Social and cultural anthropology Books
Fulcrum Inc.,US Keeping the Traditions: A Multicultural Resource
Book SynopsisThis is a rich multicultural resource that you will use again and again.
£17.05
Graywolf Press Notes from No Man's Land: American Essays
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£14.40
Paragon House Publishers All on One Plate: Cultural Expectations on
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£18.00
University of Massachusetts Press The Politics of Courtly Dancing in Early Modern
Book SynopsisThis book argues that in early modern England, dance was not merely a pleasant pastime, but an intricate network of bodily negotiations of power, sex and territory as well. Traditionally a vital part of popular festivals and seasonal celebrations, dancing moved from public, open spaces into the confines of the court during the early Tudor era and became an important means of aristocratic self-fashioning. Skiles Howard examines the social and semiotic complexities of dancing as it changed over time and performed different work in court, city and playhouse. She shows how dancing reflected and shaped wider social changes: the performance of gender roles facilitated the formation of the patriarchal family, the execution of physical hopes of hierarchy supported the rise of a centralized state, and rehearsals of spatial mastery assisted the project of national expansion. As a visual and kinetic discourse by which social norms were circulated, dancing inevitably became a site of contestation; as elite and popular practices collided, interacted and were transformed, countervailing social forces found expression through the medium of dancing. Interdisciplinary in its approach, this study draws on court masque and popular drama, dancing manuals, Puritan pamphlets and educational and medical treatises to explore issues of power and the body, gender and rank, popular culture and European expansion.Trade ReviewThis book will take a founding place in the growing interdisciplinary field that conjoins dance and literary studies. It s well researched, well written and sustains an original and articulate argument that constitutes an important contribution to Renaissance literary and performative scholarship - Mark Franco, University of California, Santa Cruz
£999.99
Temple University Press,U.S. Nuclear Power and Social Power
Book SynopsisA critical examination of the Shoreham and Seabrook nuclear power plants and the way expensive corporate initiatives purported as good for social "progress" or "economic growth" actually serve the parochial interests of powerful organizations and classesTrade Review"Rick Eckstein's intriguing analysis sheds new light on the crucial struggles to save the planet from the twin nuclear disasters at Seabrook and Shoreham. His probing look at the financial and investment decisions surrounding these two incredibly expensive mistakes should help us avoid similar debacles down the road." --Harvey Wasserman, Senior Advisor, Greenpeace USA "Nuclear Power and Social Power is written in a clear and occasionally (appropriately) wry and witty style that makes the book highly accessible to scholars, graduate students, and undergraduate students alike. Rather than 'prove' that one or another of ostensibly competing and mutually exclusive perspectives is better than the others, Eckstein weaves together several perspectives as well as several levels of analysis. His analysis is a wonderful demonstration of sociological imagination at its best: he moves smoothly between individual and structural levels of analysis showing how these interact in a dynamic process. I would recommend this book to colleagues teaching courses in social problems, political sociology, political economy, environmental sociology, and social movements." --Davita Silfen Glasberg, Department of Sociology, University of Connecticut "Nuclear Power and Social Power, an exceptional, comprehensive study of the Shoreham and Seabrook nuclear power facilities, offers sophisticated sociological analysis and readable, even entertaining prose. Both theoretically informed and empirically rich, the book sheds light on a remarkable range of topics from corporate power to social movements, from economic development to the prospects for democracy. Rick Eckstein tells a compelling story that deserves a wide audience." --Edward Royce Associate Professor of Sociology, Rollins College, FloridaTable of ContentsAcknowledgments List of Acronyms Chronology Introduction 1. The Many Faces of Social Power 2. The Historical Picture 3. Nuclear Power and Government Regulation 4. Nuclear Power and Corporate Power 5. Nuclear Power and Local Political Economies 6. Nuclear Power, Social Power, and Democracy Notes References Index
£999.99
Temple University Press,U.S. Accent on Privilege: English Identities and
Book Synopsis"Accent on Privilege" looks at the complexities of immigration, asking how native and immigrant construct race, gender, class and national identity. Katharine Jones investigates how white English immigrants live in the United States and how they use their status as privileged foreigners to gain the upper hand with Americans. Their privilege, she finds, is created by both American Anglophilia and the ways they perform their identities as "proper" English women and men in their host country. Jones looks at the cultural aspects of this performance: how English people play up their accents, "stiff upper lip," sense of humor and fashion even the way they drink beer.The political and cultural ties between England and the US act as a backdrop for the identity negotiations of these English people, many of whom do not even consider themselves to be immigrants. This unique exploration of the workings of white privilege offers an important new understanding of the paradoxes of how class, gender, and race are formed in the US and, by implication, in the UK. Katharine W. Jones is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Philadelphia University.Trade Review"It is to be hoped that very few Americans will read this book. In a most un-English way, it gives away all the trade secrets of the tribe that cares not to speak its name." --Christopher Hitchens, author of Blood, Class and Nostalgia: Anglo-American Ironies "Immigration from England to the United States, so often 'invisible' to historians and to contemporary observers, is here shown to be a fascinating lens through which the transatlantic workings of identity and privilege may be acutely observed. Capturing the speech, longings, confusions, dress and politics of three dozen contemporary migrants, Accent on Privilege brilliantly shows how race in the United States is apprehended and negotiated by immigrants whose 'difference' constitutes an advantage." --David Roediger, Babcock Professor of History at the University of Illinois and the author of Colored White: Transcending the Racial Past "Herself an English immigrant, Jones (sociology, Philadelphia Univ.) analyzes the experiences of 34 other white upper- or middle-class English immigrants to the United States. She reveals the variety of methods these immigrants used to enhance or minimize their English identities in daily interactions with Americans (e.g., manipulation of their accents, their fashions, even how they drink beer). She also explores how America's love affair with all things English creates both advantages and restrictions for the immigrants and how they manipulate this Anglophilia to their advantage." --Library JournalTable of ContentsAcknowledgments 1. "I Want to Be Able to Be English When I Want to Be": Identities as Sites of Contestation 2. Avoiding Extremes: Negotiating Nationalism and Nostalgia 3. Responding to Privilege: Class, Race, Nation, and Anglophilia 4. "Gee, I Love Your Accent": English People and Americans Interact 5. White Mischief? Doing Conceptual Work with Empire, Race, and Gender 6. "The English Are ... Not Racist, but ... Just English": Imagining a White Nation 7. To Be English or Not? Constructing Identities in the U.S. Appendix: Descriptions of Interviewees Notes References Index
