Social and cultural anthropology Books

Claims around 'who deserves what and why' moralise inequality in the current global context of unprecedented wealth and its ever more selective distribution. Ethnographies of Deservingness explores this seeming paradox and the role of moralized...

Belarus has emerged from communism in a unique manner as an authoritarian regime. The author, who has lived in Belarus for several years, highlights several mechanisms of tyranny, beyond the regime's ability to control and repress, which should not be...

Religion Evolving argues that religions need to be understood as adaptive systems. Drawing from a wealth of ethnographic and experimental evidence, the authors situate religious traditions within their local socioecological contexts, showing how these...

This interdisciplinary book investigates emerging ideas regarding human-animal interaction and cohabitation in Australia in the twenty-first century. Advocates, activist groups, mainstream media and more are considered in this study, which aims to...

This book gives a comprehensive introduction to intercultural communication in the era of globalization. The reader is introduced to essential concepts in the field as well as different theories and methods of analysis of communication itself.

In the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan, medical patients engage a variety of healing practices to seek cures for their ailments. Patients use the expanding biomedical network and a growing number of traditional healthcare units, while also seeking...

Biomedical Entanglements is an ethnographic study of the Giri people of Papua New Guinea, focusing on the indigenous population's interaction with modern medicine. In her fieldwork, Franziska A. Herbst follows the Giri people as they circulate within and...

As US imperialism continues to dictate foreign policy, Deadly Contradictions is a compelling account of the American empire. Stephen P. Reyna argues that contemporary forms of violence exercised by American elites in the colonies, client state, and...

Community and Communitarianism presents--and defends in detail--a care-centered ideal of a good and moral community: a form of social organization imbued with the virtues of a care-centered ethic, such as cooperation (in "teleological communities,"...

*Includes 100 color images.Japanese manga, anime, music, cinema, television dramas, and computer games have gained many international fans. Recognizing the global appeal of Japanese popular culture, since the early 2000s the Japanese government has...

In this book, Ana Lucia Araujo argues that despite the rupture provoked by the Atlantic slave trade, the Atlantic Ocean was never a physical barrier that prevented the exchanges between the two sides; it was instead a corridor that allowed the production...

The New Age movement is a twentieth-century socio-cultural phenomenon in the Western world with Glastonbury as one of its major centers. Through experimenting with a number of ways of analyzing this movement, the authors were able to develop a novel...

Entheosonic Whistling Vessels are transformation tools using the inherent power of sound to unlock our creative powers. The universal and sacred language of sounds produced by the vessels are used as a doorway to synchronize acoustic resonance with Gaia,...

Historiography.- Culture History in Britain.- Kulturkreislehre: Central European Approach to Culture History.- Cultural History in Russia.- Cultural History in North America.- Culture in the Lower Paleolithic.- Palaeo-cultures, Techno-modes, and...

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...

The Lala-Lamba Handbook is a book written by Arthur Cornawallis Madan in 1908. It provides a short introduction to the southwestern division of the Wisa-Lala dialect spoken in Northern Rhodesia, which is now modern-day Zambia. The book is intended to be...

Japan's Accession to the Comity of Nations is a book written by Alexander Siebold in 1901. It provides a detailed account of Japan's transformation from a feudal society to a modern nation-state in the late 19th century. The book traces Japan's...

Notes On Superstition And Folk Lore is a book written by Jeanie M. Laing and published in 1885. The book is a collection of essays that explore various aspects of superstition and folk lore from around the world. The essays cover a wide range of topics,...

Model Men is a book written by Horace Mayhew and published in 1848. The book is a collection of stories and sketches that provide a fascinating insight into the lives of men who were considered to be models of behavior and conduct during the Victorian...

Pat's Apology: Or England The Wickedest Place In The World! is a book written in 1850 by an anonymous author. The book is a satirical and humorous take on the relationship between England and Ireland during the 19th century. The protagonist, Pat, is an...

Observations Upon The Grammatical Structure And Use Of The Umbundu: Or The Language Of The Inhabitants Of Bailundu And Bihe (1885) is a book written by Wesley Maier Stover. The book provides a detailed analysis of the grammatical structure and usage of...

Pirates and Piracy is a historical non-fiction book authored by Oscar Herrmann and first published in 1902. The book provides an in-depth account of piracy and its evolution throughout history, from the ancient Mediterranean to the Caribbean during the...

A Global History of Indigenous Peoples examines the history of the indigenous/tribal peoples of the world. The work spans the period from the pivotal migrations which saw the peopling of the world, examines the processes by which tribal peoples...

Described as a 'master plant' by many indigenous groups in lowland South America, tobacco is an essential part of shamanic ritual, as well as a source of everyday health, wellbeing and community. In sharp contrast to the condemnation of the tobacco...

Shifting States draws on a rich history of anthropological theorising on all kinds of states - from the pre- to the post- industrial - and explores topics as diverse as bureaucracy, infrastructure, surveillance, securitization, and public...

How do we teach analysis in anthropology and other field-based sciences? How can we engage analytically and interrogatively with philosophical ideas and concepts in our fieldwork? And how can students learn to engage critical ideas from philosophy to...

