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  • Daily Life of the Inuitby PAMELA R. STERN

    ABC-CLIO 2010; US$ 50.00

    Daily Life of the Inuit is the first serious study of contemporary Inuit culture and communities from the post-World War II period to the present. Beginning with an introductory essay surveying Inuit prehistory, geography, and contemporary regional diversity, this exhaustive treatment explores the daily life of the Inuit throughout the North American... more...

  • Hunter-Gatherer Behaviorby Metin I Eren

    Left Coast Press 2012; US$ 39.95

    A major global climate event called the Younger Dryas dramatically affected local environments and human populations at the end of the Pleistocene. This volume is the first book in fifteen years to comprehensively address key questions regarding the extent of this event and how hunter-gatherer populations adapted behaviorally and technologically in... more...

  • Anthropology in the Cityby Italo Pardo; Giuliana Prato

    Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2012; US$ 114.95

    With half of humanity already living in towns and cities and that proportion expected to increase in the coming decades, society - both Western and non-Western - is fast becoming urban and even mega-urban. As such, research in urban settings is evidently timely and of great importance. Anthropology in the City brings together a leading team of anthropologists... more...

  • Indigenous Nations and the Modern Stateby Rudolph C. Ryser

    Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 130.00

    Indigenous peoples throughout the world tenaciously defend their lands, cultures, and their lives with resilience and determination. They have done so generation after generation. These are peoples who make up bedrock nations throughout the world in whose territories the United Nations says 80 percent of the world?s life sustaining biodiversity remains.... more...

  • Ethnography and the Cityby Richard E. Ocejo

    Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 49.95

    The only collection of its kind on the market, this reader gathers the work of some of the most esteemed urban ethnographers in sociology and anthropology. Broken down into sections that cover key aspects of ethnographic research, Ethnography and the City will expose readers to important works in the field, while also guiding students to the study... more...

  • Deleuze and Research Methodologiesby Rebecca Coleman; Jessica Ringrose

    Edinburgh University Press 2013; US$ 128.00

    Deleuzian thinking is having a significant impact on research practices in the Social Sciences, particularly because it breaks down the false divide between theory and practice. This book brings together international academics from a range of Social Science and Humanities disciplines to reflect on how Deleuze's philosophy is opening up and shaping... more...

  • Indigenous Pathways into Social Researchby Donna M Mertens; Fiona Cram; Bagele Chilisa

    Left Coast Press 2013; US$ 94.00

    A new generation of indigenous researchers is taking its place in the world of social research in increasing numbers. These scholars provide new insights into communities under the research gaze and offer new ways of knowing to traditional scholarly models. They also move the research community toward more sensitive and collaborative practices. But... more...

  • Japan's Minoritiesby Michael Weiner

    Taylor and Francis 2003; US$ 59.95

    Provides clear historical introductions to the six principal ethnic minority groups in Japan, including the Ainu, Chinese, Koreans and Okinawans, and discusses their place in contemporary Japanese society. more...

  • Interpreting Japanese Societyby Joy Hendry

    Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 69.95

    First published in 1986, Interpreting Japanese Society became something of a classic in the field. In this newly revised and updated edition, the value of anthropological approaches to help understand an ancient and complex nation is clearly demonstrated. While living and working in Japan the contributors have studied important areas of society.... more...

  • Living with Separation in Chinaby Charles Stafford

    Taylor and Francis 2003; US$ 195.00

    In dealing with the central theme of separation this book also provides a good general introduction to many of the classic debates within anthropological and historical analyses of China. more...