Presents an answer to the question: 'What is fair'? This book argues that much of the empirical methodology of the natural…

Uncovers the hidden sexual and racial politics. This title takes the reader on a feminist-inspired road trip, traveling from…

Examines the movement for comparable worth, or equal pay for comparable work, as a strategy to raise wages for the…

A study of the abortion controversy in the United States. It examines the issues, people, and beliefs on both sides of the…

Discussing the historical examples of "rumor" discourse, this title suggests why many blacks have - for good reason -…

Beyond Belief collects fifteen celebrated, broadly ranging essays in which Robert Bellah interprets the interplay of…

Addressing philosophical questions of mental representation, this title presents a different approach to some of the most…

• Rok vydání 1964

An examination of Berkeley's celebrated Free Speech Movement (FSM) of 1964. Drawing from the experiences of many movement…

Probes family social structure and social organization in Chiangmai, a Northern Thai village. Rejecting the traditional…

When this text was published two decades ago, it put the mother-daughter relationship and female psychology on the map. The…

Presents the cultural history of eugenics in America that emphasizes the movement's central, continuing interaction with…

Rituals are valued by students of culture as lenses for bringing facets of social life and meaning into focus. The author's…

William S Burroughs is one of the twentieth century's most visible, controversial, and baffling literary figures. This book…

Being concerned with representation, this book is about an idea, a concept, a word. It is primarily a conceptual analysis,…

Among the social sciences, anthropology relies most on "fieldwork" - the long-term immersion in another way of life as the…

An ethnography that examines the gendered nature of large corporate law firms. Although increasing numbers of women have…

Examines social representations of the fat body. This work questions discursive constructions of fatness while analyzing the…

An anthology of writings on revolutionary warfare and counterinsurgency. It covers the major struggles of the modern world.…

A collection of personal narratives - essays, letters, and poems - from refugees fleeing Bosnia and Croatia. Taking us…

Includes essays that counter the mainstream narrative of rational, scientific development with alternative histories that…

Reexamines the model of empirical research underlying most empirical work. This book features questions that are basically…

This collection of essays showcases the work of some of the most influential theorists of the late-20th century as they…

This collection of essays challenges traditional readings of western history and literature, and redraws the boundaries of…

Locates the study of Chicano culture in a social context. This title examines issues of representation and expression in a…

An introduction to feminist cultural theory. It acquaints readers with the major theories, debates, and concepts in this…

An original and highly imaginative analysis of the role time schedule plays in social life. Focusing on social time, it…

This collection of essays both reframes disability in terms of social processes and offers a global, multicultural…

Explores the mutual shaping of local struggles and global forces. This book shows how groups negotiate, circumvent,…

Men who do 'women's work' have consistently been the butt of jokes, derided for their lack of drive and masculinity. This…

Discusses the role of torture in Iranian politics. This book provides documentation of its use under the Shahs and of the…

Explores the ways in which political actors deal with the contradictory pressures and asks the question: when will leaders…

Turning the tables on the pornography debate, this is an analysis of taboo-shattering fiction, film and performance art. It…

In this text, Lea Jacobs uses the "fallen woman" film, which served as a focal point for public criticism of the film…

In the late 1920s radio exploded almost overnight into being America's dominant entertainment, just as television would do…

An analysis of how women in the United States perceive the threat of crime in their everyday lives and how that perception…

This text questions established ideas and proposes theories based on the author's comparative archaeological and…

The 1993 government assault on the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas, resulted in the deaths of four federal agents…

The act of translation is a political action. This title draws on Benjamin, Derrida, and de Man to show that translation has…

This study of contemporary crypto-Jews - descendants of European Jews forced to convert to Christianity during the Spanish…

An account of family and community life that describes the moral imagination with which Flathead Indian people weave…

A collection that contains - Aristotle's "The Constitution of Athens"; Xenophon's "The Politeia of the Spartans"; "The…

A study of social inequality, this text asks how long-lasting inequalities in life chances arise, and how they come to…

This is an analysis of the observable, human side of faith. The text combines theorizing with discussion as it moves from…

• Rok vydání 1994

This text argues that to understand the Vietnam War, we must understand the Vietnamese, their culture and their ways of…

Demonstrating how D.W. Griffith played a key role in reformulating the modern film's narrative techniques, this study charts…

This text explores the historical relationship of ideas, power and culture. Looking at several case studies, it analyses how…

This volume reflects on the late-1990s fascination with Sappho's "afterlife". The essays examine the changing…

Looking at the role of domestic radio in the United States during World War II, this study demonstrates that radio…