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Loving animals Loving animals Kathy Rudy " The contemporary animal rights movement encompasses a wide range of sometimes-competing agendas from vegetarianism to animal liberation. For people for whom pets are family members--animal lovers o… OL15946808W
Investigating culture Investigating culture Carol Lowery Delaney "In its new Second Edition, the innovative and ever-popular Investigating Culture has been updated and revised to incorporate new teacher and student feedback. Carol Delaney and Deborah Kaspin provid… OL15976841W
On the road to Babadag On the road to Babadag Andrzej Stasiuk "Andrzej Stasiuk is a restless and indefatigable traveler. His journeys take him from his native Poland to Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia, Albania, Moldova, and Ukraine. By car, train, bus, fer… OL15999423W
The indistinct human in Renaissance literature The indistinct human in Renaissance literature Jean E. Feerick,Vincent Joseph Nardizzi "This volume argues for the necessaity of a re-articulation of the differences that separated man from other forms of life. Building on the increased attention paid in recent criticism to both plant … OL16142372W
A cultural approach to interpersonal communication A cultural approach to interpersonal communication Leila Frances Monaghan,Jane E. Goodman,Jennifer Meta Robinson "The Second Edition of A Cultural Approach to Interpersonal Communication presents key readings from the fields of cultural and linguistic anthropology, sociolinguistics, and communication studies th… OL16142768W
Spirits without borders Spirits without borders Karen Fjelstad "Spirits without Borders is an ethnographic study of the transnational and multicultural expansion of Vietnam's Mother Goddess Religion and its spirit possession ritual. The product of collaborative … OL16151592W
Weimar film and modern Jewish identity Weimar film and modern Jewish identity Ofer Ashkenazi "This book argues that Weimar genre film was a site where the complexities and challenges of Jewish identity were envisioned and negotiated. In reading popular films of the Weimar Republic as candid … OL16152493W
A poetics of relation A poetics of relation Odile Ferly "A Poetics of Relation fosters a dialogue across islands and languages between established and lesser-known authors, bringing together archipelagic and diasporic voices from the Francophone and Hispa… OL16415217W
Fair trade from the ground up Fair trade from the ground up April Linton "Fair Trade promises to raise living standards in developing countries through: - worldwide minimum prices for commodities - support for democratically governed cooperatives - requirement of minimum … OL16509990W
Body Style Body Style Theresa M. Winge "Body Style reveals the subcultural body as a site for understanding subcultural identity, resistance, agency and fashion. Analyzed, theorized, politicized, and sensationalized, the subcultural body … OL16521248W
Running with the Kenyans Running with the Kenyans Adharanand Finn ""A dusty road stretches into the distance like a pencil line across the arid landscape. Lions, rhino, and buffalo roam the plains on either side. But I haven't come to Kenya to spot wildlife. I've c… OL16585386W
What's left of Blackness? What's left of Blackness? Tracy Fisher "What's Left of Blackness analyzes the political transformations in black women's socially engaged community-based political work in England from the late 1960s until the 2000s. Tracy Fisher situates… OL16592334W
Culture and dignity Culture and dignity Laura Nader "In Culture and Dignity - Dialogues between the Middle East and the West, renowned cultural anthropologist Laura Nader examines the historical and ethnographic roots of the complex relationship betwe… OL16626967W
Homoeroticism in Imperial China Homoeroticism in Imperial China Mark Stevenson,Cuncun Wu "Bringing together over sixty pre-modern Chinese primary sources on same-sex desire in English translation, Homoeroticism in Imperial China is an important addition to the growing field of the compar… OL16688620W
The witch The witch Ronald Hutton "The witch came to prominence--and often a painful death--in early modern Europe, yet her origins are much more geographically diverse and historically deep. In this landmark book, Ronald Hutton trac… OL19726151W
To repair the world To repair the world Paul Farmer "Here are highlights from Paul Farmers' speeches to a variety of audiences, from Princeton to Harvard to Notre Dame to Berkeley. Paul is a rock star of the academy who has a large following among man… OL19755318W
The big ratchet The big ratchet Ruth S. DeFries "Our species' pervasive presence on the planet is the combined result of two powerful forces: earth's rich natural endowments and humanity's ability to manipulate nature. From our ability to control … OL19984283W
Unbound Unbound Richard L. Currier "Human life has been repeatedly transformed by certain key technologies, each of which has triggered a profound metamorphosis. The fabrication of weapons, the mastery of fire, and the technologies of… OL20021813W
Do parents matter? Do parents matter? Robert A. LeVine "In some parts of northwestern Nigeria, mothers studiously avoid making eye contact with their babies. Some Chinese parents go out of their way to seek confrontation with their toddlers. Japanese par… OL20038056W
Hilfe, ich bin eine emanzipierte Mutter Hilfe, ich bin eine emanzipierte Mutter Julia Onken Schafft eine Frau nicht das volle Programm, steht sie unter Verdacht, erhebliche Defizite zu haben: Ohne Kinder gilt sie als karrierebesessen; mit Kindern als Hausfrau als zuru˜ckgeblieben; mit Kinde… OL24269544W
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