Taking motorcycling in Romania as an ethnographic entry point, this book documents how bikers handle the inevitable moment of... Læs mere
Contributing to the history of anthropology, this book looks at the Porto School of Anthropology and analyses the life and work of its main mentor – Mendes Correia (1888-1960). Focused on Portugal, the analysis is also comparative with other international contexts.
Focusing on the underlying politics behind children’s food, this book highlights the variety of social relationships, expectations and... Læs mere
The Art of Fate Calculationexplores how conceptions of fate circulate in Chinese and Taiwanese societies while resisting... Læs mere
Whereas the history of workers and labor movements has been widely researched, the history of work has been rather... Læs mere
Opens up new field of study (popular histories) which promises to contribute in major way to investigation of... Læs mere
Through its unique exploration of the Russian example, this volume addresses the implications of the fragmented urban... Læs mere
This volume focuses on the micro-politics of illness, treatment and death in order to offer innovative insights into the complex processes that... Læs mere
Reinhart Koselleck was one of most imposing and influential European intellectual historians in the twentieth century. Constantly... Læs mere