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Temple University Press,U.S. Understanding Mainland Puerto Rican Pov
Book SynopsisFor too long the study of impoverished Puerto Ricans living in the fifty states has been undermined by the use of broad generalizations. Puerto Ricans have been statistically grouped with all Latinos, studied with models developed for understanding African-American life, and written about as if New York's Puerto Rican community was the only such community worthy of detailed study. This book changes all that. In this important new work, Susan Baker looks beyond the traditional models and rewrites the origins, current state, and reasons behind Puerto Rican poverty.The book tells the story of how Puerto Ricans have left the Rustbelt cities to return to the island or to seek job opportunities elsewhere. Those left behind are predominantly poor women with dependents who live in segregated neighborhoods with little chance of finding low-skilled jobs because of competition from non-citizen, non-politicized workers.In her alternative explanation, the author presents data from across the country and puts forth an explanation that is grounded in Puerto Rican history and sensitive not only to the interconnectedness of the island and mainland population, but also the increasing distress faced by Puerto Rican women and the sad truth that Puerto Rican citizenship in this country is a second class one.Trade Review"This book greatly enhances our understanding of Puerto Ricans by describing their history, and social, and labor experiences in the South, Midwest, and West, as well as New York City. In doing so, it enriches our knowledge about Puerto Ricans across the U.S. in a way that no other book does. Baker effectively highlights how the Puerto Rican experience is different from that of other Hispanic Americans. It is worth noting that the book is one of the first to utilize the results from the 2000 Census."—Tony Carnes, Chair, Seminar on Contents and Methods in the Social Sciences, Columbia University, and director of the Research Institute for New Americans"Susan Baker has written a noteworthy volume. To her extensive personal experience she brings an academic perspective that is thorough and well thought out. Much has been written about the Puerto Rican Diaspora focusing on New York City. Baker contributes to our understanding by tackling internal migration and terms of incorporation that vary from place to place. She makes a further contribution by comparing this population to other Latinos, exploring the role of segregation (including a cogent discussion of the dissimilarity index), and the impact of the larger U.S. economic structure."—Alvaro L. Nieves, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology, Wheaton College (Ill.)"This illuminating examination of poverty within the Puerto Rican population in mainland U.S.A. provides a readable resource with many applications. Baker carefully employs a methodology to examine Puerto Ricans that acknowledges the regional, class, gender, and generational diversity that exists within this group, as well as emphasizing the necessity of studying all Latino groups individually and within their own particular contexts. This work is significant not only for scholars in Puerto Rican studies but also for anyone seeking a better understanding of the distinct Latino populations within the United States."—Edwin David Aponte, Assistant Professor of Christianity and Culture, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist UniversityTable of ContentsPrefacePart I: Viewing Puerto Ricans as Hispanic1. Hispanics in the United States2. The Journeys of Mexicans and Cubans3. The Puerto Rican journey4. How the Journeys EndPart II: Viewing Puerto Ricans Across the United States5. How Puerto Ricans Fore from Place to Place6. Infernal Migration, A Response?7. How Segregation Fits In8. Puerto Rican Women and the Labor ForcePart III: Viewing Puerto Ricans Within the US. Economic Structure9. Immigrant Incorporation into U.S. Economy10. Puerto Rican Incorporation into NEW York11. Puerto Rican Incorporation into Areas Other Than New York12. ConclusionAppendix A: Selected MSAs by RegionAppendix B: Dissimilarity Indexes for Selected MSAs 1990Works CitedIndex
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Red Wheel/Weiser Neurosphere: The Convergence of Evolution, the
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£15.19
North Atlantic Books,U.S. Rainforest Medicine: Preserving Indigenous
Book SynopsisChronicling the practices, legends, and wisdom of the vanishing traditions of the upper Amazon, this book reveals the area''s indigenous peoples'' approach to living in harmony with the natural world. Rainforest Medicine features in-depth essays on plant-based medicine and indigenous science from four distinct Amazonian societies: deep forest and urban, lowland rainforest and mountain.The book is illustrated with unique botanical and cultural drawings by Secoya elder and traditional healer Agustin Payaguaje and horticulturalist Thomas Y. Wang as well as by the author himself. Payaguaje shares his sincere imaginal view into the spiritual life of the Secoya; plates of petroglyphs from the sacred valley of Cotundo relate to an ancient language, and other illustrations show traditional Secoya ayahuasca symbols and indigenous origin myths. Two color sections showcase photos of the plants and people of the region, and include plates of previously unpublished full-color paintings by Pablo Cesar Amaringo (1938-2009), an acclaimed Peruvian artist renowned for his intricate, colorful depictions of his visions from drinking the entheogenic plant brew, ayahuasca ("vine of the soul" in Quechua languages). Today the once-dense mysterious rainforest realms are under assault as the indiscriminate colonial frontier of resource extraction moves across the region; as the forest disappears, the traditional human legacy of sustainable utilization of this rich ecosystem is also being buried under modern realities. With over 20 years experience of ground-level environmental and cultural conservation, author Jonathon Miller Weisberger''s commitment to preserving the fascinating, unfathomably precious relics of the indigenous legacy shines through. Chief among these treasures is the "shimmering" "golden" plant-medicine science of ayahuasca or yajé, a rainforest vine that was popularized in the 1950s by Western travelers such as William Burroughs and Alan Ginsberg. It has been sampled, reviled, and celebrated by outsiders ever since.Currently sought after by many in the industrialized West for its powerful psychotropic and life-transforming effects, this sacred brew is often imbibed by visitors to the upper Amazon and curious seekers in faraway venues, sometimes with little to no working knowledge of its principles and precepts. Perceiving that there is an evident need for in-depth information on ayahuasca if it is to be used beyond its traditional context for healing and spiritual illumination in the future, Miller Weisberger focuses on the fundamental knowledge and practices that guide the use of ayahuasca in indigenous cultures. Weaving first-person narrative with anthropological and ethnobotanical information, Rainforest Medicine aims to preserve both the record and ongoing reality of ayahuasca''s unique tradition and, of course, the priceless forest that gave birth to these sacred vines. Featuring words from Amazonian shamans--the living torchbearers of these sophisticated spiritual practices--the book stands as testimony to this sacred plant medicine''s power in shaping and healing individuals, communities, and nature alike.
