Rebecca Stein: 10 books
by Rebecca Stein, Philip L. Stein
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2017
This concise and accessible textbook introduces students to the anthropological study of religion. Stein and Stein examine religious expression from a cross-cultural perspective and expose students to the varying complexity of world religions. The chapters incorporate key theoretical concepts and...
Itineraries in Conflict
Israelis, Palestinians, and the Political Lives of Tourism
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2008
In Itineraries in Conflict, Rebecca L. Stein argues that through tourist practices—acts of cultural consumption, routes and imaginary voyages to neighboring Arab countries, culinary desires—Israeli citizens are negotiating Israel’s changing place in the contemporary Middle East. Drawing on ethnographic...
Primary Stein
Returning to the Writing of Gertrude Stein
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2014
Following Gertrude Stein’s efforts throughout her life to shift the focus from her personality to her writing, the essays in Primary Stein return the lens to her primary texts, including novels, plays, lectures, poetry, and more. Much textual scholarship remains to be done on Stein’s work, whether...
Good Morning, Mr. President !
Ma (folle) vie de sténo à la Maison Blanche d'Obama
Language: French
Release Date: September 20, 2018
" C'est Bridget Jones à la Maison-Blanche. " The New York Times.
Dans les coulisses de la présidence d'Obama, une jeune assistante à l'humour décapant apprend les rouages de la politique, tombe amoureuse, et trouve sa voie : l'écriture.
À vingt-cinq ans, Rebecca Dorey-Stein en a assez...
by Rebecca L Stein, Philip Stein
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2015
This book emphasizes the major concepts of both anthropology and the anthropology of religion and examines religious expression from a cross-cultural perspective while incorporating key theoretical concepts. It is aimed at students encountering anthropology for the first time.
by Ann-Kathrin Wolf, Rebecca Wild, Julia K. Stein
Language: German
Release Date: December 10, 2015
Language: German
Release Date: December 10, 2015
**Der Winter bringt kuschelige Lesestunden!** Wenn es draußen klirrend kalt ist, wird es Zeit, sich hinter die nächste Heizung zu verkriechen und in ferne Welten zu fliehen. Und zwar am besten mit einem Becher dampfenden Kakaos und einem E-Reader voller bittersüßer Winterlektüre! Um euch die...
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Ageing
Biographical Approaches for Inclusive Care and Support
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2012
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people often face unique challenges as they grow older. It is vital that those providing them with care and support understand their needs, wishes and experiences.
This book demonstrates how biographical approaches can increase understanding about...
Studies in Culture Contact
Interaction, Culture Change, and Archaeology
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2015
People have long been fascinated about times in human history when different cultures and societies first came into contact with each other, how they reacted to that contact, and why it sometimes occurred peacefully and at other times was violent or catastrophic.
Studies in Culture Contact:...
Digital Militarism
Israel's Occupation in the Social Media Age
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2015
Israel's occupation has been transformed in the social media age. Over the last decade, military rule in the Palestinian territories grew more bloody and entrenched. In the same period, Israelis became some of the world's most active social media users. In Israel today, violent politics are interwoven...
Research and Practice in Education
Building Alliances, Bridging the Divide
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2010
That there is a divide between research and practice is a common lament across policy-oriented disciplines, and education is no exception. Rhetoric abounds about the role research plays (or does not play) in the improvement of schools and classrooms, and policy makers push solutions that are rooted...