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"This book traces the toga's history from its origins in the Etruscan garment known as the tebenna, through its use as an everyday garment in the Republican period to its increasingly exclusive role as a symbol of privilege in the Principate and its decline in use in late antiquity. It aims to shift the scholarly view of the toga from one dominated by its role as a feature of Roman art to one in which it is seen as an everyday object and a highly charged symbol that in its various forms was central to the definition and negotiation of important gender, age and status boundaries, as well as political stances and ideologies. It discusses the toga's significance not just in Rome itself, but also in the provinces, where it reveals ideas about cultural identity, status and the role of the Roman state. The Toga and Roman Identity shows that, by looking in detail at the history of Rome's national garment, we can gain a better understanding of the complexities of Roman identity for different groups in society, as well as what it meant, at any given time, to be 'Roman'"--

"Architecture as Civil Commitment analyzes the many ways in which Costa shaped the discourse of Brazilian modern architecture, tracing the roots, developments, and counter-marches of a singular form of engagement that programmatically chose to act by cultural means rather than by political ones. Split into five chapters, the book addresses specific case-studies of Costa's professional activity, pointing at his multiples role in the Brazilian federal government and focusing on passages of his work that are much less known outside of Brazil, such as his role inside Estado Novo bureaucracy, his leadership at SPHAN, and his participation at UNESCO's headquarter project, all the way to the design of Brasilia. Digging deep into the original documents, the book crafts a powerful historical reconstruction that gives the international readership a detailed picture of one of the most fascinating architects of the 20th century, in all his contradictory geniality. An ideal read for those interested in Brazilian modernism, students and scholars of architectural and urban planning history, socio-cultural and political history, and visual arts"--

Social memories of the 1980s : unpacking the regime of discontinuity / Namhee Lee -- The irrepressibility of teleology : the 1980s as historiography / Kyung Moon Hwang -- In search of alternative modernity : the 1980s in the history of South Korean intellectual thought / Jae-Yong Kim -- Political travel at cold war's end : international student exchanges between Australia and the two Koreas / Ruth Barraclough -- Exhibiting Minjung art abroad : Tokyo, New York, and Pyongyang at the Cold War?' twilight / Sohl Lee -- Where have all the "shouting stones" gone? South Korean workers? Literary clubs and labor literature, 1970s-1990s / Jung-Hwan Cheon -- Indie before indie : Minjung song in the history of South Korean popular music / Chang Nam Kim -- Bright constellation : the rise and significance of women's liberation literature in 1980s South Korea / Hye-Ryoung Lee -- Queering the dreams of a third-world brotherhood : black women in early 1980s South Korean literature and film / Kyunghee Eo -- Between progression and regression : Ero film as cinema of retreat / Yun-Jong Lee -- Reciprocal assets : science fiction and democratization in 1980s South Korea / Sunyoung Park -- Afterword / Jin-Kyung Lee.

"The preservation of cultural heritage is a monumental task. The aim of this book is to explore the preservation of movable, immovable, man-made, and socially constructed heritage in an expansive way. Studies in preservation have tended to reflect particular disciplinary lines : library and archival studies, museum studies, art history, historic preservation, and other fields that focus on preservation from particular vantage points. The premise of this book is that there are broad preservation issues that can be viewed through a variety of disciplines. Law, political science, business, architecture, computer science, geography, cultural tourism and cultural heritage management, sociology, and environmental science (itself a multidisciplinary academic field) are some of the fields that address preservation-related issues. For example, international laws may be essential to recovering stolen artifacts or protecting heritage in war. Natural disasters affect heritage collections; disaster preparedness and recovery can be approached from many angles including public policy, science, and the sociology of disasters. Anthropology and history offer approaches to understanding and addressing multi-cultural issues in preservation. This book considers many ways of looking at preservation and unpacks the idea that we are what we preserve"--

