Through revisiting and challenging what we think we know about the work of Edward Burnett Tylor, a founding figure of anthropology, this volume explores new connections insights that link to present concerns in impor
This collection examines cloth as a material and consumer object from early periods to the twenty first century, across multiple oceanic sites Zanzibar, Muscat Kampala to Ajanta, Srivijaya Osaka. It moves beyond usual focuses on a sin
Cette table de culture est idéale pour la préparation de vos semis. Ses dimensions de 50 x 114 cm, 80 cm de haut, la rendent parfaitement adaptée aux petites serres. La dispose de deux plateaux conçus supporter chac...
This book brings together historians, sociologists and social scientists to examine aspects of youth culture. The book's themes are riots, music gangs, connecting spectacular expression of youthful disaffection with everyday practices. By so d
As a uniquely hybrid form of artistic output, straddling music and theatre high popular culture, opera offers vast research possibilities not only in field of studies but also in fields of media cultural studies. Using th
Integrating new research in neurobiology and psychology, an account of how the cultural environment shapes brain implications for social theory of decrease in neuroplasticity from childhood to adulthood.
This book discusses one of the most noticeable and significant transformations in China over past three decades is rapid massive urbanization of country, which has brought shifts in political culture of Chinese urbanites.
Focusing on the experiences of Russian migrants to United Kingdom, this book explores connection between migrations, homes and identities. It evaluates several approaches to studying them, is structured around a series of case studies
This book analyzes the discourse generated by pundits, politicians, and artists to examine how poverty income gap is framed through specific modes of representation. Set against dichotomy of structural narrative of
James M. Wilce's new textbook introduces students to the study of language as a tool in anthropology. Solidly positioned in linguistic anthropology, it is first to combine clear explanations of and structure with c