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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
September 12 September 12 Gregory Smithsimon Until September 11, Battery Park City had been a secluded, wealthy enclave just west of Wall Street in downtown Manhattan, one with all the opulence of the surrounding corporate headquarters yet with… OL15952097W
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
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
Berserk style in American culture Berserk style in American culture Kirby Farrell "As an idea, the berserk style is terrifying but also alluring in its promise that we can gain access to extraordinary resources by overthrowing inhibitions. Focusing on post-Vietnam America, using p… OL16151594W
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
Witchcraft and a life in the new South Africa Witchcraft and a life in the new South Africa Isak A. Niehaus "Witchcraft and a Life in the New South Africa reconstructs the biography of an ordinary South African, Jimmy Mohale. Born in 1964, Jimmy came of age in rural South Africa during apartheid, then stud… OL16191207W
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
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
A companion to moral anthropology A companion to moral anthropology Didier Fassin "A Companion to Moral Anthropology is the first collective consideration of the anthropological dimensions of morals, morality, and ethics. Original essays by international experts explore the variou… OL16607874W
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
Rethinking narcissism Rethinking narcissism Craig Malkin "Harvard Medical School psychologist and Huffington Post blogger Craig Malkin addresses the 'narcissism epidemic' by illuminating the spectrum of narcissism [and] ways to control the trait, and expla… OL20005446W
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
Slavery through the ages Slavery through the ages Don Nardo Provides an overview of important historical events or periods in world history. This volume focuses on the important dates in history regarding slavery; human beings held against their will. OL21540342W
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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