£20.70
North Atlantic Books,U.S. A Cree Healer and His Medicine Bundle:
Book SynopsisWith the rise of urban living and the digital age, many North American healers are recognizing that traditional medicinal knowledge must be recorded before being lost with its elders. A Cree Healer and His Medicine Bundle is a historic document, including nearly 200 color photos and maps, in that it is the first in which a native healer has agreed to open his medicine bundle to share in writing his repertoire of herbal medicines and where they are found. Providing information on and photos of medicinal plants and where to harvest them, anthropologist David E. Young and botanist Robert D. Rogers chronicle the life, beliefs, and healing practices of Medicine Man Russell Willier in his native Alberta, Canada. Despite being criticized for sharing his knowledge, Willier later found support in other healers as they began to realize the danger that much of their traditional practices could die out with them. With Young and Rogers, Willier offers his practices here for future generations. At once a study and a guide, A Cree Healer and His Medicine Bundle touches on how indigenous healing practices can be used to complement mainstream medicine, improve the treatment of chronic diseases, and lower the cost of healthcare. The authors discuss how mining, agriculture, and forestry are threatening the continued existence of valuable wild medicinal plants and the role of alternative healers in a modern health care system. Sure to be of interest to ethnobotanists, medicine hunters, naturopaths, complementary and alternative health practitioners, ethnologists, anthropologists, and academics, this book will also find an audience with those interested in indigenous cultures and traditions.
£19.55
St Augustine's Press Allergic to Crazy – Quick Thoughts on Politics,
Book SynopsisAllergic to Crazy features a stunningly diverse array of brief reflections by one of America’s leading public intellectuals. Each of these short, pointed, and witty essays applies the wisdom of postmodern conservatism to the issues that rightly occupy so much of life these days. Want to know a bit more about how to watch films, think about TV from American Idol to Mad Men, reflect on the charm of eating at Waffle House, understand why we’re all so obsessed with celebrities, muse for a moment or more on why happiness is such a problem for us, be reminded why in this era of biotechnology we actually believe we can be more than human, and be attentive to the real significance of what we remember on Christmas and 9/11? Then this is the self-help book for you. And of course there is much, much more. These reflections are for you no matter what you believe right now. Many of them were written for a basically unfriendly audience, for left libertarian techno-enthusiasts who are contemptuous of religion, tradition, and all that. They have an evangelical spirit; they we’re written to gently enlarge hearts. Some of these little essays were written, in a way, to preach to the converted, to explain to conservatives why they should lighten up, be less angry, and be more open to the good in the world around them. You can be sure you’ll find much that provokes you, and much to share with your friends. This book is perfect for busy people who love to read and think. It’ll find natural homes on coffee tables, bathrooms, waiting rooms, and on the corners of desks of doctors, lawyers, and other professionals. It’ll enliven your conversations at lunch and at the local bar, and will give you something deep to share with your spouse just before you turn the light out. Allergic to Crazy is equally perfect for professors, scholars, and others with more time to devote to the life of the mind. They’ll appreciate right away the lifetime of learning that brought these reflections into being.
£999.99
Smithsonian Books Witness in Our Time, Second Edition: Working
Book SynopsisWitness in Our Time traces the recent history of social documentary photography in the words of twenty-nine of the genre's best photographers, editors, and curators, showing how the profession remains vital, innovative, and committed to social change. The second edition includes a new section of interviews on documentary photography in the field and an exploration of the role of photojournalism in 21st-century media. Witness in Our Time provides an insider's view of a profession that continues to confront questions of art and truth while extending the definitions of both.
£18.66
Pelican Publishing Co Halloween Nation: Behind the Scenes of America's
Book SynopsisAmerica's leading authority on Halloween presents interviews with spooky rock groups, amateur vampires, haunted house creators, champion pumpkin carvers, and more, all in the quest of explaining the nation's unique love affair with this holiday. The collection of essays and interviews explores the pop culture phenomenon that is Halloween, and why we celebrate it the way we do today.
