Anthropology

Volume 8 of the Histories of Anthropology Annual series, the premier series published in the history of the discipline, explores national anthropological traditions in Britain, the United States, and Europe and follows them into postnational contexts.

We communicate through the spoken and written word and language has evolved over the centuries.

Sojiji is one of the two head temples of Soto Zen, the largest sect of Japanese Buddhism.

Vous etes-vous deja demande pourquoi ceux qui decident ont toujours eu besoin de quelqu'un a leurs cotes ?

Cet ouvrage explore les liens entre psychiatrie, ethnopsychiatrie et clinique des liens a partir de l'experience du peuple Shi du Sud-Kivu, en Republique democratique du Congo.

Entre fantasmes et stereotypes, de nombreux ecrits academiques et journalistiques vehiculent une image negative du Rif.

Comment devient-on la personne que l'on est aujourd'hui ?

Inscrit dans l'anthropologie du travail, cet ouvrage analyse la mine souterraine ou le risque, l'organisation du travail, la sous-traitance et la solidarite structurent le quotidien.

Die Autorin stellt Herman Wirth (1885-1981) vor, der in den 1930er Jahren ein bekannter und umstrittener Gelehrter war.

Entre fantasmes et stereotypes, de nombreux ecrits academiques et journalistiques vehiculent une image negative du Rif.

This book explores the relation between food production and place.

Die Autorin stellt Herman Wirth (1885-1981) vor, der in den 1930er Jahren ein bekannter und umstrittener Gelehrter war.

L'emigration dite economique interesse en particulier les economistes, les historiens, et les sociologues.

What connection can there be between the Corps des Mines in France in the 1960s, the exhumation of the dead in Madagascar and sorcery in the Congo in the 1970s, mass distribution in France, urban riots on suburban estates, DIY in the United States in the 1990s, the rise of the Chinese middle class, uses of the SMS in Poland, shopping in Denmark, the economic crisis of 2008 and the emergence of competitive convergence in the 21st century between the West and Asia, starting from the year 2000, etc.

East Timor, the world's newest nation, finally gained its independence in 2002, following half a millennium of Portuguese rule and 24 years of Indonesian occupation.

Can one political leader change the course of history?

Comment apprehender les phenomenes reliant faits de nature et faits de societe qui constituent la majeure partie des problemes critiques et irresolus contemporains ?

Ethnic Identity in Tang China is the first work in any language to explore comprehensively the construction of ethnicity during the dynasty that reigned over China for roughly three centuries, from 618 to 907.

This book analyses recent moves in the debate over human enhancement from two different perspectives: moral philosophy and science.

Anthropologist Sandya Hewamanne spent time in a Sri Lankan free trade zone (FTZ) working and living among the workers to learn about their lives.

This book analyses recent moves in the debate over human enhancement from two different perspectives: moral philosophy and science.

Aussi etonnant que cela puisse paraitre, l'Ouest canadien (Alberta, Colombie-Britannique, Manitoba, Saskatchewan) a ete, au debut du XXe siecle, une terre d'election pour nombre d'immigrants francophones d'Europe, en particulier belges, francais et suisses, qui s'y sont installes en plus grand nombre qu'au Quebec.

The second volume in a series dedicated to fossil discoveries made in the Afar region of Ethiopia, this work contains the definitive description of the geological context and paleoenvironment of the early hominid Ardipithecus kadabba.

This volume is an experiment: an enquiry into the possibilities and potentialities of a prospective anthropology of utopia.

This volume is an experiment: an enquiry into the possibilities and potentialities of a prospective anthropology of utopia.

Until recently the scientific study of the prehistoric peoples of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and the South Asian borderlands has been neglected, beyond some cursory comments in the popular literature about archaeological discoveries.

Until recently the scientific study of the prehistoric peoples of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and the South Asian borderlands has been neglected, beyond some cursory comments in the popular literature about archaeological discoveries.

Why does human music sound the way it does?

Why does human music sound the way it does?

In the late eighteenth century, Hawai'is ruling elite employed sophisticated methods for resisting foreign intrusion.

Are you considered a dingbatter, or outsider, when you visit the Outer Banks?

In Haitian Vodou, spirits impact Black practitioners' everyday lives, tightly connecting the sacred and the secular.

What connection can there be between the Corps des Mines in France in the 1960s, the exhumation of the dead in Madagascar and sorcery in the Congo in the 1970s, mass distribution in France, urban riots on suburban estates, DIY in the United States in the 1990s, the rise of the Chinese middle class, uses of the SMS in Poland, shopping in Denmark, the economic crisis of 2008 and the emergence of competitive convergence in the 21st century between the West and Asia, starting from the year 2000, etc.

In Haitian Vodou, spirits impact Black practitioners' everyday lives, tightly connecting the sacred and the secular.

L'emigration dite economique interesse en particulier les economistes, les historiens, et les sociologues.

Aussi etonnant que cela puisse paraitre, l'Ouest canadien (Alberta, Colombie-Britannique, Manitoba, Saskatchewan) a ete, au debut du XXe siecle, une terre d'election pour nombre d'immigrants francophones d'Europe, en particulier belges, francais et suisses, qui s'y sont installes en plus grand nombre qu'au Quebec.

In the late 1960s, Brazilian artists forged a watershed cultural movement known as Tropiclia.

This book offers new perspectives on transnational citizenship, memory and strategies of development.

"e;At the close of the Victorian era, two generations of intrepid women abandoned Grand Tour travel for the rigors of archaeological expeditions, shining the light of scientific exploration on Old World antiquity.

Chronicling the practices, legends, and wisdom of the vanishing traditions of the upper Amazon, this book reveals the area''s indigenous peoples'' approach to living in harmony with the natural world.

In the late 1960s, Brazilian artists forged a watershed cultural movement known as Tropiclia.

Are you considered a dingbatter, or outsider, when you visit the Outer Banks?

In the late eighteenth century, Hawai'is ruling elite employed sophisticated methods for resisting foreign intrusion.

"e;At the close of the Victorian era, two generations of intrepid women abandoned Grand Tour travel for the rigors of archaeological expeditions, shining the light of scientific exploration on Old World antiquity.

This book offers new perspectives on transnational citizenship, memory and strategies of development.

A definitive guide to navigating each stage of Alzheimer's and dementia for the recently diagnosed and their caregivers, from international dementia, memory and healthy ageing expert Dr Zaldy Tan.