Social and cultural anthropology Books

Turcs Et Montenegrins (1866) est un livre �����crit par Fran�����ois Lenormant. Ce livre est une �����tude comparative entre les Turcs et les Mont�����n�����grins. Lenormant explore les diff�����rences culturelles, religieuses et politiques entre ces...

Le livre ""Textes Sur La Dot Traduits Et Commentes (1853)"" de Pellat, Charles Auguste est une compilation de textes sur la dot, une pratique ancienne qui consistait ������ offrir une somme d'argent ou des biens ������ une femme lors de son mariage...

Le livre ""Tableau Historique Des Costumes, Des Moeurs Et Des Usages V6 (1806)"" de Robert Von Spallart est un ouvrage qui pr�����sente une description d�����taill�����e des costumes, des coutumes et des usages de diff�����rentes �����poques. Ce...

Il libro ""Storia Comparata Degli Usi Funebri In Italia"" (1878) di Angelo De Gubernatis ����� un'opera che esplora le tradizioni funerarie in Italia, analizzando le diverse pratiche e credenze nelle varie regioni del paese. L'autore utilizza un...

Speculative Anthropologie (1870) von Werner, Karl ist ein Buch, das sich mit der Anthropologie besch�����ftigt - der Wissenschaft, die sich mit dem Menschen und seiner Entwicklung befasst. Das Buch ist eine Sammlung von Essays, die sich mit verschiedenen...

""Sociedades Americanas en 1828"" es un libro escrito por Simon Rodriguez y publicado en 1842. En este libro, el autor realiza un an�����lisis detallado de las sociedades americanas de la �����poca, especialmente de las sociedades latinoamericanas. El...

Skandinavismen: Historisk Fremstillet (1900) er en bog skrevet af Julius Clausen. Bogen beskriver Skandinavismens historie og udvikling fra begyndelsen af det 19. ������rhundrede og frem til udgivelsestidspunktet i 1900. Clausen beskriver, hvordan...

Le livre ""Situation du m�����tayage en France (1881)"" �����crit par A. De Tourdonnet est une �����tude approfondie sur le syst�����me de m�����tayage en France ������ la fin du XIXe si�����cle. L'auteur examine les relations entre les propri�����taires...

""La C�����te des Esclaves et le Dahomey"" est un livre �����crit par Pierre Bertrand Bouche en 1885. Il s'agit d'un r�����cit historique qui relate l'histoire de la C�����te des Esclaves et du royaume du Dahomey, situ�����s en Afrique de l'Ouest...

Sc�����nes de m�����urs et de voyages dans le Nouveau-Monde (1862) est un livre �����crit par Xavier Eyma. Ce livre est une collection de r�����cits de voyages et d'observations sur les coutumes et les traditions des peuples d'Am�����rique du Nord et du...

Il libro ""Saggio sullo stato civile e politico dei popoli d'Italia sotto il governo dei Goti"" scritto da Georg Sartorius nel 1820 ����� un'opera che analizza lo stato delle popolazioni italiane durante il periodo del governo dei Goti. L'autore esamina...

Le Bulletin de la Soci�����t����� d'�����tudes Coloniales (1899) par Beuckers, J. est un livre qui traite de l'histoire coloniale fran�����aise. Il contient des articles sur les colonies fran�����aises, leur �����conomie, leur politique et leur culture...

""Perch����� la letteratura italiana non sia popolare in Italia"" ����� un saggio scritto nel 1873 da Ruggiero Bonghi. Il libro analizza le ragioni per cui la letteratura italiana non ����� popolare tra il pubblico italiano, nonostante la sua grande...

""Per Le Signore Sorelle Longi"" ����� un romanzo storico scritto da Antonia Sabatini nel 1894. La trama ruota attorno alle sorelle Longi, tre donne di nobili origini che vivono nella Roma del XVII secolo. La storia racconta delle loro vicende amorose,...

Pantegone o il Dramma Sociale ����� un romanzo scritto da Carlo Magnico nel 1876. La storia segue le vicende di Pantegone, un giovane idealista che cerca di cambiare il mondo attraverso la sua arte. Il protagonista si trova a confrontarsi con la dura...

Over De Oorzaken Van Den Achteruitgang Van De Gouvernements-Koffiecultuur Op Java (1896) is een boek geschreven door William Burck. Het boek gaat over de achteruitgang van de gouvernements-koffiecultuur op Java en de oorzaken daarvan. Burck beschrijft de...

Origines Indo-Europ�����ennes: Le Berceau Des Aryas �����tude De G�����ographie Historique (1881) de Van Den Gheyn, Joseph est un livre qui traite de l'histoire g�����ographique des Aryas et de leur berceau indo-europ�����en. L'auteur examine les...

