In The Texas Lowcountry: Slavery and Freedom on the Gulf Coast, 1822-1895, author John R. Lundberg examines slavery and ......more
A testimony to Indigenous resilience in business Despite investments in nation building, self-autonomy, and cultural res......more
One of the foremost intellectuals of his generation, French philosopher of science Michel Serres (1930-2019) broke free ......more
One of the foremost intellectuals of his generation, French philosopher of science Michel Serres (1930-2019) broke free ......more
A testimony to Indigenous resilience in business Despite investments in nation building, self-autonomy, and cultural res......more
In response to the cultural challenges in society and scholarship, this handbook presents the conceptions, assumptions, ......more
The Anthropology of Digital Practices connects digital ethnography, causal ethnography and media practice theory to trac......more
The Anthropology of Digital Practices connects digital ethnography, causal ethnography and media practice theory to trac......more
This book centres and explores postcolonial theory, which looks at issues of power, economics, politics, religion, and c......more
This volume is a bold and long-overdue intervention into the field of psychological anthropology. It asks how scholars m......more
This book is the first major ethnography of Baloch midwives in Pakistan. Drawing on long-term ethnographic research in B......more
This volume is a bold and long-overdue intervention into the field of psychological anthropology. It asks how scholars m......more
In 1996 archaeologists excavated over 70,000 inscribed pieces of wood from a well in Changsha, the largest such discover......more
The ancient Egyptian Civilization dominated the northeast corner of Africa-including modern-day Egypt and, at times, nor......more
What would it have been like to walk down the streets of Viking Age Dublin a thousand years ago? What would you have see......more
Julian Munby has gained a reputation over half a century in many branches of archaeological and historical knowledge, fr......more
Ajanta’s Evolution: From Savakayana to Bodhisatvayana amid Hunnic Turmoil offers a new scholarly exploration of the rock......more
City of culture, 2600 BC presents the city which lies beneath the surface of the archaeological site of Abu Salabikh in ......more
This captivating ethnographic novel tells a story about global inequality through a rich, poignant, and often humorous p......more
This volume offers a snapshot of anthropological perspectives on global challenges. Whilst it could not hope to represen......more
Researchers of human behaviour have identified an "orgasm gap" Men usually orgasm during intercourse, whereas women ofte......more
Researchers of human behaviour have identified an "orgasm gap" Men usually orgasm during intercourse, whereas women ofte......more
In post-migrant societies, belonging, identity and transnationality go far beyond inclusion and exclusion. Intersecting ......more
A provocative study of contemporary Tantra as a dynamic living tradition. Tantra, one of the most important religious cu......more
A provocative study of contemporary Tantra as a dynamic living tradition. Tantra, one of the most important religious cu......more
Increasingly social activists, journalists and policy makers have expressed concern over the proliferation of conspiracy......more
Why the pursuit of state recognition by seemingly marginal religious groups in Egypt and elsewhere is a devotional pract......more
Why the pursuit of state recognition by seemingly marginal religious groups in Egypt and elsewhere is a devotional pract......more
An examination of the barriers facing Indigenous people within the healthcare system from the perspective of an empathet......more
The first book published in Tsuut’ina--a critically endangered language--in over a century With fewer than 150 speakers,......more
The first book published in Tsuut’ina--a critically endangered language--in over a century With fewer than 150 speakers,......more
"Words and Silences tells the story of an extraordinary group of independent Nenets reindeer herders in the northwest Ru......more
Can friendship as a political practice offer enough traction to imagine a borderless world? The startling contemporary r......more
In recent years, studios like Marvel and DC have seen enormous success transforming comics into major motion pictures. A......more
In recent years, studios like Marvel and DC have seen enormous success transforming comics into major motion pictures. A......more
Drawing on ethnographic research in salsa classes and oral histories this book details the everyday practices of feminin......more
This is the first book to fully examine, from an evolutionary point of view, the association of social status and fertil......more
This is the first book to fully examine, from an evolutionary point of view, the association of social status and fertil......more
The first scholarly monograph devoted exclusively to this vital work of contemporary public art, this book examines Maya......more
Alfred M Tozzer, a very influential voice in the field of Maya during the early half of the twentieth century, proposed ......more
"Words and Silences tells the story of an extraordinary group of independent Nenets reindeer herders in the northwest Ru......more
A major new history of one of the world’s holiest of cities, based on the most recent archaeological discoveries First s......more
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Language, whether spoken, written, or signed, is a powerful resource that is used to facilitate social justice or underm......more
This book explores the analytical and practical value of the notion of "rooted cosmopolitanism" for the field of cultura......more
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An American institution, Sun Records has a history with many chapters -- its Memphis origins with visionary Sam Phillips......more
