As the age of globalization and New Media unite disparate groups of people in new ways, the continual transformation and interconnections between ethnicity, class, and gender become increasingly complex. This reader, comprised of a diverse array of sources ranging from the New York Times to the journals of leading research universities, explores these issues as systems of stratification that work to reinforce one another. Understanding Inequality provides students and academics with the ba...

"Love, suspense, nature and superstition are woven together in this powerful novel" MAJA LUNDE, author of The History of Bees"Lars Mytting writes with an insight, empathy and integrity few others can match" JO NESBØ"An exquisitely atmospheric novel" DEREK B. MILLER, author of Norwegian by Night"Lyrical, melancholy and with beautifully drawn characters, this pitches old beliefs against new ways with a haunting delic...

This new volume from the Society for Economic Anthropology examines the unique contributions of anthropologists to general economic theory. Editor Jean Ensminger and other contributors challenge our understanding of human economies in the expanding global systems of interaction, with models and analyses from cross-cultural research. They examine a broad range of theoretical concerns from the new institutionalism, debates about wealth, exchange, and the evolution of social institutions, the...

Welcome to a universe of wonder!What's it like to have a mad scientist for a father?Or protect your sleeping city from the terrors of the deep, or save your family spaceship?Blast off for new worlds with the Young Explorer's Adventure Guide Volume 6!"This stellar collection will appeal to both teens and grown-ups who dream of future worlds." Kirkus Review of Books, for the 2018 Young Explorer's Explorer's Guide

"Love, suspense, nature and superstition are woven together in this powerful novel" MAJA LUNDE, author of The History of Bees"An exquisitely atmospheric novel . . . The Bell in the Lake does what fiction promises: to steal you away to another world and ask you, if unfairly, to leave a little of your heart behind" DEREK B. MILLER, author of Norwegian by Night"Lyrical, melancholy and with beautifully drawn c...

What if the key you're searching for isn't what you expect?Or was never meant to be found?Inspired by the familiar command to "press any key," this anthology gathers stories of quests where the treasure is uncertain, the rules are unclear, and the outcome is never guaranteed.Across genres and worlds, writers explore searches for power, truth, survival, compassion, and meaning. Sometimes on Earth, sometimes far beyond it.In Se...

What's it like to live in a world where humor is banned or to work on a deep-space lighthouse?If you're lucky, you might even discover how to escape the Yawning Men!Curl up in your favorite rocket ship and set your coordinates for adventure in Volume Five of the Young Explorer's Adventure Guide!Don't miss this stellar anthology of 24 science fiction short stories for girls, boys and robots of all ages!

Whitstead, Harvest 1845Darkness threatens Whitstead as autumn comes. Evil forces are on the move against the town as a whole, but also individual hearts and minds. As Halloween approaches, the veil between worlds thins and demons, vampires, dangerous fae, and madmen are not the only threat—spirits and ghosts loom as well.Love is lost and won. An exiled heir seeks help from dragons. An ancient guardian faces invading peril. Aliens seek lost equipment. A lady helps a ghost fi...

Representing an international gathering of scholars, Fields Watered with Blood—now available in paperback—constituted the first critical assessment of the full scope of Margaret Walker’s literary career. As they discuss Walker’s work, including the landmark poetry collection For My People and the novel Jubilee, the contributors reveal the complex interplay of concerns and themes in Walker’s writing: folklore and prophecy, place and space, history and politics, ge...

Conversations draws you deeper into the life story of someone you may, or may not, have heard about – someone who has seen and done amazing things. This compilation features a selection of seven of the best interviews from the program: Richard E Grant explores the influence of the late love of his life, his wife Joan Washington, their adventures and the final message she left him. Deborah Lawrie had her first flying lesson at 16, but when she applied to Ansett for a job as a pilot, she fou...

In its conventional meaning, masquerade refers to a festive gathering of people wearing masks and elegant costumes. But traditional forms of masquerade have evolved over the past century to include the representation of alternate identities in the media and venues of popular culture, including television, film, the internet, theater, museums, sports arenas, popular magazines and a range of community celebrations, reenactments and conventions.This collection of fresh essays...