Property rights matter for their effects on economic inequality and economic performance,
and they unfold at the intersection of law, the state, politics, and the economy. Five …

In the past few years, the area of politics and culture has moved from the margins of cultural
inquiry to its center as evidenced by the number of persons who identify themselves as …

Michel Foucault's History of Sexuality has been one of the most influential books of the last
two decades. It has had an enormous impact on cultural studies and work across many …

Europe's colonies were never empty spaces to be made over in Europe's image or
fashioned in its interests; nor, indeed, were European states self-contained entities that at …

The idea of 'family practices' is now quite widely used in British family sociology. The aim of
this article is to locate this reformulation by looking, firstly, at the term's place within more …

The English East India Company was one of the most powerful and enduring organizations
in history. Between Monopoly and Free Trade locates the source of that success in the …

In The Dragoman Renaissance E. Natalie Rothman traces how Istanbul-based diplomatic
translator-interpreters, known as the dragomans, systematically engaged Ottoman elites in …

Writing letters to powerful people to win their favor and garner rewards such as political
office, tax relief, and recommendations was an institution in Renaissance Florence; the …

Neste texto pesquisamos o significado do conceito de patriarcado no Pensamento Social
Brasileiro. Observamos como o sistema de dominação é concebido de forma ampla e que …

Long-standing barriers against the humanities or Geisteswissenschaften in the social
sciences are eroding. This cultural turn has disrupted entrenched ways of thinking about …