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The Intermediate Sex The Intermediate Sex Edward Carpenter 1908 work by Edward Carpenter expressing his views on homosexuality. Carpenter argues that "uranism", as he terms homosexuality, was on the increase, marking a new age of sexual liberation. OL1041144W
Body of lies Body of lies Iris Johansen A past she thought buried...a murder she was driven to solve...Forensic sculptor Eve Duncan has been summoned to Baton Rouge by a high-ranking government official to identify the remains of an unknow… OL115397W
LOVING BIG BROTHER: PERFORMANCE, PRIVACY AND SURVEILLANCE SPACE LOVING BIG BROTHER: PERFORMANCE, PRIVACY AND SURVEILLANCE SPACE John Edward Mcgrath Constant scrutiny by surveillance cameras is usually seen as - at best - an invasion of privacy, and at worst an infringement of human rights. But in this radical new account of the uses of surveilla… OL13624909W
Escape from Evil Escape from Evil Ernest Becker An exploration of the natural history of evil. OL154567W
Anthropologies of Education Anthropologies of Education Kathryn M. Anderson-Levitt "Despite international congresses and international journals, anthropologies of education differ significantly around the world. Linguistic barriers constrain the flow of ideas, which results in a va… OL15933603W
Man's Evolution Man's Evolution C. Loring Brace TABLE OF CONTENTS: General biological background. Organic continuity -- Principles of evolution -- Taxonomy and primate classification -- The fossil record. Dating problems and the Cenozoic geologica… OL3509747W
Good to eat Good to eat Marvin Harris Why are human food habits so diverse? Why do Americans recoil at the thought of dog meat? Jews and Moslems, pork? Hindus, beef? Why do Asians abhor milk? In *Good to Eat*, bestselling author Marvin H… OL35657W
Weaving identities Weaving identities Carol Elaine Hendrickson "An innovative ethnography of Maya traje that describes the social life of cloth, its role in the construction of identity, and its part in the changing structure of regional gender relations. Traje … OL3747906W
White Canada forever White Canada forever W. Peter Ward "White British Columbians directed recurring outbursts of prejudice against the Chinese, Japanese, and East Indians who lived among them between the mid-nineteenth and mid-twentieth centuries. Public… OL3903489W
The Fifth World of Forster Bennett The Fifth World of Forster Bennett Vincent Crapanzano It is told that the ancestors of the Navajos journeyed through four worlds to reach the fifth, or present, one. The pressing complexities and underlying wonder of their fifth world of modern reservat… OL4086555W
Hate, prejudice, and racism Hate, prejudice, and racism Milton Kleg this guy is a moron he thinks all skinheads are racist?? i know 100 skinheads and none are racist in fact all stand against it and alot have gotten into fights with the few racist ones that are aroun… OL4300317W
Slawen--Deutsche Slawen--Deutsche Olav Röhrer-Ertl 180 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. OL4697207W
The life of the law The life of the law Laura Nader "Laura Nader, a distinguished and dynamic figure in the development of legal anthropology, examines the role of the law in the struggles for social and economic justice. In this book she gives a hist… OL4811855W
Mestizo Democracy: The Politics of Crossing Borders (Rio Grande/Rio Bravo: Borderlands Culture and … Mestizo Democracy: The Politics of Crossing Borders (Rio Grande/Rio Bravo: Borderlands Culture and … John Francis Burke "Mestizo is a term from the Mexican sociopolitical experience. It means "mixture" and implies a particular kind of mixture that has resulted in a blend of indigenous, African, and Spanish genes and c… OL4975364W
Perception of the Environment Perception of the Environment Tim Ingold "The twenty-three essays comprising this book focus in turn of the procurement of livelihood, on what it means to 'dwell', and on the nature of skill, weaving together approaches from social anthropo… OL5112932W
All Kinds of People All Kinds of People Jennifer Waters Explores the diversity among humankind, including differences in physical appearance, communication, mobility, and personality. OL5951856W
Africa today Africa today Heather Deegan Richly illustrated throughout, this book provides students with an introduction to the key contemporary issues that Africa faces. Among the topics covered are religion, politics, gender, corruption, … OL606221W
Rethinking the Communicative Turn Rethinking the Communicative Turn Martin Morris "Contrasting aesthetic versus linguistic centered visions for critical theory and the analysis of contemporary democratic theory and society, Martin Morris draws special attention to the concept of c… OL7486609W
Women and Politics in France 1958 - 2000 Women and Politics in France 1958 - 2000 Dr Gill Allwood Why are there so few women in French politics? Women and Politics in France 1958 - 2000 is an essential guide to the role of women in the political life of France under the Fifth Republic. The unique… OL8094561W
The American Culture of War The American Culture of War Adrian R. Lewis The American Culture of War presents a sweeping critical examination of every major American war since 1941: the Second World War, Korea, Vietnam, and the First and Second Persian Gulf Wars. As he ca… OL8105809W
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