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- 1 Conversations on the Study of American Politics: An Introduction -- PART ONE: PATTERNS OF POLITICAL CHANGE AND INQUIRY -- 2 Patterns and Periodicity in American National Politics -- 3 Pattern Recognition and "Doing" Political History: Art, Science, or Bootless Enterprise? -- 4 Common Ground: History and Theories of American Politics -- PART TWO: MACROANALYSIS -- 5 American Exceptionalism Reconsidered: Culture or Institutions? -- 6 Liberalism and the Course of American Social Welfare Policy -- 7 Macroeconomic Change and Political Transformation in the United States -- 8 The Origins of Social Policy in the United States: A Polity-Centered Analysis -- PART THREE: MICROANALYSIS -- 9 Rational Choice Theory and the Study of American Politics -- 10 The Social Psychology of Politics -- 11 Contexts, Intermediaries, and Political Behavior -- 12 Group Politics Reexamined: From Pluralism to Political Economy -- PART FOUR: LINKAGE PROCESSES -- 13 Politics as Persuasion -- 14 Beyond the Iconography of Order: Notes for a "New Institutionalism" -- 15 Political Learning and Political Change: Understanding Development Across Time -- PART FIVE: CONCLUSION -- 16 Ideas, Interests, and Institutions -- References -- About the Book and Editors -- About the Contributors -- Index

"Regarding revolution as a spatial practice, this book explores modes of spatial construction in modern China through a panoramic overview of major Chinese revolutionary events and nuanced analysis of cultural representations. Examining the relationship between revolution, space, and culture in modern China the author takes five spatially significant revolutionary events as case studies--the territorial dispute between Russia and the Qing dynasty in 1892, the Land Reform in the 1920s, the Long March (1934-36), the mainland-Taiwan split in 1949, and the Cultural Revolution (1966-76)--and analyses how revolution constructs, conceives, and transforms space. Using materials associated with these events, including primarily literature, as well as maps, political treatises, historiography, plays, film, and art, the book argues that in addition to redirecting the flow of Chinese history, revolutionary movements operate in and on space in three main ways: maintaining territorial sovereignty, redefining social relations, and governing an imaginary realm. Arguing for reconsideration of revolution as a reorganization of space as much as time, this book will appeal to students and scholars of Chinese culture, society, history and literature"--Provided by publisher

Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction / GILLES JACOUD -- "Preliminary discourse" from a treatise on political economy / JEAN-BAPTISTE SAY -- "Preliminary discourse" from the first edition of a treatise on political economy -- "Preliminary discourse" from editions 2, 3 and 4 of a treatise on political economy -- "Preliminary discourse" from editions 5 and 6 of a treatise on political economy -- Opening discourses / JEAN-BAPTISTE SAY -- Conservatory of arts and trades. opening discourse of the course in industrial economy, pronounced on the 2nd december 1820 -- Opening discourse of the course in industrial economy. november 1828 -- Collège de france. Opening discourse of the course on political economy of the 1831-1832 school year -- Opening discourse of the course on political economy, pronounced by the author shortly before his death, for the beginning of the 1832-1833 school year -- "General considerations" from the complete course in practical political economy / JEAN-BAPTISTE SAY -- "General considerations" from the complete course in practical political economy -- History of economic thought / JEAN-BAPTISTE SAY -- An historical sketch of the progress of political economy -- An abridged history of the progress of political economy -- Bibliography of political economy -- Index

These further six chapters of Jews in an Illusion of Paradise now focus on individual exemplary figures and clusters of poets, dramatists, critics, journalists, art historians-Jews whose achievements were once celebrated, but now are almost all but forgotten, not because of changes in aesthetic taste or style but because of social, political and other ideological issues. The book continues to examine the clash between their conscious and unconscious self-presentation as Jews in a culture that wilfully or inadvertently misunderstood or rejected this aspect of "otherness" the men and women represented from the mid-nineteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries. Whereas the first volume concentrated on the themes, images and rhetorical motifs of this awkward status of Jewish intellectuals and artists, here the ambiguous personalities and repressed anxieties of the exemplary figures are stressed. For millennia, Jews were considered outside of normal history, passive victims of persecution; then suddenly, with Emancipation, they fell into history and out of their mythical place in the scheme of things. Everything seemed to crumble into dust and ashes.

