Social and cultural anthropology Books

This book examines social and natural environmental changes in present-day Laos and presents a new research framework for environmental studies from an interdisciplinary point of view. In Laos, after the Lao version of...

Masterarbeit aus dem Jahr 2017 im Fachbereich Kulturwissenschaften - Sonstiges, Note: 1.3, Leuphana Universität Lüneburg (Centre for Digital Cultures), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Nachdem sie zuvor schon für gescheitert erklärt worden war, wurde die...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2014 im Fachbereich Kulturwissenschaften - Sonstiges, Note: 1,8, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar (Fakultät Medien), Veranstaltung: Ostasiatische Ästhetik, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: In unserem Projektmodul zur „Ostasiatischen...

Regierungsapparate beruhen auf Schreibakten und Datensammlungen. Sie lassen sich nur schwer aus dem Takt bringen. Probleme werden in Formen übersetzt, die sie auffindbar, kategorisierbar, vergleichbar und entscheidbar machen - kurz in Formen, die...

This book deals with the economic aspects of changing attitudes in arts and sciences. The effects of the public good character of culture, along with the very long production period and lifetime for its products, are emphasized, since both contribute to...

1.Einleitung2.Einführung in die Grundzüge des Islam2.1 Was es bedeutet nach dem Islam zu leben2.2 Inhalt und Lehre des Koran2.3 Das Leben des Propheten Muhammad und der historische Ursprung des Islam2.4 Die Geschichte des Islam nach dem Tod des...

Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2014 im Fachbereich Kulturwissenschaften - Sonstiges, Note: 1,1, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Kulturwissenschaft), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Das Lebendigbegrabenwerden aufgrund von Scheintod war bereits den alten Griechen...

Einleitung 21 Ideen und Konzepte der Visual History 32 Der Erste Weltkrieg 63 Fotografie und fotografische Technik zur Zeit des Ersten Weltkrieges 84 Presse und visuelle Berichterstattung zur Zeit des Ersten Weltkrieges 105 Zensur und Propaganda - Das...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2013 im Fachbereich Ethnologie / Volkskunde, Note: 1,3, Universität Leipzig (Institut für Ethnologie), Veranstaltung: BA Organisationsethnologie, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Foucault gilt als einer der bedeutendsten...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2013 im Fachbereich Kulturwissenschaften - Sonstiges, Note: 2,0, Universität Leipzig (Institut für Kulturwissenschaften), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Bekannte deutsche Verlage haben angekündigt, ihre Kinderbuch-Klassiker zu...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2012 im Fachbereich Kulturwissenschaften - Sonstiges, Note: 1,3, Universität zu Köln (Humanwissenschaftliche Fakultät Köln Institut II Erziehungs- und Sozialwissenschaften Historische Bildungsforschung, Schwerpunkt Gender...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2010 im Fachbereich Ethnologie / Volkskunde, Note: 1.5, Universität Luzern (Religionswissenschaftliches Seminar), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diese Arbeit lässt sich in eine primäre Fragestellung (a) mit einer darauf bezogenen...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2013 im Fachbereich Kulturwissenschaften - Sonstiges, Note: 1,3, FernUniversität Hagen (Institut für Neuere deutsche Literatur- und Medienwissenschaft), Veranstaltung: Kultur, Literatur und Medien, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract:...

Fundamentals of Digital Protection of Cultural Heritage.- Restoration techniques for Rigid Solid Relics.- Restoration techniques for Paintings.- Reconstruction of Large-scale culture heritage sites.- Preservation techniques for Intangible Cultural...

These essays deal with various aspects of a new, rising field, socio­ economics. The field is seeking to combine the variables studied by neoclassical economists with those typically studied by other social sciences. The...

Wissenschaftliche Studie aus dem Jahr 2006 im Fachbereich Ethnologie / Volkskunde, , Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Im Jahr 2004 erprobten wir erstmalig ein neues Modell interkultureller ethnologischer Lehrforschung: Sechzehn Studierende des Instituts für...

Magisterarbeit aus dem Jahr 2006 im Fachbereich Kulturwissenschaften - Sonstiges, Note: sehr gut, Universität Bremen, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: „Holt euch das Spiel zurück!"- so titelte erst vor kurzem das deutschlandweite, vereinsungebundeneFanzine 11...

Fachbuch aus dem Jahr 2009 im Fachbereich Kulturwissenschaften - Sonstiges, , Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: An der Schwelle zum neuen Jahrtausend, im Zeitalter der Globalisierung und der erneuerbarer Energieversorgung gewinnen Erkenntnisse über die Sonne...

Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject Cultural Studies - Empiric Cultural Studies, grade: 2.0, Ruhr-University of Bochum (European Culture & Economy), course: MA (ECUE), language: English, abstract: End of the 20th century has witnessed sudden...

This volume is the product of the "Sixth Annual SEEP-Conference on Economic Ethics and Philosophy" on the theme of 'Cultural Factors in Economic Growth' held at Marienrode Monastry, Hildesheim, in April 1998. Our thanks go to...

This book explores the insights that Cultural Astronomy provides into the classical Roman world by unveiling the ways in which the Romans made use of their knowledge concerning the heavens, and by shedding new light on the interactions between astronomy...

Archaeological heritage legislation aims to ensure the best possible protection for the archaeological heritage, yet it remains the case that legislation can remain ineffective through  other practical considerations. Some consideration may be legal...

This collection explores Canadian music's commentaries on American culture. 'American Woman, get away from me!' - one of the most resonant musical statements to come out of Canada - is a cry of love and hate for its neighbour. Canada's close, inescapable...

This book explores the ways in which information and communication technologies (ICTs) offer a powerful tool for the development of smart tourism. Numerous examples are presented from across the entire spectrum of cultural and heritage tourism, including...

This book contributes to better recognition and comprehension of the interconnection between archaeology and political pressure, especially imposed by the totalitarian communist regimes. It explains why, under such political conditions, some...

This book analyses the instruments and approaches offered by public international law to resolve cultural heritage related disputes and facilitate the return of illicitly transferred objects to their countries of origin. In addition to assessing the...

For a long time, resource conservationists have viewed environmental conservation as synonymous with wilderness and wildlife resources only, oblivious to the contributions made by cultural and heritage resources. However, cultural heritage resources in...

Every site that is inscribed on the World Heritage List (WHL) must have a management plan or some other management system. According to the UNESCO Operational Guidelines, the purpose of a management plan is to ensure the effective protection of the...

Taking Care of the Future examines the moral dimensions and transformative capacities of education and humanitarianism through an intimate portrayal of learners, volunteers, donors, and educators at a special needs school in South Africa and a partnering...

This edited volume addresses memory practices among youth, families, cultural workers, activists, and engaged citizens in Lebanon and Morocco. In making a claim for 'the social life of memory,' the introduction discusses a particular research field of...

This book examines how computer-based programs can be used to acquire 'big' digital cultural heritage data, curate, and disseminate it over the Internet and in 3D visualization platforms with the ultimate goal of creating long-lasting "digital heritage...

This volume expands understandings of crafting practices, which in the past was the major relational interaction between the social agency of materials, technology, and people, in co-creating an emergent ever-changing world. The chapters discuss...

This book explores responses to authoritarianism in Turkish society through popular culture by examining feature films and television serials produced between 1980 and 2010 about the 1980 coup. Envisioned as an interdisciplinary study in cultural studies...

The work reviews issues concerning the protection of folklore through the intellectual property legal system, then explores two main issues in the protection of Chinese folklore. The first issue is the influence of Chinese traditional culture on the...

Now more than ever, indigenous peoples' interests in their cultural heritage are in the spotlight. Yet, there is very little literature that comprehensively discusses how existing laws can and cannot be used to address indigenous peoples' interests. This...

This book analyses the legal aspects of international claims by indigenous peoples for the repatriation of their cultural property, and explores what legal norms and normative orders would be appropriate for resolving these claims. To establish context,...

The Fear of Erring, a combination of thick ethnography and an ethnopoetic storyline, illustrates how mistrust, ignorance, and imagination govern the everyday work of personnel in Argentina's criminal justice system. The book shows that Argentina's...

 This volume collates and examines literary and screened representations of what the editors term 'border masculinities'. It seeks to understand masculine subjectivities, through fiction and screen, within a complex global arena of relationships and...

This book examines the Indo-Surinamese Girmitiya peasants and their contributions to developing the ethnic community within their newly adopted home. It demonstrates the transformation of the Girmitiyas from agriculturalists in British India to...

This collection of essays aims to analyse the uncanny as a concept developed in the field of the arts, from a variety of perspectives axed in the literary field, in the media context, and in film studies, with references to contemporary thought. The book...

This book explores how popular cultural artifacts, literary texts, commemorative practices and other forms of remembrances are used to convey, transmit and contest memories of mass atrocities in the Global South. Some of these historical atrocities took...

This book presents a thorough analysis of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq's memory culture, focusing particularly on commemorations and representations of the Anfal and Halabja atrocities. The author employs a transdisciplinary approach that draws on Memory...

This book studies the change in Mediterranean port cities, from the nineteenth century when they flourished as a result of international economic relations and advances in transportation technology, through the twentieth century when the nation-states...