Anthropology

Four anthropologists, Elise Edwards, Ann Elise Lewallen, Bridget Love and Tomomi Yamaguchi, draw on their fieldwork experiences in Japan to demonstrate collectively the inadequacy of both the Code of Ethics developed by the American Anthropological Association (AAA) and the dictates of Institutional Review Boards (IRB) when dealing with messy human realities.

Recent research has emphasized that socially transmitted information may affect both the gene pool and the phenotypes of individuals and populations, and that an improved understanding of evolutionary issues is beneficial to those working towards the improvement of human health.

A member of the Igbo tribe of Nigeria who became a nun and trained as an anthropologist, Joseph Therese Agbasiere had a unique opportunity to transcend some of the preconceptions and subjectivities inevitable when an 'outsider' studies a native society.

This best-selling textbook explains the current state of research in the sociology of race/ ethnicity, emphasizing white privilege, the social construction of race, and the newest theoretical perspectives for understanding race and ethnicity.

Covering a period of 2000 years, this book offers an interdisciplinary exploration of the devil's role in the Western tradition and draws from history, religion, art, literature, media studies, and anthropology to provide a multifaceted view of the devil over time.

An incisive look at the causes and consequences of the Rwandan genocide"e;When we captured Kigali, we thought we would face criminals in the state; instead, we faced a criminal population.

This book offers a comprehensive review of disinfection by-products (DBPs), exploring various aspects from detection methods and precursors to their potential health risks, regulation, and future implications.

Scholars have long acknowledged a gap in the archaeological literature on African herder societies.

The book provides insights into community narratives concerning life in the face of creeping calamities through a case study from the Colombian Andes.

The increase in the number of countries that have abolished the death penalty since the end of the Second World War shows a steady trend towards worldwide abolition of capital punishment.

Truth and reconciliation commissions and official governmental apologies continue to surface worldwide as mechanisms for coming to terms with human rights violations and social atrocities.

Over time, the role of nature in anthropology has evolved from being a mere backdrop for social and cultural diversity to being viewed as an integral part of the ontological entanglement of human and nonhuman agents.

"e;"e;The Scientific-Technological Revolution"e;"e; and Soviet Foreign Policy explains the effects of the worldwide scientific-technological revolution (STR) on Soviet foreign policy under "e;"e;the collective leadership"e;"e; of Leonid Brezhnev.

This reference work provides a comprehensive overview of bioactive compounds found in underutilized vegetables and legumes around the globe.

Mit der neuen Lebensmittelhygiene-Verordnung vom August 1997, die die EG-Richtlinie auf nationaler Ebene umsetzt, wird die lebensmittelhygienische Verantwortung den Betrieben übertragen.

This book provides a unique comparative study of the major secessionist and self-determination movements in post-colonial Africa, examining theory, international law, charters of the United Nations, and the Organisation of African Unity (OAU)/African Union's (AU) stance on the issue.

Namdev is a central figure in the cultural history of India, especially within the field of bhakti, a devotional practice that has created publics of memory for over eight centuries.

Reindeer-herding Ewenki hunters have lived in the forests of China s Greater Khingan Range for over three hundred years.

In November 1998, millions of television viewers watched as Thomas Youk died.

For Christians living as a persecuted minority in the Middle East, the question of whether their allegiance should lie with their faith or with the national communities they live in is a difficult one.

In Witnessing Whiteness, Kristopher Norris explores the challenges that lie at the intersection of race, church, and politics in America and argues for a new ethics of responsibility to confront white supremacy.

This book interrogates the idea of equity in the context of India's Northeast region.

This title is part of UC Presss Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact.

What kind of experience is incarceration?

Why do governments choose to negotiate indigenous land claims rather than resolve claims through some other means?

In this book, Marek Sullivan challenges a widespread consensus linking secularization to rationalization, and argues for a more sensual genealogy of secularity connected to affect, race and power.

This edited book is the first major review of what has been achieved in Borneo Studies to date.

It is a study of two of Delhi''s urban villages and their transition into contemporary urban political economy through rent.

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

This book examines a range of critical concepts that are central to a shift in the social sciences toward "e;pragmatic inquiry,"e; reflecting a twenty-first century concern with particular problems and themes rather than grand theory.

Sixty years on from the signing of the Refugee Convention, forced migration and refugee movements continue to raise global concerns for hosting states and regions, for countries of origin, for humanitarian organisations on the ground, and, of course, for the refugee.

Im Namen der Res Publica in den Krieg zu ziehen bedeutete für römische Feldherren nicht nur, das Heer zu kommandieren, es bedeutete auch, die Verantwortung für die Kommunikation mit den Göttern zu tragen.

This volume marks the 25th anniversary of Karin Barber's ground-breaking article, "e;Popular Arts in Africa"e;, which stimulated new debates about African popular culture and its defining categories.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2025 SPORTS PERFORMANCE BOOK OF THE YEAR'A fascinating and multilayered exploration of what it means to endure'Alex Hutchinson, author of Endure'Engaging.

Cafe culture is flourishing in cities across the world.

This edited collection explores forms of multi-religious cohabitation as well as the spatial arrangements that underpin and shape them through sixteen chapters that range across disciplines, historical periods, and global geographies.

This new edition ofThe Mayo Clinic Dietcombines the practical, no-nonsense approach of the time-tested Mayo Clinic eating plan with brand-new information on the safe and effective use of prescription weight-loss medications.

This new edition offers a timely update to the leading textbook dedicated to all aspects of U.

Written specifically for courses that cover biological anthropology and archaeology, this superbly illustrated new text offers the most balanced and up-to-date introduction to our human past.

First published in 1957 ,and reprinted with a new introduction in 1986, Michael Young and Peter Willmott's book on family and kinship in Bethnal Green in the 1950s is a classic in urban studies.

In its most general sense, the term "e;Spiritual but Not Religious"e; denotes those who, on the one hand, are disillusioned with traditional institutional religion and, on the other hand, feel that those same traditions contain deep wisdom about the human condition.

Every year, leading social anthropologists meet to debate a motion at the heart of current theoretical developments in their subject and this book includes the first six of these debates, spanning the period from 1988 to 1993.

Over the last few decades, our knowledge of how the human mind and brain works increased dramatically.

Ugandan Asians in Great Britain (1975) examines the impact of the 1972 immigration of 28,000 Asians expelled from Uganda, looking at the impact on both the immigrants themselves and the British host community.

This study focuses on the politics of memory in the village of Dachuan in northwest China, in which 85 percent of the villagers are surnamed Kong and believe themselves to be descendants of Confucius.