Social- & kulturantropologi

A groundbreaking investigation of how representations of Orthodox Christian saints serve as means of resistance amid cultural and political domination On the eastern Mediterranean …

Until recently the importance of religion in the modern world has often been underestimated in Western societies, whereas its significance is absolutely crucial in the Middle East. …

What happens when persons of several Latin American national groups reside in the same neighborhood? Milagros Ricourt and Ruby Danta consider the stories of women of different …

This book documents the practice-led research of painting as a peripatetic art practice through travel and transient life in Australia, India, and Pakistan. Crossing disciplines of …

This book provides a unique perspective on contemporary German and Chinese cultural encounters. Moving away from highlighting exchanges between the two countries in terms of …

The Franz Boas Papers, Volume 2 explores the development of the ethnography of Salishan-speaking societies on the North American Plateau as revealed through the correspondence …

This book focuses on new immigrant families from the People's Republic of China to New Zealand and investigates how these families have adapted to New Zealand immigration policy …

International peace parks-transnational conservation areas established and managed by two or more countries-have become a popular way of protecting biodiversity while promoting …

Yokohama Street Life: The Precarious Career of a Japanese Day Laborer is a one-man ethnography, tracing the career of a single Japanese day laborer called Kimitsu, from his wartime …

In 1980 it was stated that 'It should be apparent that manymore descriptive reports will be required, from different types of sites and different periods, before specific models …