£20.69
Temple University Press,U.S. Masters of the Sabar: Wolof Griot Percussionists
Book SynopsisA fascinating study of Senegalese masters of the sabar drumTrade Review"Tang's ethnography is lucid and engaging... [Her] study is particularly significant for examining the performance of sabar beyond its indigenous social and aesthetic frames... Masters of the Sabar represents a significant contribution in this direction." -African Studies ReviewTable of ContentsIntroduction I. You will be griot in another way: The Ethnomusicologist's story; II. There once was a king called Maysa Waaly Jon: Sabar History, Instruments, Ensemble and Sound; III. The griot lineage, we are one: Wolof Caste and Identity; IV. My foreparents used to beat the drums: Wolof Family, Kinship and Musical Genealogy; V. If a snake bites you, you will think of death: Sabar Repertories; VI. Dancing fish and rice: Performance Contexts; VII. The 'pax' you play is so sweet: The role of sabar in mbalax Conclusion
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Temple University Press,U.S. Pinoy Capital: The Filipino Nation in Daly City
Book SynopsisHome to 33,000 Filipino American residents, Daly City, California, located just outside of San Francisco, has been dubbed “the Pinoy Capital of the United States.” In this fascinating ethnographic study of the lives of Daly City residents, Benito Vergara shows how Daly City has become a magnet for the growing Filipino American community.Vergara challenges rooted notions of colonialism here, addressing the immigrants’ identities, connections and loyalties. Using the lens of transnationalism, he looks at the “double lives” of both recent and established Filipino Americans. Vergara explores how first-generation Pinoys experience homesickness precisely because Daly City is filled with reminders of their homeland’s culture, like newspapers, shops and festivals. Vergara probes into the complicated, ambivalent feelings these immigrants have—toward the Philippines and the United States—and the conflicting obligations they have presented by belonging to a thriving community and yet possessing nostalgia for the homeland and people they left behind.Trade Review"Pinoy Capital is a colorful and nuanced ethnographic foray into the social institutions and quotidian lives of Filipino Americans living in Daly City. Vergara is a gifted writer and his work delves closely on the affective and reciprocal relationships and practices of Filipino Americans as immigrants. This is a welcome and important study, and Vergara puts forward important and innovative assertions and arguments that will have repercussions on debates about Filipinos in the United States."—Martin Manalansan, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and editor of Cultural Compass: Ethnographic Explorations of Asian AmericaTable of Contents1. A Repeated Turning 2. Little Manila 3. Looking Forward: Narratives of Obligation 4. Spreading the News: Newspapers and Transnational Belongings 5. Looking Back: Indifference, Responsibility, and the Anti-Marcos Movement in the United States 6. Betrayal and Belonging 7. Citizenship and Nostalgia 8. Pinoy Capital Bibliography Index
£999.99
Temple University Press,U.S. Going Global: Culture, Gender, and Authority in
Book SynopsisHow culture and gender become weapons in the evaluation of both Japanese and female employees at an American company in JapanTrade Review"Going Global is a thorough and interesting ethnographic study of a mainstream US organization in Japan, a context particularly well-suited for addressing the confluence of gender, culture, and authority issues that are its focus. The author's position as a bilingual insider with extensive access both to individuals and to organizational processes gives credibility to the descriptive accounts and confidence in the relevance of the findings. The specific organizational setting also strengthens Fuller's intended interdisciplinary appeal and highlights the rich insights and very real implications for those in similar organizations responsible to hire, develop, and assess managerial employees in foreign operations."—John A. Volkmar, Otterbein CollegeTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements 1. Culture, Gender, and Authority in Transnational Corporate Contexts 2. Setting Transco within the Contexts of American and Japanese Corporations 3. Uncertainty, Trust, and Commitment: Defining the Self in Relation to Employment in Transco 4. Identity and Perception at Transco: Manifestations of Confusion 5. Authority as Culture and Gender Dominance 6. Embracing Chaos: Toward a More Genuine Valuation of Difference Notes Reference Index
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Counterpoint The Life Project: The Extraordinary Story of
Book SynopsisIn March 1946, scientists began to track thousands of children born in one cold week. No one imagined that this would become the longest-running study of human development in the world, growing to encompass five generations of children. Today, they are some of the best-studied people on the planet, and the simple act of observing human life has changed the way we are born, schooled, parent and die. This is the tale of these studies and the remarkable discoveries that have come from them. Touching people across the globe, they are one of the world's best-kept secrets.
£12.99
Inner Traditions Bear and Company Phantom Armies of the Night: The Wild Hunt and
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Templeton Foundation Press,U.S. Thrift: A Cyclopedia
Book Synopsis In today's consumer-driven society, extolling the virtues of thrift might seem like a quaint relic of a bygone era. Americans have embraced the ideas of easy credit, instant gratification, and spending as a tool to combat everything from recessions to the effects of natural disasters and terrorist attacks. In David Blankenhorn's new compendium, Thrift: A Cyclopedia, he reminds readers of a time when thrift was one of America's most cherished cultural values. Gathering hundreds of quotes, sayings, proverbs, and photographs of Blankenhorn's vast personal collection of thrift memorabilia, this handsome book is a treasure trove of wisdom from around the world and throughout the ages. Readers will find insights from such varied sources as the Bible, the Qur'an, William Shakespeare, Karl Marx, Oscar Wilde, J. C. Penney, and Warren Buffett. Entries are serious, inspiring, occasionally humorous, and they will go a great way toward expanding the narrow perception of thrift as simple penny pinching; replacing that myopic view with one of a broader thrift—one that, as William H. Kniffen puts it, "earns largely and spends wisely" and leads to a life of independence and comfort well into old age. Educators and parents will find ample wisdom to pass on to the next generation about the value of hard work, saving for the future, and generosity. Historians will delight in the glimpses into the U.S. thrift movement of the 1920s. Those seeking encouragement and inspiration will find much material here for reflection on the ideals of good stewardship, diligence, and sound financial planning. As our society ails from wastefulness, growing economic inequality, indebtedness, and runaway consumerism, there could be no stronger cure than this powerful little word, "thrift", which finds its root meaning in the word "thrive."
