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Birth in the Age of AIDS: Women, Reproduction, and HIV/AIDS in India
Birth in the Age of AIDS: Women, Reproduction, and HIV/AIDS in India
by Cecilia Van Hollen
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Birth in the Age of AIDS is a vivid and poignant portrayal of the experiences and struggles of HIV-positive women in India during pregnancy, birth, and motherhood at the beginning of the 21st century.... (read more)

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Latin American Community: Tradition, Transition, and Identity
Latin American Community: Tradition, Transition, and Identity
by Jeana (edt) Paul-urena
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As part of an initiative to enhance the Latin American Studies program, an interdisciplinary, international conference series on Latin American Studies was established in 2009. The conference drew participants from many different universities across... (read more)

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Gypsy Boy on the Run: My Escape from a Life Among the Romany Gypsies
Gypsy Boy on the Run: My Escape from a Life Among the Romany Gypsies
by Mikey Walsh
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Mikey Walsh didnt know what life was like beyond his Gypsy community. But after fleeing home at age fifteen, he had no choice but to find out. After centuries of persecution, Gypsies are wary of outsiders, and if you choose to leave, you can never come... (read more)

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Hikikomori: Adolescence Without End
Hikikomori: Adolescence Without End
by Saito Tamaki
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This is the first English translation of a controversial Japanese best seller that made the public aware of the social problem of hikikomori, or “withdrawal”—a phenomenon estimated to involve approximately one million Japanese... (read more)

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A Handbook of Practicing Anthropology
A Handbook of Practicing Anthropology
by Riall W. (edt) Nolan
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A Handbook of Practicing Anthropology presents a comprehensive account of contemporary, collaborative anthropological practice written primarily by non-academic anthropologist practitioners. The diverse range of topics includes professional training and... (read more)

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Anxious Wealth: Money and Morality Among China's New Rich
Anxious Wealth: Money and Morality Among China's New Rich
by John Osburg
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Who exactly are China's new rich? This pioneering investigation introduces readers to the private lives—and the nightlives—of the powerful entrepreneurs and managers redefining success and status in the city of Chengdu. Over the... (read more)

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Markets of Sorrow, Labors of Faith: New Orleans in the Wake of Katrina
Markets of Sorrow, Labors of Faith: New Orleans in the Wake of Katrina
by Vincanne Adams
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Markets of Sorrow, Labors of Faith is an ethnographic account of long-term recovery in post-Katrina New Orleans. It is also a sobering exploration of the privatization of vital social services under market-driven governance. In the wake of Hurricane... (read more)

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The Future as Cultural Fact: Essays on the Global Condition
The Future as Cultural Fact: Essays on the Global Condition
by Arjun Appadurai
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This major collection of essays, a sequel to Modernity at Large (1996), is the product of ten years' research and writing, constituting an important contribution to globalization studies. Appadurai takes a broad analytical look at the genealogies of the... (read more)

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Island: How Islands Transform the World
Island: How Islands Transform the World
by J. Edward Chamberlin
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An exploration into the cultural, natural, and historical significance of islands, this unique book delves into what islands represent, how different cultures view them, and even the geological roots of island formations. Islands play a significant role... (read more)

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The Great Indian Phone Book: How the Cheap Cell Phone Changes Business, Politics, and Daily Life
The Great Indian Phone Book: How the Cheap Cell Phone Changes Business, Politics, and Daily Life
by Assa Doron
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In 2001, India had 4 million cell phone subscribers. Ten years later, that number had exploded to more than 750 million. Over just a decade, the mobile phone was transformed from a rare and unwieldy instrument to a palm-sized, affordable staple, taken... (read more)

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Anthropology: A Continental Perspective
Anthropology: A Continental Perspective
by Christoph Wulf
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Originally published in German, Christoph Wulf’s Anthropology sets its sights on a topic as ambitious as its title suggests: anthropology itself. Arguing for an interdisciplinary and intercultural approach to anthropology that incorporates science,... (read more)

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Reasons of Conscience: Behavior, Physiology, and Evolution
Reasons of Conscience: Behavior, Physiology, and Evolution
by Stefan Sperling
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The implicit questions that inevitably underlie German bioethics are the same ones that have pervaded all of German public life for decades: How could the Holocaust have happened? And how can Germans make sure that it will never happen again? In Reasons... (read more)

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Along an African Border: Angolan Refugees and Their Divination Baskets (Contemporary Ethnography)
Along an African Border: Angolan Refugees and Their Divination Baskets (Contemporary Ethnography)
by Sonia Silva
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The Painted Lady
The Painted Lady
by Dominique Holmes
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African Art and Agency in the Workshop (African Expressive Cultures)
African Art and Agency in the Workshop (African Expressive Cultures)
by Sidney Littlefield Kasfir
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The Specter of "The People": Urban Poverty in Northeast China
The Specter of "The People": Urban Poverty in Northeast China
by Mun Young Cho
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Restless China
Restless China
by Perry Link
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A Ramble in Malta and Sicily, in the Autumn of 1841 (Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Europe)
A Ramble in Malta and Sicily, in the Autumn of 1841 (Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Europe)
by George French Angas
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A History of Prejudice
A History of Prejudice
by Gyanendra Pandey
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Introductory Readings in Anthropology
Introductory Readings in Anthropology
by Hilary (edt) Callan
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