ETHICAL CONSUMPTION

Social Value and Economic Practice
Edited by James G. Carrier and Peter G. Luetchford

“This volume is a most timely contribution to a rapidly expanding literature in the social sciences. The editors are to be commended for assembling an interesting, well-written collection of essays.”  ·  Mark Moberg, University of South Alabama

Increasingly, consumers in North America and Europe see their purchasing as a way to express to the commercial world their concerns about trade justice, the environment and similar issues. This ethical consumption has attracted growing attention in the press and among academics. Extending beyond the growing body of scholarly work on the topic in several ways, this volume focuses primarily on consumers rather than producers and commodity chains... More

EXTREME COLLECTING

Challenging Practices for 21st Century Museums
Edited by Graeme Were and J. C. H. King

"This collection is an interesting concept, composed of telling case studies over a satisfying range of collecting topics... with some consideration of philosophical and theoretical perspectives."  ·  Linda Young, Deakin University

By exploring the processes of collecting, which challenge the bounds of normally acceptable practice, this book debates the practice of collecting ‘difficult’ objects, from a historical and contemporary perspective; and discusses the acquisition of objects related to war and genocide, and those purchased from the internet, as well as considering human remains, mass produced objects and illicitly traded antiquities... More

REMEMBERING VIOLENCE

Anthropological Perspectives on Intergenerational Transmission
Edited by Nicolas Argenti and Katharina Schramm

“This collection of consistently interesting articles contributes to the very boom in studies of memory towards which the editors ambiguously claim some skepticism.”  ·  JRAI

With eight contributions covering Africa, Central and South America, China, Europe, and the Middle East, this volume sheds new light on the role of memory in constructing popular histories – or historiographies – of violence in the absence of, or in contradistinction to, authoritative written histories. It brings new ethnographic data to light and presents a truly cross-cultural range of case studies that will greatly enhance the discussion of memory and violence across disciplines... More

THE POLITICS OF EUROPEAN CITIZENSHIP

Deepening Contradictions in Social Rights and Migration Policy
Peo Hansen and Sandy Brian Hager

New Afterword in the paperback edition
  “[The authors’] analysis is thought-provoking,… offers thoughtful reading and is well-written and engaging.”  ·  Open Citizenship

As the European Union faces the ongoing challenges of legitimacy, identity, and social cohesion, an understanding of the social purpose and direction of EU citizenship becomes increasingly vital. This book is the first of its kind to map the development of EU citizenship and its relation to various localities of EU governance... More

Series: Fertility, Reproduction & Sexuality

TRANSGRESSIVE SEX

Subversion and Control in Erotic Encounters
Edited by Hastings Donnan and Fiona Magowan

Sex is often regarded as a dangerous business that must be rigorously controlled, regulated, and subjected to rules. Sexual acts that defy acceptable practices may be seen as variously defiling, immoral, and even unnatural. They may challenge and subvert both cultural preconceptions and the social order in a politics of sexual transgression that threatens to transform permissible boundaries and restructure bodily engagements. This collection of essays explores acts of sexual transgression that have the power to reconfigure perceptions of bodily intimacy and the social norms of interaction... More