Sociology: Customs & Traditions

Laura Thompson's grandmother Violet was one of the great landladies. Born in a London pub, she became the first woman to be given a publican's lice...

Giving voice to everyday people in Ireland, Redefining Irishness in a Globalized World: National Identity and European Integration covers crucial t...

Giving voice to everyday people in Ireland, Redefining Irishness in a Globalized World: National Identity and European Integration covers crucial t...

This book provides a rich and full analysis of female Swahili novelists from a feminist perspective, highlighting their important contributions to ...

Modernizing Localities in Poland: A Never-ending Transformation investigates modern cultural traditions and their transformations in Poland. Design...

Municipalities around the world have increasingly used inclusionary housing programs to address their housing shortages. This book problematizes th...

Dieser Band bringt Autorinnen und Autoren aus der Ethnologie und Soziologie in ein Gespräch, um ein umfassendes praxistheoretisches Programm zu ent...

This book interrogates the transnational field of (anti-)corruption and elite crime. Using the lens of luxury, art, and antiquities, the contributo...

This volume provides readers with accounts of the contemporary consequences of the Eurocentric Western model of racialized power and extractivist d...

Germanische Altertumskunde Online (Germanic Antiquity Studies Online) just like the Reallexikon that has merged with it is accompanied by supplem...

With Digging Up the Dead, Pulitzer Prize - winning historian Michael Kammen reveals a treasure trove of fascinating, surprising, and occasionally g...

Addressing the consequences of European slavery, colonialism, and neo-colonialism on African history, knowledge and its institutions, this innovati...

With a history of attracting French tourists since the 19th century and particularly during the colonial period, Vietnam has re-emerged as one of t...

Suicide and martyrdom are closely intertwined with Korean social and political processes. In this first book-length study of the evolving ideals of...

A new, unexpected generation of Jews made an appearance in Poland following the fall of the communist regime. Once home to the greatest Jewish comm...