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Brazilian Politics offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the contemporary politics of South Americas largest... Læs mere
This anthology provides a single-volume overview of the essential theoretical debates in the anthropology of art. Drawing together significant work in the field from the... Læs mere
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Asian Art is the first comprehensive anthology of important primary documents and key contemporary scholarship on Asian art history.
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This collection brings together studies on the French decorative arts in the eighteenth century, extending from bookbinding,... Læs mere
Drawing on social theory and offering numerous case studies, Archaeologies of Materiality is one of the first books to explore materiality across time and space. *... Læs mere
This book is a state-of-the-art introduction to the archaeology of Oceania, covering both Australia and the Pacific Islands.