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Kernels of Resistance: Maize, Food Sovereignty, and Collective Power (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Liza Grandia chronicles how coalitions in Mexico and Guatemala have defended their sacred maize against corporate threats to privatize... Læs mere
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Caring for Caregivers: Filipina Migrant Workers and Community Building during Crisis (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
A transformative look at the lives of Filipina care workers and their mutual aid practicesMigrant workers have long been called upon to sacrifice their own health to provide care in facilities and private homes throughout the United States.
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Waves of Belonging: Indigeneity, Race, and Gender in the Surfing Lineup (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Showcases surfing as a site of social belonging and power formationThe surf zone—the place between ocean and shore—offers a powerful space to reflect on the dynamic contemporary politics of our worlds.
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Necropolitics of the Ordinary: Death and Grieving in Contemporary Singapore (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Written in accessible prose rich with ethnographic detail, the book is suitable for undergraduate teaching in anthropology, Asian studies, religious studies, sociology, and history.
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Chinese Characters across Asia: How the Chinese Script Came to Write Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
A fascinating story of writing across cultures and timeWhile other ancient nonalphabetic... Læs mere
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Apostles in England: Sir James Thornhill and the Legacy of Raphael’s Tapestry Cartoons (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Raphael's cartoons for the Sistine Chapel had great influence on the development of painting in England in the eighteenth century. This volume focuses on copies painted between 1729 and 1731 by Sir James Thornhill, England's foremost history painter.
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Amphibious Anthropologies: Living in Wet Environments (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Muddying the divide between land and waterThis interdisciplinary collection delves into the experiences and meanings of life in environments where water levels and availability are in constant flux.
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Ethnic Branding in Contemporary China: Buyi and the Paradox of Difference (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)Levering: 6 - 9 hverdage
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Contested Taiwan: Sovereignty, Social Movements, and Party Formation (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)Levering: 6 - 9 hverdage
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The Not-Quite Child: Colonial Histories, Racialization, and Swedish Exceptionalism (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Examines Swedish depictions of childhood that expose the country's colonial past and racial hierarchiesFigures like Pippi Longstocking and Greta Thunberg exemplify an ideal mainstream Swedish childhood: they are autonomous, competent, and the voices of moral truths.
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Contaminated Country: Nuclear Colonialism and Aboriginal Resistance in Australia (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
The destruction and defiance that swirled around Australia's embrace of the world's nuclear orderThough a nonnuclear state, Australia was embroiled in the military and civilian nuclear energy programs of numerous global powers across the twentieth century.
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The Poetic Way of Xie Lingyun: Literary Expression and the Natural World (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)Levering: 6 - 9 hverdage
