Social & Cultural Anthropology

First published in 1984, Cultural Analysis is a systematic examination of the theories of culture contained in the writings of four contemporary social theorists: Peter L. Berger, Mary Douglas, Michel Foucault, and Jürgen Habermas._x005F_x000D_ This study of their work clarifies their contributions ..

This concise and accessible introduction establishes the relevance of cultural anthropology for the modern world through an integrated, ethnographically informed approach...

Cultural artefacts, such as those kept and trafficked between art dealers, private collectors and museums, have increasingly become localized in a ‘Bermuda triangle’ of colonialism, looting and the art (black) market, with their re-emergence resulting in disputes about ownership and claims for retur..

Knowledge of and sensitivity toward diversity is an essential skill in the contemporary United States and the wider world. This book addresses the standard topics of race, ethnicity, class and gender but goes much further by engaging seriously with issues of language, religion, age, health and disab..

Kronenfeld proposes a cognitive approach to culture, wherein cognition refers to knowledge--but not just verbal or conscious knowledge. Cultural cognition is the shared pragmatic knowledge that includes our behavioral as well as conceptual knowledge--our knowledge of how to engage each other (whethe..

This volume provides a critical overview of how people mourn, commemorate and interact with the dead through digital media. It maps the historical and shifting landscape of digital death, considering a wide range of social, commercial and institutional responses to technological innovations. The aut..

This simple-to-use, practical guide to altering or extending property is invaluable to all those who are trying to ensure that the processes involved are carried out efficiently and cost-effectively. For those working or planning to work in the construction industry, it will remind them of the pitfa..

For junior/senior courses in Human Evolution and Paleoanthropology in Anthropology departments.This text, the only one of its kind on the market, surveys the development of the field of human evolution from its inception through today. It provides students with a broad contrast enabling them to full..

This book discusses the impact of diasporas on the articulations and practices of legal, political, cultural and social citizenship in their country of origin. It was originally published as a special issue of Nationalism and Ethnic Politics...

This book discusses the impact of diasporas on the articulations and practices of legal, political, cultural and social citizenship in their country of origin. It was originally published as a special issue of Nationalism and Ethnic Politics...

Distortion occurs between the intentions of actions and their outcomes. Escaping the bounds of relationality, of structuration and of systemics, distortion is a form of complex connectedness that has seldom been addressed in the social sciences as a phenomenon in its own right. This book argues that..

Dogs in the North offers an interdisciplinary in-depth consideration of the multiple roles that dogs have played in the circumpolar north. Spanning the deep history of humans and dogs in the north, the volume examines a variety of contexts in North America and Eurasia. The case studies build on arch..