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  • Witnessing Sociocide

    A Comparative Sociology of War

    by Keith Doubt ...
    This book is a sociological study of recent international conflicts, from Bosnia and Iraq to Ukraine and Gaza. Its approach is theoretical, applying the framework of sociocide to assess the social consequences of the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, through comparisons with previous conflicts that meet these criteria.Sociocide means the murdering of the social encompassing matters pertaining to ... Read more

    $83.81 CAD

  • Bosnian Authors in a European Window

    A Comparative Study

    by Keith Doubt ...
    Series series Routledge Focus on Literature
    The study compares three Bosnian authors with three European titans: The poet Mak Dizdar to Homer, the novelist Meša Selimović to Fyodor Dostoevsky, and the novelist Ivo Andrić to Leo Tolstoy. The purpose is to move the appreciation of the writing of the most important Bosnian writers of the 20th century closer to the European literary community and to the wholeness of the literary phenomenon. ... Read more

    $46.71 CAD

  • Through the Window

    by Keith Doubt ...
    Through the Window brings an original perspective to folklore of Bosnians at a certain period of time and the differences and similarities of the three main ethnic groups in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It examines the transethnic character of cultural heritage, against divisions that dominate their tragic recent past. The monograph focuses in particular on customs shared by different ethnic groups, ... Read more

    $56.09 CAD

  • Sociocide

    Reflections on Today’s Wars

    by Keith Doubt, Jeffrey Boucher ...
    Wars have a destructive impact on society. The violence in the first case is domicide, in the second urbicide, in the third genocide, and in the fourth, the book introduces a neologism, sociocide, the killing of society. Through the lens of this neologism, Keith Doubt provides persuasive evidence of the social, political, and human consequences of today’s wars in countries such as Bosnia and Iraq. ... Read more

    $44.29 CAD

  • Ethnic and National Identity in Bosnia-Herzegovina

    Kinship and Solidarity in a Polyethnic Society

    by Keith Doubt, Adnan Tufekcic ...
    Series series Anthropology of Kinship and the Family
    In Ethnic and National Identity in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Keith Doubt and Adnan Tufekcic analyze Bosnian social organization, cultural character, and boundary maintenance. Doubt and Tufekcic argue that modern Bosnians live in a polyethnic society, defined by a set of marriage and kinship practices that cross ethnic and national identity divisions. This book provides readers with a clearer ... Read more

    $105.49 CAD

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  • Morphology of the Folktale

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    by V. Propp ...
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    Series series American Folklore Society Bibliographical and Special Series
    This book is the classic work on forms of the European folktale. ... Read more

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