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Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork and his experience trading derivatives, Edward LiPuma theorizes the profound social dimensions of derivatives markets and the processes, rituals, mentalities, and belief systems that drive them.
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Paul Rabinow continues his explorations of "a philosophic anthropology of the contemporary" by examining the work of German painter Gerhard Richter.... Læs mere
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Examines the post-Civil War struggle between competing political and legal interpretations of slavery and... Læs mere
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An argument, based in Christian theology and critical social theory, that money is the religion of the contemporary world: economic valuation has trumped moral evaluation.
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Securing Paradise analyzes how cultures of U.S. imperialism are produced and sustained in Asia and the Pacific, particularly in Hawai i and the Philippines, by the mutually reinforcing dynamics of tourism and militarism.
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In this unprecedented account of the dynamics of Nigeria's pharmaceutical markets, Kristin Peterson gives us a sobering ethnographic... Læs mere
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Art historian Krista Thompson analyzes photographic practices in the Caribbean and the United States to show how African diasporic youth use the process of creating images to represent themselves in the public sphere and to communicate with other Afro-diasporic communities.
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Using the influential and controversial Writing Culture as a point of departure, the thirteen essays in Writing Culture and the Life of Anthropology consider anthropology's past, document the current state of the field, and outline its future possibilities.
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Natasha Myers shows in this ethnography how scientists who build three-dimensional models of proteins use their senses and bodies to create,... Læs mere
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Gil Z. Hochberg examines films, photography, painting and literature by Israeli and Palestinian artists. Israel's greater ability to control... Læs mere
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The Revolution Will Not Be Funded gathers essays by radical activists, educators, and non-profit staff from around the globe who... Læs mere