This book highlights aspects of the spiritual culture within Islam that flourished along the ’Silk Roads’ - the term coi......more
This study focuses on the fabric, construction and preservation of stretches of Hadrian’s Wall in its more remote locati......more
The book delivers a rich ethnographic account of present-day Indian communities in northern Italy, considering their jou......more
Cultural studies do not represent a historicist approach focused on the origins and development of particular social and......more
The archaeological study of quarries focuses mainly on the reconstruction of the extraction process, while rock-hewn spa......more
The archaeological study of quarries focuses mainly on the reconstruction of the extraction process, while rock-hewn spa......more
In health and medicine, the imagination of what the future holds is an essential element in propelling people into actio......more
In phenomenological tradition, presence has been understood as fundamental for human experience: I experience the world ......more
Offers case studies of colonoware in Indigenous, enslaved, and European contexts in the Southeast...more
In the hills of China’s central Hunan province, an anxious young apprentice officiates over a Daoist ritual known as the......more
An intimate and personal account of the profound roles birds play in the lives of some Indigenous people For many hours ......more
Lifelong luddite Treena Orchard was a newly sober woman coming off a much-needed break from relationships, reluctantly t......more
This captivating ethnographic novel tells a story about global inequality through a rich, poignant, and often humorous p......more
This volume presents twelve in-depth case studies that critically examine the ways in which historical linguistics and l......more
This insightful volume delves into land-based Diné and Dene imaginaries as embodied in stories--oral, literary, and visu......more
This insightful volume delves into land-based Diné and Dene imaginaries as embodied in stories--oral, literary, and visu......more
The concept of la chance accounts for everyday knowledge production in uncertain contexts in Bamako, Mali, where univers......more
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’The Tomb of the Mili Mongga lives up to its magnificent billing’ DAILY TELEGRAPH - A fossil expedition becomes a thrill......more
Offers case studies of colonoware in Indigenous, enslaved, and European contexts in the Southeast...more
In Disability Worlds, Faye Ginsburg and Rayna Rapp chronicle and theorize two decades of immersion in New York City’s wi......more
In Disability Worlds, Faye Ginsburg and Rayna Rapp chronicle and theorize two decades of immersion in New York City’s wi......more
"Deeply researched, lucid and persuasive." -Joe Moran, Times Literary Supplement Tracing the complexity and contradictor......more
Across the United States, groups of grassroots volunteers gather in overgrown, systemically neglected cemeteries. As the......more
Across the United States, groups of grassroots volunteers gather in overgrown, systemically neglected cemeteries. As the......more
Athenian Power in the Fifth Century BC provides a new analysis of the fifth-century BC Athenian empire, a central topic ......more
This book examines the ways in which indigeneity interacts with climate change politics at multiple levels, and at the s......more
This book examines the ways in which indigeneity interacts with climate change politics at multiple levels, and at the s......more
"Relationality is a core principle of Indigenous studies, yet there is relatively little work that assesses what buildin......more
"Relationality is a core principle of Indigenous studies, yet there is relatively little work that assesses what buildin......more
The development of equitable relationships and outcomes among Indigenous communities, resource development companies, an......more
The development of equitable relationships and outcomes among Indigenous communities, resource development companies, an......more
This book explores how Indonesian writers circulate knowledge between the Indonesian, English, and Arabic languages to e......more
Some Zulu Customs and Folk-lore, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so th......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
Indigenous Materials in Libraries and the Curriculum: Latin American and Latinx Sources argues for a decolonial engageme......more
A motley group’s long trek across the prairies, witnessing the land, reflecting on the past, and creating new paths for ......more
A motley group’s long trek across the prairies, witnessing the land, reflecting on the past, and creating new paths for ......more
Over the past decade, people have learned about oil contamination in the Ecuadorian Amazon through "Toxic Tours" in whic......more
Multimodal Methods in Anthropology takes readers through historical and contemporary sites of multimodality and introduc......more
Multimodal Methods in Anthropology takes readers through historical and contemporary sites of multimodality and introduc......more
Migration journeys are arduous, with migrants tormented by risk, abuse, threats, and xenophobia. Shelters, staffed by hu......more
Migration journeys are arduous, with migrants tormented by risk, abuse, threats, and xenophobia. Shelters, staffed by hu......more
This book presents the culmination of a 14-year pathbreaking research project examining the risks of civilisation collap......more
This book presents the culmination of a 14-year pathbreaking research project examining the risks of civilisation collap......more
Alfred M Tozzer, a very influential voice in the field of Maya during the early half of the twentieth century, proposed ......more
In Making Value, Timothy D. Taylor examines how people’s conceptions of value inform and shape their production and cons......more
