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Classification and Human Evolution (Hardcover): Sherwood L. Washburn Classification and Human Evolution (Hardcover)
Sherwood L. Washburn
R6,353 Discovery Miles 63 530 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume reviews the meaning of taxonomic statements and considers our present knowledge regarding the number and characteristics of species among living and extinct primates, including man and his ancestors. They also examine the relationship of behaviour changes and selection pressures in evolutionary sequences. First published in 1964.

Western Civilization in Southern Africa - Studies in Culture Contact (Hardcover): Isaac Schapera Western Civilization in Southern Africa - Studies in Culture Contact (Hardcover)
Isaac Schapera
R5,503 Discovery Miles 55 030 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The book is structured as follows: * An introduction of old Bantu culture * An account of modern Bantu life * Discussion of the influence exerted by Christianity and Education upon communal life of the Bantu * Examination of special aspects of Bantu culture as they have been modified by Western civilization: language and music * The economic, political and legal positions of the native tribes in South Africa are also covered. First published in 1934.

To Be An American - Cultural Pluralism and the Rhetoric of Assimilation (Hardcover): Bill Ong Hing To Be An American - Cultural Pluralism and the Rhetoric of Assimilation (Hardcover)
Bill Ong Hing
R2,859 Discovery Miles 28 590 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

The impetus behind California's Proposition 187 clearly reflects the growing anti-immigrant sentiment in this country. Many Americans regard today's new immigrants as not truly American, as somehow less committed to the ideals on which the country was founded. In clear, precise terms, Bill Ong Hing considers immigration in the context of the global economy, a sluggish national economy, and the hard facts about downsizing. Importantly, he also confronts the emphatic claims of immigrant supporters that immigrants do assimilate, take jobs that native workers don't want, and contribute more to the tax coffers than they take out of the system.

A major contribution of Hing's book is its emphasis on such often-overlooked issues as the competition between immigrants and African Americans, inter-group tension, and ethnic separatism, issues constantly brushed aside both by immigrant rights groups and the anti-immigrant right. Drawing on Hing's work as a lawyer deeply involved in the day-to-day life of his immigrant clients, To Be An American is a unique blend of substantive analysis, policy, and personal experience.

The End of Racism - Finding Values In An Age Of Technoaffluence (Paperback, New edition): Dinesh D'Souza The End of Racism - Finding Values In An Age Of Technoaffluence (Paperback, New edition)
Dinesh D'Souza
R582 Discovery Miles 5 820 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

In this daring exploration of the history, nature, and ultimate meaning of racism, Dinesh D'Souza breaks the accepted boundaries of discourse about race in our country. When published in hardcover, D'Souza's opinion and comments stirred much controversy. In a new Foreword presented here, he responds to critics on all sides of the political spectrum.

Death and the right hand (Hardcover): Robert Hertz Death and the right hand (Hardcover)
Robert Hertz; Translated by Rodney Needham, Claudia Needham
R9,289 Discovery Miles 92 890 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

First published in English 1960. The historical value of Hertz's writings is that they are a representative example of the culmination of two centuries of development of sociological thought in France, from Montesquieu to Durkheim and his pupils. In the intervening years since publication, that development has grown into the systematic comparative study of primitive institutions, based on a great body of ethnographic facts from all over the world: in effect social anthropology.

The Maasai of Matapato - A Study of Rituals of Rebellion (Paperback, 2nd edition): Paul Spencer The Maasai of Matapato - A Study of Rituals of Rebellion (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Paul Spencer
R1,506 Discovery Miles 15 060 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

When first published in 1988, this classic study was the first to relate the dynamics of the Maasai age organisation to the tensions within the family. Together, these provide the twin strands of a man's career and, opposed ritually, reflecting a fundamental ambivalence in Maasai thought. The analysis is illustrated with extensive case material from the the Matapato, selected for this study as a typical Maasai group.

