Il y a presque dix ans – avant WikiLeaks, Occupy Wall Street et le Printemps arabe –, l’anthropologue Gabriella Coleman se plongeait dans l’étude d’un phénomène mondial alors en pleine expansion: la communauté de hackers au masque désormais célèbre, Anonymous.
Going beyond the frameworks of the anthropology of death, Articulate Necrographies offers a dramatic new way of studying the dead and their interactions with the living.
A fitness trainer's true story of gaining 75 pounds so he could better understand his clients' struggles-and what he learned while getting back in shape.
This book, The Book of It, is not the ultimate and single explanation of what its author has uncovered by years of reading, research, and listening to the words and teachings of others.
Flexible Families examines the struggles among Nicaraguan migrants in Costa Rica (and their families back in Nicaragua) to maintain a sense of family across borders.
This provocative examination of Aztec marriage practices offers a powerful analysis of the dynamics of society and politics in Mexico before and after the Spanish conquest.
As a leading and respected Elder in the world of Wicca and Witchcraft, also as a teacher for over 50 years, I have assembled for the 21st century Solitary Wiccan or Witch all the training given to the Seeker prior to Initiation into a Traditional Coven or Clan.
Comparing first-person ethnographic accounts of young people living, working, and creating relationships in cities across Asia, this volume explores their contemporary lives, pressures, ideals, and aspirations.
Bestselling author Michael Shermer explains how evolution shaped the modern economy-and why people are so irrational about moneyHow did we make the leap from ancient hunter-gatherers to modern consumers and traders?
Based on extensive ethnographic fieldwork undertaken since 2006, the book addresses some of the most topical aspects of remote Aboriginal life in Australia.
Transforming Saints explores the transformation and function of the images of holy women within wider religious, social, and political contexts of Old Spain and New Spain from the Spanish conquest to Mexican independence.
Based on more than thirty years of ethnographic fieldwork in Highland Guatemala, this study of Maya diviners, shamans, ritual dancers, and religious brotherhoods describes the radical changes in traditional Maya religious practice wrought by economic globalization and political turmoil.
Dealing with narratives of vulnerable populations, this book looks at how they deal with dimensions of their social life, especially in regards to health.
Moshe Shokeid narrates his experiences as a member of AD KAN (NO MORE), a protest movement of Israeli academics at Tel Aviv University, who fought against the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories, founded during the first Palestinian Intifada (1987-1993).
In this accessible ethnography of a small town in northern Mozambique, everyday cultural knowledge and behaviors about food, cooking, and eating reveal the deeply human pursuit of a nourishing life.
Whether you're training for a marathon, preparing for some serious trekking or simply playing football, good nutrition is not just important; it can give you the edge to boost stamina and increase endurance.
Qu'aller chercher dans une Algérie qu'on ne connaît pas quand on appartient à une génération qui en apparence n'a rien subi de l'exil familial et de l'émigration en France ?
« Parce qu'il est un temps où il devient urgent de transmettre le passé dont on a hérité, je ressentis dans les années 2000 la responsabilité d'offrir dans la mémoire de notre famille une place à ceux qui avaient disparu dans la Shoah ».
Neighboring communities who once lived together in peace have committed some of the most disturbing genocidal violence in recent decades: ethnic cleansing in the former Yugoslavia; the slaughter of Tutsis in Rwanda; or Sunni-versus-Shia violence in today's Iraq.
Cet ouvrage présente l'assimilation française des Juifs séfarades d'après la vision personnelle des écrivains Albert Cohen, Albert Memmi et Naïm Kattan, qui la transposent dans leurs romans respectifs Solal, La statue de sel et Adieu Babylone.
Le présent ouvrage retrace l'histoire de la Zentrale Stelle de Ludwigsburg, une institution judiciaire qui fut chargée, dès 1958, de conduire dans l'Allemagne de l'ouest les enquêtes préliminaires des crimes nazis.
Lorsque son mari est arrêté comme juif et conduit à Drancy en 1941 et après avoir tenté, en vain, d'aider ce dernier déporté le 19 juillet 1942, Rose Getraida décide de rejoindre la zone libre, avant de se réfugier en Suisse.
