Originally published 35 years ago, 'Soulside' has become a classic of urban anthropology. It dispelled many false…

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A perfect fish in the evolutionary sense, the broadbill swordfish derives its name from its distinctive bill - much longer…

From autobiographical writings, this book reconstructs the extraordinary life of Thomas Platter and the lives of his sons.…

Offers a critique of the standard approach to social research - namely, assessing the relative importance of causal…

Beginning with a look at the activities and technologies that connect most people to the surveillance matrix, from Facebook…

An analysis of the beneficial effects of community service on the political and moral identity of adolescents. It uses a…

Ann Swidler's work is an attempt to discover how people find and sustain real love in the midst of that talk, and how the…

A study of how women's views of television and the media relate to their personal stance on abortion. Over four years, the…

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\nWarmly written and scientifically informed, Animals\' Best Friends is the invitation we all need to improve the lives of…

This work shows 16th-century Italy from an alternative perspective: through advice manuals which were staples in the…

This text offers a critique of the ideological roots of the "Deep Ecology" movement spreading throughout Germany, France and…

Barack Obama's presidential victory naturally led people to believe that the United States might finally be moving into a…

Answering questions on the history of postmodernity, Ernst Breisach provides a comprehensive overview of postmodernism and…

In this work, Hadot examines Plotinus' views on the self, existence, love, virtue, gentleness and solitude. He shows that…

Offers a guide to fundamental principles of American government as they were understood by framers of the Constitution. This…

Always connect - that is the imperative of today's media. In this book, the author turns our usual understanding of media on…

From high school cafeterias to the floor of Congress, from "The Daily Show" to every comments section on the internet,…

Business of Being a Writer offers the business education writers need but so rarely receive. It is meant for early career…

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Much of what we know we cannot say. And much of what we do we cannot describe. For example, how do we know how to ride a…

Focusing on the ways authors have traditionally responded to censorship, this is a collection of essays which attempt to…

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\nA pathbreaking genealogy of queer theory that traces its roots to an unexpected source: sociological research on marginal…

Presents the historiography of the Lincoln-Douglas debates. This book offers an analysis of the political principles that…

Produkt Paradoxes of Education in a Republic - Brann, Eva T. H. (St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland) zakoupíte na…

This book of poetry explores common themes such as love, loss, and family with an uncommon sensibility. It is filled with…

In a wide-ranging exploration of the role of forests in Western thought, Harrison enriches our understanding not only of the…

Produkt Canvases and Careers - White, Harrison C. a White, Cynthia A. zakoupíte na Bookshop.cz od nakladatele The University…

Animal studies and biopolitics are two of the most dynamic areas of interdisciplinary scholarship. Bringing these two…

It is the anthropologist's fate to always be between things: countries, languages, cultures, even realities. The author…

Deals with the contentious thesis that race was becoming less of a deciding factor in the life chances of black Americans…

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\nInspired by Virgil\'s Georgics, this study conceptualizes Renaissance poetry as a domestic labor.\n…