Emma Crewe: 4 books
The House of Commons
An Anthropology of MPs at Work
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2015
The House of Commons is one of Britain's mysterious institutions: constantly in the news yet always opaque. In this ground-breaking anthropological study of the world's most famous parliament, Emma Crewe reveals the hidden mechanisms of parliamentary democracy.
Examining the work of Members...
Kafka
A Life in Prague
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2011
More than eight decades after his death, the works of Franz Kafka continue to intrigue and haunt us. Even for those with only a fleeting acquaintance with his unfinished novels, or his stories, diaries and letters, "Kafkaesque" has become a byword for the menacing, unfathomable absurdity...
Commons and Lords
A Short Anthropology of Parliament
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2015
The British Parliament rewards close scrutiny not just for the sake of democracy, but also because the surprises it contains challenge our understanding of British politics. Commons and Lords pulls back the curtain on both the upper House of Lords and the lower House of Commons to examine their unexpected...
Anthropology and Development
Culture, Morality and Politics in a Globalised World
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2012
In recent decades international development has grown into a world-shaping industry. But how do aid agencies work and what do they achieve? How does aid appear to the adults and children who receive it? And why has there been so little improvement in the position of the poor? Viewing aid and development...