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Sport in German History (2009)
Book
Schiller, K., & Young, C. (Eds.). (2009). Sport in German History. German History Society

Justifying the Obligation to Die: War, Ethics, and Political Obligation with Illustrations from Zionism (2009)
Book
Baron, I. Z. (2009). Justifying the Obligation to Die: War, Ethics, and Political Obligation with Illustrations from Zionism. Lexington Books

One of the state's key features is its ability to oblige its citizens to risk their lives on its behalf by being sent into war. However, what is it about the state (or its equivalent) that makes this obligation justifiable? Justifying the Obligation... Read More about Justifying the Obligation to Die: War, Ethics, and Political Obligation with Illustrations from Zionism.

From Post- to Proto-: Bakhtin and the Future of the Humanities (2009)
Book Chapter
Epstein, M. (2009). From Post- to Proto-: Bakhtin and the Future of the Humanities. In A. Renfrew, & G. Tihanov (Eds.), Critical Theory in Russia and the West (173-194). Routledge

Description The traditional view that the rise of Western theoretical thought in the 1960s and 1970s could be traced back to the Soviet 1920s, once accepted in Russia and the West alike because it directly associated the academic prestige of contempo... Read More about From Post- to Proto-: Bakhtin and the Future of the Humanities.

Fatherhood: A Diary for Olga (2009)
Journal Article
Epstein, M. (2009). Fatherhood: A Diary for Olga. Journal of family life (Atlanta, Ga.),

This book, two chapters of which are offered here, traces the relationship between a father and daughter from the baby’s first stirring in the mother’s womb to her first words and steps, at about fourteen months. The father tries to fill the baby’s s... Read More about Fatherhood: A Diary for Olga.

Transculture: A Broad Way Between Globalism and Multiculturalism (2009)
Journal Article
Epstein, M. (2009). Transculture: A Broad Way Between Globalism and Multiculturalism. The American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 68(1), 327-351. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1536-7150.2008.00626.x

This paper develops a concept of transculture as a model of cultural development that differs from both leveling globalism and isolating pluralism. While culture frees humans from the material dependencies of nature, it also creates new, symbolic dep... Read More about Transculture: A Broad Way Between Globalism and Multiculturalism.

De/geneticizing caste: population genetic research in South Asia (2009)
Journal Article
Egorova, Y. (2009). De/geneticizing caste: population genetic research in South Asia. Science as Culture, 18(4), 417-438. https://doi.org/10.1080/09505430902806975

Recent years have witnessed a number of population genetics studies aiming to explore the ‘genetic profile’ of the South Asian population and of the caste system. This paper examines four genetic studies and their mass media representations, and disc... Read More about De/geneticizing caste: population genetic research in South Asia.