Neurobiology of the Trace Elements - Volume 2: Neurotoxicology and Neuropharmacology (Hardcover, 1983 ed.): Ivor E. Dreosti,... Neurobiology of the Trace Elements - Volume 2: Neurotoxicology and Neuropharmacology (Hardcover, 1983 ed.)
Ivor E. Dreosti, Richard M. Smith
R2,685 Discovery Miles 26 850 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

F. Macfarlane Burnet I have been an interested onlooker for many years at research on the biology of trace elements, particularly in its bearing on the pas toral and agricultural importance of copper, zinc, cobalt, and mo lybdenum deficiencies in the soil of various parts of Australia. More recently I have developed a rather more specific interest in the role of zinc, particularly in relation to the dominance of zinc metalloenzymes in the processes of DNA replication and repair, and its possible significance for human pathology. One area of special significance is the striking effect of zinc deficiency in the mother in producing congenital abnormalities in the fetus. The fact that several chapters in the present work are concerned with this and other aspects of zinc deficiency is, I fancy, the editors jus tification for inviting me to write this foreword. In reading several of the chpaters before publication, my main impression was of the great potential importance of the topic of trace metal biology in both its negative and positive aspects-the effects of deficiency of essential elements and the toxicity of such pollutants of the modern world as lead or mercury mainly as or ganic compounds."

Bio-Implant Interface - Improving Biomaterials and Tissue Reactions (Hardcover): J.E. Ellingsen, S.P. Lyngstadaas Bio-Implant Interface - Improving Biomaterials and Tissue Reactions (Hardcover)
J.E. Ellingsen, S.P. Lyngstadaas
R7,211 Discovery Miles 72 110 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Achieving good clinical outcomes with implanted biomaterials depends upon achieving optimal function, both mechanical and biological, which in turn depends upon integrating advances realized in biological science, material science, and tissue engineering. As these advances push back the frontiers of biomaterial medicine , the control and patterning of bio-implant interface reactions will have a tremendous impact on future design and prospects of implant treatments.

Bio-Implant Interface: Improving Biomaterials and Tissue Reactions brings together a remarkable panel of scientists to present the state of the art in our understanding of interactions at the interface between biomaterials and living tissue. Much of the focus is on the importance of the implant surface's topography and chemistry to its interaction with the biological environment. Biomineralization along with the biological content of the interface and its role in directing cellular response along desired pathways also receive particular attention.

The pursuit of new and better designs for improved biocompatibility and patient response to implants continues to challenge clinicians and scientists alike. This book offers a unique opportunity to bring yourself up to date on recent advances in the field and new strategies for controlling the bio-implant interface.

Pregnant Bodies, Fertile Minds - Gender, Race and the Schooling of Pregnant Teens (Paperback): Wendy Luttrell Pregnant Bodies, Fertile Minds - Gender, Race and the Schooling of Pregnant Teens (Paperback)
Wendy Luttrell
R1,467 Discovery Miles 14 670 Ships in 10 - 15 working days


They must make mature decisions before they are out of school, take on adult responsibilities before they have left home, and care for their children before they have completed their own childhood. One of today's greatest social issues, pregnant teens walk the boundary between childhood and adulthood, no longer able to reside in one world, and unprepared for the next. While society traditionally is quick to condemn, Wendy Luttrell counters the stigmatising ways in which such girls have been traditionally held with this moving ethnography of their lives. Focusing on fifty girls enrolled in a model public school program for pregnant teens in the US, Luttrell explores how pregnant girls experience society's view of them and also considers how these girls view themselves and the choices they've made. She pays particular attention to how schools react to pregnant teens and what they are doing to help these vulnerable young women to achieve their education. Readers learn the real problems that pregnant teens are dealing with, and how society's racial and class stereotypes continue to stigmatise and scapegoat them. These individual stories are accompanied by personal self-portraits that present a carefully detailed and powerfully moving picture of the issues these girls face everyday.

The Incredible Human Journey (Paperback): Alice Roberts The Incredible Human Journey (Paperback)
Alice Roberts 1
R483 R438 Discovery Miles 4 380 Save R45 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Alice Roberts has been travelling the world - from Ethiopian desert to Malay peninsula and from Russian steppes to Amazon basin - in order to understand the challenges that early humans faced as they tried to settle continents. On her travels she has witnessed some of the daunting and brutal challenges our ancestors had to face: mountains, deserts, oceans, changing climates, terrifying giant beasts and volcanoes. But she discovers that perhaps the most serious threat of all came from other humans. When our ancestors set out from Africa there were already two other species of human on the planet: Neanderthal in Europe and Homo erectus in Asia. Both (contrary to popular perception) were intelligent, adept at making tools and weapons and were long adapted to their environments. So, Alice asks, why did only Homo sapiens survive? Part detective story, part travelogue, and drawing on the latest genetic and archaeological discoveries, Alice examines how our ancestors evolved physically in response to these challenges, finding out how our colour, shape, size, diet, disease resistance and even athletic ability have been shaped by the range of environments that our ancestors had to survive. She also relates how astonishingly closely related we all are. As a lecturer in Anatomy at Bristol University, Alice Roberts is eminently qualified to write this book. As a talented artist, she is perfectly qualified to illustrate it, and dotted throughout this lively book are many of the sketches and photographs from her travels.

