Although Spain is an important member of the EU, relatively little is known about its economy and its interrelationship with political forces. This book, the first of its kind, offers a long-term view
Culture and the arts played a central role in the ideology and propaganda of National Socialism from the early years of the movement until the last months of the Third Reich in 1945. Hitler and his fo
Some semi-public, exclusive male settings, most noticeably in the military, encourage the production of intimacy and desire. Yet whereas in most instances this desire is displaced through humor and ag
Indonesia, a huge secular, archipelagic nation-state in Southeast Asia, is one of the world's newest democracies. Yet little is known to outsiders about this complex and fascinating country, the home
In 1798 Franz Xaver Niemetschek published this biography of Mozart - the only one written by an eyewitness and authorized by Mozart's widow Konstanze. It includes a dedication to Haydn and is one of
In Latin America, where even today writing has remained a restricted form of expression, the task of generating consent and imposing the emergent nation-state as the exclusive form of the political, w
At a time when the international community is again threatening some countries with sanctions, this book comes as a warning. It should be mandatory reading for all those politicians and their foreign-
On the surface, naming is simply a way to classify people and their environments. The premise of this study is that it is much more – a form of social control, a political activity, a key to identity
Historians, most European, explore both the power of the past over the minds of people in the present, and what features people of the present attribute to the past when they relate themselves to it.
How do photographic images shape memory and identity in the postmodern world? Kuhn (film studies, Lancaster U., UK) and McAllister (communication, Simon Fraser U., Canada) introduce this theme in a co
Western societies draw crucially on concepts of the 'individual' in constructing their images of the ethnic group and nation and define these in terms of difference. This study explores the implicatio
The temptations of a new genetically informed eugenics and of a revived faith-based, world-wide political stance, this study of the interaction of science, religion, politics and the culture of celebr
The ethnography of egalitarian social systems was first met with sheer disbelief. Today it is still hotly debated in a number of fields and has gained sophistication as well as momentum. This collecti
The ethnography of egalitarian social systems was first met with sheer disbelief. Today it is still hotly debated in a number of fields and has gained sophistication as well as momentum. This collecti
The 13 papers are from two anthropology conferences held in Salford and Manchester, England in 2003. Among the topics are traditional medical knowledge and 21st-century healthcare, the many valuations
At a time, when the section of the older population is increasing in all western societies, more and more attention needs to be paid to the growing number of people who live with and die of drawn-out
Although they were never fully implemented by the Nazis because Hitler's expected easy victory over Soviet forces never materialized, plans for the political and economic administration of an occupied
Kurlander (modern European history, Stetson U.) examines the precedents to the rise of nazism and finds that the argument that liberalism failed is not enough. He shows that German liberalism was actu
Rydgren (sociology, Stockholm U.) begins by defining radical right-wing populism, and outlining a theoretically based model for explaining the emergence of electoral success for such parties in some W
A Creole born in Mauritius and raised in Malawi, Boswell emigrated to South Africa in 1990 where she now teaches anthropology at Rhodes University. She reports findings from a study of ethnic, gender
Evens (anthropology, U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) and Handelman (anthropology, The Hebrew U. of Jerusalem) compile 14 essays on the extended-case method and situational analysis of the Manches
Vermeersch (East European politics) explores recent attempts of the Roma in Central Europe and their supporters to form a political movement and to influence domestic and international politics. The s
Since 1989, two sites of memory with respect to the deportation and persecution of Jews in France and Germany during the Second World War have received intense public attention: the Vélo d'Hiver (Wint
The series reports from an ongoing research project incorporating political scientists, sociologists, historians, and other scholars. Focusing on the German capital, the second volume explores such to
Quinn, a US diplomat posted to Cameroon for many years, describes the society of the Beti in Central Cameroon and the changes it experienced primarily during the first half of the 20th century. He loo
Vivanco and Gordon, both professors of anthropology at the U. of Vermont, present this collection of 16 essays examining adventure-themed pop culture and legendary news through the lens of anthropolog
This volume explores a range of contemporary museums in Europe and Africa. The case studies examine the different ways in which various actors involved in cultural production dramatize and ritualize t
The "cultural turn" has been a multifarious and pervasive phenomenon in Western universities and modes of social knowledge since the early 1980s. This volume focuses on the conjunction of two discipli
Through the concept of "social navigation," this book sheds light on the mobilization of urban youth in West Africa. Social navigation offers a perspective on praxis in situations of conflict and turm
Blom (Netherlands Institute for War Documentation and Dutch history, U. of Amsterdam) and Lamberts (modern history, Leuven U., Belgium) provide the first comprehensive history of the Low Countries tra
Since the 1970s and 1980s, Monte Verde, Costa Rica has emerged as one of the most renowned sites of nature conservation and ecotourism in Costa Rica, and some would argue, Latin America. It has receiv
Crisell (broadcasting studies, U. of Sunderland, UK) assembles 16 essays on the institutions, identities, genres, and new technology of unconventional types of radio. Contributors from around the worl
A joint undertaking of the 24 UN agencies comprising UN-Water, and in partnership with governments and other entities concerned with freshwater issues, this volume, covering as it does all regions and
The environmental impact of water use and land reclamation from marshland (in the case of Holland) or lagoons (for Venice) are by no means strictly modern concerns. They were the cause of both inspira
Mauss, a leading light of the French sociological tradition, focused on material culture, techniques and technology. In this collection, Schlanger (archeology, U. of Cambridge) presents here most of M
For eighteen years, Thailand's HIV/AIDS was routinely depicted as the world's fastest moving AIDS epidemic. This work takes a look at the development of AIDS and at the analyses. It concludes that the
European and American scholars of history, literature, and art present 15 essays that emerged from a September 2001 conference in Florence. Within themes of constructing the body politic, transgressin
From their origins, railways produced an intense competition between the two major continental systems in France and Germany. Fitting a new technology into existing political institutions and social h
Whether rising up from fiery leaders such as Venezuela's Hugo Chavez and Cuba's Fidel Castro or from angry masses of Brazilian workers and Mexican peasants, anti U.S. sentiment in Latin America and th
Nine papers from an April 2003 conference in Essen, Germany explore the relationship between culture, technology, and innovation; the gender bias of technological innovations; pluralist histories of s
