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Renhet och fara : En analys av begreppen orenande och tabu
Som första bok i sitt slag blev boken uppgörelse med den tidigare förhärskande etnocentriska forskningen på området. Den har bidragit till förståelse för hur social ordning …
Risk and Culture
Can we know the risks we face, now or in the future? No, we cannot; but yes, we must act as if we do. Some dangers are unknown; others are known, but not by us because no one …
Thinking in Circles
Exploring beyond the usual boundaries of social anthropology, a leader in the field shows why our readings of ancient literary texts may be off the mark Many famous antique texts …
Frankenstein
More than 200 years after it was first published, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein has stood the test of time as a gothic masterpiece--a classic work of horror that blurs the line …
Helen Frankenthaler: Late Works, 1988–2009
Luminous late works on paper from the great Color Field pioneer Exploring works from the later period of Helen Frankenthaler’s life, Late Works, 1988–2009 features approximately 50 …
Beauty Unlimited
Emphasizing the human body in all of its forms, Beauty Unlimited expands the boundaries of what is meant by beauty both geographically and aesthetically. Peg Zeglin Brand and an …
Democracy and the History of Political Thought
This volume provides a fresh perspective on current democratic theory and practice by recovering the rich evaluations of democracy in the history of political thought. Each author …
How Institutions Think (Routledge Revivals)
First published in 1986 Mary Douglas’ theory of institutions uses the sociological theories of Emile Durkheim and Ludwig Fleck to determine not only how institutions think, but …
How Institutions Think
Let Nobody Turn Us Around
This anthology of black writers traces the evolution of African-American perspectives throughout American history, from the early years of slavery to the end of the twentieth …
Stories Wanting Only to Be Heard
Founded at the University of Georgia in 1947 and published there ever since, The Georgia Review has become one of America’s most highly regarded journals of arts and letters. Never …
Progress and Religion
In this volume Christopher Dawson outlines his main thesis for the history of culture, which was his life's work. Anthropology, sociology, philosophy, religion and history form the …