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Helen Hardacre
Shinto Shrines in Prewar and Wartime Japan

In Shinto Shrines in Prewar and Wartime Japan, Helen Hardacre uses shrine records, personal diaries, contemporary literature, and government documents to enhance understanding of State Shinto's reach and …

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Jenny Banh
Fantasies of Hong Kong Disneyland

Jenny Banh examines the attempt to transplant Disney's "happiest place on earth" to Hong Kong, delving into the three-way dynamics of American culture-corporation intentions; Hong Kong, China go…

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Theresa Müller, Stephan Dreyer, Norbert Fischer, Benjamin Gollasch
Paradoxien des Schützens

Schriftenreihe der Isa Lohmann-Siems Stiftung - Band 18

In unserer krisenbehafteten Zeit gilt das 'Schützen' als ein vermeintlich erfolgversprechendes gesellschaftliches Konzept, das Schaden abwenden soll. Doch Schutzkonzepte können auch scheitern und generier…

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Caitlin Blackwell Baines
How to Build a Haunted House

A cultural history of the phenomenon of the 'haunted house' as seen through art, architecture, and ghost stories.What makes a house haunted? Why do some buildings conjure up a reputation for being particu…

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The Smartification of Everything

From the smart phone to the smart home, smartness has become an almost inescapable reality of everyday life. Supposedly intelligent, interconnected technologies, smart systems have taken on their own form…

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Maya Mayblin
Vote of Faith

"The first work by an anthropologist to explore the unique phenomenon of the mayor-priest, this book offers an essential new angle on emerging debates about secularity as the condition of separation …

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The Revelatory Power of Mimetic Theory

A one-of-a-kind overview of the lasting impact of mimetic theory and the extent of its interdisciplinary applications, a century after René Girard's birth.

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Ursina Jaeger
Children as Social Butterflies

Children as Social Butterflies offers an analysis of how children negotiate social belonging. Ursina Jaeger followed the children of a kindergarten class in a stigmatized and diverse neighborhood for seve…

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The Smartification of Everything

From the smart phone to the smart home, smartness has become an almost inescapable reality of everyday life. Supposedly intelligent, interconnected technologies, smart systems have taken on their own form…

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Sylvia D Hoffert
Wagging Tongues and Tittle Tattle

In Wagging Tongues and Tittle Tattle, Sylvia Hoffert calls on a particularly rich collection of primary sources, including diaries, letters, oral histories, census data, court documents, church records, a…

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Anne Ring Petersen
Worlding and Storying Forced Displacement

Postmigrantische Studien - Band 23

The question of how refugees are to be hosted and represented in Europe is not only an urgent one but a persistent one. Drawing on art history, migration studies and postmigration studies, Anne Ring Peter…

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Johannes Grave
Freiheit?

Ästhetik um 1800 - Band 17

Wer an Revolutionen denkt, hat >>Die Freiheit führt das Volk<< von Delacroix vor Augen. Johannes Grave wirft einen neuen Blick auf das Gemälde und zeigt, wie Bilder Freiheit erfahrbar machen k…

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Maya Mayblin
Vote of Faith

"The first work by an anthropologist to explore the unique phenomenon of the mayor-priest, this book offers an essential new angle on emerging debates about secularity as the condition of separation …

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Alfredo E Cárdenas
Duval County Tejanos

Showcases Tejanos engaged in community life: they organized politically, cultivated land, and promoted agriculture, livestock raising, the local economy, churches, schools, patriotic celebrations, and soc…

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El Monte's New Itineraries

El Monte's New Itineraries is the first book fully devoted to the study of Cuban author and ethnographer Lydia Cabrera's El Monte (1954), one of the most influential books in Caribbean cultural history. H…

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Michael Luo
Strangers in the Land

"In 1889, when the Supreme Court upheld the Chinese Exclusion Act --a measure barring Chinese laborers from entering the United States that remained in effect for more than fifty years--Justice Steph…

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Unfolding Made in Italy (1948-1962)

Research for Development

This book examines postwar Italian craft and design (1948-1962) through a multidisciplinary lens, reassessing its significance today. It explores the enduring appeal of artifacts within and beyond museum …

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Steffen Köhn
Island in the Net

An exploration of Cuba's emerging digital culture and Cubans' creation of grassroots networks, digital black markets, and online spaces for public debateUntil just a few years ago, Cuba was one of the lea…

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El Monte's New Itineraries

El Monte's New Itineraries is the first book fully devoted to the study of Cuban author and ethnographer Lydia Cabrera's El Monte (1954), one of the most influential books in Caribbean cultural history. H…

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Alles im Blick

Wie bekommt man alles in den Blick? Wie lässt sich eine Landschaft oder Stadt rundum erfassen? Kann man eine ganze Gesellschaft in nur einem Bild, Film oder Buch darstellen? Oder das gesamte Weltwissen sa…

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