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This book provides an in-depth ethnographic study of science and religion in the context of South Asia, giving voice to Indian scientists and shedding valuable light on their engagement with …

Drawing on Indigenous methodologies, this book uses a close analysis of James R. Walker s 1917 monograph on the Lakota Sun Dance to explore how the Sun Dance communal ritual complex the most …

Based on extensive original research including interviews with key participants, this book examines how, following Richard Nixon s famous visit to China in 1972, Japan established formal diplomatic …

This handbook presents a multilayered and multidimensional history of state formation in premodern India. It explores dense and rich local and subregional historiography from the mid-first millennium …

This book explains why the European Union (EU) Member States in response to the euro crisis agreed to establish banking union, despite previous objections, and why they chose its hybrid institutional …

This handbook provides an authoritative and comprehensive overview of African population dynamics, variations, causes and consequences, demonstrating the real-world applications of research in …

This edited volume examines regional differences in social structure in rural China and elaborates the characteristics, reasons and practical implications to policymaking. In contrast to many …

This book presents a vivid and close-up view of social science researchers engaged in fieldwork, in discussions with colleagues, and in writing. Adopting an ethnographic approach inspired by …

Facilitating Community Research for Social Change asks: what does ethical research facilitation look like in projects that seek to move toward social change? How can scholars weave political and …

This book examines contemporary militant democracies in post-communist states in the European Union. Examining, through case studies, their broader relevance to political, legal, and social …