This book focuses on African gender and sexuality, and systems of knowledge emanating from studying and researching them. It challenges conventional narratives by examining the complexities of gender and sexuality within the African Humanities, and...Loe edasi...
This groundbreaking study approaches contemporary yoga through a cultural and social anthropological lens, explicitly weaving together historical perspectives with lived practice. Moving beyond reductionist interpretations, such as Silvia Ceccomoris...Loe edasi...
Based on thirty years of fieldwork and illustrated by 274 photos of the author, this book explores sacred space and time, lineages, temples, and gods in the social organization of villages and towns in pre-1949 Southeast China....Loe edasi...
Since it first mesmerised Western audiences, Balinese masked dance–drama (Topeng) has drawn sustained scholarly attention. Yet until now, much of that attention has been filtered through non-Balinese perspectives. Telling Other Tales seeks...Loe edasi...
What does free speech really mean? How does our understanding of it differ around the world? Why does it divide us and how can we find common ground? What free speech really means is hotly contested. Is it increasingly under attack in ou...Loe edasi...
This book considers how the African philosophy of Ubuntu can contribute to the study of the youth in Africa. Reports from the UN indicate that by 2050, more than a third of young people globally will be in or from Africa. It will be important for re...Loe edasi...
This book explores the intersections of religion, gender, sexuality and race in the everyday lives of female converts in the Netherlands. In a unique comparative approach, it is based on ethnographic research in Jewish, Christian and Muslim communiti...Loe edasi...
This book analyses media and political discourses surrounding the acceptance of refugees in contemporary Japan. This book analyses media and political discourses surrounding the acceptance of refugees in contemporary Japan.Dr...Loe edasi...
This book conducts an in-depth exploration of the dissemination of Chinese characters in East Asia and the formation and development of Chinese character-based writing systems, emphasizing the unique contributions of various ethnic groups within the...Loe edasi...
Po-Yi Hung, James Lin, William Lavely, Madeleine Yue Dong
Sari: Taiwan and the World
(Ilmumisaeg: 16-Jun-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: University of Washington Press, ISBN-13: 9780295754352)
From misty mountain oolongs to the global boba boom, Taiwan’s teas carry far more than flavor. They embody contested borders, evolving identities, and the complexities of nationhood. Routes of Taiwan Tea traces tea varieties, processing exp...Loe edasi...
Po-Yi Hung, James Lin, William Lavely, Madeleine Yue Dong
Sari: Taiwan and the World
(Ilmumisaeg: 16-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: University of Washington Press, ISBN-13: 9780295754345)
From misty mountain oolongs to the global boba boom, Taiwan’s teas carry far more than flavor. They embody contested borders, evolving identities, and the complexities of nationhood. Routes of Taiwan Tea traces tea varieties, processing exp...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 16-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: University of Washington Press, ISBN-13: 9780295754666)
When saving wetlands imperils Black futures, restoration demands reimaginationCoastal Louisiana is losing land at an unprecedented rate, and in response, scientists and policymakers have turned to massive restoration projects to slo...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 16-Jun-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: University of Washington Press, ISBN-13: 9780295754673)
When saving wetlands imperils Black futures, restoration demands reimaginationCoastal Louisiana is losing land at an unprecedented rate, and in response, scientists and policymakers have turned to massive restoration projects to slo...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 16-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: University of California Press, ISBN-13: 9780520404298)
Why does gender inequality persist in techeven in workplaces that invest in fixing it? In Networking to Nowhere, sociologist Ethel Mickey uncovers the paradox at the heart of modern tech culture: Networking is hailed as the key to opportunity, yet i...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 16-Jun-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: University of California Press, ISBN-13: 9780520404304)
Why does gender inequality persist in techeven in workplaces that invest in fixing it? In Networking to Nowhere, sociologist Ethel Mickey uncovers the paradox at the heart of modern tech culture: Networking is hailed as the key to opportunity, yet i...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 16-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: New York University Press, ISBN-13: 9781479838318)
