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A new addition to the Culture and Customs of Native Peoples in America series, this book examines the traditions and contemporary culture of the Sioux Indians.

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Cultural theory has taken a 'performative turn', shifting its focus from textual nature of the world to how social world is narrated, its subjects are subjected and its relations are ritually enacted. This book explores the development and direction of notion of performativity. It explores ways of thinking political imaginations and possibilities.

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Cultural theory has taken a 'performative turn', shifting its focus from textual nature of the world to how social world is narrated, its subjects are subjected and its relations are ritually enacted. This book explores the development and direction of notion of performativity. It explores ways of thinking political imaginations and possibilities.

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The book demonstrates that cultural jobs are the preserve of the most privileged, a creative class in society, and always have been: there was no golden age for social mobility in culture. It shows how women, people of colour, and those of working class origins are missing from key parts of the workforce and audience for culture.

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By exploring the cultural backgrounds of Asians in U.S. academia, Culture Shock for Asians in U.S. Academia realizes the goal of furthering understanding of the unique challenges they face, from the teacher as guru phenomenon, to the model minority myth.

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Americans want it both ways. They are committed to cultural diversity, yet demand an endless variety of cheap consumer goods from a global system that destroys distinct ways of life. In this groundbreaking work, David Steigerwald argues that Americans have papered over this p...

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Examines the development and cultural and economic significance of Jamaicas Carnival to derive empirically an sound analysis and adds value to understanding this cultural phenomenon.

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Focusing on the growing transnational community of Ismailis (Muslim Shi'a followers of the Aga Khan), this study analyzes the transnational and cultural characteristics of the Ismaili social service network in the context of state/society relations.

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By the year 2000, more than half of Americans will be persons of color, and by 2050 non-white persons will constitute 45per cent of the population. This book offers an insight into the diverse lifestyles for some cultures of color in American society.

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Specialists combine efforts to present an overall picture of current thinking and research on sex roles, sex differences, and sex role development. With its emphasis on psychological antecedents and concomitants underlying sex roles and sex typing, this volume will definitely appeal to developmental and educational psychologists.

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Students of the Enlightenment have long assumed that the major movement towards atheism in the Ancien Regime was centered in the circle of intellectuals who met at the home of Baron d'Holbach during the last half of the eighteenth century. This major critical study shows, contrary to the accepted views, that in fact, atheism was not the common bond

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This work focuses on the Black family and the patterns of socialization within it. It validates the role of "responsible" fathers and provides empirical evidence that responsible fathers will make a positive difference in the lives of Black youth.

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This book provides an intimate look into the daily life of the medieval Islamic world, and is thus an invaluable resource for students and general readers alike interested in understanding this world, so different, and yet so connected, to our own.

Chapters include discussions of: the major themes of medieval Islamic history;

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This much-needed study documents positive Arab-American contributions to American life and culture, especially in the last decade, debunking myths and common negative perceptions that were exacerbated by the 9/11 attacks and the War on Terror.

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This book presents an extensive history of women in the civil rights movement that highlights ordinary women's experiences in their local communities and the impacts of their activism upon American women and society.

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Using a concept she calls authenticity maneuvering to explain how clubs, clubbers, and DJs navigate authenticity, branding, and commercialism, Danielle Hidalgo argues that the strategic use of a rave ethos bolsters acceptance in dance music spaces while also making commercial practices less visible or problematic.

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Examines how the DanceSport dispositive shapes its actors opportunities, desires, and choices to reify the heteronormative gender binary.

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Outlines theoretical and methodological problems in documenting lesbigay history generally (and specifically, the history of lesbigay professionals, particularly those in the "feminized" professions like librarianship).

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"A penetrating, deeply intelligent study of the importance of the Black Power movement and its lingering influence."-New Yorker

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Who is Dark Shade What Role does he play in Life Comics Universe Check out the brutal story of Dark Shade, No Spoilers.