Social- & kulturantropologi

Longlisted for the UKLA Book Awards 2024 A beguiling look at seven contemporary nomadic cultures around the world, offering a timely insight into alternative ways of life that …

The city of Qufu, in north Chinas Shandong Province, is famous as the hometown of Kong Qiu (551479 BCE)known as Confucius in English and as Kongzi or Kong Fuzi in Chinese. In The …

Refrains about financial hardship are ubiquitous in contemporary Nigeria, frequently expressed through the idiom "e;to be a man is not a one-day job."e; But while men talk …

Almost fifty years have passed since the adoption of the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (the UNESCO World Heritage Convention). …

The issue of collective and multiple property rights in animals, such as cattle, camels or reindeers, among pastoralists has never been a subject of special cross-cultural and …

Originally published in 1972, Homo Sapiens examines how humans emerged from among the millions of other species and achieved our unique position within the animal kingdom. The book …

In Dante's Inferno, the lowest circle of Hell is reserved for traitors, those who betrayed their closest companions. In a wide range of literatures and mythologies such intimate …

This book investigates relations between humans, waste, pollution, and marine life. In this endeavor, it tracks marine scientists and trash scuba divers who are jointly invested in …

This important cultural analysis tells two stories about food. The first depicts good food as democratic. Foodies frequent ‘hole in the wall’ ethnic eateries, appreciate the pie …

Home to Ellis Island, New Jersey has been the first stop for many immigrant groups for well over a century. Yet in this highly diverse state, some of the most anti-immigrant …