Social and cultural anthropology Books

The Savages of Europe, written by Robert Martin Lesuire and published in 1764, is a book that explores the idea of European society being just as savage as the indigenous peoples of other continents. Lesuire argues that Europeans have become so consumed...

The Russian Peasantry: Their Agrarian Condition, Social Life And Religion is a book written by Stepniak and originally published in 1888. The book provides a detailed study of the lives and conditions of the Russian peasantry during the late 19th century...

The Journal of Race Development V9: 1918-1919 (1919) is a historical book written by George H. Blakeslee. The book is a collection of articles and essays that were originally published in the Journal of Race Development, a scholarly journal that focused...

The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Volume 11 is a collection of scholarly articles and research papers published by the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland in the year 1879. This volume contains a wide range of topics related to the...

The Indian Archipelago: A Concise Account Of The Principal Islands And Places Of The Indian Archipelago is a book written by F. Boucher, originally published in 1857. The book provides a detailed and comprehensive overview of the Indian Archipelago,...

The History of the Maroons V2: From Their Origin to the Establishment of Their Chief Tribe at Sierra Leone (1803) is a book written by Robert Charles Dallas. The book is a comprehensive account of the history of the Maroons, a group of African slaves who...

The Greek And The Turk: Or Powers And Prospects In The Levant (1853) is a historical and political book written by Crowe, Eyre Evans. The book explores the complex and tumultuous relationship between Greece and Turkey in the Levant region during the 19th...

The Fifth Annual Report of The Executive Committee of The Indian Rights Association, For The Year Ending December 20, 1887 is a historical document that provides a detailed account of the activities and achievements of the Indian Rights Association...

The Early History Of The Mediterranean Populations, Etc., In Their Migrations And Settlements is a book written by Hyde Clarke and published in 1882. The book provides a comprehensive account of the early history of the Mediterranean populations,...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

Scenes and Characteristics of Hindostan V3: With Sketches of Anglo-Indian Society is a book written by Emma Roberts in 1825. The book is a detailed account of the author's experiences and observations during her travels in India. The book is divided into...

La Science Des Personnes De Cour D�������Epee Et De Robe V4, Part 1-2 (1752) de Massuet, Pierre est un livre qui traite de la science des personnes de cour, qu'elles soient de l'�����p�����e ou de la robe. Il s'agit d'une �����uvre en deux parties,...

The Lure And The Lore Of Travel is a book written by Carl Vrooman and originally published in 1914. This book is a collection of essays that explore the various aspects of travel, including the allure of travel, the history of travel, and the various...

L'Exploitation De Notre Empire Colonial (1900) est un livre �����crit par Louis Vignon. Ce livre traite de l'exploitation de l'Empire colonial fran�����ais au d�����but du XXe si�����cle. Vignon explore les diff�����rentes formes d'exploitation...

Il libro ""Le Razze Umane E Il Diritto Nella Questione Coloniale"" ����� stato scritto da Arcangelo Ghisleri nel 1896. L'autore esamina la questione coloniale e le relazioni tra le razze umane, analizzando il diritto internazionale e le sue implicazioni...

""Land Tenure in Fiji: A Lecture"" is a book written by Lorimer Fison in 1903. The book provides a detailed analysis of the land tenure system in Fiji, which was a British colony at the time. Fison, an Australian anthropologist, explains the traditional...

Kwakiutl Tales V2 is a book written by Franz Boas and published in 1910. It is a collection of traditional stories and legends from the Kwakiutl people, who are indigenous to the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The book includes a total of 96...

""Japan Today"" is a book written by Alfred Stead and published in 1902. The book is a comprehensive overview of Japan at the turn of the 20th century, covering topics such as its history, culture, society, and economy. Stead draws on his experiences...

""Japan at the Cross Roads"" is a non-fiction book written by Andrew Melville Pooley in 1917. The book explores the political, social, and economic landscape of Japan during the early 20th century, a time when the country was undergoing significant...

Illustrated Armenia And The Armenians is a historical book written by Ohan Gaidzakian in 1898. The book explores the rich cultural heritage and history of Armenia and the Armenian people through a series of illustrations and detailed descriptions...

Introduction To The Study Of Sign Language Among The North American Indians: As Illustrating The Gesture Speech Of Mankind is a book written by Garrick Mallery and published in 1880. The book provides a comprehensive study of the sign language used by...

Illustrations of the Manners, Customs and Condition of the North American Indians Volume 2: With Letters and Notes, published in 1876, is a book written by George Catlin. The book is a detailed account of the author's travels and experiences with various...

Germany's Colonial Failure: Her Rule In Africa Condemned On German Evidence (1918) is a book written by Frank Maclean that examines Germany's colonial rule in Africa. The book is based on German evidence and argues that Germany's colonial policy was a...

