In Women In College, Mirra Komarovsky followed her groundbreaking works on gender roles to focus on the essentialist debate. Komarovsky interviewed... Læs mere
Looks into why people travel, examining travel and tourism as a cultural phenomenon through social, cultural, psychological, and economic forces.... Læs mere
In Contours of Culture the authors address practical and theoretical problems of using ethnographic methods in the study of culture, drawing on their field research with an opera company, Welsh artists, and classes on a popular Brazilian martial art.
In Contours of Culture the authors address practical and theoretical problems of using ethnographic methods in the study of culture, drawing on their field research with an opera company, Welsh artists, and classes on a popular Brazilian martial art.
Addresses the political, economic, and cultural ramifications of the explosion of Internet communication. This book is suitable for those with an interest in ethnographic methods, cultural studies, feminist studies, and technologies.
Addresses the political, economic, and cultural ramifications of the explosion of Internet communication. This book is suitable for those with an interest in ethnographic methods, cultural studies, feminist studies, and technologies.
Tells the story of a contemporary Ojibwa household and the woman and her children who are at its core. As their lives unfold, we understand how traditional beliefs help Rachel's family cope as they encounter racism in rural Michigan.
Exploring Hindu nationalism from the varied perspectives of its critics in women's activist and Left intellectual circles,... Læs mere
Exploring Hindu nationalism from the varied perspectives of its critics in women's activist and Left intellectual circles,... Læs mere
The Lost Legions offers a discussion of the interaction between Australian Aborigines and the first European pastoralists, with comparisons to similar interactions elsewhere around the world.
Shovel bums endure weeks of flea-bitten motel beds, greasy roadhouse food, tempermental field vehicles, and long stretches of boredom to practice that most romantic of intellectual endeavors - archaeology.
This book explores the 8,000 years of hunter-gatherer life in eastern North America, reinterpreting the prehistory of the indigenous peoples living east of the Mississippi.