Ethics of Capitalism and Critique of Sociobiology - Two Essays with a Comment by James M. Buchanan (Hardcover, 1996 ed.): Peter... Ethics of Capitalism and Critique of Sociobiology - Two Essays with a Comment by James M. Buchanan (Hardcover, 1996 ed.)
Peter Koslowski
R2,730 Discovery Miles 27 300 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This book publishes the English translation of texts that appeared first in Gennan in two separate booklets. Part One, The Ethics of Capitalism includ- ing the comment by JAMES M. BUCHANAN, has been published in Gennan under the title Ethik des Kapitalismus, Ttibingen (J.C.B. Mohr [paul Sie- beck)) 1982, 5th edition 1995, in the series "Walter Eucken Institut, Vort:rt1ge und Aufsatze", vol. 87. Part Two, Evolution and Society. A Critique of So- ciobiology, appeared first in German under the title Evolution und Gesell- schaft. Eine Auseinandersetzung mit der Soziobiologie, Ttibingen (J.e.B. Mohr [Paul Siebeck)) 1984, 2nd edition 1989, in the same series, vol. 98. Part One of the book has been translated by the author, Part Two by DAVID AMBUEL. I should like to thank Liberty Fund Inc., Indianapolis, USA, for its sup- port of the translation of Part Two, Georg Siebeck of J.C.B. Mohr (paul Siebeck) Publishers, Ttibingen, for the pennission to publish the English translation of the two essays and to my co-workers at the Forschungsinstitut ftir Philosophie Hannover -The Hannover Institute of Philosophical Re- search, Hannover, Germany, for their support in editing this volume.

Human Chromosomes (Hardcover, 4th ed. 2001): Orlando J. Miller, Eeva Therman Human Chromosomes (Hardcover, 4th ed. 2001)
Orlando J. Miller, Eeva Therman
R3,259 Discovery Miles 32 590 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

The fourth edition of this well-known text provides students, researchers and technicians in the area of medicine, genetics and cell biology with a concise, understandable introduction to the structure and behavior of human chromosomes. It covers both basic and up-to-date material on normal and defective chromosomes, and this new edition is particularly enhanced by the complete revision of the material on the molecular genetics of chromosomes and chromosomal defects.

Egyptian Mummies Hb (Hardcover, New Ed): Smith Egyptian Mummies Hb (Hardcover, New Ed)
Smith
R6,324 Discovery Miles 63 240 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"Egyptian Mummies" is regarded by egyptologists as the classic account of mummification in ancient Egypt. Originally published in 1924, its re-issue in complete form will be welcomed by all those who have sought rare second hand copies in vain. This book provides the most comprehensive account available of the technical processes and materials employed by the ancient Egyptian embalmers together with a historical analysis of their modification throughout the dynastic period. The authors draw on fully illustrated archaeological and pathological evidence together with Egyptian and Greek textual references to provide a thorough survey of the mummification process and attendant funeral ceremonies, and to offer clues to an understanding of the custom's significance and the reasons for its adoption.

Dance Hall Days - Intimacy and Leisure Among Working-Class Immigrants in the United States (Hardcover): Randy Mcbee Dance Hall Days - Intimacy and Leisure Among Working-Class Immigrants in the United States (Hardcover)
Randy Mcbee
R2,875 Discovery Miles 28 750 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

"Randy D. McBee's monograph opens up a new space for thinking about immigrant life, ethnicity, and youth in the context of social history."--"The Journal of American History"

"This is a very important book that draws together astute analyses of youth, gender, morals, amusements and ethnic history. After you read it, you will never look into faces on the old dance photos in the same way."
--"American Historical Review

"This book adds important new insights to a growing literature that explores day-to-day immigrant life through the lens of popular amusments."
--"Journal of American Ethnic History"

The rise of commercialized leisure coincided with the arrival of millions of immigrants to America's cities. Conflict was inevitable as older generations attempted to preserve their traditions, values, and ethnic identities, while the young sought out the cheap amusements and sexual freedom which the urban landscape offered. At immigrant picnics, social clubs, and urban dance halls, Randy McBee discovers distinct and highly contested gender lines, proving that the battle between the ages was also one between the sexes.

