This collection of essays is intended as homage to renowned intellectual historian and critical theorist Martin Jay from friends, colleagues, and those he has mentored over the years. Editors and cont
There has been a growing body of historical research into the relationship of business and industry to the German Nazi regime since the 1980s. Centered on the issue of complicity, this volume, edited
Anthropologist Hughes-Freeland argues that Javanese dance in Indonesia has social importance and can serve as a window into other areas of social life, including aesthetics and community. Basing her d
Inspired by the Rhetoric Culture Project, this volume focuses on the use of imagery, narrative, and cultural schemes in relation to events and emergencies that arise during the course of life. The co
Recent years have witnessed growing scholarly interest in the history of death. Increasing academic attention toward death as a historical subject in its own right is very much linked to its pre-emin
The twelve chapters presented here by Vizcaya (colonial studies, Hofstra U.) and Doubleday (history, Hofstra U.) are united in their understanding of Spanish "borders" as historical and ideological co
Using a rich variety of sources such as official newsreels, school textbooks, the work of contemporary historians, memoirs, official documents, legislation, and monuments, this book explores how the h
In popular perception cultural differences or ethnic affiliation are factors that cause conflict or political fragmentation although this is not borne out by historical evidence. This book puts forwa
Anthropological practice has been dominated by the so-called "great" traditions (Anglo-American, French, and German). However, processes of decolonization, along with critical interrogation of these
In the "Moscow Declaration" of 1943 the Allies officially propagated the notion of Austria as the first victim of Hitlerite aggression and announced their intention to set up a "free and independent
While unification has undoubtedly had major effects on Germany's political economy, the pattern of current policy-making preferences was established at an earlier stage, in particular, at the beginnin
This volume examines some crucial issues in the conduct of fieldwork and ethnography and provides new insights into the problems of constructing anthropological knowledge. How is anthropological knowl
Multiculturalism has been one of the dominant concerns in political theory over the last decade. To date, this inquiry has been mostly informed by, or applied to, the Canadian, American, and increasi
