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The study of Roman society and social relations blossomed in the
1970s. By now, we possess a very large literature on the
individuals and groups that constituted the Roman community, and
the various ways in which members of that community interacted.
There simply is, however, no overview that takes into account the
multifarious progress that has been made in the past thirty-odd
years. The purpose of this handbook is twofold. On the one hand, it
synthesizes what has heretofore been accomplished in this field. On
the other hand, it attempts to configure the examination of Roman
social relations in some new ways, and thereby indicates directions
in which the discipline might now proceed.
The book opens with a substantial general introduction that
portrays the current state of the field, indicates some avenues for
further study, and provides the background necessary for the
following chapters. It lays out what is now known about the
historical development of Roman society and the essential
structures of that community. In a second introductory article,
Clifford Ando explains the chronological parameters of the
handbook. The main body of the book is divided into the following
six sections: 1) Mechanisms of Socialization (primary education,
rhetorical education, family, law), 2) Mechanisms of Communication
and Interaction, 3) Communal Contexts for Social Interaction, 4)
Modes of Interpersonal Relations (friendship, patronage,
hospitality, dining, funerals, benefactions, honor), 5) Societies
Within the Roman Community (collegia, cults, Judaism, Christianity,
the army), and 6) Marginalized Persons (slaves, women, children,
prostitutes, actors and gladiators, bandits). The result is a
unique, up-to-date, and comprehensive survey of ancient Roman
society.
"Reader in Religion and Popular Culture" is the classroom resource
the field has been waiting for. It provides key readings as well as
new approaches and cutting-edge work, encouraging a broader
methodological and historical understanding. It is the first
anthology to a trace broader themes of religion and popular culture
across time and across very different types of media. With a
combined teaching experience of over 30 years dedicated to teaching
undergraduates, Lisle Dalton and Eric Mazur have ensured that the
pedagogical features and structure of the volume are valuable to
both students and their professors: - Divided into a number of
units based on common semester syllabi- Provides a blend of
materials focussed on method with materials focussed on subject-
Each unit contains an introduction to the texts - Each unit is
followed by questions designed to encourage or enhance post-reading
reflection and classroom discussion- A glossary of terms from the
unit's readings is provided, as well as suggestions for further
reading and investigation- Online resource provides guidance on
accessing some of the most useful interesting resources available
onlineThe Reader is suitable as the foundational textbook for any
undergraduate course on religion and popular culture.
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The Cultural Politics of Food, Taste, and Identity examines the
social, cultural, and political processes that shape the experience
of taste. The book positions flavor as involving all the senses,
and describes the multiple ways in which taste becomes tied to
local, translocal, glocal, and cosmopolitan politics of identity.
Global case studies are included from Japan, China, India, Belize,
Chile, Guatemala, the United States, France, Italy, Poland and
Spain. Chapters examine local responses to industrialized food and
the heritage industry, and look at how professional culinary
practice has become foundational for local identities. The book
also discusses the unfolding construction of "local taste" in the
context of sociocultural developments, and addresses how cultural
political divides are created between meat consumption and
vegetarianism, innovation and tradition, heritage and social class,
popular food and authenticity, and street and restaurant food. In
addition, contributors discuss how different food products-such as
kimchi, quinoa, and Soylent-have entered the international market
of industrial and heritage foods, connecting different places and
shaping taste and political identities.
Thorstein Veblen's groundbreaking treatise upon the evolution of
the affluent classes of society traces the development of
conspicuous consumption from the feudal Middle Ages to the end of
the 19th century. Beginning with the end of the Dark Ages, Veblen
examines the evolution of the hierarchical social structures. How
they incrementally evolved and influenced the overall picture of
human society is discussed. Veblen believed that the human social
order was immensely unequal and stratified, to the point where vast
amounts of merit are consequently ignored and wasted. Veblen draws
comparisons between industrialization and the advancement of
production and the exploitation and domination of labor, which he
considered analogous to a barbarian conquest happening from within
society. The heavier and harder labor falls to the lower members of
the order, while the light work is accomplished by the owners of
capital: the leisure class.
This book draws together classic and contemporary texts on the
"Horizontal Metropolis" concept. Taking an interdisciplinary
approach, it explores various theoretical, methodological and
political implications of the Horizontal Metropolis hypothesis.
Assembling a series of textual and cartographic interventions, this
book explores those that supersede inherited spatial ontologies
(urban/rural, town/country, city/non-city, society/nature). It
investigates the emergence of a new type of extended urbanity
across regions, territories and continents up to the global scale
through the reconstruction of a fundamental but neglected
tradition. This book responds to the radical nature of the changes
underway today, calling for a rethinking of the Western Metropolis
idea and form along with the emergence of new urban paradigms. The
Horizontal Metropolis concept represents an ambitious attempt to
offer new instruction to take on this challenge at the global
scale. The book is intended for a wide audience interested in the
emergence and development of new approaches in urbanism,
architecture, cultural theory, urban and design education,
landscape urbanism and geography.
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