Eric - Social & Cultural Studies 5

With New Orleans Suite, Eric Porter and Lewis Watts join the post-Katrina conversation about New Orleans and its changing cultural scene. Using both visual evidence and the written word, Watts and P……続きを見る

Through an in-depth case study of the black professional middle class in Oakland, this book provides an analysis of the experiences of black professionals in the workplace, community, and local poli……続きを見る

With the originality and energy that have marked his earlier works, Eric Wolf now explores the historical relationship of ideas, power, and culture. Responding to anthropology's long reliance on a c……続きを見る

In the early part of the Dirty Thirties, the Canadian prairie city was a relatively safe haven. Having faced recession before the Great War and then again in the early 1920s, municipalities already ……続きを見る

Indusrialisation and Society provides an essential introduction to the effects of industrialisation on British society, from Queen Victoria's reign to the birth of the welfare state in the 1940s. Th……続きを見る

On le traite de réac à longueur de journée et il adore ça ! Éric Brunet, élevé dans une famille de gauchistes, nous raconte avec un humour ravageur sa vie à contre-courant, sa vie de réac. Hier, on ……続きを見る

A comprehensive study that rescues the Westo from obscurity. The Westo Indians, who lived in the Savannah River region during the second half of the 17th century, are mentioned in few primary docume……続きを見る

This collection provides a comprehensive vocabulary for defining the cultural manifestation of the term “Woodland” The Middle Ohio Valley is an archaeologically rich region that stretches from south……続きを見る

A Cultural History of Jewish Dress is the first comprehensive account of how Jews have been distinguished by their appearance from Ancient Israel to the present. For centuries Jews have dressed in d……続きを見る

Provides tremendous insight and an excellent grasp of the special geoinformatics needs of Caribbean researchers Addressing the use of geoinformatics in Caribbean archaeology, this volume is based on……続きを見る

“I’ve never read a better explanation of why presidents lie.”ーJohn W. Dean, former counsel to President Nixon, The Washington Monthly By the end of the twentieth century, after decades of demoraliz……続きを見る

Drawing on the most recent, groundbreaking archaeological research, Eric M. Meyers and Mark A. Chancey re-narrate the history of ancient Palestine in this richly illustrated and expertly integrated ……続きを見る

In Coffins of the Brave: Lake Shipwrecks of the War of 1812, archaeologist Kevin J. Crisman and his fellow contributors examine sixteen different examples of 1812-era naval and commercial shipbuildi……続きを見る

The second of five books in the groundbreaking new series The Human Equation Toolkit. In Book 1 of The Human Equation Toolkit series, mime Wayne Constantineau and scholar Eric McLuhan explore the fo……続きを見る

The first of five books in the groundbreaking new series The Human Equation Toolkit. Mime Wayne Constantineau and scholar Eric McLuhan explore the four possible positions of humans -- standing, lyin……続きを見る

Why did the twentieth century witness unprecedented organized genocide? Can we learn why genocide is perpetrated by comparing different cases of genocide? Is the Holocaust unique, or does it share c……続きを見る

This is the first of a pair of publications on American policy; the other is concerned with National Policy, which consists of foreign and defense policy. Domestic Policy both is necessary in its ow……続きを見る

The story of the remarkable life of Civil Rights leader Bob Moses From his role as one of the architects of the civil rights movement to his work with inner city children late into his life, Robert ……続きを見る

The child in many post-apocalyptic films occupies a unique space within the narrative, a space that oscillates between death and destruction, faith and hope. The Child in Post-Apocalyptic Cinema int……続きを見る

Community Justice discusses concepts of community within the context of justice policy and programs, and addresses the important relationship between the criminal justice system and the community in……続きを見る

"Howard Fast makes superb use of his material. ... Aside from its social and historical implications, Freedom Road is a high-geared story, told with that peculiar dramatic intensity of which Fast is……続きを見る

Representing an innovative approach to the analysis of the economic geography of capitalism, this stimulating book develops an analytical political economic framework. Part 1 provides an introductor……続きを見る

Generalized trust – faith in people you do not know who are likely to be different from you – is a value that leads to many positive outcomes for a society. Yet some scholars now argue that trust is……続きを見る

Of the seven deadly sins, pride is the only one with a virtuous side. It is certainly a good thing to have pride in one's country, in one's community, in oneself. But when taken too far, as Michael ……続きを見る

Is it possible to overcome the enduring problem of child maltreatment? In Eradicating Child Maltreatment, leading international figures in the field of child welfare address this enduring and thorny……続きを見る

It seems almost daily we read newspaper articles and watch news reports exposing the growing epidemic of obesity in America. Our government tells us we are experiencing a major health crisis, with s……続きを見る

This is the story of a young American who would eventually fulfill his dream of becoming a CIA Case Officer, only to have a promising career cut short after having been purposely poisoned by a conta……続きを見る

Climate change and an evolving non-renewable energy sector threaten the future viability and sustainability of communities across the country. While rural communities have a special place in the nat……続きを見る

"Jerusalem Besieged is a fascinating account of how and why a baffling array of peoples, ideologies, and religions have fought for some four thousand years over a city without either great wealth, s……続きを見る

With the need for ever increasing sums of money to fuel the ongoing campaign for majority control, both Republicans and Democrats have made large donations to the party and its candidates mandatory ……続きを見る