Anthropology

1. Exit

   From a renowned sociologist, the wisdom of saying goodbye Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot is enthralled by exits: long farewells, quick goodbyes, sudden endings, the ordinary and the extraordinary. There's a relationship, she attests, between small goodbyes and... (read more)

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2. Becoming Mexipino

   Becoming Mexipino is a social-historical interpretation of two ethnic groups, one Mexican, the other Filipino, whose paths led both groups to San Diego, California from 1900 to 1965. Rudy Guevarra traces their earliest interactions under Spanish... (read more)

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3. Decolonizing Anthropology, 3rd edition

   provides a most-needed analysis of the benefits and limitations of the new cultural anthropology. American Ethnologistgroundbreaking The Teachers College RecordDECOLONIZING ANTHROPOLOGY is part of a broader effort that aims to advance the critical... (read more)

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4. Kamikaze Diaries

   "We tried to live with 120 percent intensity, rather than waiting for death. We read and read, trying to understand why we had to die in our early twenties. We felt the clock ticking away towards our death, every sound of the clock shortening our lives."... (read more)

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5. Essentials of Physical Anthropology

   With the same unparalleled art and inquiry-based pedagogy as the best-selling Our Origins, Essentials of Physical Anthropologyis the ideal text for focusing students" attention on what really matters and why. Author Clark Larsen, one of the world"s... (read more)

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6. Porta Palazzo

   Porta Palazzo, arguably Western Europe's largest open-air market, is a central economic, social, and cultural hub for Italians and migrants in the city of Turin. Open-air markets like Porta Palazzo have existed for centuries in Europe; although their... (read more)

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7. Our Origins

   With an unparalleled art program, Our Origins is an accessible, up-to-date text that focuses on anthropology's big questions and the scientific process. A leader in the field and an experienced teacher, Clark Larsen focuses not on encyclopedic details... (read more)

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8. Rice Talks

   Rice Talks explores the importance of cooking and eating in the everydaysocial life of Hoi An, a properous market town in central Vietnam known for itsexceptionally elaborate and sophisticated local cuisine. In a vivid and highlypersonal account, Nir... (read more)

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9. Why China Will Never Rule the World

   After having lived in Taipei for ten years, Troy Parfitt sets out on an epic journey to test the theory that China is ascending toward a position of global hegemony. The result is whirlwind tour of the Chinese world, one that enlightens, astonishes, and... (read more)

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10. The War of the Sexes

    As countless love songs, movies, and self-help books attest, men and women have long sought different things. The result? Seemingly inevitable conflict. Yet we belong to the most cooperative species on the planet. Isn't there a way we can use this... (read more)

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11. How Humans Evolved

    'Robert Boyd and Joan B. Silk\"s modern presentation of genetics and observable behaviors in living humans and non-human primates moves beyond merely describing anthropological finds to showing students the \'big picture\' ideas behind human evolution... (read more)

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12. Visual Cultures

    Visual Culturesis the first study of the place of visuality and literacy in specific nations around the world, featuring authoritative, insightful essays on the value accorded to the visual and the verbal in Japan, Poland, China, Russia, Ireland, and... (read more)

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13. Colonial Situations

    The relation of anthropology to colonialism and imperialism became a burning issue for anthropologists in the mid-1960s. As European colonies in Asia and Africa became independent nations, as the United States engaged in war in Southeast Asia and in... (read more)

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14. Stigmas of the Tamil Stage

    A study of the lives of popular theater artists, Stigmas of the Tamil Stage is the first in-depth analysis of Special Drama, a genre of performance unique to the southernmost Indian state of Tamilnadu. Held in towns and villages throughout the region... (read more)

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15. Hedda Gabler

    Ibsen, considered to be the father of modern drama, was a Norwegian playwright. He is responsible for realistic drama. During the Victorian era Ibsen's writings were considered scandalous. Hedda and Jurgen are aristocratic newlyweds who have just... (read more)

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16. Lost Worlds

    Perhaps it is not possible to experience all the mysterious sounds, the unfamiliar smells, and the spectacular sights of a tropical rainforest without ever visiting one. But this exhilarating and honest book comes wondrously close to taking the reader on... (read more)

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17. AIDS, Sex, and Culture

    AIDS, Sex, and Culture is a revealing examination of the impact the AIDS epidemic in Africa has had on women. Moving from her own story growing up in South Africa, anthropologist Ida Susser, looks at the AIDS epidemic in Africa in terms of its impact on... (read more)

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18. Ngoma

    Ngoma, in Bantu, means drum, song, performance, and healing cult or association. A widespread form of ritual healing in Central and Southern Africa, ngoma is fully investigated here for the first time and interpreted in a contemporary context. John... (read more)

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19. Pachangas

    A uniquely Tejano version of the old-fashioned political barbeque, the traditional South Texas pachanga allowed politicians to connect with voters in a relaxed setting where all could enjoy live music and abundant food and drink along with political... (read more)

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20. The Analysis of Burned Human Remains

    This unique reference provides a primary source for osteologists and the medical/legal community for the understanding of burned bone remains in forensic or archaeological contexts. It describes in detail the changes in human bone and soft tissues as a... (read more)

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