Free from their parents and their strict rules governing sexual conduct, working women took advantage of their time in dance halls to challenge conventional gender norms. They routinely passed certain men over for dances, refused escorts home, and embraced the sensual and physical side of dance to further accentuate their superior skills and ability on the dance floor. Most men felt threatened by women's displays of empowerment and took steps to thwart the changes taking place. Accustomed to street corners, poolrooms, saloons, and other all-maleget-togethers, working men tried to transform the dance hall into something that resembled these familiar hangouts.

McBee also finds that men frequently abandoned the commercial dance hall for their own clubs, set up in the basements of tenement flats. In these hangouts, working men established rules governing intimacy and leisure that allowed them to regulate the behavior of the women who attended club events. The collective manner in which they behaved not only affected the organization of commercial leisure but also men and women's struggles with and against one another to define the meaning of leisure, sexuality, intimacy, and even masculinity.

Markets and Market Liberalization - Ethnographic Reflections (Hardcover): C. Werner, Norbert Dannhaeuser Markets and Market Liberalization - Ethnographic Reflections (Hardcover)
C. Werner, Norbert Dannhaeuser
R3,832 Discovery Miles 38 320 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The general theme of Volume 24 is the impact of, and reaction to, the spread of market systems and market liberalization by local communities. Part I examines cases in which migration has opened new market and entrepreneurial opportunities to local populations. Part II contains cases that describe ethnographically the impacts the oil industry market has had on towns of Louisiana's Gulf coast. The essays of Part III concern themselves with community repercussions that recent neoliberal market policies have had, while Part IV contains papers that analyse the process in which values of products and services are defined economically, culturally and politically in the context of developing markets and commoditization. This book focuses on market systems and market liberalization in local communities. Specific topics addressed include the oil industry and the gulf coast, negotiating values in the market, and many more. The international case examples provide a global perspective.

Race and IQ (Hardcover, Expanded Edition): M. F. Ashley Montagu Race and IQ (Hardcover, Expanded Edition)
M. F. Ashley Montagu
R1,873 Discovery Miles 18 730 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Ashley Montagu, who first attacked the term "race" as a usable concept in his acclaimed work, Man's Most Dangerous Myth, offers here a devastating rebuttal to those who would claim any link between race and intelligence.
In now classic essays, this thought-provoking volume critically examines the terms "race" and "IQ" and their applications in scientific discourse. The twenty-four contributors--including such eminent thinkers as Stephen Jay Gould, Richard Lewontin, Urie Bronfenbrenner, W.F. Bodmer, and Jerome Kagan--draw on fields that range from biology and genetics to psychology, anthropology, and education. What emerges in piece after piece is a deep skepticism about the scientific validity of intelligence tests, especially as applied to evaluating innate intelligence, if only because scientists still cannot distinguish between genetic and environmental contributions to the development of the human mind. Five new essays have been included that specifically address the claims made in the recent, highly controversial book, The Bell Curve.
Must reading for anyone interested in racism and education in America, Race and IQ is a brilliantly lucid exploration of the boundary line between race and intelligence.

Managing Cyber Threats - Issues, Approaches, and Challenges (Hardcover, 2005 ed.): Vipin Kumar, Jaideep Srivastava, Aleksandar... Managing Cyber Threats - Issues, Approaches, and Challenges (Hardcover, 2005 ed.)
Vipin Kumar, Jaideep Srivastava, Aleksandar Lazarevic
R4,197 Discovery Miles 41 970 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Modern society depends critically on computers that control and manage the systems on which we depend in many aspects of our daily lives. While this provides conveniences of a level unimaginable just a few years ago, it also leaves us vulnerable to attacks on the computers managing these systems. In recent times the explosion in cyber attacks, including viruses, worms, and intrusions, has turned this vulnerability into a clear and visible threat. Due to the escalating number and increased sophistication of cyber attacks, it has become important to develop a broad range of techniques, which can ensure that the information infrastructure continues to operate smoothly, even in the presence of dire and continuous threats.