Breve Estudo: Sobre As Institui����������es Sociais, Pol������ticas, Filos������ficas E Religiosas (1874) ����� um livro escrito por J. F. Gon�����alves Cardoso. O livro apresenta uma an�����lise detalhada das institui����������es sociais,...

""Borba Hrvatah S Mongoli I Tatari"" je knjiga koju je napisao Ivan Kukuljevi���� Sakcinski 1863. godine. Ova knjiga detaljno opisuje borbu Hrvata protiv Mongola i Tatara tijekom 13. stolje����a. Autor opisuje povijesne doga����aje koji su doveli do...

Bewys-Stukken Betreffende De Belgische Maetschappy Van Volkplanting En De Gemeenschap Der Vereeniging: Gevestigd Te Santo-Thomas De Guatemala (1844) is een boek geschreven door De Hompesch, Graef. Het boek gaat over de Belgische Maatschappij van...

""Die Auswahl von Commers und Gesellschaftsliedern"" ist eine Sammlung von Liedern, die im Jahr 1816 von Karl August Kummel ver������ffentlicht wurde. Das Buch enth�����lt eine Vielzahl von Liedern, die f�����r gesellige Anl�����sse wie B�����lle, Feiern...

""�����ber die Philanensage, mit Ber�����cksichtigung �����hnlicher Erz�����hlungen aus �����lterer und neuerer Zeit"" ist ein Buch von Hermann Middendorf, das im Jahr 1853 ver������ffentlicht wurde. In diesem Werk besch�����ftigt sich der Autor mit der...

Le livre ""Annales De L'Association Internationale Pour Le Progres Des Sciences Sociales (1863)"" publi����� par Lacroix Et Guillaumin Publisher est une compilation de travaux et de recherches men�����es par l'Association Internationale pour le...

The Law of Freedom and Bondage in the United States V2, Part 1 is a book written by John Codman Hurd in 1862. It is a comprehensive analysis of the legal framework surrounding slavery and freedom in the United States during the mid-19th century. The book...

""Selections From Calcutta Gazettes V2: Of The Years 1789-1797, Showing The Political And Social Condition Of The English In India"" is a historical book written by Walter Scott Seton-Karr and published in 1865. The book is a compilation of selected...

""Der Typus des germanischen Menschen: und seine Verbreitung im deutschen Volke"" ist ein Buch von Wilhelm Henke, das 1895 ver������ffentlicht wurde. In diesem Werk untersucht der Autor die k������rperlichen Merkmale der germanischen Menschen und ihre...

""Der Ursprung der Melusinensage"" ist ein Buch des deutschen Gelehrten Josef Kohler, das erstmals 1895 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Das Buch untersucht die Urspr�����nge und Entwicklungen der Melusinensage, einer Legende �����ber eine Frau mit einer...

""Der Stamm der Hessen in seiner Gegenwart"" ist ein Buch von Karl Buchner, das im Jahr 1845 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Es ist eine umfassende Beschreibung des hessischen Stammes und seiner Gegenwart. Das Buch behandelt die Geschichte, Kultur,...

Der Russische Bauer (1893) ist ein Roman des russischen Schriftstellers Stepnjak, Sergej M. Der Roman erz�����hlt die Geschichte eines Bauern namens Ivan, der in einem Dorf im zaristischen Russland lebt. Ivan ist ein harter Arbeiter und ein treuer...

Das Buch ""Der R������mische Konkubinat: Nach Den Rechtsquellen Und Den Inschriften (1895)"" von Paul Martin Meyer besch�����ftigt sich mit dem r������mischen Konkubinat. Der Autor untersucht die rechtlichen Grundlagen und die historischen Inschriften,...

""Der Polter Abend: Ein Schnack (1800)"" ist ein Buch des deutschen Schriftstellers Carl Gottlob Cramer. Es handelt sich um eine Erz�����hlung, die in der Zeit des 18. Jahrhunderts spielt und die Tradition des Polterabends beschreibt. Der Polterabend war...

""Der Ritter Unterwegs: Und Die Pflege Der Gastfreundschaft Im Alten Frankreich (1900)"" von Hugo Oschinsky ist ein historisches Buch, das sich mit dem Leben von Rittern im mittelalterlichen Frankreich befasst. Das Buch beschreibt die Abenteuer eines...

This volume examines the relationship between hope, mobility, and immobility in African migration. Through case studies set within and beyond the continent, it demonstrates that hope offers a unique prism for analyzing the social imaginaries and...

This volume asks and addresses elusive ontological, epistemological, and methodological questions about meetings. What are meetings? What sort of knowledge, identities, and power relationships are produced, performed, communicated, and legitimized...

Man's Duty to Man: A Study of Social Conditions, Their Causes, and How They May Be Improved is a book written by John Downey Works in 1919. The book explores the social conditions of the time and the causes behind them, with a focus on the duty of...

Hill Dialects Of The Kumaun Division is a book written by Ganga Datt Upreti and published in 1900. The book is a comprehensive study of the various dialects spoken in the Kumaun division of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. The author has extensively...

Freemen Or Slaves is a book written by Ellen A. Bennett and published in 1888. The book explores the issue of slavery and freedom in the United States, particularly focusing on the experiences of African Americans. Bennett argues that despite the...