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VA17-27 Religion and Violence: Critical Concepts in Sociology, 4-Vols/Set.
  Wolfart, Johannes/ 9780415331258
 
  This four volume set represents the most extensive guide available to past and current research on religion and violence from ancient times to the present. The contents are highly interdisciplinary, drawing together landmark work from the fields of history, sociology, anthropology, political acience and religious studies. Primary sources, including excerpts from sacred texts, classical theological statements, and graphic illustrations, supplement the scholarly areticles, providing readers with a range of sources to draw upon in their own teaching and research. Conflict between Muslims and Jews in the Middle East, Catholics and Protestants in Ireland, religious nationalism in Africa or fundamentalism in South Asia, the language of Jihad from one corner, the language of crusade from another, the din of explosions in nightclubs, marketplaces, and abortion clinics: everyday, the news media offers a new report illustrating the vital link between religion and violence. Although religiously-motivated violence is widely acknowledged, it is poorly understood. As globalization continues both to inspire crises of faith, and to broadcast the bloody consequences of these crises, the need for a comprehensive reference work such as this seems more urgent now than ever before.
VA15-31 21st Century Anthropology: A Reference Handbook, 2-Vols/Set.
  Birx, H. James/ 9781412957380
 
 
VA15-27 Cultural Anthropology, 4-Vols/Set.
  Fortun, Kim/ 9781412947336
 
  This Major Work is an authoritative overview of Cultural Anthropology in four volumes; i) Moorings: include articles -- by cultural anthropologists and others -- that have had a particularly forceful impact on the anthropological imagination in the last fifty years; ii) Modernities: explores the many ways cultural anthropologists have examined, critiqued and been part of modernist projects articles will work through topics such as nationalism, citizenship, human rights, etc.; iii) Emergence, explore anthropological work that has focused on the re-making of society and culture in the wake of massive change such as "globalization"; v) Engagements, examines engagements between anthropologists in different national and culltural contexts, engagements with other disciplines and engagements with the public sphere
Ethno-Ornithology: Birds and Indigenous People, Culture and Society.
  Tidemann, Sonia/ 9781844077830
 
  An African proverb states that when a knowledgeable old person dies, a whole library disappears. In that light, this book presents knowledge that is new or has not been readily available until now because it has not previously been captured or reported by indigenous people. Indigenous knowledge that embraces ornithology takes in whole social dimensions that are inter-linked with environmental ethos, conservation and management for sustainability. In contrast, western approaches have tended to reduce knowledge to elemental and material references. This book also looks at the significance of indigenous knowledge of birds and their cultural significance, and how these can assist in framing research methods of western scientists working in related areas. As well as its knowledge base, this book provides practical advice for professionals in conservation and anthropology by demonstrating the relationship between mutual respect, local participation and the building of partnerships for the resolution of joint problems. It identifies techniques that can be transferred to different regions, environments and collections, as well as practices suitable for investigation, adaptation and improvement of knowledge exchange and collection in ornithology. The authors take anthropologists and biologists who have been trained in, and largely continue to practise from, a western reductionist approach, along another path - one that presents ornithological knowledge from alternative perspectives, which can enrich the more common approaches to ecological and other studies as well as plans of management for conservation.
Jewish Peoplehood: Change and Challenge.
  Revivi, Menachem/ 9781934843581
 
 
Bieganski: The Brute Polack Stereotype in Polish-Jewish Relations and American Popular Culture.
  Goska, Danusha/ 9781936235155
 
 
VA15-29 Anthropological Theory, 4-Vols/Set.
  Friedman, Jonathan/ 9781847874887
 
 
SA15-380 Cartographic Encounters: Indigenous Peoples and the Exploration of the New World.
  Short, John R./ 9781861894366
 
