Anthropology

How middle-class families in Nepal pursue "e;well-being"e; in a rapidly changing social landscapeModern Dharma asks how middle-class Nepalis pursue an ethical, good life in a rapidly evolving society.

Nackenschmerzen haben sich zu einem regelrechten Volksleiden entwickelt.

Comprehensively analyzing for the first time the phenomenon of ethnic living expositions in Italy between the 19th and 20th centuries, this book deals with the subject from a comparative European perspective and over the long term, studying analogies and differences in precedents as far back as the early modern age.

Comprehensively analyzing for the first time the phenomenon of ethnic living expositions in Italy between the 19th and 20th centuries, this book deals with the subject from a comparative European perspective and over the long term, studying analogies and differences in precedents as far back as the early modern age.

This book develops a new concept-"e;martial culture"e;-with which to problematize and reframe thinking surrounding the lifeways of US servicemembers, by exploring the values, beliefs, norms, and rituals they are exposed to and practice during military service.

This book provides an interdisciplinary examination of Peruvian cuisine's shift from a culinary to a political object and the making of Peru as a food nation on the global stage.

Tourism generates intense atmospheric relations between people and places.

NPR's Andrew Limbong talks to Amy Cooter of the Middlebury Institute of International Studies about how realistic an idea of a second civil war isNostalgia, Nationalism, and the US Militia Movement is an accessible primer on the contemporary US militia movement.

How do identity and social circumstances affect experiences of the criminal legal system in the US?

This authoritative reference work presents a full image of the Prince of Darkness as he appears throughout traditional theology, mythology, art and literature, and popular culture.

Cultural Complexes in Australia: Placing Psyche is the first in a series of books that will explore the notion of cultural complexes in a variety of settings around the world.

Rudolf Bahro: Vorlesungen 1990 – 1993 Humboldt-Universität Berlin.

In recent decades, tattoos have gone from being a subculture curiosity in Western culture to mainstream and commonplace.

A 2024 Choice Outstanding Academic TitleFrom angiotensin to cortisol, testosterone to xenoestrogens, and dopamine to endocrine disruptors, hormones are everywhere.

Developing upon emerging environmental humanities and multispecies anthropological theories, this book provides a fresh perspective on how we might rethink more-than-human relationality and why it is important to "e;nurture alternative futures"e;.

This book is a unique study of the historical, theoretical, and cultural interpretations of 'madness' including interviews with those who have experiences of 'madness'.

Navigating Colour-Blind Societies is a comparative ethnography of racialisation, class, and gender in the lives of young Muslims coming of age in societies where race is deemed insignificant.

"e;The Mystical Path of the Golden Dawn"e; by Megan V.

Achieving integral health is a challenge that necessitates a diversified approach from different disciplines to achieve a coordinated impact on peoples health.

This book develops a new concept-"e;martial culture"e;-with which to problematize and reframe thinking surrounding the lifeways of US servicemembers, by exploring the values, beliefs, norms, and rituals they are exposed to and practice during military service.

Karl Polanyi is one of the most influential social scientists of our era.

In Violent Intimacies, Asli Zengin traces how trans people in Turkey creatively negotiate and resist everyday cisheteronormative violence.

Human beings have always moved for what they need until recently.

Siwa is a remote oasis deep in the heart of the Egyptian desert near the border with Libya.

This book is a unique study of the historical, theoretical, and cultural interpretations of 'madness' including interviews with those who have experiences of 'madness'.

An intimate account of an anthropologist's relationship with his non-verbal son and how it has shaped and transformed his understanding of closeness and communication.

This book applies a critical perspective to anthropogenic climate change and the global socio-ecological crisis.

Human heritage is an endless mine of knowledge, skills, ethos and accomplishments, which visualize and examine the power of human creativity and innovation throughout the history.

In An Archive of Possibilities, anthropologist and surgeon Rachel Marie Niehuus explores possibilities of healing and repair in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo against a backdrop of 250 years of Black displacement, enslavement, death, and chronic war.

How do identity and social circumstances affect experiences of the criminal legal system in the US?

Cultural Complexes in Australia: Placing Psyche is the first in a series of books that will explore the notion of cultural complexes in a variety of settings around the world.

This authoritative exploration of the ethnic history of the former Yugoslavia traces the roots of the conflicts that convulsed the region in the 1990s.

The role of cultural heritage and museums in constructing national identity in postcolonial CubaDuring Fidel Castros rule, Cuban revolutionaries coopted and reinterpreted the previous bourgeois national narrative of Cuba, aligning it with revolutionary ideology through the use of heritage and public symbols.

The psychological dependence of humanity on playing is huge.

Positionality and researcher reflexivity - how to account for one's subject position - remain as challenges for new researchers.

NPR's Andrew Limbong talks to Amy Cooter of the Middlebury Institute of International Studies about how realistic an idea of a second civil war isNostalgia, Nationalism, and the US Militia Movement is an accessible primer on the contemporary US militia movement.

A 2024 Choice Outstanding Academic TitleFrom angiotensin to cortisol, testosterone to xenoestrogens, and dopamine to endocrine disruptors, hormones are everywhere.

Navigating Colour-Blind Societies is a comparative ethnography of racialisation, class, and gender in the lives of young Muslims coming of age in societies where race is deemed insignificant.

Getting Wrecked provides a rich ethnographic account of women battling addiction as they cycle through jail, prison, and community treatment programs in Massachusetts.

Spanning a 5,000-year period, this is the first work to document the origins, evolution, and current status of all major ethnic groups in Iran.

"e;Though Virginia Korrol grew up in the Puerto Rican community in New York City, and though she makes effective use of interviews, this is not a reminiscence of the recent past, but a clearly written study presented in a scientific manner.

2024 American Society of Missiology Book AwardChristianity Today 2025 Book Award Finalist (Missions / Global Church)Outreach 2025 Resource of the Year (Missions and Cross-Cultural)Named One of Ten Outstanding Books in Mission Studies, World Christianity, and Intercultural Theology for 2024 Southwestern Journal of Theology 2023 Book Award (Honorable Mention, Evangelism / Missions / Global Church)---Drawing on forty years of teaching and mission experience, leading missiological anthropologist Darrell Whiteman brings a wealth of insight to bear on cross-cultural ministry.

Achieving integral health is a challenge that necessitates a diversified approach from different disciplines to achieve a coordinated impact on peoples health.

This book explores the recent developments in global and Japanese whaling from the viewpoint of the members of the Japanese whaling community, a perspective that is largely neglected and misinterpreted.