Anthropology

In this book the late Jeffrey Clark subjects the history of colonialism among the Wiru of Papua New Guinea to a fresh and subtle examination.

Il y a beaucoup de livres sur l'Inde, et pourtant cet ouvrage apporte un regard nouveau et tres original : celui d'une anthropologue qui a choisi d'ethnographier ses sujets a partir d'une leproserie, ou elle a fait une immersion de quelques semaines, ce qui lui a permis de decouvrir la tres grande humanite des lepreux mais aussi les basfonds de la misere humaine.

Un territorio no es solo un lugar, sino también una trama de memorias, experiencias y relatos que se entrelazan con el paso del tiempo.

This book positions stand-up comedy as a strategy for women’s empowerment, using new materialist concepts to explore the affective and atmospheric dimensions of laughter, play and performance.

This book positions stand-up comedy as a strategy for women’s empowerment, using new materialist concepts to explore the affective and atmospheric dimensions of laughter, play and performance.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2022 im Fachbereich Kulturwissenschaften - Sonstiges, Note: 2,7, Universität zu Köln (Institut für deutsche Sprache und Literatur I), Veranstaltung: Gegenwartsliteratur, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Was macht uns eigentlich aus?

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2024 im Fachbereich Kulturwissenschaften - Sonstiges, Note: 1,7, Ostfalia Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften Fachhochschule Braunschweig/Wolfenbüttel (Fakultät Karl-Scharfenberg), Veranstaltung: Personalmanagement und Organisation, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: In dieser Hausarbeit wird die Thematik der interkulturellen Differenzen zwischen Dänemark und Deutschland behandelt.

Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2023 im Fachbereich Kulturwissenschaften - Sonstiges, Note: 1.

Scientific Study from the year 2024 in the subject Sociology - Knowledge and Information, , course: Phd, language: English, abstract: In the study of the process of secularization, functional differentiation, which is a distinctive and even defining feature of modern societies, is particularly important.

Skunk Ape: Florida's Hidden GiantIn the steamy swamps and palmetto thickets of central Florida, something ancient and massive has never stopped walking.

A Cultural History of Objects in the Age of Enlightenment covers the period 1600 to 1760, a time marked by the movement of people, ideas and goods.

A Cultural History of Objects in the Age of Enlightenment covers the period 1600 to 1760, a time marked by the movement of people, ideas and goods.

This collection of essays is about tourism and social, political, and economic relations in coastal locations in various parts of the world.

Why would a researcher be willing to subject themselves to scorching heat, frigid conditions, or swarms of Anopheles mosquitoes?

The essays collected in African Print Cultures claim African newspapers as subjects of historical and literary study.

Who am I, and where am I going in life?

This volume presents twelve in-depth case studies that critically examine the ways in which historical linguistics and language change interact with ideology.

The uses of shame (and shamelessness) in spheres that range from social media and consumerism to polarized politics and mass violenceToday, we are caught in a shame spirala vortex of mutual shaming that pervades everything from politics to social media.

This collection of essays is about tourism and social, political, and economic relations in coastal locations in various parts of the world.

In China, the art and practice of drinking tea is about much more than merely soaking leaves in a cup of hot water.

Uncovering Americas past through the archaeology of its shipwrecksThe Archaeology of American Shipwrecks highlights the essential role of watercraft in United States history and demonstrates how the study of submerged sites contributes to a deeper understanding of the nations past.

This 12,000 word eBook short read tells the story of the Harbin cranium - one of the most important human fossil to be reported this century.

What makes religion so powerful?

What makes religion so powerful?

Chaplains are America's hidden religious leaders.

Chaplains are America's hidden religious leaders.

Sarah Banet-Weiser complicates the standard feminist take on beauty pageants in this intriguing look at a hotly contested but enduringly popular American ritual.

An examination of daily life and transnational migration in the Garifuna communities of Honduras and New YorkDescended from African maroons and the Island Carib on colonial St.

Master's Thesis from the year 2019 in the subject Sociology - Knowledge and Information, grade: A, University College London (Institute of Education), language: English, abstract: The nature of work in higher education institutions is changing, in parallel to the deep transformations that the university as a whole is undergoing.

Philosophers and psychologists routinely explore questions surrounding reasoning, inquiry, and bias, though typically in disciplinary isolation.

Philosophers and psychologists routinely explore questions surrounding reasoning, inquiry, and bias, though typically in disciplinary isolation.

More than twenty years after the US-led invasion and occupation of Iraq, there has yet to be a meaningful public reckoning with the war.

Ethnoscience: Insights into Nutrition and Cultural Foundations, the first book in the series Culinary Synergies: Exploring Nutrition and Science in Gastronomy, a five-book exploration into food education, innovation, and preservation, encompasses everything from flavor chemistry and sensory science to the role of micro- and macronutrients in traditional and culturally specific diets.

More than twenty years after the US-led invasion and occupation of Iraq, there has yet to be a meaningful public reckoning with the war.