ＳＵＺ - Anthropology 1

First published in 1989, Staking a Claim brings feminist experience and social theory together to produce a systematic view of the State as an agent in sexual politics, thereby placing in question t……続きを見る

From a neurologist and the award-winning author of The Sleeping Beauties, a meticulous and compassionate exploration of how our culture of medical diagnosis can harm, rather than help, patients. We ……続きを見る

Born in 1876, Natalie Barney-beautiful, charismatic, brilliant and wealthy-was expected to marry well and lead the conventional life of a privileged society woman. But Natalie had no interest in mar……続きを見る

Die gegenwärtige Forschung zahlreicher Disziplinen wird in vielen ihrer Felder dominiert von Themen und Fragenstellungen, deren Grundlage als ‹Verkörperung› gekennzeichnet wird. Der Ansatz der Verkö……続きを見る

"Provides rich new ethnographic material on a little-known population, the Bedouin of the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon. It positions such marginal populations in the broader theoretical context of modern……続きを見る

As the subject of a popular web reality series, Suzanne Barston and her husband Steve became a romantic, ethereal model for new parenthood. Called "A Parent is Born," the program’s tagline was "The ……続きを見る

Japan conjures up images of tea ceremonies, serene gardens, and Shinto shrines; of a society fascinated by high-tech gadgets; of men in suits taking over the world economy; of a rapacious destroyer ……続きを見る

**"This book is a tour de force." -- Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Give and Take A revolutionary new history of humankind through the prism of work by leading anthropologist James……続きを見る

¿CÓMO SERÍA EL MUNDO SI EL TRABAJO NO TUVIERA UN PAPEL TAN DETERMINANTE? El trabajo nos define. Determina nuestro estatus y dicta cómo, dónde y con quién pasamos la mayor parte de nuestro tiempo. A ……続きを見る

The storied landscapes of Ireland are dotted with holy wellsーhallowed springs, pools, ponds, and lakes credited with curative powers and often associated with Catholic and indigenous saints. While ……続きを見る

Plants and People is a close examination of the ways in which plant life and human life are intertwined in two rural villages of Hassan District, Karnataka State, India, via the symbolic uses of pla……続きを見る

This is a close examination of the ways in which plant life and human life are symbolically intertwined in two rural villages of Hassan District, Karnataka State, India. After presenting a general o……続きを見る

A study of public recreation space and how urban developers can encourage ethnic diversity through planning that supports multiculturalism. Urban parks such as New York City’s Central Park provide v……続きを見る

This book is the first comprehensive account of the changing role of men and the construction of masculinity in contemporary Japan. The book moves beyond the stereotype of the Japanese white-collar ……続きを見る

First published in 1988. The author’s purpose in writing this book is neither to offer any specific lessons from Japan's experience, nor to add to the warnings of the 'Japanese menace' to western te……続きを見る

New essays re-evaluating Weimar cinema from a broadened, up-to-date perspective. Traditionally, Weimar cinema has been equated with the work of a handful of auteurist filmmakers and a limited number……続きを見る

Traditionally, Weimar cinema has been equated with the work of a handful of auteurist filmmakers and a limited number of canonical films. Often a single, limited phenomenon, "expressionist film," ha……続きを見る

This is an ethnographic study of rituals and myths as celebrated by multiple castes in two Karnataka villages. Four types of rituals are described and analysed: some by and for married women, some f……続きを見る

HVIS VI VIL PRØVE PÅ AT ÆNDRE LIDT PÅ DET HELE, så: La være med at lade som om I får orgasme. Se andre piger i øjnene, prøv at snak med dem. Stryg alle mindreværdskomplekserne. Lad være med at gå ru……続きを見る

This engaging text introduces the burgeoning and interdisciplinary field of cultural performance, offering ethnographic approaches to performance as well as looking at the aesthetics of experience a……続きを見る

A história da Humanidade vista através de um novo e revolucionário prisma: o trabalho O trabalho define quem somos. Determina a nossa condição social; como, onde e com quem passamos a maior parte do……続きを見る

Suzanne Rintoul identifies an important contradiction in Victorian representations of abuse: the simultaneous compulsion to expose and to obscure brutality towards women in intimate relationships. T……続きを見る

Since the naming of hepatitis C in 1989, knowledge about the disease has grown exponentially. So too, however, has the stigma with which it is linked. Associated with injecting drug use and tainted ……続きを見る

How can we learn from a multicultural society if we don’t know how to recognise it? The contemporary city is more than ever a space for the intense convergence of diverse individuals who shift in an……続きを見る

_______________ 'Insightful ... Avoiding both modern conceits and romantic fantasies, Suzman chronicles how economics and politics have finally conquered some of the last outposts of hunter-gatherer……続きを見る

Moderskab er en fremadskridende beretning om, hvilke vilkår forskellige tiders samfund har skabt for kvinder og deres moderskab. Vi hører om den græske familie i antikken, om ammer, ægteskab og skil……続きを見る

In this book, Suzanne Preston Blier examines the intersection of art, risk and creativity in early African arts from the Yoruba center of Ife and the striking ways that ancient Ife artworks inform s……続きを見る

This classic study on the sociology of Japan remains the only in-depth treatment of the Japanese middle class. Now in a fiftieth-anniversary edition that includes a new foreword by William W. Kelly,……続きを見る

In 1958, Suzanne and Ezra Vogel embedded themselves in a Tokyo suburban community, interviewing six middle-class families regularly for a year. Their research led to Japan’s New Middle Class, a clas……続きを見る

Few people know that nearly 100 native languages once spoken in what is now California are near extinction, or that most of Australia's 250 aboriginal languages have vanished. In fact, at least half……続きを見る