Exploring Zora Neale Hurston’s life and work through a decolonial lens, this book traces Hurston’s journey from her early life (1891–1919) and struggles at the margins (1920–1930) to her peak as a pioneering ethnographer and writer (1931–1956) and her later years (1957–1960).
By exploring the processes of collecting, which challenge the bounds of normally acceptable practice, this book debates the practice of... Læs mere
Based on an ethnographic account of subsistence forest use by Wapishana people in Guyana and developing an original analytical framework, Edges, Frontiers, Fringes examines the social, cultural and behavioral bases for sustainability and resilience in indigenous resource use.
It is the first in-depth ethnographic monograph on the New Right in Central and Eastern Europe. It is based on an innovative... Læs mere
Political Friendship demonstrates the central role of the German liberal elite’s interpersonal relationships in the uncertain path to unification and 19th century Germany political culture.
In the wake of recent protests against police violence and racism, calls to dismantle problematic memorials have reverberated around the globe. This... Læs mere
Emerging technologies in museums have the potential to reveal unheard or silenced stories, challenge preconceptions, encourage emotional... Læs mere
Ethnography of elite polygamy as lived practice. Exploring internal dynamics of elite kinship in Muslim Southeast Asia. Uncovering changing elite gender relations in Muslim Southeast Asia.
Detlef Siegfried’s long-awaited English translation chronicles Ernest Borneman’s journey from his days as a young Jewish Communist in Berlin... Læs mere
Building on the work of Elinor Ostrom (Governing the Commons) the author examines how the different shared goods of a... Læs mere