Cultural Turns

Cultural TurnsThe contemporary fields of the study of culture, the humanities and the social sciences are unfolding in a dynamic constellation of cultural turns. This book provides a comprehensive overview of these theoretically and methodologically groundbreaking reorientations. It discusses the value of the new focuses and their analytical categories for the work of a wide range of disciplines. In addition to chapters on the interpretive, performative, reflexive,

The reluctance of Congress to enact real reforms means that the critical analyses and reform proposals in this volume will remain relevant for some time to come

In Crazy Water: Six Fictions

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but special considerations for infants are also reviewed

zu Klosterleben und Klosterraum

The spirits helped build this place

Zapatistas in Chiapas

It examines the theory behind nonpartisan elections—a political philosophy aimed at fostering direct ties between voters and candidates

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and resisted among people living under totalitarian rule

and the United States investigating the dynamics of illegal trade around the world—from blood diamonds and arms to pharmaceuticals