Visions of Humanity focuses on the promises and problems, the successes and the failures of “humanity” as an idea since the 19th century.... Læs mere
Urban Natures explores the diversity, abundance, and impact of the conventional and future framings of urban natures. Recognizing a green resurgence in... Læs mere
All over the world, people deliberately disappear from their families, communities and the state’s bureaucratic gaze,... Læs mere
This volume advocates for an analytical focus on intellectual exchange, as well as producing an ethnographically informed framework for its study across cultures and contexts.
By tracing long-distant family relations with a special focus on cross-border marriages, this study looks at the reconfiguration of care relations, gender and generational roles among kin-members of Kosovo, who now live in different European states.
During the past two decades Ecuadorians have engaged in a national debate around Buen Vivir (living... Læs mere
As one of the first overviews of a central apparatus of a communist state party, Inside Party Headquarters focuses on the “inner life” of the party and its employees, and examines the changing relations of party and state over the course of four decades.
This handy, concise biography covers the life of Mary Douglas, one of the most important anthropologists of the second half of the 20th century. It offers an introduction to how her... Læs mere
This handy, concise biography covers the life of Mary Douglas, one of the most important anthropologists of the second half of the 20th century. It offers an introduction to how her... Læs mere