Anthropology 7

Representing the output of the research project "Performance: Conservation, Materiality, Knowledge," this volume brings together diverse voices, methods, and formats in the discussion and practice o……続きを見る

Anthropologists working in Italy are at the forefront of scholarship on several topics including migration, far-right populism, organised crime and heritage. This book heralds an exciting new fronti……続きを見る

Liminality: the state of being ‘betwixt and between’ is one of anthropology’s most influential concepts. This volume reconsiders Victor Turner’s innovative extension of Arnold Van Gennep’s concept o……続きを見る

A 2024 CHOICE OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLE PROSE AWARDS MEDIA AND CULTURAL STUDIES FINALIST 2024 The Gutenberg Parenthesis traces the epoch of print from its fateful beginnings to our digital present ……続きを見る

This book answers the most obvious, the most important, yet the most difficult question about human history: why history unfolded so differently on different continents. Geography and biogeography, ……続きを見る

This open access edited book attempts to break new ground in investigating multiple facets of Vietnamese language, education and change in global contexts, engaging with global Vietnam through compl……続きを見る

A History of Rhetoric, Sound, and Health and Healing argues for medico-sonic knowledge ー systematically interpreted bodily sounds with medical knowledge mediated by rhetoric ー as an evolving corpo……続きを見る

How our collective intelligence has helped us to evolve and prosper Humans are a puzzling species. On the one hand, we struggle to survive on our own in the wild, often failing to overcome even basi……続きを見る

The International Symposium on Humanities and Social Sciences: Addressing Global Challenges-Exploring Socio-Cultural Dynamics and Sustainable Solutions in a Changing World (ISHSS 2023) unfolds as a ……続きを見る

In Peki, an Ewe town in the Ghanaian Volta Region, death is a matter of public concern. By means of funeral banners printed with synthetic ink on PVC, public lyings in state, cemented graves and wre……続きを見る

Famines and the Making of Heritage is the first book to bring together groundbreaking research on the role of European famines in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in relation to heritage makin……続きを見る

In There’s a Disco Ball Between Us, Jafari S. Allen offers a sweeping and lively ethnographic and intellectual history of what he calls “Black gay habits of mind.” In conversational and lyrical lang……続きを見る

Histories of Sensibilities: Visions of Gender, Race, and Emotions in the Global Enlightenment explores the historical and plural character of sensibility in the Global Enlightenment. From Tahiti to ……続きを見る

Recent discussions on big data surveillance and artificial intelligence in governance have opened up an opportunity to think about the role of technology in the production of the knowledge states us……続きを見る

This open access book discusses three areas in which Germany has long-standing experience and solutions that are valuable for other countriesーcare education, care insurance and standards for age-fr……続きを見る

The twenty-first century has been deemed the “Age of Crisis”. We are witnessing the catastrophic unfolding of environmental crisis, financial crisis, pandemic and conflict. But are we to understand ……続きを見る

Museums, Identity and Family Practices locates museum participation and meaning making in the realm of everyday family practices, which are central to understanding the role museums play in family s……続きを見る

In "The Origin of Man and of His Superstitions," Carveth Read embarks on an interdisciplinary exploration of the anthropological, psychological, and philosophical dimensions of human belief systems.……続きを見る

This open access book highlights the link between Bruno Latour's works and the semiotic perspective on social phenomena analysis. It identifies and relaunches a dialogue that was as heated as it was……続きを見る

This book draws on Rohingya oral histories and narratives about Myanmar’s genocide and ID schemes to critique prevailing international approaches to legal identities and statelessness. By centring t……続きを見る

Mit diesem Open-Access-Buch zeigt Stefan Lüder auf, dass die Geschichte der Himalaya-Region mit der übrigen Welt weitaus verflochtener ist als bisher angenommen wird. Die historische Legitimationsfo……続きを見る

Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. This book offers an in-depth exploration of the lives of EU migrant workers in the UK following Brexit and COVID-19. Drawing on a longitudi……続きを見る

Japan is arguably the first postindustrial society to embrace the prospect of human-robot coexistence. Over the past decade, Japanese humanoid robots designed for use in homes, hospitals, offices, a……続きを見る

本書特色 從怪談 認識臺灣 臺北地方異聞工作室楊海彥、謝宜安、阮宗憲 Ｘ 金漫獎漫畫家金漫獎漫畫家張季雅、漢寶包，葒 聯手打造 台灣第一本都市傳說百科專著 100則都市傳說，100張專屬插畫 取材清領地方志、日治……続きを見る

In "The Ethnology of Europe," R. G. Latham meticulously explores the complex tapestry of European cultures through a rigorous ethnographic lens. The book is characterized by Latham's exceptional cla……続きを見る

In "Among the Head-Hunters of Formosa," Janet B. Montgomery McGovern invites readers into the vibrant and often perilous world of the indigenous tribes of Taiwan, known historically as Formosa. This……続きを見る

In response to widespread demand for more knowledge and insight about contemporary photographies beyond Western centers of production and dissemination, this volume provides a transnational discussi……続きを見る

This book examines how everyday activists can enhance their effectiveness. Leanne Kelly and Alison Rogers unpack theories from the social sciences to help find meaning, explain these feelings of ine……続きを見る

Regierungsapparate beruhen auf Schreibakten und Datensammlungen. Sie lassen sich nur schwer aus dem Takt bringen. Probleme werden in Formen übersetzt, die sie auffindbar, kategorisierbar, vergleichb……続きを見る

In "The Gathering of the Nations," an anonymous author crafts a profound narrative that intertwines the themes of cultural convergence and collective identity against the backdrop of a richly imagin……続きを見る