Physical anthropology & ethnography books

Explores the cultural and spiritual power of the music of Afro-Cuban Santeria and the process by which it has been...  Read More >>

Presents a selection of ten studies intended to illustrate the variety of social research which is being conducted...  Read More >>

Presents a selection of ten studies intended to illustrate the variety of social research which is being conducted...  Read More >>

A significant work by one of anthropology's most important scholars, this book provides an introduction to the Chiapas...  Read More >>

This book explores the social and cultural dimensions of Japan's global presence. Topics examined include Japanese...  Read More >>

A significant work by one of anthropology's most important scholars, this book provides an introduction to the Chiapas...  Read More >>

There has been a notable upsurge of interest in the body, both in terms of empirical and theoretical study and debate....  Read More >>

"This title takes as its premise the ""lost world"" of a shared Indian, Arab and Jewish culture which was destroyed...  Read More >>

Marriage among the Maya of Central America is a model of complementarity between a man and a woman. This union demands...  Read More >>

"This title takes as its premise the ""lost world"" of a shared Indian, Arab and Jewish culture which was destroyed...  Read More >>

The melting pot is a myth, according to Fernandez. The United States is and always has been a banquet of cultures....  Read More >>

This title examines the role of memory in the building of a new national identity in re-unified Germany. It discusses...  Read More >>

Representing the New World argues for the importance of Spain in the New World as an example of France and England...  Read More >>

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A study of the politics of ethnic identity construction, this volume is a special issue of the journal ""Identity""....  Read More >>

There is a growing realisation across the world about the potential contribution of small enterprises towards socio-economic...  Read More >>

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This volume is not the product of direct field-work but a gathering together, a sifting and an analysis of all the...  Read More >>

By situating the Maasai in the larger political, economic, and social context of Kenya and world events, the author...  Read More >>

This anthology of autobiographical essays aims to reveal the human side of the Chinese diaspora. Written by ethnic...  Read More >>

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Presents a selection of articles, book excerpts, and research studies on the study of race and ethnicity and our...  Read More >>

In this work, a ""pakeha Maori"" trader looks back to ""the good old times before Governors were invented, and law,...  Read More >>

This volume brings together two classic works on the culture of the Russian people which have been long out of print....  Read More >>