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The contents include: Abbreviations Preface Introduction Part I: the Compadrazgo System of Santa Maria Belen Azitzimititlan 1. Cultural Outline of Santa Maria Belen Azitzimititlan 2. Compadrazgo in Perspective: Paradigm and Types 3. Sacrametnal Compadrazgo 4. Primary Nonsacramental Compadrazgo 5. Secondary Nonsacramental Compadrazgo

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The contents include: Abbreviations Preface Introduction Part I: the Compadrazgo System of Santa Maria Belen Azitzimititlan 1. Cultural Outline of Santa Maria Belen Azitzimititlan 2. Compadrazgo in Perspective: Paradigm and Types 3. Sacrametnal Compadrazgo 4. Primary Nonsacramental Compadrazgo 5. Secondary Nonsacramental Compadrazgo

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This sequel to the first volume of Ritual Kinship (Princeton, 1980) completes a comprehensive account of one of the most pervasive and significant of Latin American institutions. Volume II examines the permanent dimensions of the compadrazgo system and its role in the organization of local society. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Lega

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An examination of death rituals in early Japan that finds in the practice of double burial a key to understanding the Taika Era (645-710 AD). Drawing on narratives and poems from the earliest Japanese texts, it argues that double burial was the center of a manipulation of myth and ritual for specific ideological and factional purposes.

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Through their eyes we see the intensely Catholic society of their youth being transformed into the vibrant, modern Ireland of today.

Both are marvellous talkers, so combined with Roddy Doyle's legendary skill in illuminating ordinary experience, Rory & Ita makes for a book of tremendous warmth and humanity.

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"An unflinching book, meant to disturb and to spur the country into action."-Nicholas Lemann

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The British royal family has experienced a resurgence in public interest at the same time as global inequalities have expanded between the elites and the rest. Yet, the monarchy is absent from conversations about inequality. This is the only book arguing that we cannot talk about inequalities in Britain today without talking about the monarchy.

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Michael Burns charts the rural impact of the two political watersheds" of fin-de-siecle France--Boulangism and the Dreyfus Affair. Broadening our understanding of the early Third Republic, he investigates its intricate village life and shows how the deindustrialization of the countryside both upset and solidified rural cultures. Originally publish

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A former White House director of economic policy makes the outrageous argument that we don't really want to relax--we want to compete.

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After safely landing 20,000 flights and 1.5 million passengers, Captain Brad Bartholomew knows how to solve problems in stressful situations. Bartholomew brings his proven tools and techniques from the air to the ground in a fresh perspective.

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An examination of the flow of information within and among academic disciplines in the social sciences and humanities, which analyses the patterns of scholarly book reviewing.

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Assesses the intellectual revolution in the social sciences. This collection of 20 essays stems from a 1997 conference that celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Institute for Advanced Study's School of Social Science. It is suitable for those interested in how changing trends in scholarship shape the understanding of our social worlds.

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An examination of the conflicting interests, programmes and goals which influenced the emergence of Anglo-Indian social purpose and scientific organizations between 1780 and 1880. Despite obstacles, these Anglo-Indian groups became the foundation for official and reformist programmes.

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An examination of the disturbing rise of 'scrounger-phobia' in the media and society at large, and how this has fuelled popular hostility towards benefit claimants.

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Provides a critical analysis of the ethical issues of individual secrecy in terms of family, friends, and career, discusses collective practices of concealment, and interprets the ethics and motivations of revelation.

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In this startling look at evil behaviour, a UCLA sociologist tries to get inside the criminal psyche to understand what it means or feels, signifies, sounds, tastes, or looks like to do any particular crime.

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