This book brings together the latest techniques for managing cyber threats, developed by some of the world s leading experts in the area. The book includes broad surveys on a number of topics, as well as specific techniques. It provides an excellent reference point for researchers and practitioners in the government, academic, and industrial communities who want to understand the issues and challenges in this area of growing worldwide importance."

Guide to the Perfect Latin American Idiot (Paperback): Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza, Carlos Alberto Montaner, Alvaro Vargas Llosa Guide to the Perfect Latin American Idiot (Paperback)
Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza, Carlos Alberto Montaner, Alvaro Vargas Llosa
R395 Discovery Miles 3 950 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

By opening the ever-escalating debate regarding Latin America's "underdeveloped" status and cloaking the seriousness of the situation with wit and humor, the Guide to the Perfect Latin American Idiot reached number one status on the nonfiction bestseller lists in many countries in Latin America. It reveals the connection between economic success and cultural values attitudes toward work, education, health care and community and the consequence of the Latin American people retaining or evolving these values.

On the Motion of the Heart and Blood in Animals (Hardcover): William Harvey On the Motion of the Heart and Blood in Animals (Hardcover)
William Harvey; Edited by Jarrett a Carty; Translated by Robert Willis
R836 R720 Discovery Miles 7 200 Save R116 (14%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Cultural Context of Therapeutic Choice - Obstetrical Care Decisions Among the Bariba of Benin (Hardcover, 1982 ed.): C... The Cultural Context of Therapeutic Choice - Obstetrical Care Decisions Among the Bariba of Benin (Hardcover, 1982 ed.)
C Sargent
R2,759 Discovery Miles 27 590 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This book examines the factors influencing women's choices of obstetrical care in a Bariba community in the People's Republic of Benin, West Africa. When selecting a research topic, I decided to investigate health care among the Bariba for several reasons. First, I had served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in northern Benin (then Dahomey) and had established a network of contacts in the region. In addition, I had worked for a year as assistant manager of a pharmacy in a northern town and had become interested in the pattern of utilization of health care services by urban residents. This three-year residence proved an invaluable asset in preparing and conducting research in the northern region. In particular, I was able to establish relationships with several indigenous midwives whose families I already knew both from prior research experience and mutual friend ships. These relationships enabled me to obtain detailed information regarding obstetrical practice and thus form the foundation of this book. The fieldwork upon which the book is directly based was conducted between June 1976 and December 1977 and sponsored by the F ord-Rockefeller Popula tion Policy Program, the Social Science Research Council, the National Science Foundation, and the FUlbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Program. The Ford-Rockefeller Population Policy Program funded the project as a collab oration between myself and Professor Eusebe Alihonou, Professor Agrege (Gynecologie-Obstetrique) at the National University of Benin."

Kinetic Anatomy (Loose-leaf, Third Edition): Robert S Behnke Kinetic Anatomy (Loose-leaf, Third Edition)
Robert S Behnke
R1,447 Discovery Miles 14 470 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Undergraduate students taking an introductory course in structural anatomy, including those studying exercise science, kinesiology, sports medicine, or physical education; secondary school students studying human anatomy; also a reference for professionals requiring knowledge of anatomy pertaining to human movement.

Adaptation and Human Behavior - An Anthropological Perspective (Hardcover): Lee Cronk, Napoleon A Chagnon, Willliam Irons Adaptation and Human Behavior - An Anthropological Perspective (Hardcover)
Lee Cronk, Napoleon A Chagnon, Willliam Irons; Lee Cronk, Napoleon A Chagnon, …
R4,233 Discovery Miles 42 330 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume presents state-of-the-art empirical studies working in a paradigm that has become known as human behavioral ecology. The emergence of this approach in anthropology was marked by publication by Aldine in 1979 of an earlier collection of studies edited by Chagnon and Irons entitled Evolutionary Biology and Human Social Behavior: An Anthropological Perspective. During the two decades that have passed since then, this innovative approach has matured and expanded into new areas that are explored here.

