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A photographic essay which conveys the emotional power of the death rituals of a small Greek village - the funeral, the singing of laments, the distribution of food, the daily visits to the graves, and the rite of exhumation.

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This is a tradition which, the author argues, forces us to engage in ethical reflection as well as the simple evaluation of argument.

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Focuses on Laweyan, a production center of batik textiles that had embraced modernity under Dutch colonial rule, only to fend off the modernizing forces of Indonesia during the twentieth century. This book portrays a merchant enclave clinging to its forms of social life and highlights the power of women in the marketplace and the home.

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Focusing on racial, ethnic, and religious groups, the author proposes a historical overview of group life and its impact on American society. Since the civil rights movement, the course has been toward government promotion of group rights over individual rights.

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Represents a major step forward in the use of economic sociology to illuminate the nature and workings of capitalism amid the far-reaching changes of the contemporary era of global capitalism. This work addresses core issues and problems in the new study of capitalism; and considers a variety of topics concerning America.

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An account of life in an American nursing home. The author addresses the contradictory attitudes American society shows towards the facilities and the ageing process itself - the tension between caring and curing, morality and mortality, privacy and supervision and selfishness and altruism.

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This book tells the story of the 'world of crime' in Sao Paulo. In so doing, it presents a new framework to understand urban conflict in many other contexts. -- .

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A look at the histories and experiences of French immigrants in the USA. Jacqueline Lindenfeld, a French-born American anthropologist, explores the makings of French identity and distinguishes French immigrants from other Americans.

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This volume examines the histories and experiences of French immigrants in the USA. Jacqueline Lindenfeld, a French-born American anthropologist, explores the makings of French identity and distinguishes French immigrants from other Americans.

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Offers an interpretation of mass-mediated violence through a study of funeral gambling and Buddhist meditation on death. This book focuses on a particular array of tactics in Thai Buddhism and protest politics for connecting death and life, past and present and unveils a picture of community, responsibility, and accountability in the world order.

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This broad-visioned and insightful book examines the march toward global consolidation of our many ethnic, racial, and nationality groups.

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This latest addition to Greenwood's American Popular Culture Through History series is an invaluable contribution to the study of American popular culture.

American Popular Culture Through History is the only reference series that presents a detailed, narrative discussion of U.S. popular culture.

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Originally published in hardcover in 1998.

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Zilinskas and Balint and their contributors examine the divisions between minority groups and the scientific community, particularly in the area of medical and genetic research. Minorities have reasons to be skeptical of medical research in general and genetics research in particular.

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Based on insights into the behaviour of chimps and other great apes, our now extinct human ancestors, and existing hunting and gathering societies, Stanford shows the role that meat has played in these societies.

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This edited collection analyzes the effects of the main macro-social systems - law and politics, economic development, education, social welfare, health, mental health, transportation, housing, and religion - on the lives of African Americans, Hispanics, Asians, and Native Americans.

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