of physics can be used to improve models in finance, economics, psychology and biology.

Putting China into the context of general anthropology offers novel insights into its history, culture and society.

Master's Thesis from the year 2004 in the subject Sociology - Politics, Majorities, Minorities, grade: Distinction, The University of Western Ontario (Department of Sociology), language: English, abstract: The purpose of this thesis is to discover the extent to which governments possess the capacity to influence public opinion.

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This book examines issues of sex and society in early twentieth-century Spain, with particular emphasis on eugenics and the sex reform movement.

The recent experience of industrialized countries with low fer- tility and persistent immigration has stimulated interest in the eco- nomic effects of population change in industrial countries and has led to new research in population economics.

This book brings together perspectives on privileged migration and highly skilled migration, illustrating how these concepts intersect with gender, ethnicity, and life course.

At free ebook version of this title is available throughLuminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program.

This book brings together perspectives on privileged migration and highly skilled migration, illustrating how these concepts intersect with gender, ethnicity, and life course.

Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject Sociology - Politics, Majorities, Minorities, grade: 1,0, European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), language: English, abstract: In the last decades, debates about the existence and the meaning of an European idetity raised all the time more.

Formulating effective responses to the global challenges of mitigating climate change and securing a sustainable energy future requires a clear understanding of the interdependent causalities between institutions, local decision making, strategic alliances and eco-innovations, as well as policies.