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Political anthropologists and ethnographers often address the limits to citizen […] Brazil citizenship democracy ritual Rites of Participation: Popular Encounters and Democratic Ritual in Brazil
Saba Mahmood presents an interesting analysis of how secularism and […] Christianity identity Inequality Islam religion state Unfolding the Paradoxes of a Modern Liberal ‘Secular’ State: Studying Egypt
Charleston: An Archaeology of Life in a Coastal Community summarizes […] archaeology conservation ecology environment fishing food historic sites history household landscapes Urban Archaeology and Foodways in South Carolina
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Global Mental Health: Anthropological Perspectives, a collection of ethnographic chapters […] global health globalization health medical anthropology public health science Structural Conditions of the Mind: Global Contexts, Concerns, and Solutions for Global Mental Health from …
Like other indigenous peoples the world over, the Lisu of […] China cultural change “No Longer Far from the Ruler”: A “Then and Now” Portrayal of the Indigenous Lisu …
These “Thin Partitions:” Bridging the Growing Divide Between Cultural Anthropology […] archaeology inter-disciplinary inter-disciplinary methodologies Perceptions of “Intra-Disciplinary” Unity and Division
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This edited collection contributes to the framing of a global […] What Does an International Anthropology of the US Say about the Global Practice of the …
In the title of the first chapter, Thomas Hylland Eriksen […] capitalism climate change conservation engagement environment globalization Overheating, or “What Happens When We Rub Our Hands without a Built-in Thermostat”
Like many other groups in Latin America, the indigenous Mixtec […] globalization migration Globalization of the Local: Agency, Shifting Identities, and a Community that Sticks Together
Throughout history, humankind’s energy sources have advanced from simple wood-fueled […] climate change conservation environment Energy Complicity in Trinidad
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Surplus: The Politics of Production and the Strategies of Everyday […] economic anthropolology exchange history politics Scandinavia social theory state theory work New Perspectives on Surplus Production and Inequality: Surplus as Relation, Strategy, and Agency
Everett Zhang’s The Impotence Epidemic is an unprecedented in-depth examination […] biomedicine body health masculinity medical anthropology sexuality Fullness of Life: Male Potency and Loss in Contemporary China
In recent decades Pagan and Native Faith movements have proliferated […] Europe faith heritage identity religion witchcraft Native Faith Movements in Europe: Intersections, Collisions, and Transformations of Religious Sensibilities
Mensah Adinkrah starts with a complaint that scholarly attention to […] Africa Ghana witchcraft Kick Dust at Their Heels and See if They Cough: Witches in Ghana
Perry Gilmore’s, Kisisi (Our Language): The Story of Colin and […] Africa language linguistic anthropology post-colonialism sociolinguistics Heartfelt Research
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