An introduction to key conceptual debates and approaches in contemporary political sociology. Topics addressed include globalization, the rise of new social movements, neo-liberalism, citizenship, political culture and political participation.
Why, asks Daniel Rancour-Laferriere in this controversial book, has Russia been a country of suffering? Russian history, religion, folklore, and literature are rife with suffering. The plight of Anna Karenina, the submissiveness of serfs in the 16th and 17th centuries, ancient religious tracts emphasizing humility as the mother of virtues, the ......
Adherents to the ""zar"" cult in northern Sudan encounter spirits that are parallels of historically relevant figures in the known human world. Those possessed, usually women, meet aliens who speak about issues confronting a village such as the increasing influence of formal Islam or encroaching Western economic domination. By manifesting spirits ......
Exploring how ancient peoples developed seafaring technology and used watercraft to support and transform their societies The development of seafaring technology throughout history expanded geographical and social horizons--powering human mobility and interaction, structuring social contexts, shaping world views, and even affecting ......
Exploring how ancient peoples developed seafaring technology and used watercraft to support and transform their societies The development of seafaring technology throughout history expanded geographical and social horizons--powering human mobility and interaction, structuring social contexts, shaping world views, and even affecting ......
Shows how police serve to assist ICE despite sanctuary laws insisting otherwise In the United States, local law enforcement agencies are legally and organizationally independent entities from federal law enforcement agencies like the FBI and ICE. While local police enforce local, state and federal laws, they are not required to enforce civil ......
Shows how police serve to assist ICE despite sanctuary laws insisting otherwise In the United States, local law enforcement agencies are legally and organizationally independent entities from federal law enforcement agencies like the FBI and ICE. While local police enforce local, state and federal laws, they are not required to enforce civil ......
Sacred Mountains and the Search for Meaning in Post-Disaster Japan
In this compelling narrative of discovery set in Japan's remote Dewa Sanzan mountain range, Shayne A. P. Dahl describes Shugendo, a secretive religious tradition that combines aspects of Shinto, Buddhism, and mountain worship. As a participant-observer, Dahl invites readers into the practices of contemporary ascetics who see the sacred mountains ......
