Anthropology

Andean Meltdown examines how climate change and its consequences for Peru's glaciers are affecting the country's water supply and impacting Andean ...

Examines the complex global impact of the ivory tradeThe economic prosperity of two nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century New England towns reste...

A unique look at Indigenous knowledge, fisheries management, and marine ecologyHerring are vital to the productivity and health of marine systems, ...

In Secular Translations, the anthropologist Talal Asad reflects on his lifelong engagement with secularism and its contradictions. He draws out the...

Leili could not have imagined that arriving late to Islamic morals class would change the course of her life. But her arrival catches the eye of a ...

Leili could not have imagined that arriving late to Islamic morals class would change the course of her life. But her arrival catches the eye of a ...

This is the first book to focus explicitly on how Chinas rise as a major economic and political actor has affected societies in Southeast Asia. It ...

From 1998 through 2013, the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs sought to develop a casino in Cascade Locks, Oregon. This prompted objections from ...

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the syntactic variation of the dialects of Spanish. More precisely, it covers Spanish theoretical synt...

Investigates how a rural town became a site of community-making, mobility, and identity formationIn 2002 widespread communal violence tore apart to...

Winner of the 2022 Frank Bonilla Book Award, sponsored by the Puerto Rican Studies AssociationWinner of the 2022 Gregory Bateson Book Prize, sponso...

Winner of the 2022 Frank Bonilla Book Award, sponsored by the Puerto Rican Studies AssociationWinner of the 2022 Gregory Bateson Book Prize, sponso...

Best Read for the General Public: IBP 2023 Accolades in the Humanities by the International Institute for Asian Studies 2nd Prize Winner of the 202...

The Politics of Suffering examines the confluence of international aid, humanitarian relief, and economic development within the space of the Pales...

International development stakeholders harness communication with two broad purposes: to do good, via communication for development and media assis...

An intimate look at twenty-first century households in rural ChinaChina has undergone a remarkable process of urbanization, but a significant porti...

In this remarkable and deeply felt book, Virginia Kerns uncovers the singular and forgotten life of a young Indian woman who was captured in 1847 i...

Africa is known for its multi-faceted immaterial culture, manifested in highly original music, oral texts, artistic performances and sporting event...

Written by a leading authority, this book discusses a wide range of analytic ideas that can and should inform ethnographic analysis. In introducing...

Examines the new challenges facing Africa's pastoral drylands from large-scale investments and how this might affect the economic and political lan...

Written by a leading authority, this book discusses a wide range of analytic ideas that can and should inform ethnographic analysis. In introducing...