Social anthropologists from many countries specializing in issues of property and equality share their results and insights from research on hunter-gatherers, pastoralists, horiculturalists, agriculturalists, industrial societies, and nonhuman primates.
The ethnography of egalitarian social systems was first met with sheer disbelief. Today it is still hotly debated in a... Læs mere
In this first ethnographic study of the new procreative practices of anonymous ova and... Læs mere
Considering the relationship between reproductive processes and attitudes, medical technologies and state health... Læs mere
Sports, and in particular the Olympic Games, are enjoying a rapid increase in interest among social... Læs mere
Boul (contemporary French studies, Nottingham Trent U.) explores the two elements in order to bring to the surface internal tensions and desires with the 20th-century French philosopher and so make him more contradictorily real, and therefore accessible.
With the growing fragmentation of western societies and disillusionment with the political process, the question of legitimacy has become one of the key... Læs mere
In this highly original approach to the study of the construction of culture, this collection of previously unpublished essays explore the topography of the secret and the forbidden, focusing on specific moments in recent cultural and political history.
Margaret Mead collaborated with her long-time colleague Rhoda Metraux in this unique study of French culture. The Hoover Institute at... Læs mere
Born in the first year of the 20th century, it is fitting that Margaret Mead should have been one of the first anthropologists to use... Læs mere
In light of the curve balls the times are throwing at the identity, priorities, and world views of young Israelis, Hazan (social anthropology, Tel Aviv... Læs mere