Anthropology

This book investigates the selection process of heritagisation to understand what specific pasts are being selected or rejected for representation, who is selecting them, how and to whom they are being represented and why they are being presented, or dismissed, in the ways that they are.

In the last two decades, Chinese transnationalism has become a distinctive domain within the new "e;flexible"e; capitalism emerging in the Asia-Pacific region.

In Faith in American Public Life, Melissa Rogers--former Special Assistant to President Barack Obama and Executive Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships--explores the role of religion in the public square and focuses on principles that define the relationship between government and religion.

Shari''a, Inshallah shows how people have used shari''a to struggle for peace, justice, and human rights in Somalia and Somaliland.

Routledge is proud to be re-issuing this landmark series in association with the International African Institute.

Atrocities by terrorists acting in the name of the 'Islamic State' are occurring with increasing regularity across Western Europe.

On May 13-15, 1982, some 50 scientists and scholars - physicians, philos- ophers and social scientists - convened at Hasselby Castle in Stockholm for the first Nordic Symposium on the Philosophy of Medicine.

The past two decades have seen a growing interest in evolutionary and scientific approaches to religion.

This rich collection of essays offers a multi- and inter-disciplinary discussion of "e;trans-Asia"e; approaches from critical theory, historical studies, cultural studies to film studies.

The church in the United States faces a dilemma: How is it possible for Christ's followers to worship faithfully in a nationalistic environment where religion and politics enjoy a vigorous affiliation while the separation of church and state is celebrated as the standard for the relationship between nation and faith?

A captivating look at the history of the pure females of Islamic paradise known as the houri The fascination with the houri, the pure female of Islamic paradise, began long before September 11, 2001.

What are the possibilities for multispecies justice?

The ritual of eating and drinking together is one of the most important Christian events.

In Cote d'Ivoire, appearing modern is so important for success that many young men deplete their already meager resources to project an illusion of wealth in a fantastic display of Western imitation, spending far more than they can afford on brand name clothing, accessories, technology, and a robust nightlife.

By the end of the nineteenth century, William Gladstone was arguably the most popular statesman in America since Lincoln.

This book conducts a systematic research on the basic theoretical system of ethnogeography, area differentiation and spatial changes of ethnic community, national ecological outlook on human-land relations, geographical distribution of various nationalities in the world, and historical geographical background of regional ethnic composition.

This edited volume addresses the environmental and cultural underpinnings of the kind of social conflict that spawned the origins and elaboration of ritualized human and animal sacrifice in Mesoamerica.

Der Mensch verdrängt, blendet aus und kehrt unter den Teppich, um handlungsfähig zu bleiben.

This book examines the low birth weight and infant mortality in high-altitude Indian region Ladakh.

This comparative survey of the secularization policies of the Soviet Union and China looks at the suppression, survival, and revival of religion in both countries.

The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa has been celebrated as an international leader for its bicultural concept and partnership with Maori in all aspects of the museum, but how does this relationship with the indigenous partner work in practice?

Thousands of years ago, seafront clans in Denmark began speaking the earliest form of Germanic language--the first of six "e;signal events"e; that Ruth Sanders highlights in this marvelous history of the German language.

A unique interreligious dialogue provides needed context for deeper understanding of interfaith relations, from ancient to modern timesFreedom is far from straightforward as a topic of comparative theology.

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This book presents the findings of the first ever survey of the religious preferences of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs).

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In The Devil behind the Mirror, Steven Gregory provides a compelling and intimate account of the impact that transnational processes associated with globalization are having on the lives and livelihoods of people in the Dominican Republic.

Two prehistoric cave sites on the Bird's Head of western New Guinea provide a detailed narrative of 26,000 years of human occupation of this area.

Organizational Semiotics occupies an important niche in the research community of human communication and information systems.

Nutrition, Longevity, and Aging documents the proceedings of a symposium on "e;"e;Nutrition, Longevity, and Aging,"e;"e; held at the University of Miami School of Medicine, February 26-27, 1976, sponsored by the Training Program in Cellular Aging of the Departments of Physiology/Biophysics and Microbiology.

From one person to the next, optimal health is governed by a huge array of minor genetic differences.

This edited collection explores our often-surprising modes of co-inhabiting the cultural and aerial worlds of birds.

Het Informatorium voor voeding en diëtetiek is een systematisch naslagwerk met alles wat men moet weten op het gebied van voeding en diëtetiek.

Why do contemporary art curators define their work as ethnography?

Embodying Transnational Yoga is a refreshingly original, multi-sited ethnography of transnational yoga that obliges us to look beyond postural practice (asana) in modern yoga research.

This timely book examines how the South African National Defence Force has adapted to the country's new security, political and social environment since 1994.

This is a book about Irish nationalism and how Irish nationalists developed their own conception of the Irish race.

The term "e;sheng nu"e; ("e;leftover women"e;) has been recently coined in China to describe the increasing number of women, especially highly educated professional women in their late twenties and over who have not married.

(Un)sighted Archives of Migration acknowledges that migration is a fundamental part of social practice and collective memory.

This book draws upon thinking about the work of the dead in the context of deindustrialization-specifically, the decline of the textile industry in Kaduna, Nigeria-and its consequences for deceased workers' families.

Latin America has been a place of radical political inspiration providing an alternative to the neoliberal model.

Workers and Workplaces in Revolutionary China collates documents detailing the conflict and politics of Chinese industrial development in the 1970s.

In recent years, the lifecourse perspective has become a popular theoretical orientation toward crime.

Based on Catholic and Confucian social ethics, this book develops an ethic of solidarity and reciprocity with the migrants in Asia who are marginalized.

Singing "e;John Brown's Body"e; as they marched to war, Union soldiers sought to steel themselves in the face of impending death.