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Red Wheel/Weiser Don'T Take the Last Donut: New Rules of Business
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£11.39
University of Alaska Press The Archaeology of North Pacific Fisheries
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£999.99
University of Alaska Press The Alutiit/Sugpiat
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£999.99
University of Alaska Press The Frontier Romance: Environment, Culture, and
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£999.99
University of Alaska Press Anguyiim Nalliini/Time of Warring: The History of
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University of Alaska Press More Than God Demands: Politics and Influence of
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University of Alaska Press Qanemcit Amllertut/Many Stories to Tell: Tales of
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University of Alaska Press Akulmiut Neqait: Fish and Food of the Akulmiut
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University Press of Colorado Incidence of Travel: Recent Journeys in Ancient
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University Press of Colorado The Lisu: Far from the Ruler
Book SynopsisThis book brings the ironic worldview of the Lisuto life through vivid, often amusing accounts of individuals, communities, regions, and practices. One of the smallest and last groups of stateless people, and the most egalitarian of all Southeast Asian highland minorities, the Lisu have not only survived extremes at the crossroads of civil wars, the drug trade, and state-sponsored oppression but adapted to modern politics and technology without losing their identity. The Lisuweaves a lively narrative that condenses humanity's transition from border-free tribal groupings into today's nation-states and global market economy. Journalist and historian Michele Zack first encountered the Lisu in the 1980s and conducted research and fieldwork among them in the 1990s. In 2014 she again traveled extensively in tribal areas of Thailand, Myanmar, and China, when she documented the transformative changes of globalization. Some Lisu have adopted successful new urban occupations in business and politics, while most continue to live as agriculturists far from the ruler.The cohesiveness of Lisu culture has always been mysteriousthey reject hierarchical political organization and traditionally had no writing systemyet their culture provides a particular skillset that has helped them navigate the terrain of the different religious and political systems they have recently joined. They'vemade the transition from living in lawless, self-governing highland peripheries to becoming residents and citizens of nation-states in a single generation. Ambitious and written with journalist's eye for detail and storytelling,The Lisuintroduces the unique and fascinating culture of this small Southeast Asian minority. Their path to national and global citizenship illustrates the trade-offs all modern people have made, and their egalitarian culture provides insight into current political choices in a world turning toward authoritarianism.
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University Press of Colorado Dialogue with Europe, Dialogue with the Past:
Book SynopsisA critical, annotated anthology of indigenous-authored texts through which native peoples and Spaniards were able to convey their own perspectives on Spanish colonial order.
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University Press of Colorado Japanese Brazilian Saudades: Diasporic Identities
Book SynopsisExplores the self-definition of Nikkei discourse in Portuguese-language cultural production by Brazilian authors of Japanese ancestry and suggests an alternative model of postcoloniality, particularly as it pertains to the post World War II experience of Nikkei people in Brazil.
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University Press of Colorado Rewriting Maya Religion: Domingo de Vico, K'Iche'
Book SynopsisSparks examines the earliest religious documents composed by missionaries and native authors in the Americas, including a reconstruction of the first original, explicit Christian theology written in the Americas the Theologia Indorum.
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University of Utah Press,U.S. Studying Technological Change: A Behavioral
Book SynopsisStudying Technological Change synthesizes nearly four decades of research by Michael Brian Schiffer, a cofounder of the field of behavioral archaeology. This new book asks historical and scientific questions about the interaction of people with artifacts during all times and in all places. The book is not about the history or prehistory of technology, nor is it a catalog of methods and techniques for inferring how specific technologies were made or used. Rather, it supplies conceptual tools that can be used to help craft an explanation of any technological change in any society. The behavioral approach leads to new questions, creative research employing diverse lines of evidence, and, often, counterintuitive explanations. In behavioral archaeology, one never loses sight of the materiality of human behavior. Needless to say, advocates of other research approaches will find much in this book to dispute. But critics cannot gainsay the productivity of the behavioral approach nor the fact that it has furnished fresh insights into episodes of technological change.Trade Review“In clear and concise prose, Schiffer lays out a framework that can be applied by archaeologists but also will be relevant to anyone with an interest in the interaction between humans and their material culture. Archaeologists and historians of technology will need to have it on their bookshelf.”—James M. Skibo, Illinois State University
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University of Utah Press,U.S. Kinship Systems: Change and Reconstruction
Book SynopsisKinship systems are the glue that holds social groups together. This volume presents a novel approach to understanding the genesis of these systems and how and why they change. The editors bring together experts from the disciplines of anthropology and linguistics to explore kinship in societies around the world and to reconstruct kinship in ancient times. Kinship Systems presents evidence of renewed activity and advances in this field in recent years which will contribute to the current interdisciplinary focus on the evolution of society. While all continents are touched on in this book, there is special emphasis on Australian indigenous societies, which have been a source of fascination in kinship studies. One key argument in the book is that linguistic evidence for reconstruction of ancient terminologies can provide strong independent evidence to complement anthropologists’ notions of structural kinship transformations, and ground them in actual historical and geographical contexts. There are principles that we all share, no matter what kind of society we live in, and these provide a common “language” for anthropology and linguistics. With this language we can accurately compare how family relations are organised in different societies, as well as how we talk about such relations. Because this concept has often been denied by the trajectories in anthropology over the last few decades, Kinship Systems represents a reassertion of, and advances on, classical kinship theory and methods. Innovations and interdisciplinary methods are described by the originators of the new approaches and other leading regional experts.Trade Review“A much-needed volume in the revival of kinship analysis and of great importance to all that specialize in this field. I was very impressed with the high level of scholarship.”