Responding to the need for comparative approaches in the face of the increasingly separated fields of the anthropology of... Læs mere
This book traces the complex interactions between hunters, birds and the landscapes they inhabit, as well as the dynamics and politics of bird... Læs mere
In the early 1980s, when the contributors to this volume completed their graduate training at Oxford, the conditions of practice in anthropology... Læs mere
This volume explores emerging cultural meanings and social responses to population aging in contemporary East... Læs mere
A recent coinage within international relations, “nation branding” designates the process of highlighting a country’s positive characteristics for promotional purposes,... Læs mere
What Is Work? offers a multi-disciplinary approach to understanding labor within the highly gendered realm of household economies.
The Myth of Self-Reliance provides valuable insights into refugees’ experiences of repatriation to Liberia after protracted exile and their responses to the ending of refugee status for remaining refugees in Ghana.
This volume discusses a number of case studies addressing the history of bystanding during and after the Nazi era. Combining... Læs mere
This volume shows not only how authenticity came to define a variety of social contexts, but also how it helped to lay the groundwork for the neoliberalism of a subsequent era.
The Middle Ages have always held a uniquely important place in the Western imagination. This book gives an eye-opening... Læs mere
What draws people to study abroad or volunteer in far-off communities? This volume explores what draws students to study or volunteer... Læs mere
As one of the most visited museums in Germany’s capital city, the Jewish Museum Berlin is a key site for understanding not only German-Jewish history, but also German identity in an era of unprecedented ethnic and religious diversity.