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Grappling with Demon Rum: The Cultural Struggle Over Liquor in Early Oklahoma
by James Edward Klein  Synopsis Social classes collide over morality and social propriety in a brand-new state...
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A World of Chance: Betting on Religion, Games, Wall Street
by Reuven Brenner Publisher Comments Although financial markets often try to distance themselves from gambling, the two factors have far more in common than usually thought. When, historically there were no financial institutions such as banks, lotteries constituted the ways by which...
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A History of Pain: Trauma in Modern Chinese Literature and Film (Global Chinese Culture)
by Michael Berry Publisher Comments The portrayal of historical atrocity in fiction, film, and popular culture can reveal much about the function of individual memory and the shifting status of national identity. In the context of Chinese culture, films such as Hou Hsiao-hsien's City of...
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Culture and Meaning in Health Services Research: An Applied Approach
by Elisa J. Sobo Publisher Comments Culture and Meaning in Health Services Research is a practical guide to applying interpretive qualitative methods to pressing healthcare delivery problems. A leading medical anthropologist who has spent many years working in applied healthcare settings...
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Researching the Social World
by Lee Harvey Publisher Comments Researching the Social World offers a practical and student-centered introduction to social research aimed at first year undergraduates taking their first course in the subject. It is simply structured for maximum ease of use: each of the core chapters...
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Don't Tell: The Sexual Abuse of Boys
by Michel Dorais Synopsis Don't Tell examines the effects of sexual abuse on the emotional and sexual life of men, including their sense of self and their personal relationships. Using first-hand accounts, Dorais shows that certain reactions are specific to male victims as they...
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Culture and Meaning in Health Services Research: An Applied Approach
by Elisa J. Sobo Publisher Comments Culture and Meaning in Health Services Research is a practical guide to applying interpretive qualitative methods to pressing healthcare delivery problems. A leading medical anthropologist who has spent many years working in applied healthcare settings...
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Navigators of the Contemporary: Why Ethnography Matters
by David A. Westbrook Publisher Comments As the image of anthropologists exploring exotic locales and filling in blanks on the map has faded, the idea that cultural anthropology has much to say about the contemporary world has likewise diminished. In an increasingly smaller world, how can...
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Deconstructing Popular Culture
by Paul Bowman Publisher Comments Deconstruction thrives on uncertainty, which is often baffling for newcomers. Applying complex theory to recognisable examples from pop music, TV, film, books and newspapers, Paul Bowman clearly unpicks the ideas of deconstruction. This book shows all...
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Cooking in Europe, 1650-1850 (Greenwood Press Daily Life Through History)
by Ivan Day Publisher Comments From the Baroque Era to the Victorian Era, 1650-1850, unprecedented changes took place in the food ways and dining habits of European society. This daily life aspect of history comes alive for students and food enthusiasts as they read and try out these...
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Kitchenspace: Women, Fiestas, and Everyday Life in Central Mexico (Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American and L)
by Maria Elisa Christie Publisher Comments Throughout the world, the kitchen is the heart of family and community life. Yet, while everyone has a story to tell about their grandmother's kitchen, the myriad activities that go on in this usually female world are often devalued, and little scholarly...
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Gangs and Girls: Understanding Juvenile Prostitution
by Michel Dorais Synopsis They discuss how young men are drawn to gang life, how young girls become attracted and attached to the gang members who eventually sell them into prostitution, and why it is so hard to infiltrate and dismantle the distinct but interrelated worlds of the...
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Italian Cinema: From the Silent Era to the Present - The 25th Anniversary Edition
by Peter Bondanella Publisher Comments Italian Cinema is the only complete and up-to-date book on the subjectavailable anywhere, in any language. New coverage from 1989 to the present includes the Italian horror-film genre, Roberto Benigni (Life Is Beautiful), Bernardo Bertolucci (Stealing...
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The Diaspora Strikes Back: Cultural Challenges of Circular Migration and Transnational Communities
by Juan Flores Publisher Comments In the Diaspora Strikes Back, the eminent ethnic and cultural studies scholar Juan Flores flips the process on its head: what happens to the home country when it is being constantly fed by emigrants returning from abroad? He looks at how 'Nuyoricans...
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Technology and Society: Building Our Sociotechnical Future (Inside Technology Inside Technology)
by Deborah G. Johnson Publisher Comments Technological change does not happen in a vacuum; decisions about which technologies to develop, fund, market, and use engage ideas about values as well as calculations of costs and benefits. This anthology focuses on the interconnections of technology...
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Policing and the Poetics of Everyday Life
by Jonathan M. Wender Publisher Comments Policing and the Poetics of Everyday Life takes a unique approach to several abiding issues in criminology and sociology from the standpoint of philosophy and aesthetics. This study by a self-described “philosopher-cop” develops a...
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A Slow Death: 83 Days of Radiation Sickness
by Nhk Tv Crew Publisher Comments Japan's worst nuclear radiation accident took place at a uranium reprocessing facility in Tokaimura, northeast of Tokyo, on 30 September 1999. The direct cause of the accident was cited as the depositing of a uranyl nitrate solution--containing about 16...
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Taking Sides: Clashing Views in Science, Technology, and Society, Expanded
by Thomas A. Easton Publisher Comments This EXPANDED Eighth Edition of TAKING SIDES: CLASHING VIEWS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY presents TWO ADDITIONAL current controversial issues in a debate-style format designed to stimulate student interest and develop critical thinking skills...
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The New Global Frontier: Urbanization, Poverty and Environment in the 21st Century
by George Martine Publisher Comments Massive urban growth can either help pave the way to sustainable development or greatly exacerbate poverty and environmental stress. The outcome depends on decisions being made now. The first part of this book takes a critical look at the forecasting of...
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Scottish Newspapers, Language and Identity (Film, Media, and Cultural Studies)
by Fiona Douglas Synopsis The first decade since the re-establishment of the Scottish Parliament has seen the emergence of a few-found national confidence. 'Scottishness' is clearly alive and flourishing. Straddling the pre- and post devolution years, this book focuses on the...
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