"When physicist Robert Goddard, whose career was inspired by H.G. Wells's War of the Worlds, published "A Method of Reaching Extreme Altitudes," the response was electric. Newspaper headlines across the country announced, "Modern Jules Verne Invents Rocket to Reach Moon," while …
"Addresses the themes of dirt and cleanliness in relation to domestic, urban and rural space. Dirt is considered at a theoretical level, but also as that which slips easily between concept, matter, experience and metaphor."--Page 1
Girdiiq nu Waqab ("people of Yap") -- From land to virtue -- Sentiment and social structure -- Subjectivity, embodiment, and social action -- Privacy, secrecy, and agency -- Yapese configurations of pain and suffering -- Stories told -- Dysphoric moments : a case study.
Biographical note: Robin Celikates, Dr. phil., ist wissenschaftlicher Assistent im Bereich Politische Theorie an der Universität Bremen.
Mit dem Spannungsverhältnis zwischen der>>naiven<<Sicht gewöhnlicher Akteure und der theoretischen Perspektive von Experten behandelt das Buch eine der methodologischen Grundfragen der kritischen Gesellschaftstheorie. Unter Rückgriff auf die Ansätze von Pierre Bourdieu und Luc B…