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  • Experiments in Holismby Ton Otto; Nils Bubandt

    Wiley 2010; US$ 130.95

    Experiments in Holism : Theory and Practice in Contemporary Anthropology presents a series of essays from leading anthropologists that critically reexamine the relevance of holism as a foundational tenet of anthropology, and its theoretical and methodological potential in today's world. Represents the first volume to consider the modern role of... more...

  • Freunde und Verwandteby Kerstin Seidel

    Campus Verlag 2009; US$ 37.46

    Hauptbeschreibung Auch im Mittelalter waren verwandtschaftliche und freundschaftliche Beziehungen wichtige Bezugspunkte im Leben. Kerstin Seidel stellt in einem Vergleich der beiden Beziehungsformen dar, wie sich diese ergänzten, durchdrangen und miteinander konkurrierten. Am Beispiel des spätmittelalterlichen Köln veranschaulicht sie, dass Verwandtschaftsbeziehungen... more...

  • Vom Ritual zum Theaterby Victor Turner; Erika Fischer-Lichte; Sylvia M. Schomburg-Scherff

    Campus Verlag 2009; US$ 18.73

    Hauptbeschreibung Victor Turner hat in diesem erstmals 1982 erschienenen Buch Maßstäbe für die Anwendung ethnologischer, an »fremden Kulturen« gewonnener Erkenntnisse gesetzt. Er hat die Rituale, Symbole und Interaktionsformen der Industriegesellschaft dem ethnologischen Blick ausgesetzt und dabei ihre Theatralität und ihre Spielstrukturen erforscht:... more...

  • Handbuch Anthropologieby Eike Bohlken; Christian Thies

    J.B. Metzler'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung und Carl Ernst Poeschel Verlag GmbH 2009; US$ 55.04

    Hauptbeschreibung Was ist der Mensch? Wie ist sein Verhältnis zum Kosmos, zu den Mitmenschen und zu sich selbst? Gibt es eine Sonderstellung des Menschen? Das Handbuch erörtert diese Fragen aus dem Blickwinkel zentraler Disziplinen. Darunter: Hirnforschung, Kognitivismus, Philosophische Anthropologie, Soziobiologie, Tiefenpsychologie und Transhumanismus.... more...

  • Out of the Study and Into the Fieldby Robert Parkin; Anne de Sales

    Berghahn Books 2010; US$ 90.00

    Outside France, French anthropology is conventionally seen as being dominated by grand theory produced by writers who have done little or no fieldwork themselves, and who may not even count as anthropologists in terms of the institutional structures of French academia. This applies to figures from Durkheim to Derrida, Mauss to Foucault, though there... more...

  • Traditional Knowledge in Policy and Practiceby Suneetha M. Subramanian; Balakrishna Pisupati

    United Nations University Press 2010; US$ 38.00

    Traditional knowledge (TK) has contributed immensely to shaping development and human well-being. Its influence spans a variety of sectors, including agriculture, health, education and governance. However, in today’s world, TK is increasingly underrepresented or under-utilized. Further, while the applicability of TK to human and environmental... more...

  • Cultural Anthropologyby John Bodley

    Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 2011; US$ 74.99

    This introductory text introduces basic concepts in cultural anthropology by comparing cultures of increasing scale and focusing on specific universal issues throughout human history. It uniquely challenges students to consider the big questions about the nature of cultural systems. more...

  • Playing Different Gamesby Dereje Feyissa

    Berghahn Books 2011; US$ 95.00

    Focusing on ethnicity and its relation to conflict, this book goes beyond sterile debates about whether ethnic identities are ‘natural’ or ‘socially constructed’. Rather, ethnic identity takes different forms. Some ethnic boundaries are perceived by the actors themselves as natural, while others are perceived to be permeable. The... more...

  • Mensch und Marktby Tristan Nguyen

    Springer Fachmedien 2011; US$ 84.99

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