Shows how trans activists confront the intersections of white supremacy and transphobia Trans Geographies of Joy charts the stories of trans activists in Atlanta, focusing particularly on people of color, to document how they confront the...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 16-Jun-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: New York University Press, ISBN-13: 9781479838325)
Shows how trans activists confront the intersections of white supremacy and transphobia Trans Geographies of Joy charts the stories of trans activists in Atlanta, focusing particularly on people of color, to document how they confront the...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 16-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: University of Texas Press, ISBN-13: 9781477333990)
Documenting the rise and disillusionment of El Salvadors postwar activists in the face of populist authoritarian politics. The conclusion of El Salvadors long civil war, in 1992, was supposed to bring about equality and political freedom....Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 16-Jun-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: University of Texas Press, ISBN-13: 9781477334003)
Documenting the rise and disillusionment of El Salvadors postwar activists in the face of populist authoritarian politics. The conclusion of El Salvadors long civil war, in 1992, was supposed to bring about equality and political freedom....Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 16-Jun-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: University of Washington Press, ISBN-13: 9780295754970)
Across Pakistan’s rooftops, pigeon flyers devote enormous care and labor to birds that soar the skies, take part in competitions, and knit together communities otherwise divided by caste, class, language, and ethnicity. Spies and Other Pigeons...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 16-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: University of Washington Press, ISBN-13: 9780295754963)
Across Pakistan’s rooftops, pigeon flyers devote enormous care and labor to birds that soar the skies, take part in competitions, and knit together communities otherwise divided by caste, class, language, and ethnicity. Spies and Other Pigeons...Loe edasi...
This book examines the paradox whereby spiritual afflictions remain central in Africa and the diaspora, yet are routinely sidelined in official public health policies and global health agendas. It speaks to scholars and students in anthropology, pol...Loe edasi...
This book explores the role of creativity in research, challenging the conventional boundaries of methodology and practice. Through personal narratives and reflective essays, it sheds new light on the often overlooked detours that shape the research...Loe edasi...
This edited collection offers a distinctive contribution to death studies by foregrounding analytical autoethnographic narratives from researchers and practitioners actively engaged in the field. Unlike works centred on personal bereavement, it expl...Loe edasi...
This book brings together critical discussions on the challenges of urban transformation and the limited opportunities available to marginalized youth in contemporary India. It explores how youth from disadvantaged social castes and rural background...Loe edasi...
This anthology examines how AI and Art History intersect across research, museums, pedagogy, and global perspectives, revealing potential and limits in the interpretation of visual culture. Chapters explore new models for art, artificialism, deskill...Loe edasi...
Presenting Jewish environmentalism as a case study of contemporary post-secularism, this book exemplifies the responses of world religions to the global ecological crisis and situates Jewish environmental spirituality historically, socially, theol...Loe edasi...
This handbook provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview of pastoralism, combining major theoretical debates with an interdisciplinary and comparative perspective on pastoral systems across the world.Approaching pastoralism as a so...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 12-Jun-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: University of Chicago Press, ISBN-13: 9780226848617)
A fresh perspective revealing how ethnographic thinking shaped the sociocultural landscape of the ancient Mediterranean. With this book, Philip A. Harland presents a large-scale rereading of social and cultural life in the eastern pa...Loe edasi...
Sari: Juanita Brooks Series in Mormon History and Culture
(Ilmumisaeg: 19-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: University of Utah Press,U.S., ISBN-13: 9781647692629)
A groundbreaking exploration of the unexpected intersections between Haudenosaunee oral tradition and Latter-day Saint scripture In Unsettling Scripture: Iroquois and the Book of Mormon, anthropologist Thomas W Murphy delves int...Loe edasi...
Sari: Juanita Brooks Series in Mormon History and Culture
(Ilmumisaeg: 19-Jun-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: University of Utah Press,U.S., ISBN-13: 9781647692636)
This book argues that rather than an ancient text from the ancestors of living Indigenous people, the Book of Mormon is a nineteenth-century commentary about living Indigenous peoples of America told as if it were coming from the voices of the dead...Loe edasi...
