Raymond E. Levitt & Ryan J. Orr 
Global Projects [PDF ebook] 
Institutional and Political Challenges

This book examines concepts of the border and translation within the context of social and cultural theory through the lens of southern Africa. Borders, Media Crossings and the Politics of Translatio …

This book examines the 2008 global economic crisis as a complex social phenomenon or ‘social hieroglyphic’, arguing that the crisis is not fundamentally economic, despite presenting itself as such. I …

The home is, for many people, the location for their most intense relationships with visual things. Because they are constructed through the objects we choose, domestic spaces are deeply revealing of …

One of the problems facing Europe is that the building of institutional Europe and top-down efforts to get Europeans to imagine their common identity do not necessarily result in political and cultur …

Hands-on activities, games, and crafts introduce children to the diversity of Asian American cultures and teach them about the people, experiences, and events that have shaped Asian American history. …

Through its artful engagement with consumers, advertising subtly shapes our everyday worlds. It plays upon powerful emotions — envy, fear, lust and ambition. But the industry itself is far more subt …

For the first time in human history, the vast majority of the world’s population is connected through trade, travel, production, media and politics. Ours is an era of ubiquitous mobile communication, …