Tak. - Anthropology 1

Although ethnic Malays make up the majority of the Malaysian population and are the ruling class of the nation, there are also indigenous peoples, including the Suku Asli. Indigenous peoples are not……続きを見る

Attention à la marche!, issu du congrès de l’Electronic Literature Organization tenu à Montréal en 2018, entend questionner de façon explicite la place de la littérature électronique dans la culture……続きを見る

In Italy as in other Western societies, the medicalization of basic biological functions contributes to the loss of personal confidence in the care of the body. Measuring Mamma's Milk analyzes the m……続きを見る

Książka jest wysoce intertekstualna: "absorbuje i transformuje" (Julia Kristeva) teksty i obrazy z różnych epok i z różnych kultur. Interpretacja owych tekstów i obrazów - zawsze własna - wskazuje n……続きを見る

This book analyses certain ideologies which governed the middle class’ hegemonic approach to leisure in Victorian Manchester. The study presents different forms of leisure, recreation and entertainm……続きを見る

Le présent livre souhaite analyser la notion de dandysme dans toute sa diversité et fournir un apport intéressant aux recherches littéraires en poursuivant la réflexion sur l’évolution de ses figure……続きを見る

How do the North and the South see each other? How have their images been created? How do they change across time, space and source? Here are the main questions that the authors would like to answer……続きを見る

On the History of Rock Music follows the development of rock music from its origins up to the present time. It focuses on the relationship between the sound, improvisations and rhythms in particular……続きを見る

L’Inde illumine et hante l’imaginaire occidental. Exotique et merveilleuse, diverse à l’infini, multiple par excellence, elle cristallise à profusion l’altérité, dans toutes ses dimensions : images ……続きを見る

L’ouvrage fait converger des éclairages singuliers sur le dandy, paradigme de l’individualisme moderne et de la construction de la masculinité. Le volume croise des approches sociologiques, politiqu……続きを見る

A beautifully illustrated history of Indigenous tattooing practices around the world Tattooing within Indigenous communities is a time-honored practice that binds the tattoo recipient to a deeply fe……続きを見る

This book explores representations of female sexuality and subjectivity in contemporary Chinese fiction by three women writers, published from 1986 to 2000, from the perspective of poststructuralist……続きを見る

This book addresses the psychological, behavioural, emotional, and social issues that arise for cancer patients and their loved ones. It highlights how the existing stigma attached to cancer and ass……続きを見る

Married at twelve, then separated, divorced and widowed, Nisa is the mother of four children, none of whom survived. She is strong, capable of foraging on her own in one of the world's most hostile ……続きを見る

This book provides an integrated view of each of the four provinces of Pakistan, considered the four micro regions, owing to their relative internal homogeneity and distinctiveness from the adjacent……続きを見る

The book unravels the complexity of Pakistan’s physical terrain, from the Arabian Sea coast to the Himalayan heights, focusing on its bio-climatic environment. While throwing light on the evolution ……続きを見る

In the host clubs of Tokyo's Kabuki-chō red-light district, ambitious young men seek their fortunes by selling love, romance, companionship, and sometimes sex to female consumers for exorbitant sums……続きを見る

Based on interviews and conversations in the Bosnian Federation with women survivors of war rape, children born of armed conflict, leaders of NGOs who work with survivors, and people who lived throu……続きを見る

Making Sense of the Future integrates the latest thinking in Future Studies with the author’s expertise in world history, economics, interdisciplinary studies, knowledge organization, and political ……続きを見る

First published in 1983. Dogen was one of the great Zen masters of the Middle Ages in Japan, and in this book Masanobu Takahashi, a leading authority on Dogen, explains his thought in the clearest t……続きを見る

This book charts the new phase of global struggles around gender equality and sexual democracy: the ultraconservative mobilization against "gender ideology" and feminist efforts to counteract it. It……続きを見る

Although local neighborhood associations are found in many countries, Japan’s are distinguished by their ubiquity, scope of activities, and very high participation rates, making them important for t……続きを見る

How do young people participate in democratic societies? This book introduces the concept of ‘doing society’ as a new theory of political action. Focused on Finnish youth, it innovatively blends cut……続きを見る

"Migrations d’Africains blancs et noirs durant l’Antiquité" remet en question les idées conventionnelles sur l’émergence des civilisations anciennes. Il explore les mouvements de populations qui ont……続きを見る

Traces the contemporary ethnic experiences of Japanese Americans As one of the oldest groups of Asian Americans in the United States, most Japanese Americans are culturally assimilated and well-inte……続きを見る

This book explores different strands of thinking about sexuality education in contemporary urban India. It interrogates the limits of sexuality education as we know it today by rethinking adolescent……続きを見る

This classic paperback is available once againーand exclusivelyーfrom Harvard University Press.This book is the story of the life of Nisa, a member of the !Kung tribe of hunter-gatherers from southe……続きを見る

This book focuses on the 3.11 disaster in Japan, involving a powerful earthquake and tsunami, from an anthropological perspective. It critically reflects on the challenges of conducting anthropologi……続きを見る

"An important resource for students of modern replication studies . . . Of interest to anyone studying folk technologies in general." ー The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute Making arr……続きを見る

Both before and after the 2011 "Triple Disaster" of earthquake, tidal wave, and consequent meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, anthropologist Satsuki Takahashi visited nearby comm……続きを見る