Berg: Anthropology and Social Studies  (25 titles).
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Gender and Ethnicity in Contemporary Europe
Author: Jacqueline Andall
Published: April 2003
ISBN:   HB 1 85973 647 5   PB n/a
Subject: sociology;history
  • Contemporary Europe is in the midst of a cultural and social crisis. Debates over how European societies should respond to their changing ethnic profile lie at the heart of this crisis, whilst the issues raised have been given sharper focus .

    • Consumption and Market Society in Israel
    Author: Edited by Yoram S. Carmeli & Kalman Applbaum
    Published: February 2004
    ISBN:   HB 1 85973 684 X   PB 1 85973 689 0
    Subject: sociology
  • Over the past two decades, Israel has been remaking itself in line with the commercial models of Western market societies. Nowhere is this trend more evident than in private consumption patterns. Most Israelis crave parity with Western lifestyles.

    • Hunter-Gatherers in History, Archaeology and Anthropology
    Author: Edited by Alan Barnard
    Published: July 2004
    ISBN:   HB 1 85973 820 6   PB 1 85973 825 7
    Subject: anthropology;Fashion;
  • The study of hunter-gatherers has had a profound impact on thinking about human nature and about the nature of society. The subject has especially influenced ideas on social evolution and on the development of human culture.

    • Post-Olympism?: Questioning Sport in the Twenty-First Century
    Author: Edited by John Bale & Mette Krogh Christensen
    Published: April 2004
    ISBN:   HB 1 85973 714 5   PB 1 85973 719 6
    Subject: anthropology;sport;
  • The Olympic ideal and the Olympic Games stand as symbols of global cooperation, international understanding and the bonding of individuals through the medium of sports.

    • Astrology, Science and Culture: Pulling down the Moon
    Author: Roy Willis & Patrick Curry
    Published: February 2004
    ISBN:   HB 1 85973 682 3   PB 1 85973 687 4
    Subject: anthropology;literature;
  • Mainstream science has long dismissed astrology as a form of primitive superstition, despite or perhaps even because of its huge popular interest. From daily horoscopes to star forecasts, astrology, for many, plays a crucial role for many.

    • Anthropology and Theology
    Author: Douglas Davies
    Published: March 2002
    ISBN:   HB 1 85973 532 0   PB 1 85973 537 1
    Subject: anthropology;
  • Anthropology and Christian Theology have traditionally interpreted religion in quite different ways and have often been thought of as hostile to one another. In fact, a fundamental concern for human experience lies at the heart of both disciplines.

    • Island Musics
    Author: Edited by Kevin Dawe
    Published: June 2004
    ISBN:   HB 1 85973 797 8   PB 1 85973 703 X
    Subject: anthropology
  • What does the music of Madagascar or Trinidad tell us about the islands themselves and their inhabitants? Is there something unique about island musics? How does island music differ from its mainland counterparts?

    • Age, Narrative and Migration: The Life Course and Life Histories of Bengali Elders in London
    Author: Katy Gardner
    Published: June 2002
    ISBN:   HB 1 85973 313 1   PB n/a
    Subject: sociology;
  • Whilst the vast majority of recent research on identity and ethnicity amongst South Asians in Britain has focused upon younger people, this book deals with Bengali elders, the first generation of migrants from Sylhet, in Bangladesh.

    • Nationalism and the Israeli State: Bureaucratic Logic In Public Events
    Author: Don Handelman
    Published: April 2004
    ISBN:   HB 1 85973 780 3   PB 1 85973 785 4
    Subject: anthropology;politics;
  • National festivals. Military parades. Patriotic memorials. Such public events and tributes naturally bring to mind the idea of nationalism. But what is the cultural logic behind them?

    • Markets and Moralities: Ethnographies of Postsocialism
    Author: Edited by Ruth Mandel & Caroline Humphrey
    Published: June 2002
    ISBN:   HB 1 85973 572 X   PB 1 85973 577 0
    Subject: sociology
  • Before the collapse of the Eastern Bloc, private marketeering was regarded not only as criminal, but even immoral by socialist regimes. Ten years after taking on board market-orientated shock therapy, post-socialist societies are still strugg ling.

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