Distinctive in its markedly interdisciplinary approach, this book presents studies dealing with literary, cultural and linguistic history both in Europe and in the US, bringing together scholars from different fields, while highlighting features that are shared among their contributions. It offers new insights into phenomena which have generally been under-investigated, such as the role played by popular culture, music, and the arts in the circulation of information, in the construction of popular taste, and even in scientific popularisation on both sides of the Atlantic. As for the choice to focus on the nineteenth century, this is dictated by the fact that, in those decades, for the first time in history, scientific, technological, and social developments accelerated simultaneously. It is, therefore, important to see how such new knowledge was circulated among an ever-growing audience by means of different genres and text types, bearing in mind that divisions between the literary and non-literary were hardly as sharp as they are today.The book presents contributions by Robert-Louis Abrahamson, Nicholas Brownlees, Bruno Cartosio, Sonia Di Loreto, Aileen Dillane, Marina Dossena, Kirsten Lawson, Angela Locatelli, William H. Mulligan, Jr., Stefano Rosso, and Polina Shvanyukova

"The thought of G. W. F. Hegel (1770 -1831) has had a deep and lasting influence on a wide range of philosophical, political, religious, aesthetic, cultural and scientific movements. But, despite the far-reaching importance of Hegel's thought, there is often a great deal of confusion about what he actually said or believed. G. W. F. Hegel: Key Concepts provides an accessible introduction to both Hegel's thought and Hegel-inspired philosophy in general, demonstrating how his concepts were understood, adopted and critically transformed by later thinkers. The first section of the book covers the principal philosophical themes in Hegel's system: epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of mind, ethical theory, political philosophy, philosophy of nature, philosophy of art, philosophy of religion, philosophy of history and theory of the history of philosophy. The second section covers the main post-Hegelian movements in philosophy: Marxism, existentialism, pragmatism, analytic philosophy, hermeneutics and French poststructuralism. The breadth and depth of G. W. F. Hegel: Key Concepts makes it an invaluable introduction for philosophical beginners and a useful reference source for more advanced scholars and researchers"--

Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Notes on Dates and Transliterations -- Chapter 1. Introduction: Nomadic Culture / Michal Biran -- Chapter 2. Steppe Land Interactions and Their Effects on Chinese Cultures during the Second and Early First Millennia BCE / Gideon Shelach-Lavi -- Chapter 3. The Scythians and Their Neighbors / Anatoly M. Khazanov -- Chapter 4. From Steppe Roads to Silk Roads: Inner Asian Nomads and Early Interregional Exchange / William Honeychurch -- Chapter 5. The Use of Sociopolitical Terminology for Nomads: An Excursion into the Term Buluo in Tang China / İsenbike Togan -- Chapter 6. Population Movements in Mongol Eurasia / Thomas T. Allsen -- Chapter 7. The Mongols and Nomadic Identity: The Case of the Kitans in China / Michal Biran -- Chapter 8. Persian Notables and the Families Who Underpinned the Ilkhanate / George Lane -- Chapter 9. The Mongol Empire and Its Impact on the Arts of China / Morris Rossabi -- Chapter 10. The Impact of the Mongols on the History of Syria: Politics, Society, and Culture / Reuven Amitai -- Chapter 11. The Tatar Factor in the Formation of Muscovy's Political Culture / István Vásáry -- Chapter 12. Mongol Historiography since 1985: The Rise of Cultural History / David Morgan -- Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index.

Consumption studies has grown tremendously in the past decade. Researchers in sociology, geography, anthropology, history, marketing, management, organization and even art history have embraced consumption as a key institution of our era, and are eager for ideas and insights. Conversations on Consumption makes an important contribution to the growing field of consumption studies by offering readers a lively introduction to debates and dialogues that have shaped the field, in the form of engaging interviews and personal reflections from leading theorists and researchers. The interviews in this collection were first published in the interdisciplinary journal Consumption Markets and Culture and together form an accessible summary of the leading ideas and key developments in consumption studies and social theory over the past two decades. With innovative contributions from marketing academics, historians, consumer researchers, sociologists, anthropologists and artists, the pieces highlight the interdisciplinary nature of consumption, as well as the wide-ranging interest in consumption studies. They are united in their approach to understand consumption, far removed from economic or managerial analysis, by focusing more on the role it plays in culture