  In this major re-interpretation of American history, John Rennie Short argues that until now, both writing about and popular understanding of, the exploration and mapping of the New World has largely ignored the pivotal role played by indigenous people. European mapping of the New World was the product of an exchange of information, a ˇĄcartographic encounterˇ¦ between newcomers and indigenous peoples. This encounter allowed Native Americans to parlay their deeper and wider knowledge of the land into a strong bargaining position, but in this very exchange lay the roots of the ultimate loss of their land. Based on extensive research, Cartographic Encounters will appeal to a general readership, specialists and students in the field of cartography, and those interested in the history of indigenous peoples. Both readable and considered, this new account of Americaˇ¦s exploration will also force a radical change in how we view Western exploration and discovery in general.
SA03-378 Ideologies of Japanese Tea, The: Subjectivity, Transience and National Identity.
  Cross, Tim/ 9781905246748
 
  It was in fact, Sen Soshitsu Xl, grandmaster of Urasenke, today the most globally prominent tea school, who argued in 1872 that tea should be viewed as the expression of the moral universe of the nation. A student of tea himself, the author argues, however, that tea was many other things: it was privilege, politics, power and the lever for passion and commitment in the theatre of war. Through a methodological framework rooted in current approaches, he demonstrates how the iconic images as supposedly timeless examples of Japanese tradition have been the subject of manipulation as ideological tools and speaks to presentations of cultural identity in Japanese society today.
Madagascar: A Short History.
  Randrianja, Solofo/ 9781850659471
 
 
Zulu Identities: Being Zulu, Past and Present.
  Cheterian, Vicken/ 9781850659525
 
 
The Kazakhs: Children of the Steppes.
  Chokan and Murat Laumulin/ 9781905246991
 
 
Genealogical Construction of the Kyrgyz Republic, The: Kinship, State and Tribalism.
  Gullette, David/ 9781906876104
 
 
Saving What Remains: A Holocaust Survivor's Journey Home to Reclaim Her Ancestry.
  Bitton-Jackson, Livia/ 9781599215464
 
 
Sugar of the Crop: My Journey to Find the Children of Slaves.
  Butler, Sana/ 9781599213750
 
 
Madagascar: A Short History.
  Randrianja, Solofo/ 9781850658924
 
 
Zulu Identities: Being Zulu, Past and Present.
  Cheterian, Vicken/ 9781850659082
 
 
VA15-30 Encyclopedia of Women's Folklore and Folklife, 2-Vols/Set.
  Locke, Liz/ 9780313340505
 
  From the stone age to the cyber age, women and men have experienced the world differently. Out of a cosmos of goddesses and she-devils, earth mothers and madonnas, witches and queens, saints and whores, a vast body of women's folklore has come into bloom. The beliefs and traditions central to womanhood have colored a vast tapestry of literary, artistic, spiritual, and cultural achievements. International in scope, this massive encyclopedia explores the folklore at the heart of women's lives around the world. More than 260 alphabetically arranged entries written by more than 130 expert contributors detail the world of women from girlhood to widowhood and everything in between. Topics covered include: Abortion Banshee Barbie Doll Best Friend Cinderella Courtship Cowgirl Cyberculture Erotic Folklore Folk Photography Glass Ceiling Hair Hip Hop Culture/Rap Lesbian and Queer Studies Marriage Menstruation Muslim Women's Folklore Photocopy Lore Quiltmaking And many more. In addition, there are entries on women's folklore and folklife in 15 regions of the world, such as the Caribbean, Central Asia, the Middle East, and Western Europe. Entries provide cross-references and cite works for further reading, and the encyclopedia closes with a selected bibliography of print and electronic resources. Students learning about history, world cultures, religion and spirituality, healing and traditional medicine, and literature will welcome this companion to the daily life of women across time and continents.
VA15-28 Representing Ethnography, 4-Vols/Set.
  Atkinson, Paul/ 9781412945981
 