The book ""Geography of Mauritius: To Which Is Appended An Abstract Of Its History (1864)"" by George Norvill is a comprehensive guide to the geography and history of the island nation of Mauritius. The book covers a wide range of topics, including the...

""From Barbarism to Civilization via The Great Broad Way: In the Interest and for the Sole Benefit of All Mankind"" is a book written by Lawrence Mason in 1918. The book is a philosophical and sociological exploration of the evolution of human...

""Songs of the People"" is a book of forty-four French folk songs and their variants from Canada, Normandy, and Brittany, compiled by Julien Tiersot and originally published in 1910. The book includes musical notation, lyrics in French, and English...

""Fiends, Ghosts, and Sprites"" is a book written by John Netten Radcliffe, first published in 1854. The book explores the origin and nature of belief in the supernatural, focusing on three specific types of supernatural entities: fiends, ghosts, and...

""A Few Thoughts On The Abolition Of Colonial Slavery"" is a book written by Thomas Chalmers in 1826. The book is a collection of essays that discuss the issue of colonial slavery and the abolitionist movement. Chalmers, a Scottish minister and...

Il libro ""Gli Ezzelini Dante E Gli Schiavi: Roma E La Schiavitu Personale Domestica (1897)"" di Filippo Zamboni ����� una disamina storica sulla schiavit����� personale domestica a Roma e sulla figura degli Ezzelini e di Dante Alighieri in merito. Il...

The multifarious and sometimes contested concept of “shamanism” has aroused intense popular and scholarly interest since its initial coinage by the Russian scholar V. M. Mikhailovsky in the late 19th century. In this book, three leading...

Seminar paper del año 2015 en eltema Romanística - Estudios españoles, Nota: 2,0, Universität Trier, Idioma: Español, Resumen: Desde el año 1978 en lo que fue promulgada la Constitución hasta los 2000 cambios importantes sucedieron en España, España se...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2000 im Fachbereich Ethnologie / Volkskunde, Note: 2,0, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (Deutsches Insitut - Kulturanthropologie / Volkskunde), Veranstaltung: Hauptseminar: Der Brauch und seine Darstellung in den Medien,...

Zwischenprüfungsarbeit aus dem Jahr 2003 im Fachbereich Ethnologie / Volkskunde, Note: 1, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Das Reisen und vor allem das literarische Niederschreiben gehörte spätestens seit dem ausgehenden 18...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2001 im Fachbereich Ethnologie / Volkskunde, Note: 1,0, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (Forstgeschichte), Veranstaltung: Vertiefungsblock: Natur- und Waldverständnis im geschichtlichen Rückblick, Sprache: Deutsch,...

Des projections contradictoires et paradoxales visent la représentation de la Chine et de l'Europe. Ce recueil d'études de sémiotique, histoire, études culturelles, didactique, et analyse littéraire s'approche des stéréotypes qui redéfinissent nos...

Der Band versammelt interdisziplinäre und mehrperspektivische Zugänge zu Passing und Geschlechternormen. Er betrachtet deren gesellschaftliche Bedingtheit und lotet Möglichkeiten wie auch Grenzen von Handlungsspielräumen aus.

Deutschland und Korea, die sich als Herzstücke Europas und Ostasiens verstehen, feierten im Jahre 2013 das 130. Jubiläum ihrer diplomatischen Beziehungen. Die Beiträge dieses Sammelbandes behandeln ausgewählte Facetten der gemeinsamen Geschichte beider...

This book aims to contribute to the debate on European cultural policy and cultural diplomacy as well as to fill in the gap that exists in this under-researched field. It examines individual practices in 10 selected cases while the introduction study...

Conçu tout d'abord, entre 1927 et 1929, comme une féerie dialectique proche, par l'inspiration, des déambulations surréalistes de Breton et surtout d'Aragon, le projet d'essai sur les passages parisiens changea de nature lorsque Walter Benjamin le reprit...

The aim of this book is to highlight the important roles that things play in our everyday lives by examining how things and humans interact. Based on ethnographical data from Asia, Africa, and Oceania, the included essays challenge the instrumentalist...

Edited by H. L. Cobb, F. Coward, L. Grimshaw and S. Price.This volume stems from sessions at the 2004 Theoretical Archaeology Conference at Glasgow University, entitled "Hunter-Gatherers in Early Prehistory" and "Hunting for Meaning:...

Recent world-wide political developments have persuaded many people that we are again living in what Hannah Arendt called "dark times." Jackson's response to this age of uncertainty is to remind us how much experience falls outside the concepts and...

Focusing on a sub-set of the Dagomba of northern Ghana, this book looks at the first generation to go through secondary school in the north. After university and post-graduate education, they relocate to Accra, the capital, hundreds of miles south. They...

Describing the Islamic State's ideologues as 'entrepreneurs of identity', this book explores how the group defined categories of social identity and used them as tools of communicative and cognitive structuring. Based on a wide dossier of original texts,...