All Outputs (137)

Health, Risk, and Adversity (2008)
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Panter-Brick, C., & Fuentes, A. (Eds.). (2008). Health, Risk, and Adversity. Berghahn Journals

Research on health involves evaluating the disparities that are systematically associated with the experience of risk, including genetic and physiological variation, environmental exposure to poor nutrition and disease, and social marginalization. Th... Read More about Health, Risk, and Adversity.

NGOs and the State in the Twenty-First Century: Ghana and India. (2007)
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Alikhan, F., Kyei, P., Mawdsley, E., Porter, G., Saraswati Raju, S., Townsend, J., & Varma, R. (2007). NGOs and the State in the Twenty-First Century: Ghana and India. INTRAC

The architecture of aid has changed. More aid from rich countries is being directed to southern governments. As a result, some southern NGOs have become worryingly dependent on contracts with their governments to continue their work. Interviews with... Read More about NGOs and the State in the Twenty-First Century: Ghana and India..

Urban life in post-Soviet Asia. (2007)
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Alexander, C., Buchli, V., & Humphrey, C. (Eds.). (2007). Urban life in post-Soviet Asia. UCL Press (Routledge)

Conceiving kinship : procreation, family and assisted conception in South Europe (2007)
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Bonaccorso, M. (2007). Conceiving kinship : procreation, family and assisted conception in South Europe. (New ed.). Berghahn Journals

Focusing on Southern Europe, this compelling study adds a new perspective to the currently hotly debated issues of kinship, gender and modern medical technologies. It challenges established ideas of cultural continuities and discontinuities within th... Read More about Conceiving kinship : procreation, family and assisted conception in South Europe.

Bioethics and the Humanities: Attitudes and Perceptions (2007)
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Downie, R., & Macnaughton, R. (2007). Bioethics and the Humanities: Attitudes and Perceptions. Routledge-Cavendish. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203945025

Critiquing many areas of medical practice and research whilst making constructive suggestions about medical education, this book extends the scope of medical ethics beyond sole concern with regulation. Illustrating some humanistic ways of understandi... Read More about Bioethics and the Humanities: Attitudes and Perceptions.

Order and anarchy: civil society, social disorder and war (2006)
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Layton, R. (2006). Order and anarchy: civil society, social disorder and war. Cambridge University Press

Argues against the view that the Capitalist market economy is uniquely conducive to the creation of civil society. Shows that Locke and Ferguson identified civil society with social co-operation based on rational self- interest in all human societies... Read More about Order and anarchy: civil society, social disorder and war.

Madness and Creativity in Literature and Culture (2005)
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Saunders, C., & Macnaughton, J. (Eds.). (2005). Madness and Creativity in Literature and Culture. Palgrave Macmillan

The following text is taken from the publisher's website: "This collection of essays explores the relation between literature and madness from the Medieval through to the Modern period. The essays examine how literature represents the experience of m... Read More about Madness and Creativity in Literature and Culture.

The United Arab Emirates: A Study in Survival (2005)
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Davidson, C. M. (2005). The United Arab Emirates: A Study in Survival. Lynne Rienner

The United Arab Emirates has remained a mainstay of stability in an increasingly volatile Middle East, managing to maintain a traditional polity despite the impact of rapid modernization and globalization. This in-depth study explores the many contra... Read More about The United Arab Emirates: A Study in Survival.

Bodies of Evidence: Burial, Memory and the Recovery of Missing Persons in Cyprus (2005)
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Sant Cassia, P. (2005). Bodies of Evidence: Burial, Memory and the Recovery of Missing Persons in Cyprus. Berghahn Journals

This book examines the way how Missing Persons in Cyprus, individuals lost in the course of inter-ethnic hostilities, have been used by the political leaders of both ethnic groups to carry and project messages of loss, recovery, and ethnic incompatib... Read More about Bodies of Evidence: Burial, Memory and the Recovery of Missing Persons in Cyprus.

Guide to Imagework: Imagination-Based Research Methods (2004)
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Edgar, I. (2004). Guide to Imagework: Imagination-Based Research Methods. Routledge

A Guide to Imagework is a pioneering guide to a new trend in ethnographic research: the use of imaginative, experiential methods such as dreamwork, artwork, Gestalt theory, and psychodrama. Originating in group counselling and psychiatric therapy, im... Read More about Guide to Imagework: Imagination-Based Research Methods.

Grenzen überschreiben? Deutsch-Deutsche Briefwechsel 1948 - 1989 (2004)
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Dietzsch, I. (2004). Grenzen überschreiben? Deutsch-Deutsche Briefwechsel 1948 - 1989. Böhlau

Die Zeit der deutschen Teilung war auch eine Zeit des Briefeschreibens. Für viele Menschen bestand darin oft über lange Zeit die einzige Möglichkeit, mit Freunden und Familienangehörigen im anderen Teil Deutschlands in Verbindung zu bleiben. Wie aber... Read More about Grenzen überschreiben? Deutsch-Deutsche Briefwechsel 1948 - 1989.

An anthropological analysis of local politics and patronage in a Pakistani village (2004)
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Lyon, S. (2004). An anthropological analysis of local politics and patronage in a Pakistani village. (12). Edwin Mellen Press

Asymmetrical power relationships are found throughout Pakistan’s Punjabi and Pukhtun communities. These relationships must be examined as manifestations of cultural continuity rather than as separate structures. The various cultures of Pakistan displ... Read More about An anthropological analysis of local politics and patronage in a Pakistani village.

Field and Laboratory Methods for Primatologists: A Practical Guide. (2003)
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Setchell, J., & Curtis, D. (Eds.). (2003). Field and Laboratory Methods for Primatologists: A Practical Guide. Cambridge University Press

For the love of women: Gender, Identity and Same-Sex Relationships in a Greek Provincial town (2003)
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Kirtsoglou, E. (2003). For the love of women: Gender, Identity and Same-Sex Relationships in a Greek Provincial town. Routledge

Managing animals in New Guinea: Preying the Game in the Highlands (2003)
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Sillitoe, P. (2003). Managing animals in New Guinea: Preying the Game in the Highlands. Routledge

Managing Animals in New Guinea analyses the place of animals in the lives of New Guinea Highlanders. Looking at issues of zoological classification, hunting of wild animals and management of domesticated ones, notably pigs, it asks how natural parame... Read More about Managing animals in New Guinea: Preying the Game in the Highlands.

Rationalities of planning: development versus environment in planning for housing (2002)
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Murdoch, J., & Abram, S. (2002). Rationalities of planning: development versus environment in planning for housing. Ashgate Publishing

Personal States: making connections between people and bureaucracy in Turkey. (2002)
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Alexander, C. (2002). Personal States: making connections between people and bureaucracy in Turkey. (New ed.). Oxford University Press

Knowledge, power and development agendas: NGOs North and South. (2002)
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Mawdsley, E., Townsend, J., Porter, G., & Oakley, P. (2002). Knowledge, power and development agendas: NGOs North and South. INTRAC

Human Biology and History. (2002)
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Smith, M. (Ed.). (2002). Human Biology and History. Taylor and Francis

Balancing the load: women, gender and transport. (2002)
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Fernando, P., & Porter, G. (Eds.). (2002). Balancing the load: women, gender and transport. Zed Books