This is a major new work of social theory by one of the leading sociologists in France today. Formerly a close collaborator of Pierre Bourdieu, Luc Boltanski has gone on to develop his own distinctive brand of critical, pragmatic sociology.
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With the conclusion of the Civil War, the beginnings of Reconstruction, and the realities of emancipation, former slaves were confronted with the possibility of freedom and, with it, a new way of life. In The Times Were Strange and Stirring, Reginald F. Hildebrand examines the r…
Drawing on the writings of diverse authors, including Jean Baker Miller, bell hooks, Mary Daly, Frantz Fanon, Paulo Freire and Ignacio Martin-Baro, as well as on women's experiences, this book provides a new exploration of the feminist phrase. The personal is political. It aims …
This book explores the courtship and marriage of Gwyneth Murray, an English woman, and a Canadian, Harry Logan, who wrote in the personae of their vagina (Dardanella) and penis (Peter) during World War I. Through an analysis of their extensive daily correspondence over nearly a…
The idea of universal rights is often understood as the product of Europe, but as Laurent Dubois demonstrates, it was profoundly shaped by the struggle over slavery and citizenship in the French Caribbean. Dubois examines this Caribbean revolution by focusing on Guadeloupe, wher…
An analysis of the Jewish experience in Western Europe since the Emancipation. Discrimination against the Jews in pre-Emancipation society is also described. Discusses Gentile resistance to the integration of Jews in society as a result of the Christian antisemitic heritage, and…
"Jón Ingvar Kjaran examines the complicated embodied experiences of gay-identifying men in Iran, focusing on their agency and the ways in which they carve out meaning in their lives. This is no easy task, since these men must resist both the official homophobic discourses of the…
'Eigendomsstrijd' van historicus Karwan Fatah-Black is een helder en toegankelijk boek dat nieuwe inzichten biedt in het debat over het Nederlands slavernijverleden. Het beschrijft de geschiedenis van slavernij en emancipatie in Suriname. In de straten, huizen en erfjes van Para…
Na de Islamrevolutie in het Iran van 1979, kwam er een einde aan de gelijkwaardige positie van vrouwen en mannen. De publieke sfeer was niet langer toegankelijk voor vrouwen en de segregatie werd een feit. De restricties die hen vandaag de dag worden opgelegd, zijn echter niet n…
"In this provocative and original exploration of racial subjugation during slavery and its aftermath, Saidiya Hartman illumines the forms of terror and resistance that shaped black identity. Scenes of Subjection examines the forms of domination that usually go undetected; in par…
In this provocative and original exploration of racial subjugation during slavery and its aftermath, Saidiya Hartman illumines the forms of terror and resistance that shaped black identity. Scenes of Subjection examines the forms of domination that usually go undetected; in part…