An entertaining introductory guide to conducting qualitative data analysis in comic book format, following the character of Shane the Lone Ethnographer.
This book argues for a contemporary primatology that recognizes humans as integral components in the ecologies of primates.
A useful introduction to the study of tourism that applies semiotics and cultural theory to deal with some of our most iconic tourist destinations from the Taj Mahal to Las Vegas, and from the Eiffel Tower to Antarctica.
This volume is the first summary and synthesis of the rock art of the American High Plains, from Archaic times to the historic period, linked to holistic archaeological research in the region.
Kristine Muñoz’s volume of short narrative works, both autoethnographies and fictional stories, framed with synthesizing introduction and conclusion, explore silence and the unspoken as consequential phenomena in human communication.
Shaila Bhatti's immersive study of the Lahore Museum in Pakistan is one of the first books to offer an in-depth historical and ethnographic analysis of a South Asian museum.
Alice Kehoe uses critical analysis of large bodies of interdisciplinary evidence to help scholars and students reevaluate the highly controversial theory that people sailed large distances across oceans in ancient times.
This is the first English-language study and catalog detailing ethnographic work and material collections of the indigenous populations done by early Russian travelers to California.
Women in the Museum explores the professional lives of the sector’s female workforce, examining the challenges they face working in what was once a... Læs mere
Using examples as diverse as Egyptian mummies, Celtic tombs, Native American ceremonial bundles, and... Læs mere
This book offers a step-by-step guide to historic house museums to make them more informative and sustainable through an inclusive, visitor-centered paradigm of the shared experience of human habitation.
Arthur Asa Berger is back with the second edition of his popular, user-friendly guide for students who want to understand the social meanings of objects.