In Making Value, Timothy D. Taylor examines how people’s conceptions of value inform and shape their production and cons......more
This book offers a detailed case study of the transfer of ownership to Nigeria in November 2022 of the 72 artworks in th......more
This book critically examines the concept of sexualised governmentalities, a framework for understanding the evolving di......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
In 2014-2016 the Finnish-Swedish Archaeological Project in Mesopotamia (FSAPM) initiated a pilot study of an unexplored ......more
Ajanta’s Evolution: From Savakayana to Bodhisatvayana amid Hunnic Turmoil offers a new scholarly exploration of the rock......more
Disease and Healing in the Indus Civilisation presents a synthesis of what is currently known about health, disease and ......more
Translocality, Entrepreneurship and Middle Class Across Eurasia is a comprehensive, multi-sited ethnography about the un......more
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This book firmly positions lived experience-led expertise as a unique and compelling form of knowledge in decolonising a......more
This book firmly positions lived experience-led expertise as a unique and compelling form of knowledge in decolonising a......more
Exploring the meanings in the intricate symbolism of a rare Precolumbian manuscript This book explores the rich symbol......more
The deep and personal story--told through history, poetry, and images--of the forced displacement of the Sámi people fro......more
How a new paradigm of self-sufficiency is about to force a reinvention of all social parameters. The world is marked by ......more
Illustrated essays that consider emergent consistencies and overarching issues that defined the first decade of e-flux j......more
A timeless psychological study of a young man’s deep alienation from society. Set in the early 20th century, Kokoro open......more
Based on the life histories of indigenous women, the volume establishes a bridge between the classical anthropological s......more
Paris Review contributor Katy Kelleher explores our obsession with gorgeous things, unveiling the fraught histories of m......more
Settler Ecologies reveals how settler colonialism impacts and endures through ecological relations....more
A critical look at how the US military is weaponizing technology and data for new kinds of warfare--and why we must resi......more
Duana Fullwiley has penned an intimate chronicle of laboratory life in the genomic age. She presents many of the influen......more
Duana Fullwiley has penned an intimate chronicle of laboratory life in the genomic age. She presents many of the influen......more
On a remote island in the South Pacific, the Lavongai have consistently struggled to obtain development through logging ......more
Mr. Sweet Potatoes, and Other Stories, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and......more
Some Heroes of Travel, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this wo......more
Titanic, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never fo......more
The Past in Perspective: An Introduction to Human Prehistory, Ninth Edition, is an engaging and up-to-date chronological......more
Excerpt from The Progress of Ethnology Of the first class of works, it has been sufficiently demonstrated, that a small ......more
A heterodox compendium of "beasts of waste," playfully re-imagining the medieval treatise on various kinds of animals. W......more
A heterodox compendium of "beasts of waste," playfully re-imagining the medieval treatise on various kinds of animals. W......more
This open access book tells stories of conviviality, solidarity, and everyday management of conflicts and tensions, by b......more
This book explores Muslim communities in Southeast Asia and the integration of Islamic culture with the diverse ethnic c......more
This book explores Muslim communities in Southeast Asia and the integration of Islamic culture with the diverse ethnic c......more
In Incommunicable, Charles L. Briggs examines the long-standing presumptions that medical discourse translates easily ac......more
In Incommunicable, Charles L. Briggs examines the long-standing presumptions that medical discourse translates easily ac......more
Grounded in anthropological comparison and the concept of materiality, this book offers an in-depth ethnographic study o......more
How do Christians make relationships with land central to their faith? How have the realities of materiality, geography,......more
The Middle Ages was an era of dynamic social transformation, and notions of disability in medieval culture reflected how......more
In this volume, sustainable creative industries become a beacon for innovative change, forging a path towards a consciou......more
This book draws on transpersonal anthropology and psychology in order to explore mild altered states of consciousness (A......more
Bringing together major scholars, Between Life and Thought explores the burgeoning subfield of existential anthropology ......more
This study aims to understand the materiality of Saba’s ideological landscape during its pre-emancipation colonial perio......more
This study aims to understand the materiality of Saba’s ideological landscape during its pre-emancipation colonial perio......more
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An examination of planning, place, and the politics of repair in post-genocide Rwanda. Master Plans and Minor Acts exami......more
An examination of planning, place, and the politics of repair in post-genocide Rwanda. Master Plans and Minor Acts exami......more
This book addresses the emergence of ’protest memory’ as a powerful contemporary shaper of ideas and practices in cultur......more
Everyone wants to be and to feel at home. Yet, being homely requires a space or place where one can admit feeling famili......more
Independence, Colonial Relics, and Monuments in the Caribbean is a collection of critical perspectives on independence a......more