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"First Princeton / Bollingen paperback printing, 1972; First Princeton Classics paperback printing, 2017" --Title page verso.

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By carefully examining the biological, genetic, evolutionary, and psychological evidence, a noted biologist finds a shocking lack of substance behind ideas about biologically based sex differences. Features a new chapter and afterward on recent biological breakthroughs.

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Nudist ideology was a potent combination of Darwinism, volkisch nationalism, and nature therapy - all deeply rooted in racial theory and designed to transform Germany into a nudist, racial utopia.

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Although public nudity as a form of political action has a long history, Naked Politics: Nudity, Political Action, and the Rhetoric of the Body examines political nudity from a rhetorical standpoint. Beginning with the notion that the body itself is communicative beyond the ability to speak, this work examines cases in which people employ the disrobed body for political ends.

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In addition, the work examines the related discrimination suffered by the families of non-marital children, especially single parents and alternative family units, and concludes that it is impossible to gain full equality for children born out of wedlock unless equality is also gained for their family unit.

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Explores representations of high-functioning adult autism in autobiographical, scientific and fictional texts to demonstrate the value of Cultural Studies towards understanding autism as a subjective condition and social category.

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Explores representations of high-functioning adult autism in autobiographical, scientific and fictional texts to demonstrate the value of Cultural Studies towards understanding autism as a subjective condition and social category.

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Nanotechnology manipulates matter at the atomic level. It leads to innovative processes and products that are revolutionizing many areas of modern life. This book explores how nanotechnology impacts the lives of ordinary people and why ethical reflection on nanotechnology is needed.

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Nanotechnology manipulates matter at the atomic level. It leads to innovative processes and products that are revolutionizing many areas of modern life. This book explores how nanotechnology impacts the lives of ordinary people and why ethical reflection on nanotechnology is needed.

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This book introduces a sociological perspective on European integration by looking at different accounts of Europeanization as society building.

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Narrating Midlife: Crisis, Transition, and Transformation explores how managing and living through change at midlife is ultimately a communicative endeavor. Using autoethnography, contributors narrate midlife experiences as diverse as the empty nest syndrome, sexual fluidity, mixed-retirement marriage, spousal abduction of a child, and cancer.

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Presents a selection of the Nart Sagas. This book features ninety-two tales and includes an appendix offering linguistic commentary.

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The sagas of the ancient Narts are to the Caucasus what Greek mythology is to Western civilization. This book presents, for the first time in the West, a wide selection of these fascinating myths preserved among four related peoples whose ancient cultures today survive by a thread. In ninety-two straightforward tales populated by extraordinary char

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This is the first work to go beyond the popular myths of stock car racing to fully examine the sport's true history.

NASCAR Nation: A History of Stock Car Racing in the United States details the ongoing saga of this quintessentially American pastime.

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The author approaches the intricate process of nation-building in Israel through an examination of transformations which took place within a major development sector, rural land settlement, during Israel's first decade of statehood. Based on four years of observation in Israel, the study analyzes the ways in which this state worked out the urgent p

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Provides a contribution to the contemporary debate on the cultural dimension of European integration. The contributors develop conceptual, as well as empirical themes showing the importance of cultural diversity in Europe.

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This is the story of two great sports. One is ""America's game,"" while the other is ""the world's game."" Baseball and soccer are both beloved cultural institutions.

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This volume adds another 500 titles with annotations, including books, articles from scholarly journals, newspapers, and trade magazines, and World Wide Web sites.

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Finding out how Indians lived 100 years ago is easy. Getting an accurate picture of their life in the late 20th century is another matter. This work focuses on contemporary reservation-based political, social, economic, and cultural concerns, from education, and tribal identity to sacred sites.

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Folktales are at the heart of Native American culture. This book collects and comments on 31 of the most important of these folktales. They are drawn from the major Native American cultural and geographical areas and reflect the environment, cultural adaptations, and prevailing concerns of the regions from which they are taken.