Anthropology and Cultural History in Asia and the Indo-Pacific – serie
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35 produkter
Honour, Mana, and Agency in Polynesian-European Conflict
Inbunden, 2019
2512 kr
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Focusing on the era of "first encounters" in Polynesia, this book provides a fresh look at some of the early contacts between indigenous people and the captains and crew of European ships. The case studies chosen enable comparison of New Zealand Māori–European transactions with similar Pacific …
Honour, Mana, and Agency in Polynesian-European Conflict
Häftad, 2020
725 kr
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Focusing on the era of "first encounters" in Polynesia, this book provides a fresh look at some of the early contacts between indigenous people and the captains and crew of European ships. The case studies chosen enable comparison of New Zealand Māori–European transactions with similar Pacific …
Visual Research and Indonesian Ethnography
Beyond Description
Av Karl Heider
Inbunden, 2021
2504 kr
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This book focuses on how visual records – mainly on film or video – can provide data for research and presents a variety of visual projects drawn from ethnographic fieldwork in Indonesia.Karl Heider argues for the expansion of visual anthropology - or anthropology with a camera - beyond descriptive …
Visual Research and Indonesian Ethnography
Beyond Description
Av Karl Heider
Häftad, 2023
646 kr
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This book focuses on how visual records – mainly on film or video – can provide data for research and presents a variety of visual projects drawn from ethnographic fieldwork in Indonesia.Karl Heider argues for the expansion of visual anthropology - or anthropology with a camera - beyond descriptive …
Gender, Christianity and Change in Vanuatu
An Analysis of Social Movements in North Ambrym
Häftad, 2019
805 kr
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Focusing on cultural change and the socio-political movements in the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, this book uses both anthropological and historical analysis to examine the way the relationship between gender and Christianity has shaped processes of social change. Based on extensive research …
Islamic Spectrum in Java
Häftad, 2019
689 kr
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This empirically grounded work explores the emerging aspects of cultural politics in the world’s most populous Muslim nation. It engages with complex issues of cultural translation, localization and globalization from various perspectives through analyzing a diverse range of cultural forms, …
Migrating Genders
Westernisation, Migration, and Samoan Fa'afafine
Häftad, 2019
704 kr
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Migrating Genders presents a sustained description of male-to-female transgendered identities, explaining how the fa'afafine fit within the wider gender system of Samoa, and examining both the impact of Westernization on fa'afafine identities and lives, and the experiences of fa'afafine who have …
Expressive Genres and Historical Change
Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Taiwan
Av Andrew Strathern, Pamela J. Stewart
Häftad, 2019
689 kr
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This collection of essays, edited by leading scholars in the field, focuses on how expressive genres such as music, dance and poetry are of enduring significance to social organization. Research from New Guinea, Indonesia and Taiwan is used to assess how historical changes modify these forms of …
Making of Global and Local Modernities in Melanesia
Humiliation, Transformation and the Nature of Cultural Change
Av Holly Wardlow, Joel Robbins
Inbunden, 2005
2578 kr
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Authored by well-established and respected scholars, this work examines the kinds of efforts that have been made to adopt Western modernity in Melanesia and explores the reasons for their varied outcomes. The contributors take the work of Professor Marshall Sahlins as a starting point, assessing …
Aboriginal Art, Identity and Appropriation
Inbunden, 2005
2578 kr
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The belief held by Aboriginal people that their art is ultimately related to their identity, and to the continued existence of their culture, has made the protection of indigenous peoples' art a pressing matter in many postcolonial countries. The issue has prompted calls for stronger copyright …
Expressive Genres and Historical Change
Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Taiwan
Av Andrew Strathern, Pamela J. Stewart
Inbunden, 2005
2818 kr
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This collection of essays, edited by leading scholars in the field, focuses on how expressive genres such as music, dance and poetry are of enduring significance to social organization. Research from New Guinea, Indonesia and Taiwan is used to assess how historical changes modify these forms of …
Of Marriage, Violence and Sorcery
The Quest for Power in Northern Queensland
Inbunden, 2005
2504 kr
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This is a fascinating exploration of the relationship between marriage, violence and sorcery in an Australian Aboriginal Community, drawing on David McKnight’s extensive research on Mornington Island. The case studies, which occurred both before and after a Presbyterian Mission was established on …
Domestic Mandala
Architecture of Lifeworlds in Nepal
Av John Gray
Inbunden, 2006
2504 kr
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A rich and fascinating ethnography of domestic architecture and activities among the high caste Chhetris of Kholagaun in Nepal, this book focuses on the spatial organization, everyday activities and ritual performances that generate and display Chhetri houses as 'mandalas', sacred diagrams that are …
Family, Gender and Kinship in Australia
The Social and Cultural Logic of Practice and Subjectivity
Inbunden, 2006
2578 kr
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This ethnographically-based exploration draws on sociological, historical and demographic data to provide a comprehensive analysis of family, gender and kinship in Australia, which informs modern kinship and gender at large. Allon Uhlmann charts the cultural basis that underlies kinship practices …
Situating the Uyghurs Between China and Central Asia
Av Ildiko Beller-Hann, M. Cristina Cesàro m. fl.
