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Conspicuous Consumption in Africa
From early department stores in Cape Town to gendered histories of sartorial success in urban Togo, contestations over expense accounts at an apartheid state enterprise, elite …
Distant Companions
Distant Companions tells the fascinating story of the lives and times of domestic servants and their employers in Zambia from the beginning of white settlement during the colonial …
Civil Engineer's Handbook of Professional Practice
A well-written, hands-on, single-source guide to the professional practice of civil engineering There is a growing understanding that to be competitive at an international level, …
Very Social Time
Karen Hansen's richly anecdotal narrative explores the textured community lives of New England's working women and men-both white and black-n the half century before the Civil War. …
African Dress
Dress and fashion practices in Africa and the diaspora are dynamic and diverse, whether on the street or on the fashion runway. Focusing on the dressed body as a performance site, …
Patient Involvement in Health Technology Assessment
This is the first book to offer a comprehensive guide to involving patients in health technology assessment (HTA). Defining patient involvement as patient participation in the HTA …
Changing Meat Cultures
This collection explains changing meat cultures through studies of both everyday food practices and the political economy of industrialized animal husbandry. We do this through …
Sarah's Child
Clair finds her life turned upside down after a drastic series of events, her divorce, her Uncle Georges death, and her decision to transfer to a vineyard, which she inherited a …
Encounter on the Great Plains
In 1904, the first Scandinavian settlers moved onto the Spirit Lake Dakota Indian Reservation. These land-hungry immigrants struggled against severe poverty, often becoming the …
Global Perspectives on Changing Secondhand Economies
Providing interdisciplinary and global perspectives, this book examines historical and contemporary changes in secondhand economies, including the emergence and specialization of …
Civil Engineer's Handbook of Professional Practice
A well-written, hands-on, single-source guide to the professional practice of civil engineering There is a growing understanding that to be competitive at an international level, …
Conspicuous Consumption in Africa
From early department stores in Cape Town to gendered histories of sartorial success in urban Togo, contestations over expense accounts at an apartheid state enterprise, elite …