Cultural Sociology

"Offering a concise answer to the question "What is Cultural Sociology?, " this book provides an overview of what you need to know to do cultural s...

DescriptionCreative Justice examines issues of inequality and injustice in the cultural industries and cultural workplace. It first aims to do just...

Reducere. DescriptionWhat is the role of culture in human experience? This concise yet solid introduction to cultural anthropology helps readers explore and ...

Reducere. This landmark book addresses the central problem in anthropological theory today: the paradox that humans are products of social discipline yet pro...

DescriptionBringing together the work of over twenty international scholars from various disciplines, Cultural Histories of the Material World prov...

Raymonde Carroll presents an intriguing and thoughtful analysis of the many ways French and Americans-and indeed any members of different cultures-...

Reducere. Beer is an ancient alcoholic drink which, although produced through a more complex process than wine, was developed by a wide range of cultures to ...

Reducere. The contributors to this volume examine how things are sold and traded in a variety of social and cultural settings, both present and past. Bridgin...

Reducere. How old are you? The more thought you bring to bear on the question, the harder it is to answer. For we age simultaneously in different ways: biolo...

This volume is a gateway to enhancing the scale and reach of capturing, analyzing, managing, curating, and disseminating cultural heritage knowledg...

This book offers an invaluable look at what cultural anthropologists do when they are in the field. Through fascinating and often entertaining acco...

The definitive reference on the anthropology of death and dying, expanded with new contributions covering everything from animal mourning to mortua...

Reducere. Cultural Evolution argues that people's values and behavior are shaped by the degree to which survival is secure; it was precarious for most of his...

This fresh perspective on crucial questions of history identifies the root metaphors that cultures have used to construct meaning in their world. I...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Joy HendrySharing Our Worlds offers readers the perfect introduction to cultural and social anthropology, introducing the c...

In this new book, David Harvey seeks to determine what is meant by the term in its different contexts and to identify how accurate and useful it is...