—Bojka Milicic, coeditor of Kinship, Language, and Prehistory: Per Hage and the Renaissance in Kinship Studies (The University of Utah Press, 2010)Table of ContentsList of FiguresList of Tables1. Introduction: Kinship Change in Anthropology and Linguistics - Patrick McConvell2. Kinship Terms: Typology and History - David B. Kronenfeld3. Comparative Phylogenetic Methods and the Study of Pattern and Process in Kinship - Fiona Jordan4. Reconstructing the Proto-Polynesian Terminology: Kinship Terminologies as Evolving Logical Structures - Dwight Read5. On Husband-Borrowing: The Linguistic Reconstruction of Ancient Yukatekan Marriage Practices - Eve Danziger6. Kin Terminologies as Linguistic Imprints of Regional Processes: The Socio-ecological Contexts of Close versus Distant Marriage Patterns in Indigenous Amazonia - Alf Hornborg7. The Evolution of the Yolngu and Ngarinyin Kinship Terminologies: Models of Cumulative Transformations - Ian Keen8. The Reconstruction of Kinship Terminology in the Arandic Languages of Australia - Harold Koch9. Desertification of an Arandic Dialect - Barry Alpher10. Proto-Pama-Nyungan Kinship and the AUSTKIN Project: Reconstructing Terms for Proto-Mother’s Father and their Transformations - Patrick McConvell11. Mama and Papa in Indigenous Australia - Rachel Hendery and Patrick McConvell12. Comparing Recordings of Warumungu Kinship Systems - Jane SimpsonList of ContributorsIndex
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University of Utah Press,U.S. Rancher Archaeologist: A Career in Two Different
Book SynopsisSometimes childhood events can shape a person’s destiny. Such was the case for George Frison. His father’s accidental death meant that Frison was raised by his grandparents, thus experiencing life on a ranch instead of the small town childhood he otherwise would have had. He was fascinated by the wealth of prehistoric artifacts on the ranch; eventually, this interest prompted him to change his life’s course at age thirty-seven.In this memoir, Frison shares his work and his atypical journey from rancher to professor and archaeologist. Herding cattle, chopping watering holes in sub-zero weather, and guiding hunters in the fall were very different than teaching classes, performing laboratory work, and attending faculty and committee meetings in air-conditioned buildings. But his practical and observational experience around both domestic and wild animals proved a valuable asset to his research. His knowledge of specific animal behaviours added insight to his studies of the Paleoindians of the Northern Plains as he sought to understand how their stone tools were used most effectively for hunting and how bison jumps, mammoth kills, and sheep traps actually worked. Frison’s careful research and strong involvement in the scholarly and organisational aspects of archaeology made him influential not only as an authority on the prehistory of the Northern Plains but also as a leader in Wyoming archaeology and North American archaeology at large.This book will appeal to both the professional and the lay reader with interests in archaeology, anthropology, paleontology, plains history, animal science, hunting, or game management. Frison’s shift from ranching to academic archaeology serves as a reminder that you are never too old to change your life.Trade Review"Although focused on the High Plains, the book tells much about how good dirt and analytical archaeology ought to get done anywhere." –Don D. Fowler, Mamie Kleberg Professor of Historic Preservation and Anthropology Emeritus, University of Nevada, Reno "George Frison is one of the leading prehistorians (if not the leading prehistorian) who has worked on the northern Plains, and his influence extends well beyond the limits of his geographical expertise. Frison elevated the study of prehistoric hunting technology, notably among Paleoindians, to a rarefied behavioral and even theoretical level." –J. M. Adovasio, Mercyhurst Archaeological Institute “Rancher Archaeologist does not disappoint and will appeal to avocational and professional archaeologists, as well as historians, ecologists, game managers and big game hunters and the lay public....The book goes far beyond a personal story. It is simultaneously a chronology of High Plains prehistory and an account of the evolving discipline of archaeology in Wyoming in particular and North America in general.”—Canadian Journal of Archaeology “George Frison’s autobiography is a good read and one that should be digested by all students, as well as professionals, with an interest in the prehistory of the Upper/Northern Plains and Paleo-Indian archaeology. The volume is not just an interesting personal biography of one of American archaeology’s giant figures, but is a tour de force on the archaeology of the Upper Plains. . . . The book should be on the shelf of every Plains archaeologist and anybody involved in the study of the prehistoric hunting technologies for which Frison is so well known.”—Southwestern Lore
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University of Utah Press,U.S. Migration and Ethnicity in Middle-Range
Book SynopsisAuthor Tammy Stone focuses on a number of general deliberations on the archaeology of middle-range society and the prehistory of the American Southwest. This includes the complex dynamics of migration, identity, ethnic interaction, and the ability of archaeologists to identify these patterns in the archaeological record. The integration and ultimate expulsion of a group of Kayenta Anasazi at Point of Pines Pueblo in the Mogollon Highlands of east-central Arizona provides a case study and location where these themes played out. Stone uses a detailed architectural analysis of the pueblo to attain a nuanced and dynamic understanding of migration from the perspective of both the Kayenta migrants and their Mogollon hosts. By examining the choices that individuals, families, and small groups made about identity and alliance from the perspective of both the migrants and host community—the latter being an aspect often missing from analyses of migration—this volume provides never-before-published data on Point of Pines Pueblo and contributes considerably to the study of community dynamics at large.Trade Review“A significant contribution to the literature on Southwest prehistory that will also be of use to archaeologists working in other parts of the world where migrations occurred.” —Barbara Roth, Department of Anthropology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas “Stone is to be commended for bringing the archaeology of Point of Pines Pueblo to the attention of a wider audience. Parsing the social, spatial, and temporal complexities of small-scale population movements in middle-range societies is no small challenge; well-documented case studies like Point of Pines Pueblo offer unusually detailed windows into these past events.”—Journal of Anthropological Research “Stone’s perspective on the importance of social, spatial, and temporal distance and her emphasis on host-migration interactions in particular should inspire new research to better understand the drivers of social change or continuity in contexts of migration using a diverse array of material cultural data.”—American Antiquity
