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El Monte's New Itineraries is the first book fully devoted to the study of Cuban author and ethnographer Lydia Cabrera’s El Monte (1954), one of the most influential books in Caribbean cultural hist……続きを見る

This book offers an anthropological exploration of the lullaby, a type of music found in nearly all human societies. The chapters review diverse ethnographic cases, from bedtime routines in Western ……続きを見る

The remarkable story of how a people and country embraced each otherーand ultimately left their identities inextricably linked. For many centuries, Chinese migrated to the ports, cities and province……続きを見る

Die Anforderungen in der Arbeitsgesellschaft haben sich in den letzten Jahrzehnten tiefgreifend gewandelt – mit weitreichenden Folgen für Menschen mit Behinderungen. Insbesondere Menschen mit psychi……続きを見る

This book addresses the timely research field of Afropean identity politics and provides a first account of the lived experience of Afroczechs and Africans in Czechia. Against the background of coun……続きを見る

Since the politicization of anthropology in the 1970s, most anthropologists have been reluctant to approach the topic of universalsーthat is, phenomena that occur regularly in all known human societ……続きを見る

From housewives to students and high-ranking officials, people from all social backgrounds in China and Taiwan visit fate calculation masters to learn about their destiny. How do clients assess the ……続きを見る

Les problèmes fonciers guinéens sont analysés dans cet ouvrage à partir des concepts de « patrimoine », de « commun » et de « propriété ». Il s'agit d'une démarche processuelle qui met l'accent sur ……続きを見る

The present book is intended to answer the need thus acknowledged for a presentation of the authentic values of the African cultural heritage in both their diversity and their points in common. Its ……続きを見る

Il y a cent ans disparaissait Max WEBER. L'ouvre monumentale de ce penseur qui se classe parmi les plus grands du 20ème siècle, est plus actuelle que jamais. Le « père de la sociologie allemande » f……続きを見る

La question foncière est au coeur des enjeux de développement en Guinée. Elle provoque des conflits liés aux problèmes politique, identitaire, statutaire, de succession et de transmission d'héritage……続きを見る

À mi-chemin entre "trophées" et "reliques", les souvenirs collectés en plongée reflètent l'influence de mécanismes d'identification au groupe (aux lieux, à leur histoire) plus ou moins conscients et……続きを見る

Gender, Sexuality, and Traditional Aphrodisiacs: Kayan Mata and Intimate Relationships in Nigeria explores how Nigerian women use traditional aphrodisiacs, known as kayan mata, to navigate intimacy,……続きを見る

Philosophical thinking allows itself to be nourished by seemingly non-committal exercises of thought but at the same time seeks forms of irrefutable knowledge. Because of this focus on both the subj……続きを見る

'Sounding the Bookshelf 1501' explores how everyday texts in Renaissance Italy engaged with music, sound, and hearing. Of the 358 known editions printed in 1501, only a few contained formal music no……続きを見る

A guide to understanding the Americans which dispels or confirms preconceived prejudices with humour and insight. 続きを見る

En 1822, Jean-François Champollion déchiffrait les hiéroglyphes grâce à sa maîtrise du copte, langue dérivée de celle des pharaons. L’écriture est la mémoire des hommes et cette découverte scientifi……続きを見る

Offering models of care beyond capitalist constraints For too long, questions of care provision and inclusion have been shaped by economic justifications. This has led to the deprivation of care to ……続きを見る

Depuis quelques années les historiens s'intéressent également à l'histoire de la sociabilité qui comprend plusieurs aspects. Un des aspects est celui de la sociabilité de la table. Le but de cette é……続きを見る

La pensée de Claude Lévi-Strauss a façonné le XXe siècle. Disciple de Montaigne autant que de Rousseau, l’auteur de Tristes Tropiques a pulvérisé une certaine bonne conscience de l’Occident dans les……続きを見る

Il est fréquent de rêver au temps qui passe trop vite, à ce temps qui nous file entre les doigts, ce temps que nous voudrions retarder en lui gardant la couleur d’un « déjà passé ». Cette illusion d……続きを見る

In The Viral Network**, Theresa MacPhail examines our collective fascination with and fear of viruses through the lens of the 2009 H1N1 pandemic.** In April 2009, a novel strain of H1N1 influenza vi……続きを見る

This book addresses how Western universities have constructed themselves as global providers of education, and are driven to be globally competitive. It examines how the term 'international' has bee……続きを見る

Open-access edition: DOI 10.6069/9780295805023 In 2001 the Chinese government announced that the precise location of Shangrilaーa place that previously had existed only in fictionーhad been identifi……続きを見る

Planning and Transformation provides a comprehensive view of planning under political transition in South Africa, offering an accessible resource for both students and researchers in an internationa……続きを見る

The term intercultural dialogue has become a buzzword at policy level, but there is a pressing need to synchronise the terminology of policymakers with that of academics. An overarching aim of this ……続きを見る

«In this insightful book, Stephanie Homer interrogates how different genre conventions (memoir, autobiographical fiction and novels) influence the representation of the Kindertransport. Her theoreti……続きを見る

This book contains close readings of contemporary literary texts and art work by Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking authors from Africa and Latin America. The readings reveal a critical debate that un……続きを見る

Qu’est-ce qu’une culture du travail ? Comment la définir autrement qu’en opposition à la culture savante ? Quelles relations une société entretient-elle avec son ou ses industries ? Comment définir ……続きを見る

Manorial Capitalism, Enslavement, and the Logic of Dividuation proffers three perspectives on the plantation slave economy of the Antebellum South. The first explores the paternal function as exempl……続きを見る