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  • The Lion and the Star

    Gentile-Jewish Relations in Three Hessian Towns, 1919-1945

    by Jonathan Friedman ...
    The Lion and the Star not only offers an informed glimpse into the intricacies of daily German life but also confirms the continuing danger of making sweeping generalizations about German Jews and non-Jews. In the aftermath of World War II, many viewed the Third Reich as an aberration in German history and laid blame with Hitler and his followers. Since the 1960s, historians have widened their ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • Consumption and Identity

    by Jonathan Friedman ...
    First published in 2004. Studies in Anthropology and History is a series that will develop new theoretical perspectives, and combine comparative and ethnographic studies with historical research. Volume fifteen and this is about the relation between consumption and broader cultural strategies. The papers are the product of a workshop organized in Denmark under the aegis of the Center for Research ... Read more

    $83.81 CAD

  • System, Structure, and Contradiction

    The Evolution of 'Asiatic' Social Formations

    by Jonathan Friedman ...
    The first edition of System, Structure, and Contradiction was an important step in merging the materialist determinism of the structuralist Marxists with the cultural, ideological approach favored by anthropologists. By reconciling these two traditionally warring schools of thought, the author provided a more nuanced understanding of the various factors that drive social change and social ... Read more

    $63.99 CAD

  • PC Worlds

    Political Correctness and Rising Elites at the End of Hegemony

    by Jonathan Friedman ...
    Series Book 2 - Loose Can(n)ons
    This provocative work offers an anthropological analysis of the phenomenon of political correctness, both as a general phenomenon of communication, in which associations in space and time take precedence over the content of what is communicated, and at specific critical historical conjunctures at which new elites attempt to redefine social reality. Focusing on the crises over the last thirty years ... Read more

    $26.99 CAD

  • Hegemonic Decline

    Present and Past

    by Jonathan Friedman, Christopher Chase-Dunn ...
    Series series Political Economy of the World-System Annuals
    Although the United States is currently the world's only military and economic superpower, the nation's superpower status may not last. The possible futures of the global system and the role of U.S. power are illuminated by careful study of the past. This book addresses the problems of conceptualizing and assessing hegemonic rise and decline in comparative and historical perspective. Several ... Read more

    $126.41 CAD

  • Rainbow Jews

    Jewish and Gay Identity in the Performing Arts

    by Jonathan C. Friedman ...
    Rainbow Jews deals with the intersection of gay and Jewish identity in American and Israeli film and theater, from the 1960s to the present. Its main area of interest is the extent to which Jewish creative voices in the performing arts have constructed multidimensional images of, and a welcoming public space for, the gay, lesbian, and transgendered community as a whole. Through a close reading of ... Read more

    $62.99 CAD

  • Haunted Laughter

    Representations of Adolf Hitler, the Third Reich, and the Holocaust in Comedic Film and Television

    by Jonathan C. Friedman ...
    A 2023 Choice Reviews Outstanding Academic TitleHaunted Laughter addresses whether it is appropriate to use comedy as a literary form to depict Adolf Hitler, The Third Reich, and the Holocaust. Guided by existing theories of comedy and memory and through a comprehensive examination of comedic film and television productions, from the United States, Israel, and Europe, Jonathan Friedman proposes a ... Read more

    $42.99 CAD

  • The History of Genocide in Cinema

    Atrocities on Screen

    Edited by Jonathan Friedman, William Hewitt ...
    The organization 'Genocide Watch' estimates that 100 million civilians around the globe have lost their lives as a result of genocide in only the past sixty years. Over the same period, the visual arts in the form of documentary footage has aided international efforts to document genocide and prosecute those responsible, but this book argues that fictional representation occupies an equally ... Read more

    $49.99 CAD

  • World System History

    The Social Science of Long-Term Change

    Edited by Robert. A Denemark, Jonathan Friedman, Barry K. Gills, George Modelski ...
    This extraordinary book presents a refreshing and innovative overview of the changes to the global system over the last 5000 years. Featuring renowned contributors - each specialists in their field - this is the only volume to offer so co-ordinated a study of continuity and change in the global social, economic and political system. Key areas covered include: * International Political Economy - ... Read more

    $116.79 CAD

  • The Routledge History of Social Protest in Popular Music

    Edited by Jonathan C. Friedman ...
    The major objective of this collection of 28 essays is to analyze the trends, musical formats, and rhetorical devices used in popular music to illuminate the human condition. By comparing and contrasting musical offerings in a number of countries and in different contexts from the 19th century until today, The**Routledge History of Social Protest in Popular Music aims to be a probing introduction ... Read more

    $109.99 CAD

  • Places and Politics in an Age of Globalization

    by Roxann Prazniak, Arturo Escobar, Peter Kwong, Elizabeth Rata, Geoffrey White, James H. Mittleman, Margaret M. Zamudio, Arif Dirlik, John Brown Childs, Jonathan Friedman, Wendy Harcourt, Russell C. Leong ...
    This ambitious work provides a unique statement on the question of place-based activism and its relationship to powerful forces of international capital. Arguing that specific places around the world are sites for the defense and enhancement of daily life in the context of rapidly expanding global technologies and investment options, the contributors reach for a vision of social development that ... Read more

    $57.99 CAD

  • The Routledge History of the Holocaust

    Edited by Jonathan C. Friedman ...
    Series series Routledge Histories
    The genocide of Jewish and non-Jewish civilians perpetrated by the German regime during World War Two continues to confront scholars with elusive questions even after nearly seventy years and hundreds of studies. This multi-contributory work is a landmark publication that sees experts renowned in their field addressing these questions in light of current research.A comprehensive introduction to ... Read more

    $114.99 CAD