Patrik Aspers 
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Our memories shape how we think about the past, how we plan for the future, and how we think about ourselves. Yet our memories are also constantly being reinvented: we often remember our experiences …

Over the last decade, concepts of diaspora and locality have gained complex new meanings in political discourse as well as in social and cultural studies. Diaspora, in particular, has acquired new me …

This collection examines the conflicts and realities of development at a local, empirical level. It provides a series of case studies which illuminate the attitudes and actions of all of those involv …

This volume isolates the cause of continuing disparities not only between blacks and whites, but amongst blacks as well. Key factors discussed include the current state of the economy the influence o …

By examining the fiction of three women modernists–Willa Cather, Gertrude Stein, and Nella Larsen–this book complicates binary paradigms of national, gender, and ethnic identities in the interwar p …

Examining ‘old media’ treatment of crime legends: news reports, fictional film and television depictions, and ‘new media’ interactive discussions: versions and discussions circulating in Internet new …

Sarah Willie asks: What”s it like to be black on campus. For most Black students, attending predominantly white universities, it is a struggle. Do you try to blend in? Do you take a stand? Do you en …

A clear, accessible analysis of the worsening distribution of income and wealth in America. …

Across the Asia Pacific, there are a vast range of experiences of homelessness and an equally diverse range of responses from state systems. Since understandings of homelessness are also heavily depe …

The papers in this collection were selected from nearly 200 that were presented at the 50 sessions of the second annual International Conference on Socio-Economics held at The George Washington Unive …