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Seminal work on the folk traditions of Wales by a widely acknowledged expert in the field. The book includes not only fo......more
Dark Concrete is about how the Black Power movement reshaped urban politics in the United States--from expectations to p......more
Dark Concrete is about how the Black Power movement reshaped urban politics in the United States--from expectations to p......more
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A vivid portrait of how divine and human intimacies sustain colonization in the Amazon. On Brazil’s Amazonian frontier, ......more
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Deluded New World explores the cultural and ideological battlegrounds shaping contemporary discourse. Controversy dogs m......more
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Presenting archival stories of a Central New York town, curated by a veteran historian, this collection documents the hi......more
Presenting archival stories of a Central New York town, curated by a veteran historian, this collection documents the hi......more
This book studies the ethnic tensions in Pakistan and their repercussions on its territorial integrity and stability of ......more
This book explores how questions of Ireland and Irishness are represented in online environments, and what these phenome......more
(Re)Defining Singapore paints a portrait of the country through a collection of essays contributed by 26 notable voices.......more
(Re)Defining Singapore paints a portrait of the country through a collection of essays contributed by 26 notable voices.......more
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Grounded in extensive fieldwork and archival research, Echoes from the Sino-Burmese Borderlands is an ethnography that e......more
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A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press’s Open Access publishing......more
In the shadow of a divided nation, where the echoes of chains clashed with the cries for freedom, unfolds a narrative th......more
Based on 30 years of fieldwork in the Niger Delta, this book debunks the determinism of the resource curse theory in Nig......more
Why have Europeans surrendered to Trump? In 2025, Europe endured a continental-scale humiliation. The EU and UK gave in ......more
This book offers a survey of ideas and practices of economic liberalism beyond Western Europe and North America. It trac......more
A compelling portrait of post-disaster imaginaries of repair in Nepal. In a world marked by escalating disasters, the fo......more
A compelling portrait of post-disaster imaginaries of repair in Nepal. In a world marked by escalating disasters, the fo......more
This book stands as the first comprehensive English-language scholarly book dedicated to the dynamic and multifaceted as......more
This book engages in a creative process of historical retrieval of visions for substantive democracy and federal union d......more
James P. Johnson (1894-1955) is one of the most important figures in twentieth-century American music. However, few peop......more
James P. Johnson (1894-1955) is one of the most important figures in twentieth-century American music. However, few peop......more
Clyde Kennard (1927-1963) was a determined and soft-spoken man whose fight to enroll at Mississippi Southern College (no......more
Clyde Kennard (1927-1963) was a determined and soft-spoken man whose fight to enroll at Mississippi Southern College (no......more
Booker T. Pittman (1909-1969) was a jazz saxophonist and clarinetist who played with greats like Louis Armstrong and Cou......more
Booker T. Pittman (1909-1969) was a jazz saxophonist and clarinetist who played with greats like Louis Armstrong and Cou......more
The first comprehensive history of the Ryukyu Islands region in English. The Ryukyu Islands between Japan and Taiwan con......more
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The Asmat ethnolinguistic group was the last major culture in Indonesia to bow to outside influences. Traditionally, it ......more
The Mis-Education of the Negro is a book originally published in 1933 by Dr. Carter G. Woodson. The thesis of Dr. Woodso......more
This fully revised and expanded second edition bridges cutting-edge scholarship on trauma and resilience with comprehens......more
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This timely collection reflects a coming together of academics, gender and development practitioners and activists to re......more
This book unravels the history of the Israel/Palestinian conflict and tells the sorry history of the Gaza Strip and the ......more
The massacre of Israelis by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023, was the most dreadful slaughter inflicted upon the Jews......more
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This unique anthology from scholars across the humanities and allied fields presents a vivid picture of the state of sch......more
From the son of legendary civil rights organizer Robert P. Moses: a brilliant, unflinching memoir about becoming Black i......more
This book offers a sweeping history of Mexican American interactions with law enforcement and the criminal justice syste......more
This book offers a sweeping history of Mexican American interactions with law enforcement and the criminal justice syste......more
Mid-twentieth-century student activism is a pivotal chapter in American history. While college activism has been well do......more
Mid-twentieth-century student activism is a pivotal chapter in American history. While college activism has been well do......more
In The Narrowing Sea, Hannah Shepherd examines the shared histories of Pusan and Fukuoka over the eight decades from Jap......more
In The Narrowing Sea, Hannah Shepherd examines the shared histories of Pusan and Fukuoka over the eight decades from Jap......more
In The Eloquent Tyrant, Pamela Klasova presents a cultural history of speech in the early Islamic empire, examining the ......more
"This book explores the life and assassination of a frontier figure who, after being raised by Indigenous communities, b......more
This book delves into the embodiment of Chineseness in digital performance, utilising the innovative methodology of ’tec......more
This book introduces its readers to the concept of governance and various aspects of the Panchayat Raj Institutions, inc......more
This book examines the social life of fishing communities in South India. It shows how modernization has brought changes......more
A headman of a remote Kelabit longhouse in Borneo is wrestling with recent changes caused by logging and roadbuilding. D......more
This book presents a new perspective on attempts by the contemporary Chinese government to transform the diverse conditi......more
This book is an ethnographic account of education and migration from the perspective of three groups of South Koreans in......more
This book presents a close look at the growth, success, and proliferation of ethnic politics on the peripheries of moder......more
Zomia is a term coined in 2002 to describe the broad swath of mountainous land in Southeast Asia that has always been be......more
This book examines the fluctuating place of sexuality in LGBTQ mobilization in the US. It contends that, while political......more
This ethnography explores how Balinese citizens produce postcolonial intimacy-a complex interaction of claims to proximi......more
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The nations of Southeast Asia today are rapidly integrating economically and politically, but that integration is also c......more
Drawing on rich empirical data from ethnography and digital ethnography, Contesting Chineseness: Nationality, Class, Gen......more
Imagined Geographies in the Indo-Tibetan Borderlands: Culture, Politics, Place is an ethnography of culture and politics......more
In the decades following the 1910 Mexican Revolution, Guadalajara faced immense demographic and economic transformation,......more
In the decades following the 1910 Mexican Revolution, Guadalajara faced immense demographic and economic transformation,......more
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Embedded in Southern voices and epistemologies, this book explores how local communities in Central America understand d......more
This book examines the role of religion and the Catholic Church in post-communist Polish politics. It outlines the speci......more
At the cutting edge of the growing field of the history of childhood, this book shows how placing children at the centre......more
The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Belarus presents a thorough introduction and overview of the country’s history, p......more
This book considers ethical culture in East Asia, examines the impact it has had on economic and social transformation, ......more
This book looks at the regional policies of two ’middle powers’ in the Indo-Pacific region: Taiwan and South Korea and p......more