  Qualitative research, especially ethnography, has seen a paradigm shift since 1968. This so-called 'Third Moment' was concerned with the critical issue of the textual representation of ethnographic work. There was a call for a turn towards texts that mirrored the messiness of social life, that were faithful to the many voices of social worlds, in which the artfulness of ethnographic writing was manifest and in which the ethnographer was visibly present in the text. Representing Ethnography brings together into one set all the important material on this 'rhetorical turn' in qualitative research. Many of the critiques of the rhetorical turn are particularly hard to obtain and have never been gathered together in an accessible way. Volume I focuses on the contexts and controversies of this type of discourse. Volume II covers the reading of qualitative research in a range of disciplines, such as sociology, anthropology and history, and gives classic examples of the ways in which text can be read. Volume III examines the rhetorical turn in terms of analysis and voice. Volume IV showcases how ethnographic realities are represented to give readers a good coverage of all the possibilities.
SA15-376 Anthropology and the New Cosmopolitanism: Rooted, Feminist and Vernacular Perspectives.
  Werbner, Pnina/ 9781847881977
 
  Anthropology and the New Cosmopolitanism inaugurates a new, situated, cosmopolitan anthropology. Its ethnographic and theoretical subject is the rise of postcolonial movements responsive to global rights movements, which espouse a politics of dignity, cultural difference, democracy, dissent and tolerance. The book starts from the premise that cosmopolitan is not, and never has been, a 'western', elitist ideal exclusively. The book's major innovation is to show the way cosmopolitans beyond the North--in Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and Malaysia, India, Africa, the Middle East and Mexico--juggle universalist commitments with roots in local cultural milieus and particular communities. Anthropology and the New Cosmopolitanism breaks new ground in theorising the role of social anthropology as a discipline that engages with the moral, economic, legal and political transformations and dislocations of a globalizing world. It introduces the reader to key debates surrounding cosmopolitanism in the social sciences, and is written clearly and accessibly for undergraduates in anthropology and related subjects.
SA15-367 Bells of Change: Kathak Dance, Women and Modernity in India.
  Chakravorty, Pallabi/ 9781905422470
 
  This is the first critical study of Kathak dance. The book traces two centuries of Kathak, from the colonial nautch dance to classical Kathak under nationalism and post-colonialism to transnationalism and globalization. Reorienting dance to focus on the lived experiences of dancers from a wide cross-section of society, the book narrates the history of Kathak from baijis and tawaifs to the global stage.
SA15-364 Polygamy: A Cross-Cultural Analysis.
  Zeitzen, Miriam K./ 9781845202200
 
  Forms of plural marriage, or polygamy, are practiced within most of the world's cultures and religions. The amazing variation, versatility and adaptability of polygamy underscore that it is not just an exotic non-Western practice, but also exists in modern Western societies. Polygamy: A Cross-cultural Analysis provides an examination and analysis of historical and contemporary polygamy. It outlines polygamy's place in anthropological theory and its rich sociocultural diversity in countries ranging from the USA and UK to Malaysia, India, regions of Africa and Tibet. Polygamy also addresses often difficult and controversial issues facing modern polygamists, such as prejudice, HIV/AIDS and women's emancipation. Polygamy: A Cross-cultural Analysis offers an anthropological overview of the fascinating yet often misunderstood institution of polygamy.
SA15-364 Polygamy: A Cross-Cultural Analysis.
  Zeitzen, Miriam K./ 9781845202217
 
  Forms of plural marriage, or polygamy, are practiced within most of the world's cultures and religions. The amazing variation, versatility and adaptability of polygamy underscore that it is not just an exotic non-Western practice, but also exists in modern Western societies. Polygamy: A Cross-cultural Analysis provides an examination and analysis of historical and contemporary polygamy. It outlines polygamy's place in anthropological theory and its rich sociocultural diversity in countries ranging from the USA and UK to Malaysia, India, regions of Africa and Tibet. Polygamy also addresses often difficult and controversial issues facing modern polygamists, such as prejudice, HIV/AIDS and women's emancipation. Polygamy: A Cross-cultural Analysis offers an anthropological overview of the fascinating yet often misunderstood institution of polygamy.
SA15-364 Food and Globalization: Consumption, Markets and Politics in the Modern World.
  Nutzenadel, Alexander/ 9781845206789
 
