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The Taking and Displaying of Human Body Parts as Trophies by Amerindians
Springer 2007; US$ 35.99This edited volume mainly focuses on the practice of taking and displaying various body parts as trophies in both North and South America. The editors and contributors (which include Native Peoples from both continents) examine the evidence and causes of Amerindian trophy taking. Additionally, they present objectively and discuss dispassionately the... more...
The Ethics of Cultural Appropriation
Wiley 2009; US$ 109.95The Ethics of Cultural Appropriation undertakes a comprehensive and systematic investigation of the moral and aesthetic questions that arise from the practice of cultural appropriation. Explores cultural appropriation in a wide variety of contexts, among them the arts and archaeology, museums, and religion Questions whether cultural appropriation... more...
Ethnic Constructs in Antiquity
Amsterdam University Press 2009; US$ 65.00A bold and original examination of the relationships between ethnicity and political power in the ancient world more...
Braving Troubled Waters
Amsterdam University Press 2009; US$ 49.95An anthropological exploration of the daily life in the Dutch fishing community from the eighteenth century to present day more...
Rethinking Ethnicity
SAGE Publications 2008; US$ 56.00'This book is a welcome and brilliantly crafted overview of this field. It represents a major advance in our understanding of how ethnicity works in specific social and cultural contexts. The second edition will be an invaluable resource for both students and researchers alike' - John Solomos, City University, London The first edition of ... more...
Interkulturelles Training
Springer 2009; US$ 69.95In einer Welt mit global agierenden Unternehmen und multikulturellen Gesellschaften kommt der Fähigkeit, mit Mitarbeitern aus verschiedenen Kulturen kommunizieren zu können, existenzielle Bedeutung zu. Diese interkulturelle Kompetenz vermitteln die Autorinnen anhand eines Trainingsprogramms. Dabei finden sie genau die richtige Mischung aus theoretischem... more...
Our Wealth Is Loving Each Other
Lexington Books 2007; US$ 27.99Our Wealth Is Loving Each Other explores the fluid and context-bound nature of cultural and personal identity among indigenous Fijians. While national identity in Fiji is often defined in opposition to the West through reference to a romanticized pre-modern tradition, individual Fijians are often more concerned with defining their identity vis-à-vis... more...
Ethnicity, Inc.
University of Chicago Press 2009; US$ 19.00In Ethnicity, Inc. anthropologists John L. and Jean Comaroff analyze a new moment in the history of human identity: its rampant commodification. Through a wide-ranging exploration of the changing relationship between culture and the market, they address a pressing question: Wherein lies the future of ethnicity? Their account begins in South Africa,... more...
Separation, Assimilation, or Accommodation
ABC-CLIO 2003; US$ 80.00Delineates six broad alternative directions in ethnic minority policy, emphasizing ethnic group differences, similarities, or a mix of both. more...
Extremely Violent Societies
Cambridge University Press 2010; US$ 24.00Investigation of the causes of twentieth-century mass violence worldwide beyond terms such as 'genocide' and 'ethnic cleansing'. more...