This book focuses on African gender and sexuality, and systems of knowledge emanating from studying and researching them. It challenges conventional narratives by examining the complexities of gender and sexuality within the African Humanities, and...Loe edasi...
This groundbreaking study approaches contemporary yoga through a cultural and social anthropological lens, explicitly weaving together historical perspectives with lived practice. Moving beyond reductionist interpretations, such as Silvia Ceccomoris...Loe edasi...
Based on thirty years of fieldwork and illustrated by 274 photos of the author, this book explores sacred space and time, lineages, temples, and gods in the social organization of villages and towns in pre-1949 Southeast China....Loe edasi...
Since it first mesmerised Western audiences, Balinese masked dance–drama (Topeng) has drawn sustained scholarly attention. Yet until now, much of that attention has been filtered through non-Balinese perspectives. Telling Other Tales seeks...Loe edasi...
What does free speech really mean? How does our understanding of it differ around the world? Why does it divide us and how can we find common ground? What free speech really means is hotly contested. Is it increasingly under attack in ou...Loe edasi...
This book considers how the African philosophy of Ubuntu can contribute to the study of the youth in Africa. Reports from the UN indicate that by 2050, more than a third of young people globally will be in or from Africa. It will be important for re...Loe edasi...
This book explores the intersections of religion, gender, sexuality and race in the everyday lives of female converts in the Netherlands. In a unique comparative approach, it is based on ethnographic research in Jewish, Christian and Muslim communiti...Loe edasi...
This book analyses media and political discourses surrounding the acceptance of refugees in contemporary Japan. This book analyses media and political discourses surrounding the acceptance of refugees in contemporary Japan.Dr...Loe edasi...
This book conducts an in-depth exploration of the dissemination of Chinese characters in East Asia and the formation and development of Chinese character-based writing systems, emphasizing the unique contributions of various ethnic groups within the...Loe edasi...
Po-Yi Hung, James Lin, William Lavely, Madeleine Yue Dong
Sari: Taiwan and the World
(Ilmumisaeg: 16-Jun-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: University of Washington Press, ISBN-13: 9780295754352)
From misty mountain oolongs to the global boba boom, Taiwan’s teas carry far more than flavor. They embody contested borders, evolving identities, and the complexities of nationhood. Routes of Taiwan Tea traces tea varieties, processing exp...Loe edasi...
Po-Yi Hung, James Lin, William Lavely, Madeleine Yue Dong
Sari: Taiwan and the World
(Ilmumisaeg: 16-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: University of Washington Press, ISBN-13: 9780295754345)
From misty mountain oolongs to the global boba boom, Taiwan’s teas carry far more than flavor. They embody contested borders, evolving identities, and the complexities of nationhood. Routes of Taiwan Tea traces tea varieties, processing exp...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 16-Jun-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: New Village Press, ISBN-13: 9781613322871)
Art Against Brutality brings a much-needed contribution to the field of community arts and the burgeoning field of social practice art, as well as adding to post-conflict literature, dealing with the aftermath of state terro in Latin America (El Sal...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 16-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: New Village Press, ISBN-13: 9781613322888)
Art Against Brutality brings a much-needed contribution to the field of community arts and the burgeoning field of social practice art, as well as adding to post-conflict literature, dealing with the aftermath of state terro in Latin America (El Sal...Loe edasi...
From the internationally bestselling authors of A Brief History of the World in 47 Borders (Jonn Elledge) and Truth and Humans (Tom Phillips), a fascinating, insightful, often hilarious, and extremely timely journey through...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 16-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: University of Washington Press, ISBN-13: 9780295754666)
When saving wetlands imperils Black futures, restoration demands reimaginationCoastal Louisiana is losing land at an unprecedented rate, and in response, scientists and policymakers have turned to massive restoration projects to slo...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 16-Jun-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: University of Washington Press, ISBN-13: 9780295754673)
When saving wetlands imperils Black futures, restoration demands reimaginationCoastal Louisiana is losing land at an unprecedented rate, and in response, scientists and policymakers have turned to massive restoration projects to slo...Loe edasi...
