R.J. - Customs & Traditions 1

In many parts of the world the “white man” is perceived to be an instigator of globalization and an embodiment of modernity. However, so far anthropologists have paid little attention to the actual ……続きを見る

A Voyage Through the World’s Magical Practices Landscapes influence our cultural practices as much as the people who create them, and magic is no stranger to this effect. Magic is omnipresent in our……続きを見る

What if the key to wellbeing lay not only on a therapist’s couch, but on a coat hanger? And what if your wardrobe wasn’t just storage ー but strategy? In The Pursuit of the Power-Suit, fashion psych……続きを見る

How can dress impact a journey through disabling illness and recovery from South Africa to London? Navigating the development of her complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder from her home in South Afr……続きを見る

Au moment où la prostitution semble exploser dans les villes, la fille des rues envahit la littérature de la seconde moitié du XIXe siècle. Héroïne nouvelle, elle acquiert bien vite le premier rôle ……続きを見る

This book investigates how practitioners of Hip Hop negotiate identity and belonging in contemporary Israel. An interdisciplinary, ethnographic approach illustrates how practitioners embody the para……続きを見る

How can clothing better serve people with disabilities? Drawing from research and personal interviews from industry representatives and consumers, author Susan Rothman Kolko examines the roles the f……続きを見る

Who has the right to represent history, who has a story that is considered worth telling, and what does that mean for our culture as a whole right now? Drawing directly from their own family’s histo……続きを見る

Valter Juvan teos "Maahengen salaisuus" on kiehtova yhdistelmä fantasiakirjallisuutta ja suomalaisia kansanperinteitä. Kirja vie lukijan matkalle, jossa maahenget, mytologiset olennot, elävät rinnak……続きを見る

The Sun Never Sets collects the work of a generation of scholars who are enacting a shift in the orientation of the field of South Asian American studies. By focusing upon the lives, work, and activ……続きを見る

Claims on the City: Situated Narratives of the Urban captures a snapshot of the events, protests, and movements that disrupt a city’s existing rhythms across cultures and nationalities and compels u……続きを見る

How does being located in borderlands impact cultural identity, through both assimilation and distinctness? This exploration of the self-identified Marma group, the second largest ethnic group in th……続きを見る

Fashion is bound up with promoting the 'new', concerned with constantly changing aesthetics. The favoured styles or looks of a season arise out of the work of a vast range of different actors who co……続きを見る

The usual wide range of approaches to garments and fabrics appears in this tenth volume. Three chapters focus on practical matters: a description of the medieval vestments surviving at Castel Sant'E……続きを見る

The history of Renaissance France is rich and varied. The Renaissance in France, as elsewhere in Europe, saw glory crowned amidst conflict and squalor. At the beginning of the sixteenth century, Fra……続きを見る

In many parts of the world the “white man” is perceived to be an instigator of globalization and an embodiment of modernity. However, so far anthropologists have paid little attention to the actual ……続きを見る

The High School outsider takes off her glasses, puts on a dress, and becomes the Prom Queen; the dowdy woman has her hair done, buys some chic new clothes and starts to attract the men. Cinderella a……続きを見る

A performance culture of illness and wellness In southern Uganda, ritual healing traditions called kusamira and nswezi rely on music to treat sickness and maintain well-being. Peter J. Hoesing blend……続きを見る

An in-depth investigation of the complex relationships among food, culture, and society, Communicating Food in Korea features contributors from a variety of disciplines, including economics, politic……続きを見る

Judith Farquhar’s innovative study of medicine and popular culture in modern China reveals the thoroughly political and historical character of pleasure. Ranging over a variety of cultural terrains-……続きを見る

A unique look at Australian history as seen through the perspective of the influence of alcohol In reading UNDER tHE INFLUENCE, I have not only discovered that alcohol has been integral to major eve……続きを見る

From the author: When Citadel Values went to press, we began looking for an educational tool to capture the lessons and fortify our students in the greater world beyond the Lesesne Gate. Also, answe……続きを見る