Zanzibar, an island off the East African coast, with its Muslim and Swahili population, offers rich material for... Læs mere
The tremendous increase in migrations and diasporas of human groups in the last decades are bringing along challenging... Læs mere
Concerns with research ethics have intensified over recent years, in large part as a symptom of "audit cultures" (M. Strathern) but also as a serious matter of engagement with the ethical complexities in contemporary research fields.
Protest campaigns against large-scale public works usually take place within a local context. However, since the 1990s new forms... Læs mere
As a religious and cultural minority in Turkey, the Alevis have suffered a long history of persecution and... Læs mere
Based on anthropological studies across the globe, this book explores the experiences and contested meanings of home for people whose lives are... Læs mere
Analysing the dynamics of the post-1990 Albanian migration to Italy, this book is the first major study of one of Europe's newest, most... Læs mere
This volume asks what really happens to social relations in the face of new types of transaction - such as organ donation, forensic identification and other new medical and reproductive... Læs mere
The first German women's movement embraced the belief in a demographic surplus of unwed women, known as the FrauenuberschuA , as a central... Læs mere
The number of studies discussing the labour relationship under industrial capitalism is overwhelming, but the literature on... Læs mere
After two centuries of nation-building, the world has entered an era of region-building in search of political stability, cultural... Læs mere