  Food has a special significance in the expanding field of global history. Food markets were the first to become globally integrated, linking distant cultures of the world, and in no other area have the interactions between global exchange and local cultural practices been as pronounced as in changing food cultures. In this wide-ranging and fascinating book, the authors provide an historical overview of the relationship between food and globalization in the modern world. Together, the chapters of this book provide a fresh perspective on both global history and food studies. As such, this book will be of interest to a wide range of students and scholars of history, food studies, sociology, anthropology and globalization.
SA15-364 Culinary Art and Anthropology.
  Adapon, Joy/ 9781847882127
 
  Culinary Art and Anthropology is an anthropological study of food. It focuses on taste and flavour using an original interpretation of Alfred Gell's theory of the 'art nexus'. Grounded in ethnography, it explores the notion of cooking as an embodied skill and artistic practice. The integral role and concept of 'flavour' in everyday life is examined among cottage industry barbacoa makers in Milpa Alta, an outer district of Mexico City. Women's work and local festive occasions are examined against a background of material on professional chefs who reproduce 'traditional' Mexican cooking in restaurant settings. Including recipes to allow readers to practise the art of Mexican cooking, Culinary Art and Anthropology offers a sensual, theoretically sophisticated model for understanding food anthropologically. It will appeal to social scientists, food lovers, and those interested in the growing fields of food studies and the anthropology of the senses.
SA15-364 Culinary Art and Anthropology.
  Adapon, Joy/ 9781847882134
 
  Culinary Art and Anthropology is an anthropological study of food. It focuses on taste and flavour using an original interpretation of Alfred Gell's theory of the 'art nexus'. Grounded in ethnography, it explores the notion of cooking as an embodied skill and artistic practice. The integral role and concept of 'flavour' in everyday life is examined among cottage industry barbacoa makers in Milpa Alta, an outer district of Mexico City. Women's work and local festive occasions are examined against a background of material on professional chefs who reproduce 'traditional' Mexican cooking in restaurant settings. Including recipes to allow readers to practise the art of Mexican cooking, Culinary Art and Anthropology offers a sensual, theoretically sophisticated model for understanding food anthropologically. It will appeal to social scientists, food lovers, and those interested in the growing fields of food studies and the anthropology of the senses.
SA15-364 Bells of Change: Kathak Dance, Women and Modernity in India.
  Chakravorty, Pallabi/ 9781905422487
 
  This is the first critical study of Kathak dance. The book traces two centuries of Kathak, from the colonial nautch dance to classical Kathak under nationalism and post-colonialism to transnationalism and globalization. Reorienting dance to focus on the lived experiences of dancers from a wide cross-section of society, the book narrates the history of Kathak from baijis and tawaifs to the global stage.
SA15-362 Anthropology and Science: Epistemologies in Practice.
  Edwards, Jeanette/ 9781845205003
 
  What does it mean to know something - scientifically, anthropologically, socially? What is the relationship between different forms of knowledge and ways of knowing? How is knowledge mobilised in society and to what ends? Drawing on ethnographic examples from across the world, and from the virtual and global 'places' created by new information technologies, Anthropology and Science presents examples of living and dynamic epistemologies and practices, and of how scientific ways of knowing operate in the world.
Companion to Latin American Anthropology, A.
  Poole, Deborah A./ 9780631234685
 
  Comprised of 24 newly commissioned chapters, this defining reference volume on Latin America introduces English-language readers to the debates, traditions, and sensibilities that have shaped the study of this diverse region.
Michelle Obama: First Lady of Hope.
  Lightfoot, Elizabeth/ 9781599215211
 
 
 

 

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