Ariel Leve and Robin Morgan's oral history 1963: The Year of the Revolution is the first book to recount the kinetic story of the twelve months that witnessed a demographic power shift-the rise of the Youth Quake movement, a cultural transformation through music, fashion, politics, and the arts. Leve and Morgan detail how, for the first time in history, youth became a commercial and cultural force with the power to command the attention of government and religion and shape society. While the Cold War began to thaw, the race into space heated up, feminism and civil rights percolated in politics, and JFK's assassination shocked the world, the Beatles and Bob Dylan would emerge as poster boys and the prophet of a revolution that changed the world. 1963: The Year of the Revolution records, documentary-style, the incredible roller-coaster ride of those twelve months, told through the recollections of some of the period's most influential figures-from Keith Richards to Mary Quant, Vidal Sassoon to Graham Nash, Alan Parker to Peter Frampton, Eric Clapton to Gay Talese, Stevie Nicks to Norma Kamali, and many more.

The book presents the results of a conference at the DFG Graduate College on "Interdiscipline History of Ecology" held in December, 2008. Nature has always been a definite factor for man as well as for societies, and in spite of many attempts to expand his sphere man has had to submit to nature in the face of catastrophies or the limitations of resources. The book comprises scientific and cultural history articles on mediaeval and modern ages, reflecting in a broad spectrum the topic nature as a borderland. - Der vorliegende Band ist das Ergebnis einer Tagung, die vom 2.12.-4.12.2008 im DFG Graduiertenkolleg 1024 "Interdisziplinäre Umweltgeschichte. Naturale Umwelt und gesellschaftliches Handeln in Mitteleuropa" unter dem Titel "Natur als Grenz(E)rfahrung" veranstaltet wurde. Natur begrenzte stets menschliche Lebensräume. Sie beeinflusste die Art und Weise individueller und gesellschaftlicher Entwicklung. Menschen, die diese Grenzen in historisch unterschiedlicher Weise als Beschränkungen erfuhren, versuchten, sie zu überschreiten und zu verschieben. So dehnten sie ihre Lebens- und Erfahrungsräume aus. Doch blieb menschliches Leben in der Erfahrung von Naturkatastrophen, der eigenen physischen und psychischen Belastbarkeit sowie der Endlichkeit von Ressourcen letztlich an Natur gebunden. Der Sammelband umfasst natur- und kulturwissenschaftliche Beiträge zu Mittelalter und Neuzeit, die aus unterschiedlichen Perspektiven den Gegenstand Natur als Grenzerfahrung beleuchten. So wird in den Rubriken zu Ressourcen, Entdeckungen und Katastrophen in einem breiten Spektrum gezeigt, wie sich Deutungsmuster von und Umgangsweisen mit Natur als Grenze entwickelten.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures and Table -- Preface: How to Live With Prejudices -- Introduction Aleida Assmann -- Chapter 1: Anti-Semitism Werner Bergmann -- Chapter 2: Sexism and Heterosexism Susan T. Fiske and Alyssa L. Norris -- Chapter 3: Sick, Old, Handicapped: Waste or Treasure of Society? Dietlinde Gipser -- Chapter 4: Religious Prejudice Rainer Kampling -- Chapter 5: Racism Klaus Ottomeyer -- Chapter 6: When Globalization and Immigration Mediate Class Violence: Exploitation and Resistance Saskia Sassen -- Chapter 7: Prejudices from the Perspective of History and Art History Studies Wolfgang Benz and Peter Widmann -- Chapter 8: Prejudices and Group-Focused Enmity: A Sociofunctional Perspective Andreas Zick, Beate Küpper, and Wilhelm Heitmeyer -- Chapter 9: The Social Psychology of Prejudice Rhiannon N. Turner and Miles Hewstone -- Chapter 10: Science under the Spell of Prejudice? The Example of the Biosciences Dietmar Mieth -- Chapter 11: The Overcoming of Prejudice in the Legal Order Marta Hodasz, Manfred Nowak, and Constanze Pritz -- Chapter 12: Prejudice, Racism, and Discourse Ruth Wodak -- Conclusion: Towards a Comprehensive View on Prejudice Karin Bischof and Karin Stögner -- List of Contributors -- Index.