Kulturstudier

Die Vergangenheit ist wie ein fremdes Land, das man bereisen kann. Das Phänomen des Geschichtstourismus hat zwar eine lange Geschichte, aber erst ab dem 19. Jahrhundert boten neue …

This book comprehensively explores sustaining historic cities using a landscape approach and data science. The author offers valuable insights for professionals and enthusiasts …

From Vultures to Vampires Volume 1 (1995–2004) offers a true and fascinating account of the fate of Commodore Internationals’ assets after the New York auction sale in 1995. A …

Across history, the morality of taking what belongs to another has been of concern to both theologians and lawmakers. Yet theft necessarily raises the question of what constitutes …

In the Early Modern period, massive emigration, along with political contention between the Court and the City, reshaped London's social topography and human landscape. This book …

Tonight It's a World We Bury is a radical re-writing of the history and politics of black metal music. Challenging the commonly-held perception that black metal is a genre of the …

Why do the United States and Canada have such divergent political cultures when they share one of the closest economic and cultural relationships in the world? Canadians and …

The social sciences are still predominantly modernist disciplines and, as such, products of the Enlightenment. Recent challenges to Enlightenment thinking thus carry with them the …

We may not realize it, but truth and place are inextricably linked. For ancient Greeks, temples and statues clustered on the side of Mount Parnassus affirmed their belief that …

English summary: A handbook for students of social anthropology, sociologists of conflict, as well as for experts, judges, and assistant judges in asylum proceedings: This book …