Inbunden, 2007
2504 kr
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Drawing together distinguished international scholars, this volume offers a unique insight into the social and cultural hybridity of the Uyghurs. It bridges a gap in our understanding of this group, an officially recognized minority mainly inhabiting the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the …
Anthropology of Morality in Melanesia and Beyond
Av John Barker
Inbunden, 2007
2504 kr
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The Anthropology of Morality in Melanesia and Beyond examines how Melanesians experience and deal with moral dilemmas and challenges. Taking Kenelm Burridge’s seminal work as their starting point, the contributors focus upon public situations and types of people that exemplify key ethical …
Gender, Christianity and Change in Vanuatu
An Analysis of Social Movements in North Ambrym
Inbunden, 2007
2736 kr
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Focusing on cultural change and the socio-political movements in the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, this book uses both anthropological and historical analysis to examine the way the relationship between gender and Christianity has shaped processes of social change. Based on extensive research …
Mortality, Mourning and Mortuary Practices in Indigenous Australia
Av Myrna Tonkinson, Victoria Burbank m. fl.
Inbunden, 2009
2504 kr
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Drawing on ethnography of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across Australia, Mortality, Mourning and Mortuary Practices in Indigenous Australia focuses on the current ways in which indigenous people confront and manage various aspects of death. The contributors employ their …
Caste, Occupation and Politics on the Ganges
Passages of Resistance
Av Assa Doron
Inbunden, 2008
2504 kr
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This intriguing anthropological study investigates how the boatmen of Banaras have repositioned themselves within the traditional social organization and used their privileged position on the river to contest upper-caste and state domination. Assa Doron examines the evolution of the boatmen …
Islamic Spectrum in Java
Inbunden, 2009
2504 kr
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This empirically grounded work explores the emerging aspects of cultural politics in the world’s most populous Muslim nation. It engages with complex issues of cultural translation, localization and globalization from various perspectives through analyzing a diverse range of cultural forms, …
Collective Creativity
Art and Society in the South Pacific
Inbunden, 2009
2504 kr
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Collective Creativity offers an analysis of the explosion of artistic creativity currently taking place on the South Pacific island of Rarotonga. By exploring the construction of this art-world through the ways in which creativity and innovation are linked to social structures and social networks, …
Aboriginal Family and the State
The Conditions of History
Inbunden, 2010
2504 kr
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Aboriginal Family and the State examines the contemporary relations and history of Indigenous families in Australia, specifically referencing issues of government control and recent official recognition of Aboriginal 'traditional owners'. Drawing on detailed empirical research, it develops a …
Caste, Occupation and Politics on the Ganges
Passages of Resistance
Av Assa Doron
Häftad, 2017
617 kr
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This intriguing anthropological study investigates how the boatmen of Banaras have repositioned themselves within the traditional social organization and used their privileged position on the river to contest upper-caste and state domination. Assa Doron examines the evolution of the boatmen …
Collective Creativity
Art and Society in the South Pacific
Häftad, 2017
650 kr
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Collective Creativity offers an analysis of the explosion of artistic creativity currently taking place on the South Pacific island of Rarotonga. By exploring the construction of this art-world through the ways in which creativity and innovation are linked to social structures and social networks, …
Domestic Mandala
Architecture of Lifeworlds in Nepal
Av John Gray
Häftad, 2017
635 kr
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A rich and fascinating ethnography of domestic architecture and activities among the high caste Chhetris of Kholagaun in Nepal, this book focuses on the spatial organization, everyday activities and ritual performances that generate and display Chhetri houses as 'mandalas', sacred diagrams that are …
Mortality, Mourning and Mortuary Practices in Indigenous Australia
Av Myrna Tonkinson, Victoria Burbank m. fl.
Häftad, 2017
617 kr
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Drawing on ethnography of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across Australia, Mortality, Mourning and Mortuary Practices in Indigenous Australia focuses on the current ways in which indigenous people confront and manage various aspects of death. The contributors employ their …
My God, My Land
Interwoven Paths of Christianity and Tradition in Fiji
Häftad, 2017
617 kr
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Examining the multifaceted nature of Christianity in Fiji, My God, My Land reveals the deeply complex and often paradoxical dynamics and tensions between processes of change and continuity as they unfold in representations and practices of Christianity and tradition in people's everyday lives. The …
Of Marriage, Violence and Sorcery
The Quest for Power in Northern Queensland
Häftad, 2017
617 kr
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This is a fascinating exploration of the relationship between marriage, violence and sorcery in an Australian Aboriginal Community, drawing on David McKnight’s extensive research on Mornington Island. The case studies, which occurred both before and after a Presbyterian Mission was established on …
Making of Global and Local Modernities in Melanesia
Humiliation, Transformation and the Nature of Cultural Change
Av Holly Wardlow, Joel Robbins
Häftad, 2017
635 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Authored by well-established and respected scholars, this work examines the kinds of efforts that have been made to adopt Western modernity in Melanesia and explores the reasons for their varied outcomes. The contributors take the work of Professor Marshall Sahlins as a starting point, assessing …
Aboriginal Art, Identity and Appropriation
Häftad, 2017
821 kr
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The belief held by Aboriginal people that their art is ultimately related to their identity, and to the continued existence of their culture, has made the protection of indigenous peoples' art a pressing matter in many postcolonial countries. The issue has prompted calls for stronger copyright …
