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Experiments in Holism
Wiley 2010; US$ 130.95Experiments 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 Verwandte
Campus Verlag 2009; US$ 37.46Hauptbeschreibung 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 Theater
Campus Verlag 2009; US$ 18.73Hauptbeschreibung 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 Anthropologie
J.B. Metzler'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung und Carl Ernst Poeschel Verlag GmbH 2009; US$ 55.04Hauptbeschreibung 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 Field
Berghahn Books 2010; US$ 90.00Outside 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 Practice
United Nations University Press 2010; US$ 38.00Traditional 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 todays world, TK is increasingly underrepresented or under-utilized. Further, while the applicability of TK to human and environmental... more...
Cultural Anthropology
Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 2011; US$ 74.99This 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...
(Wahl-)Verwandtschaft - Zur Erklärung verwandtschaftlichen Handelns
Springer Fachmedien 2008; US$ 69.99Playing Different Games
Berghahn Books 2011; US$ 95.00Focusing 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...