The book opens with an introductory chapter by Chagnon and Irons tracing the origins of human behavioral ecology and its subsequent development. Subsequent chapters, written by both younger scholars and established researchers, cover a wide range of societies and topics organ-ized into six sections. The first section includes two chapters that provide historical background on the development of human behavioral ecology and com-pare it to two complementary approaches in the study of evolution and human behavior, evolutionary psychology, and dual inheritance theory. The second section includes five studies of mating efforts in a variety of societies from South America and Africa. The third section covers parenting, with five studies on soci-eties from Africa, Asia, and North America. The fourth section breaks somewhat with the tradition in human behavioral ecology by focusing on one particularly problematic issue, the demographic transition, using data from Europe, North America, and Asia. The fifth section includes studies of cooperation and helping behaviors, using data from societies in Micronesia and South America. The sixth and final section consists of a single chapter that places the volume in a broader critical and comparative context.

The contributions to this volume demonstrate, with a high degree of theoretical and methodological sophistication--the maturity and freshness of this new paradigm in the study of human behavior. The volume will be of interest to anthropologists and other professions working on the study of cross-cultural human behavior.

Carcinogenesis and Mutagenesis Testing (Hardcover, 1984 ed.): J.F. Douglas Carcinogenesis and Mutagenesis Testing (Hardcover, 1984 ed.)
J.F. Douglas
R2,841 Discovery Miles 28 410 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Cancer has become the most critical health problem in the United States. It is expected that 25% of the people will develop this dread disease, and many of these will die from the malady. The causes of cancer are varied, but the best estimate available is that 70--90% arise from environmental factors. These statistics have triggered widespread governmental action along two lines: (l) An effort to identify those chemicals and conditions that give rise to malignant processes has been mounted by the Carcino genesis Testing Program, the National Cancer Program, and subse quently, the National Toxicology Program. (2) Regulatory laws have been enacted that are administered by agencies such as TSCA, FIFRA, EPA, FDA, OSHA, and so on, whose mission is to minimize public ex posure to carcinogens. Since direct verification that specific chemicals induce cancer in hu of unanticipated expo mans is necessarily limited to known incidences sure and is therefore rare, most chemicals are identified as carcinogens only by laboratory experiments. At present, the only accepted procedure is long-term animal bioassay, and not only are these studies expensive and time-consuming, but current worldwide resources permit the evalua tion of only 300-400 chemicals per year, a miniscule amount compared to what is available in the commercial world: 30,000 existing chemicals, with approximately 700 new such materials being introduced every year."

Anti-Racism (Hardcover): Alastair Bonnett Anti-Racism (Hardcover)
Alastair Bonnett
R4,211 Discovery Miles 42 110 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Much has been written on racism and ethic hatred. But what about traditions of racial tolerance and equality? "Anti-Racism" offers an historical and international introduction to the development of this topic. Drawing on sources from around the world, it explains the roots and illustrates the practice of anti-racism in Western and non-Western societies. The author introduces the contemporary dilemmas being tracked within anti-racist debate as well as the criticisms of anti-racism that have been heard within Western societies.
This is one of the first books to look at anti-racism as a topic of social, scientific, historical and geographical inquiry. This will prove a unique resource for anyone interested in issues of equality, race or ethnicity.

Diaspora and Visual Culture - Representing Africans and Jews (Paperback): Nicholas Mirzoeff Diaspora and Visual Culture - Representing Africans and Jews (Paperback)
Nicholas Mirzoeff
R1,213 Discovery Miles 12 130 Ships in 10 - 15 working days


Diaspora and Visual Culture marks the new importance of diaspora as a means of understanding the new modes of postnational identity. In examining the visual culture of the "classic" African and Jewish diasporas, contributors address different aspects of the multiple viewpoints inherent in diasporic cultures. Two key introductory essays by Stuart Hall and the painter R.B. Kitaj highlight the intersections of diaspora and cultural identity.
The subsequent essays examine individual instances of diaspora as diverse as homosexuality in the Dreyfus Affair, the Caribbean-Jewish Impressionist painter Camille Pissarro, Yoruba diaspora art and performance in Brazil and New York, identity in the art of African-American women in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the formation of American, European and Israeli artistic identity and the possibility that queer culture is diasporic.

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