Social and cultural anthropology

Ecosistema cultural.

A Radio 4 Book of the Week'Jon Ronson meets Louis Theroux in the style of Joan Didion' - Telegraph'Fascinating, funny, illuminating' - Adam Hills'Riveting .

"Este libro expone las líneas epistemológicas y metodológicas de construcción del territorio, confrontando desarrollos específicos de dialogía socio-espacial (prácticas, nominaciones, relatos, memoria, historias) a las políticas de identidad, integrando en el análisis la escalaridad desigual del sujeto desplazado y arraigado (por la guerra) que procesa memorias retro-proyectivas en búsqueda de sentido como horizonte espacio-temporal para reterritorializar en el posconflicto.

Esta investigación etnográfica, parte de la búsqueda del origen de la memoria de la tradición católica de las fiestas patronales y peregrinaciones populares de la época colonial alrededor del culto mariano, en diferentes localidades del departamento de Boyacá.

There is magick in things that grow, and this guide is the perfect companion to cultivate your own green witchcraft practice and harness the magical power of plants.

Adam's Bridge offers the first comprehensive transdisciplinary study of the famous eponymous tombolo (also known as Ram Setu) combining its sacral, historical, geological, political, performative, and heritage aspects into one framework, viewed under the critical lenses of island studies and cultural theory.

Drawing on history, anthropology, literature, law, art, film, and performance studies, the contributors to Pakistan Desires invite reflection on what meanings adhere to queerness in Pakistan.

Set students on track to achieve the best grade possible with My Revision Notes.

Entdecken Sie die Tiefe und Komplexität des Pu-Erh-Tees in all seinen Facetten.

Zucker ist allgegenwärtig in unserer modernen Ernährung – doch die süße Versuchung birgt ernste Gefahren.

In diesem umfassenden Handbuch tauchen Sie tief in die faszinierende Welt der Kristallmagie ein.

Ultimate Holistic HealthCutting edge science meets old-age spiritual in this user-friendly guide to help you balance your body's natural energy centers by using safe and natural practices.

Inside the Tudor Home sheds light on how people lived in the sixteenth century from plush royal palaces to wattle-and-daub cottages and everything in between.

Inside the Tudor Home sheds light on how people lived in the sixteenth century from plush royal palaces to wattle-and-daub cottages and everything in between.

From ancient to contemporary times, music in the area known as Nigeria has passed through different stages of transmutation.

There is perhaps no place in the world today where the stakes of partying and having sex are higher than in present-day Iran.

Stillen erfreut sich seit Jahren wieder zunehmender Beliebtheit und wird auch von Seiten der Hebammen und Ärztinnen und Ärzte positiv unterstützt.

Stillen erfreut sich seit Jahren wieder zunehmender Beliebtheit und wird auch von Seiten der Hebammen und Ärztinnen und Ärzte positiv unterstützt.

This collection highlights new perspectives on the work of Erving Goffman, revisiting his place in contemporary social theory and interactional linguistics research and its impact in surfacing new insights in conversation analysis and our understanding of Goffman's legacy.

This collection highlights new perspectives on the work of Erving Goffman, revisiting his place in contemporary social theory and interactional linguistics research and its impact in surfacing new insights in conversation analysis and our understanding of Goffman's legacy.

This book explores literary representations of African immigrant experiences in Western countries, against the backdrop of colonial stereotypes and recent expressions of anti-immigrant sentiment in Europe and America.

This book explores literary representations of African immigrant experiences in Western countries, against the backdrop of colonial stereotypes and recent expressions of anti-immigrant sentiment in Europe and America.

The revised and expanded edition of Touching Base examines the myths, realities, symbols, and rituals of America's national pastime.

This book highlights the relevance of the grand traditions of the humanities as an untapped resource for business-world problems.

Diet is key to understanding the past, present, and future of our species.

In today's fast-paced and modern world, our lifestyles have undergone a dramatic shift.

The book by researcher Svetlana Eremeeva is an analysis of the representations of military funerals in 2022 in the public space.

This edited book provides an overview of existing and emerging gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) based methods for the authentication and fraud detection in all major food groups and beverages.

Race and the Colour-Line addresses the foundational ideas about race and colonialism in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and reconnects them to the global manifestations that influenced them.

The Gender of Things is a highly interdisciplinary book that explores the power relationship between gender and the material culture of technoscience, addressing a seemingly straightforward question: How does a thing-such as a spacesuit, a humanoid robot, or a surgical instrument-become a gendered object?

This book analyses the implementation and challenges of using Geographical Indications in Norway.

Through an integrated multi-disciplinary theory, Michael Robbins proposes that the human mind consists of two mental structures: the one we share with other animate creatures and a capacity for reflective representational thought which is unique.

This book analyses the implementation and challenges of using Geographical Indications in Norway.

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

This book studies children's wellbeing from the perspective of Ethiopian immigrant families in Israel.

The Gender of Things is a highly interdisciplinary book that explores the power relationship between gender and the material culture of technoscience, addressing a seemingly straightforward question: How does a thing-such as a spacesuit, a humanoid robot, or a surgical instrument-become a gendered object?

This book brings together a range of hip hop scholars, artists and activists working on Hip Hop in the Global North and South with the goal of advancing Hiphopographic research as a critical methodology with critical fieldwork methods that can provide a critical perspective of our world.

Through an integrated multi-disciplinary theory, Michael Robbins proposes that the human mind consists of two mental structures: the one we share with other animate creatures and a capacity for reflective representational thought which is unique.

I te ahua o nga pikitia, me te takoto o te hatepe tohutohu, ka mama noa to ako ki te tunu i enei kai e hangai pu ana ki Aotearoa.

The mobilization of people, populations, and places-and the social interrelations of space and time, memory and longing, and the global and local-are uniquely analyzed in this fascinating study.

The latest and most accurate, peer-reviewed information on the role of vitamins and minerals in health and diseaseAn Evidence-Based Approach to Vitamins and Minerals: Health Benefits and Intake Recommendations is a trusted resource for the health professional who needs to interpret the explosion of studies on the role of micronutrients in health and disease and who is concerned about the proliferation of dietary supplements now available to the consumer.

Now in a completely updated second edition, An Evidence-based Approach to Dietary Phytochemicals and Other Dietary Factors is a trusted resource for all health professionals who need to interpret the explosion of information on the role of a plant-based diet in health and disease.

This is the long-awaited pocket text on risk assessment for students and professionals in all health and safety fields.

An original and thrilling investigation into psychedelics and the claims that currently surround them, achieving profound insights Mike Jay, author of Psychonauts Psychedelics have made a comeback, but the truth is they remain a mystery.

The decades of independence in Ghana have strengthened the idea of a national Ghanaian culture.