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A Hypersexual Society
Palgrave Macmillan 2008; US$ 105.00As many can attest, the prevalence of sexual imagery has increased in modern society over the past half century. In this timely new study, Kenneth Kammeyer traces the historical development of sexual imagery in America and society's preoccupation with it, all within a firm theoretical and sociological framework more...
Cultural Diversity, Heritage and Human Rights
Taylor and Francis 2009; US$ 44.95This theoretically innovative anthology investigates the problematic linkages between conserving cultural heritage, maintaining cultural diversity, defining and establishing cultural citizenship, and enforcing human rights. It is the first publication to address the notions of cultural diversity, cultural heritage and human rights in one volume. Heritage... more...
Muslims in America
Oxford University Press, USA 2009; US$ 11.99Muslims are neither new nor foreign to the United States. They have been a vital presence in North America since the 16th century. Muslims in America unearths their history, documenting the lives of African, Middle Eastern, South Asian, European, black, white, Hispanic and other Americans who have been followers of Islam. The book begins with the tale... more...
Ethnicity, Inc.
University of Chicago Press 2009; US$ 19.00In Ethnicity, Inc. anthropologists John L. and Jean Comaroff analyze a new moment in the history of human identity: its rampant commodification. Through a wide-ranging exploration of the changing relationship between culture and the market, they address a pressing question: Wherein lies the future of ethnicity? Their account begins in South Africa,... more...
Cultural Studies
Wiley 2010; US$ 98.95This hands-on survey introduces students to the diverse fields that comprise cultural studies, from visual culture to popular music and new media. It can be used as a standalone text or is the perfect companion volume to Ryan's Cultural Studies: An Anthology . Provides a comprehensive overview of the field, from cyberculture and digital media to... more...
The Ashgate Companion to the History of Textile Workers, 1650-2000
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2010; US$ 175.00This collection offers the first systematic global and comparative history of textile workers over the course of 350 years. This period covers the major changes in wool and cotton production, and the global picture from before the Industrial Revolution through to the twentieth century. As well as offering a unique reference source for anyone interested... more...
Anthropology and the Bushman
Bloomsbury Publishing 2007; US$ 99.95The Bushman' is a perennial but changing image. It symbolizes the perception of Bushman or San society, of the ideas and values of ethnographers who have worked with Bushman peoples, and those of other anthropologists who use this work. This book reveals the impact of Bushman studies on anthropology and on the public. more...
Boys to Men in the Shadow of AIDS
Palgrave Macmillan 2009; US$ 100.00This ethnography charts the lives of mission-educated men in Zambia and their search for meaning in the AIDS pandemic, as well as their responses to prevention and HIV testing. It also suggests how hegemonic masculinities may begin to be re-figured and gender relationships redesigned. more...
Mind the Gap
Springer 2009; US$ 79.99The contributors to this book pursue both approaches, in an effort to understand how evolution has shaped modern human behavior and societies. more...
Sociology of Religion for Generations X and Y
Equinox Publishing Ltd 2009; US$ 85.50This book on the sociology of religion makes specific relevance to the generation X and Y from the very first page. Readers and students from this generation are involved in consumer culture, get part of their knowledge through popular culture and/or the Internet, and are more practical than theoretical. The academic world is in great need for such... more...









