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Welfare, Ethnicity and Altruism
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 55.95Welfare, Ethnicity, and Altruism applies the controversial theory of 'Ethnic Nepotism', first formulated by Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt and Pierre van den Berghe, to the modern welfare state (both are authors in this volume). This theory states that ethnic groups resemble large families whose members are prone to cooperate due to 'kin altruism'. Recent... more...
Deadly Developments
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 41.95Ten anthropologists trace the machinations of war and the effects of violence in capitalist states, from their formation to the present. This collection, the newest volume in the War and Society series, questions the foundations of classical social theory while investigating local and international conflict through the critical and cross-cultural lens... more...
The Postcolonial Question
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 39.95Brings together renowed and emerging critical voices to respond to the questions raised by the concept of the 'post-colonial'. The contributors explore the diverse cultures which are shaping our global future. more...
Feminist Review
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 18.95Focuses on feminist analyses of race and ethnicity - currently one of the most immediate issues facing feminist thinking. The volume ranges from a study of the social geographes of whiteness in the USA to a variety of perspectives on the break-up in Yugoslavia. more...
Ethnicity and Education in England and Europe
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2011; US$ 99.95Presenting comparative, cross-national analyses of ethnic inequalities and policy interventions, Ethnicity and Education in England and Europe makes a significant contribution to debates in the fields of migration, ethnicity and education, and will be of interest to both scholars and policy makers concerned with questions of race and educational outcome. more...
Die Relevanz von Interkultureller Kompetenz für deutsche Unternehmen im Ausland: Am Fallbeispiel Japans
Diplomica Verlag 2011; US$ 22.03Hauptbeschreibung Das Thema "interkulturelle Kompetenz" ist zu einem wichtigen Schlagwort für international agierende Unternehmen geworden. In einem zunehmend internationaler gewordenen Geschäftsumfeld und mit einer immer multinationaler aufgestellten Mitarbeiterstruktur, hat sich eine reibungslose interkulturelle Kommunikation zu einem entscheidenden... more...
Ethnic Diversity in European Labor Markets
Edward Elgar Publishing 2011; US$ 40.00This highly accessible book illustrates how policy makers can address and nurture the effects of growing ethnic diversity in European labor markets. The contributors present an unprecedented large-scale study on ethnic diversity in European labor markets via a combination of hard data analysis with expert evaluation of integration practices and policy... more...
Religion und Konflikt
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 2011; US$ 88.16Hauptbeschreibung Die Beiträge des vorliegenden Bandes gehen größtenteils auf eine Tagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Religionsphilosophie zurück. Die erste Hälfte ('Grundlagen: Zur Theorie religiöser Konflikte') behandelt das Thema in sechs Beiträgen aus philosophischer und fundamentaltheologischer Perspektive, und zwar primär mit Blick auf die... more...
Negative Ethnicity
Seven Stories Press 2011; US$ 10.95"Negative ethnicity" is Koigi wa Wamwere’s name for the deep-seated tensions in Africa that the world has seen flare so terrifyingly. The genocide in Rwanda and "ethnic" killing in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, and elsewhere stand out as examples. Wa Wamwere argues that these clashes cannot properly be described as ethnically motivated;... more...
Rethinking the Other in Antiquity
Princeton University Press 2010; US$ 57.50Prevalent among classicists today is the notion that Greeks, Romans, and Jews enhanced their own self-perception by contrasting themselves with the so-called Other--Egyptians, Phoenicians, Ethiopians, Gauls, and other foreigners--frequently through hostile stereotypes, distortions, and caricature. In this provocative book, Erich Gruen demonstrates... more...