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University of Utah Press,U.S. Explorations in Behavioral Archaeology
Book SynopsisBehavioral archaeology, defined as the study of people-object interactions in all times and places, emerged in the 1970s, in large part because of the innovative work of Michael Schiffer and colleagues. This volume provides an overview of how behavioral archaeology has evolved and how it has affected the field of archaeology at large.The contributors to this volume are Schiffer’s former students, from his first doctoral student to his most recent. This generational span has allowed for chapters that reflect Schiffer’s research from the 1970s to 2012. They are iconoclastic and creative and approach behavioral archaeology from varied perspectives, including archaeological inference and chronology, site formation processes, prehistoric cultures and migration, modern material culture variability, the study of technology, object agency, and art and cultural resources. Broader questions addressed include models of inference and definitions of behavior, study of technology and the causal performances of artifacts, and the implications of artifact causality in human communication and the flow of behavioral history.Trade Review“Well written, accessible, and current. The papers included here attest to the fact that behavioral archaeology is still very much alive and well. A welcome contribution to the general field of archaeology.”—Michael J. O’Brien, professor of anthropology, University of Missouri; coauthor of I’ll Have What She’s Having: Mapping Social Behavior
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University of Utah Press,U.S. Engineering Mountain Landscapes: An Anthropology
Book SynopsisHumans have occupied mountain environments and relied on mountain resources since the terminal Pleistocene. Their continuous interaction with the land from generation to generation has left material imprints ranging from anthropogenic fires to vision quest sites. The diverse case studies presented in this collection explore the material record of North American mountain dwellers and habitual users of high-elevation resources in terms of social investment—the intergenerational commitment of a group to a particular landscape.Contributors look creatively at the significance of social investment and its material and nonmaterial consequences, addressing landscape engineering at different times using diverse, theoretical standpoints and archaeological, historical, and ethnographic data from varied mountain environments. Engineering Mountain Landscapes offers substantive ideas of broad intellectual interest, specific case studies with state-of-the-art methodology, and a wealth of comparative data.Trade Review“This volume elucidates important archaeological and ethnographic cases in which mountains transform, and become transformed by, human agency. The multi-disciplinary contributions document sophisticated landscape modification strategies that range from construction of facilities and features, to innovative high altitude settlements, to alteration of the very rhythms of mountain ecosystems. Only through the synthesis of science and Native domains of knowledge could a book like this bear witness to human resiliency, adaptation, and innovation in mountain cultures.” —Pei-Lin Yu, author of Rivers, Fish, and the People “Early in the history of North American archaeology, mountains were seen as unimportant fringes and barriers with little to attract prehistoric populations. This volume joins the growing body of literature challenging those initial misconceptions with solid archaeology and enthnography.…The overall message found in Scheiber and Zedeno’s edited volume is that for people across the West (and other directions, too) mountains were, and still are, central to their everyday lives.”—Journal of Anthropological Research “Intriguing and informative.”—American Antiquity
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University of Utah Press,U.S. Tracing the Relational: The Archaeology of
Book SynopsisTracing the Relational examines the recent emergence of relational ontologies in archaeological interpretation and how using this perspective can help archaeologists better understand the past. Traditional representational approaches reflect modern or Western perspectives, which focus on the individual and see the world in terms of dichotomies that separate culture and nature, human and object, sacred and secular. In contrast, ancient societies saw themselves as connected to and entangled with other human and nonhuman entities.Contributors argue that in order to gain deeper insight into how people in the ancient world lived, experienced, and negotiated their lives archaeologists must explore the myriad relationships and entanglements between humans and other beings, places, and things. As contributors unravel these relationships, they demonstrate that movement is an inherent feature of these relational webs and is the driving force behind a continually shifting reality. Chapters focus on various regions and time periods throughout the Americas, tracing how movements between other-worldly dimensions, spirits and deities, and temporalities were integral to everyday life.Trade Review“This is an excellent collection of essays that are timely, empirically rich, well written, and that engage with current theoretical debates within archaeology, as well as a range of other humanities disciplines. This volume will offer a significant contribution to archaeological research and anthropological scholarship more broadly, aligning itself with current theoretical trends while also pushing such scholarship in new and productive directions.” —Darryl Wilkinson, University of Wisconsin-Madison “This edited volume presents fascinating case studies of the material immanence of spirits and otherworldly forces in the ancient Americas. . . .The book makes an important contribution to archaeological theory.”—American Antiquity “All of the articles are interesting in their pursuit of novel questions, consideration of previously overlooked kinds of data, and analysis of these data using new approaches.”—Journal of Anthropological Research “The methods and interpretations within these pages are bold and original…. This book is a valuable contribution to archaeological theory and helps to restore the feasibility of postprocessual ambitions regarding inquiry into symbolic and cosmological realms of human past.”—Canadian Journal of Archaeology
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University of Utah Press,U.S. Late Holocene Research on Foragers and Farmers in