Ontwerp Van Eene Kolonisatie is een boek geschreven door Frederik Hendrik van Vlissingen en werd voor het eerst gepubliceerd in 1857. Het boek behandelt de oprichting van een kolonie in Suriname, waarbij Van Vlissingen zijn visie en plannen voor de...

Observations Sur Les Variations Musculaires Dans Les Races Humaines (1898) par Chudzinski, Theophile est un livre qui explore les variations musculaires chez les diff�����rentes races humaines. L'auteur examine les diff�����rences entre les muscles des...

Rapid industrialization, urbanization, and marketization have led to startling social changes in reform-era China. Mindful of the many forms of social theory that relate modernity to individualism, this volume addresses social and cultural change through...

In Latin America, young indigenous people have become visible subjects in ethnic and interethnic encounters. Their engagement with the global world, institutions, technology, religious ideas, and politics tells us how indigenous groups adapt, transform,...

The study of language, culture, and cognition has become increasingly fragmented into separate disciplines and paradigms. This volume aims to re-establish dialogue between cognitive linguists and linguistic anthropologists with 11 original papers on...

This book critically examines the cultural politics of visuals in South Asia. It makes a key contribution to the study of visuals in the social sciences in South Asia by studying the interplay of the seen and unseen, and the visual and nonvisual. The...

This volume explores a wide spectrum of Parsee culture and society derived through essays from the Journal of Anthropological Society of Bombay (1886-1936). This journal documents intensive scholarship on the Parsee community by eminent anthropologists,...

Based on two decades of fieldwork, including over a hundred interviews with various political and economic actors at different social levels, as well as documentary and media analysis, this volume presents an account of the Buddhist monarchy in Thailand,...

This book discusses the epistemic foundation of the heuristic construct 'vagabond' and the convergence between the politics of itinerancy and that of dissent in the context of South Asia. It describes the fraught relationship between 'native' itinerant...

This book details queer Singaporeans' efforts to fashion their sense of national belonging and highlights how the Singaporean state could have better incorporated its diverse population into its nation-building framework.Inspired by previous studies that...

Ranging across space and time, this book brings together up-to-date research on the socio-cultural phenomenon of caravans. It shows that caravans for long-distance trade in arid lands are present in both the Old and New Worlds. Alongside historical and...

Felix von Luschan war ein bekannter Ethnologe und Archäologe, der im späten 19. und frühen 20. Jahrhundert wichtige wissenschaftliche Beiträge zur Völkerkunde leistete. In diesem Werk beschäftigt er sich mit den deutschen Schutzgebieten in Übersee und...

This is a comprehensive guide to the cultivation of strawberries, including detailed instructions on soil preparation, planting, and care. It also includes a catalogue of all known strawberry varieties, with descriptions of their characteristics and...

In this groundbreaking work from the late 19th century, John Pym Yeatman argues for a Semitic origin of the European peoples, against the prevailing theories of the time. Drawing on linguistic and historical evidence, Yeatman presents a compelling case...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

Beginnings of Travelling Life. Wartime child becomes Traveller.

Deciphering Human Chromosome 16: We Report Here, and Deciphering Human Chromosome 16: Index to the Report, by Sarah Jacobs, use text in a visual way to document the ethical, economic, political and philosophical polemics associated with mapping the human...

Medical Anthropology is the fastest growing field in anthropology. Over the last three decades it has developed a strong academic and applied importance, both in North America and Europe. This has led to the establishment of a specific degree in medical...

'Do I practice safe sex? If you're talking about carrying around pepper spray for all the freaks I come across, yeah I'm looking into it.' Most people go to parties for free booze, good music and the chance of copping off with someone hot, but Rich...

Internet activism is playing a crucial role in the democratic reform happening across many parts of Southeast Asia. Focusing on Subang Jaya, a suburb of Kuala Lumpur, this study offers an in-depth examination of the workings of the Internet at the local...

Are you tired of only hearing one side of the story? Do you want to understand the big picture in your relationships?Drawn from observations, research, and life experiences, A Talk with Women, A Hint to Men tells the inside story on different situations...

David Kruidenier is a publishing magnate and member of one of the most powerfulfamilies in media; Elizabeth Kruidenier is an unflappable civil rights attorney andchampion of racial equality, women's rights, and access to education. Despitecompeting...

"Love is the most powerful emotion one can express. In Intimate Wisdom: The Sacred Art of Love, Karinna has provided the ultimate guide to reveal how to express and experience love at the deepest level."-Peggy McColl, New York Times best-selling author...

Nestled in the mountainous hinterlands of the Philippine Cordillera, the Ifugao people of Batad have lived for centuries, eking out a living in upland sweet potato fields and in the extensive rice terraces they carved out of the mountains.For many years,...

In China, unlike in Western cinema, documentary film, rather than fiction film, has been the dominant mode since 1949. In recent years, documentary TV programmes have experienced a meteoric rise. Arguing that there is a gradual process of...