Social and cultural anthropology

The growing field of popular culture studies in Taiwan can be divided into two distinct academic trends; a different analytical framework is used to examine either locally oriented popular culture or transnational pop culture.

Rabbi Menahem Mendel of Kotsk (1787-1859) was one of the most interesting and challenging figures of Hasidism in the nineteenth century.

This clear and engaging guide introduces students to key areas of the field and shows how to apply an anthropological approach to the study of religion in the contemporary world.

Heart disease is the primary cause of death and disability in Western countries.

This book offers a cognitive-semantic insight into the roots of the human decisionmaking process, using the metaphor of CHOICE as CUBE.

Exploring the potential of poetry and poetic language as a means of conveying perspectives on later life, this book examines questions such as 'how can we understand ageing and later life?

A study of the attempt by French politicians to use the law to forbid the use of words in English and American origin.

Cubans today are at home in diasporas that stretch from Miami to Mexico City to Moscow.

`The Second Edition of Group Supervision is essential reading for all participants in group supervision.

Arguing for a vegan economy, this book explains how we can and should alter our eating habits away from meat and dairy through sociocultural evolution.

This SpringerBrief explains the importance of Maillard reactions in food processing.

Sociology of the European Union examines how core sociological theories, concepts and methods can be applied to the study of the EU.

Over the last decade or so, the field of science and technology studies (STS) has become an intellectually dynamic interdisciplinary arena.

In this first ground-level account of the Muslim separatist rebellion in the Philippines, Thomas McKenna challenges prevailing anthropological analyses of nationalism as well as their underlying assumptions about the interplay of culture and power.

Anthropologists of recent generations have always expressed enormous sympathy with 'non-rational' modes of thought, with the 'supernatural' experiences of people around the world.

This book focuses on interstitial spaces or in- between borders in the Middle East.

This 1999 book examines the emergence and ramifications of class in an urban setting in Papua New Guinea.

The Indian society in the first half of the 19th century was caste ridden, decadent and rigid.

The book aims to provide a comprehensive view of advanced environmental approaches for wastewater treatment, heavy metal removal, pesticide degradation, dye removal, waste management, microbial transformation of environmental contaminants etc.

This volume explores the constitutive role played by space in the performance of Kutiyattam.

China's rapid industrialisation has led to "e;an air pollution catastrophe"e;.

Carolyn Nordstrom explores the pathways of global crime in this stunning work of anthropology that has the power to change the way we think about the world.

This book offers a comprehensive depiction of the causes and consequences of the Rohingya crisis, based on detailed ethnographic narratives provided by hundreds of Rohingya people who crossed the border following the Clearance Operation in 2017.

Vitamin Deficiency: Prevalence, Management and Outcomes first assesses the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and summarizes published randomized controlled studies concerning the supplementation of vitamin D in pregnant women, reporting on the maternal and neonatal outcomes in Asia-Pacific, the United States, Europe, Africa, and the rest of world.

This book depicts one South Indian village during the fifty-year period when women's education became a possibility-and then a reality.

Remaking a World completes a triptych of volumes on social suffering, violence, and recovery.

This volume aims to critically engage with constructs and experiences of disabled sexualities through Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean.

In 2016, Canada's newly elected federal government publically committed to reconciling the social and material deprivation of Indigenous communities across the country.

Studying the im/mobility trajectories of West Africans in the EU, this book presents a new approach to West African migrants in Europe.

Paper Tiger shifts the debate on state failure and opens up new understanding of the workings of the contemporary Indian state.

Jean-Paul Sartre's technical and multifaceted concept of magic is central for understanding crucial elements of his early philosophy (1936-1943), not least his conception of the ego, emotion, the imaginary and value.

While Robert Putnam's Bowling Alone (2000) highlighted the notion of volunteerism, little attention has been paid to religion's role in generating social capital--an ironic omission since religion constitutes the most common form of voluntary association in America today.

Examining newly defined values and attitudes among lesbians, this study focuses on the lesbian community of San Francisco, where women organized centers providing instruction in health care, women's studies, and self-defense.

"e;Breaks new ground regarding how to think about colonial encounters in innovative ways that pay attention to a wide range of issues from health and demography to identity formations and adaptation.

Colonized as early as 13,500 years ago, the Northern Channel Islands of California offer some of the earliest evidence of human habitation along the west coast of North America.

Geography & Ethnic Pluralism (1984) examines the debate around pluralism - the segmentation of population by race and culture - as a social and state issue, and explores this issue in Third World and metropolitan contexts.

Writing has long been linked to power.

Originally published in 1995, Analyzing Superfund outlines the key issues of the superfund reauthorization debate in the United States.

This book examines the relationship between migration and socioeconomic status.

A complex disease entity, intestinal failure (IF) has only recently become accepted as a distinct clinical syndrome.

What draws people to study abroad or volunteer in far-off communities?

Mzilikazi Khumalo (1932-2021), an iconic figure in choral music in South Africa, rose to prominence as one of Africa's leading composers of art music.

Japanese Blue Collar: The Changing Tradition is an insightful exploration of the evolving dynamics of Japans blue-collar workforce amidst rapid industrialization and social transformation.

After the revolution of 2011, the electoral victory of the Islamist party Ennahdha allowed previously silenced religious and conservative ideas about women s right to abortion to be expressed.

This third edition of Food Policy in the United States offers a timely update to the leading textbook dedicated to all aspects of food policy in the United States.

The study by Alexandra Bernhardt deals with coworking spaces and their atmospheres.