Book SynopsisThis book brings together the work of archaeologists investigating prehistoric hunter-gatherers (foragers) and early farmers in both the Southwest and the Great Basin. Most previous work on this topic has been regionally specific, with researchers from each area favoring a different theoretical approach and little shared dialogue. Here the studies of archaeologists working in both the Southwest and the Great Basin are presented side by side to illustrate the similarities in environmental challenges and cultural practices of the prehistoric peoples who lived in these areas and to explore common research questions addressed by both regions.Three main themes link these papers: the role of the environment in shaping prehistoric behaviour, flexibilityin foraging and farming adaptations, and diversity in settlement strategies. Contributors cover a range of topics including the varied ways hunter-gatherers adapted to arid environments, the transition to farming and the reasons for it, the variation in early farming across the Southwest and Great Basin, and the differing paths followed as they developed settled villages.Trade Review“The authors provide an array of articles that highlight parallels in Southwestern and Great Basin research and show how theoretical approaches commonly used in one region may be usefully applied to the other. The papers illustrate through example, rather than by being prescriptive.” —Andrew Ugan, Far Western Anthropological Research Group
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University of Utah Press,U.S. Sending the Spirits Home: The Archaeology of
Book SynopsisThis data-rich monograph provides new and stimulating perspectives on the Hohokam people and their mortuary practices. It breaks new ground by using the knowledge of descendent peoples to generate archaeologically testable hypotheses; demonstrating the need for mortuary analyses conducted at a regional scale; and synthesizing the interaction of beliefs, ideology, social organization, and ecology in determining Hohokam mortuary practices. Various chapters discuss body treatment, mortuary furniture and goods, mortuary architecture, and cemeteries. Numerous figures help document the variability of Hohokam practices.Sending the Spirits Home synthesizes data from various excavations, applied archaeology, and cultural resource management projects. This study combines archaeological and ethnographic sources and provides tools for the adoption of standardized protocols needed to facilitate cross-project comparisons on which future regional syntheses can be based.Trade Review“The coding protocols are a major contribution to the study of Hohokam mortuary patterns, the compilation of the data is impressive and informative, the conclusions are interesting—and some even surprising.”—Todd W. Bostwick, PhD, Director of Archaeology, Verde Valley Archaeology Center, Camp Verde, Arizona “The book stands alone as the first detailed summary and analysis of Hohokam mortuary practice. It brings together over three decades of work and greatly advances our understanding of the Hohokam, with useful analyses that get well beyond the old debates.” —Randall H. McGuire, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, SUNY Binghamton “It is well worth the effort to follow Rice as he constructs and applies an encompassing model of factors deemed essential for understanding Hohokam mortuary programs.... Professionals and students with interests in Hohokam or Southwest studies will unquestionably benefit from this book.”—American Antiquity “This terrific volume presents a descriptive, interpretive, and synthetic presentation of Hohokam mortuary archaeology that is impressive in its breadth and scope…. [and] provides a model for what mortuary archaeology can aspire to in the Southwest and beyond.”—Journal of Anthropological Research
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University of Utah Press,U.S. Isabel T. Kelly’s Southern Paiute Ethnographic
Book SynopsisThis publication presents the first volume (Las Vegas) of the early ethnographic field work of anthropologist Isabel T. Kelly. From 1932 to 1934, Kelly interviewed thirty Southern Paiute people— from southeastern California, southern Nevada, northern Arizona, and southern Utah— about “the old ways.” She filled 31 notebooks, made maps, took photographs, collected nearly 300 ethnobotanical specimens, purchased and shipped over 400 ethnographic artefacts to museums, and traveled more than 7,000 miles. Her notes comprise the most extensive primary ethnographic documentation of Southern Paiute/ Chemehuevi lifeways of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.Although Kelly intended to publish these notes, she was unable to do so before her death. Fowler and Garey-Sage have now synthesised the first set of these handwritten field notes and sketches, providing organisation, commentary and illustrations to put them in context for the modern reader. Kelly’s data, most of whichcould not be gathered anew today, are offered here for the use of generations to come.Trade Review“Catherine Fowler and Darla Garey-Sage do a wonderful service here in compiling Kelly’s work with her Las Vegas Southern Paiute consultants into a cohesive, integrated ethnographic monograph that brings this trove of information back to life.” —David E. Rhode, research professor of archaeology, Desert Research Institute, Reno, Nevada “This publication is a significant contribution to the specialized literature on the Southern Paiutes and provides data that can no longer be duplicated.” —Martha C. Knack, author of Boundaries Between: The Southern Paiutes, 1775–1995
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University of New Orleans Press De/Colonization in the Americas: Continuity and
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University of New Orleans Press Black Power in Hemispheric Perspective: Movements
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University of New Orleans Press The Tip of the Pyramid: Cultivating Community
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Arcadia Publishing Inc. Hidden History of the Irish of New Jersey
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Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale Eat Drink Vote: An Illustrated Guide to Food
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PublicAffairs,U.S. Do Parents Matter?: Why Japanese Babies Sleep
Book SynopsisWhen it comes to parenting, more isn''t always better-but it is always more tiring In Japan, a boy sleeps in his parents'' bed until age ten, but still shows independence in all other areas of his life. In rural India, toilet training begins one month after infants are born and is accomplished with little fanfare. In Paris, parents limit the amount of agency they give their toddlers. In America, parents grant them ever more choices, independence, and attention. Given our approach to parenting, is it any surprise that American parents are too frequently exhausted? Over the course of nearly fifty years, Robert and Sarah LeVine have conducted a groundbreaking, worldwide study of how families work. They have consistently found that children can be happy and healthy in a wide variety of conditions, not just the effort-intensive, cautious environment so many American parents drive themselves crazy trying to create. While there is always another news article or scientific fad proclaiming the importance of some factor or other, it''s easy to miss the bigger picture: that children are smarter, more resilient, and more independent than we give them credit for.Do Parents Matter? is an eye-opening look at the world of human nurture, one with profound lessons for the way we think about our families.
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