The Routledge Handbook of Anthropology and Global Health provides an overview of the complex relationship between anthro......more
Three Hundred Things A Bright Boy Can Do, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout ......more
The Overspent American explores why so many of us feel materially dissatisfied, why we work staggeringly long hours and ......more
An original history of Russia’s thousand-year past, tracing the forces and the myths that have shaped Putin’s politics a......more
The ideology that underlies the concept of race has a long history. For centuries that ideology has spun supernaturalist......more
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The result of nearly twenty years of interdisciplinary research, this volume contributes to the archaeological and paleo......more
This fully updated sixth edition of a classic classroom text is essential reading for core courses in archaeology. Archa......more
This fully updated sixth edition of a classic classroom text is essential reading for core courses in archaeology. Archa......more
How the arrival of cattle transformed life and society in the Americas In this book, Nicolas Delsol compares zooarchaeol......more
Exploring the pernicious influence of security capitalism on neighborhoods, airports, cities, and states. Calls to defun......more
Fatfoot: Encounters with a Dooligahl is a quintessential cryptozoology investigation. Neil Frost has spent decades inves......more
This book offers new approaches and insights into the ongoing and topical discussions on the concepts and definitions of......more
This book offers new approaches and insights into the ongoing and topical discussions on the concepts and definitions of......more
A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press’s Open Access publishing......more
This book takes the case of the civil war disappeared in Lebanon to draw on fiction’s potential to inform peacebuilding ......more
The book discusses various aspects of the technical support of underwater archaeological research in marine and freshwat......more
Strength Basing, Empowering and Regenerating Indigenous Knowledge Education demonstrates how to bring Indigenous Knowled......more
Strength Basing, Empowering and Regenerating Indigenous Knowledge Education demonstrates how to bring Indigenous Knowled......more
This edited book uses a methodology that includes multidisciplinary collaboration to approach climate issues from severa......more
This books presents a documentation and resulting perspectives regarding James Lovelock’s multidisciplinary evolution th......more
This handy, concise biography describes the life and intellectual contribution of Max Gluckman (1911-75) who was one the......more
This handy, concise biography describes the life and intellectual contribution of Max Gluckman (1911-75) who was one the......more
This women-centred study examines social reconstructions of immigrant mothering among a middle-class minority community ......more
Since the advent of Assyriology in the early nineteenth century it has been known that two distinct scripts were used in......more
Ownership of cryptocurrencies and related assets has given rise to self-described "coin-communities." Discussing the not......more
Axel Sommerfelt has been an important influence on Norwegian and Scandinavian anthropology, but his contributions are al......more
A fascinating interspecies relationship can be seen among the horse breeding pastoralists in the Altai and Saian Mountai......more
Industrial workers in Ukraine have a complex political lifeworld because their political action aimed at bringing radica......more
This volume brings forensic and cultural anthropology closer together through case studies of structural violence and po......more
This dictionary provides a record of the Kanien’kéha (Mohawk) language as spoken by fluent first- and second-language sp......more
This dictionary provides a record of the Kanien’kéha (Mohawk) language as spoken by fluent first- and second-language sp......more
Anchored in the oral traditions of Native Peoples, Frey--professor emeritus and hospital lay chaplain--intertwines the s......more
Positionality and researcher reflexivity - how to account for one’s subject position - remain as challenges for new rese......more
This book examines the memories of the Partition of India in 1947 with a focus on the generation of postmemory (those wh......more
Pragmatic Imagination and the New Museum Anthropology shifts museum anthropology’s relationship to the broader field fro......more
The Thousand and One Days: A Companion to the "Arabian Nights", is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered......more
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This book tells the story of the German Democratic Republic from "the inside out," using the lens of generational change......more
This book investigates the relationships between gestures and artefacts theoretically and historically, by analyzing dif......more
This book explores the idea of Muslim diaspora in context of Muslim communities in the United Kingdom. It critically loo......more
"A cornucopia of our weirdest and most wonderful archaeological sites and artefacts. They make you feel proud to be a ci......more
Pentecostalism, Africa’s fastest-growing form of Christianity, has long been preoccupied with the business of banishing ......more
Pentecostalism, Africa’s fastest-growing form of Christianity, has long been preoccupied with the business of banishing ......more
An epic and highly readable investigation into our very earliest ancestors, focusing on the land corridor thorough which......more
This open access book aims to provide an overview of state-of-the-art approaches to 3D documentation from a practical pe......more
This volume expands perspectives on infrastructure that are rooted in archaeological discourse and material evidence. Th......more