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Dresden
Paradoxes of Memory in History
Inbunden, 2001
3262 kr
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The collapse of the German Democratic Republic prompted the East Germans to confront their personal, cultural and international past. This study of the 'Wende' - the turn of events in 1989 - is based on ethnographic and anthropological research conducted in the early 1990s. Liz Ten Dyke has …
Dresden
Paradoxes of Memory in History
Häftad, 2014
874 kr
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The collapse of the German Democratic Republic prompted the East Germans to confront their personal, cultural and international past. This study of the 'Wende' - the turn of events in 1989 - is based on ethnographic and anthropological research conducted in the early 1990s. Liz Ten Dyke has …
Across the Great Divide
Journeys in History and Anthropology
Häftad, 2022
725 kr
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Across the Great Divide tracks a Pacific historian's fruitful, ambivalent engagements with History and Anthropology, anticipating experiments in each discipline with the other's theories and praxis. The revised and new essays comprising this collection provide systematic critiques of aspects of …
Women of the Place
Kastom, Colonialism and Gender in Vanuatu
E-bok, 2014
745 kr
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Women of the Place is a study of gender relations in the kastom communities of South Pentecost, Vanuatu. It considers kastom in these communities not as an eternal tradition, but rather as a way of life, an identity in relation, and in resistance to the forces of European development. The way in …
Women of the Place
Kastom, Colonialism and Gender in Vanuatu
E-bok, 2014
745 kr
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Women of the Place is a study of gender relations in the kastom communities of South Pentecost, Vanuatu. It considers kastom in these communities not as an eternal tradition, but rather as a way of life, an identity in relation, and in resistance to the forces of European development. The way in …
Time and the Work of Anthropology
Critical Essays 1971-1981
Inbunden, 2017
2578 kr
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The development of the dialogical approach, the autobiographical perspective and the central role of text-interpretation are all seen as characteristics of post-modern ethnography, arising from the daily chores of field research. The breakthrough into time and history, away from the timeless …
Textual Life of Savants
Ethnography, Iceland, and the Linguistic Turn
Inbunden, 2017
2879 kr
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First Published in 1995. This book focuses on the role and significance of texts and textualism for anthropology and ethnography and, more specifically, the understanding of particular aspects of Icelandic society and history. The discussion is centred on a range of issues; moving between general …
History of Curiosity
The Theory of Travel 1550-1800
Av Justin Stagl
Inbunden, 2016
2578 kr
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First Published in 2002. A History of Curiosity examines the early methodology of anthropological and social research from a criticalhistorical perspective. The three principal methods of research, travel, the survey and the collection of significant objects, are studied in the context of the …
Before Social Anthropology
Essays on the History of British Anthropology
Av James Urry
Häftad, 2016
785 kr
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First Published in 1993. From the 1930s, British anthropology was dominated by social anthropologists, an achievement of the two founding fathers, Bronislaw Malinowski and A.R. Radcliffe-Brown. However, the field of ethnology had originated in Britain in the 1840s and a broadly based general …
Catastrophe and Creation
The transformation of an African culture
Häftad, 2016
785 kr
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First Published in 1992. This is a study of what happened to Kongo society and culture at the turn of the 20th century, when the area was penetrated, brutally violated and colonized by Europeans. This book is the outcome of a project called Society and Culture in Crisis whereby the author found …
Rationality of Rural Life
Economic and Cultural Change in Tuscany
Av Jeff Pratt
Häftad, 2016
762 kr
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This monograph analyzes the developments in rural life in detail and at the same time places them in a wider context, exploring the strengths and weaknesses of theoretical writings on modern agriculture. What is revealed is a profound transformation in the rationality of farming, one which touches …
Return of Ainu
Cultural mobilization and the practice of ethnicity in Japan
Häftad, 2016
805 kr
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First Published in 1993. This book is the outcome of a project called Intercultural Relations in Japan with Special Reference to the Integration of the Ainu. The author’s main concern is the phenomenon called Fourth World Populations. After having read a book entitled Aiona by the French linguist …
Colonial Space
Spatiality in the Discourse of German South West Africa 1884-1915
Av J.K. Noyes
Häftad, 2016
785 kr
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First Published in 1992. This book is about space of a colony and how it was produced. It began as a study of the literature of the German colony of South-West Africa between the years 1884 and 1915. The author’s aim is to demonstrate the active role which literature had played in structuring the …
Nationalism and Ethnicity in a Hindu Kingdom
The Politics and Culture of Contemporary Nepal
Av D. Gellner, J. Pfaff-Czarnecka m. fl.
Häftad, 2016
762 kr
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With its systematic coverage of different groups, this book demonstrates how similar trends of ethnic formation are affecting all parts of Nepal. Yet, within the boundaries of a single culturally diverse state, very different forms of ethnicity have emerged." This is a truly thematic collection …
Resplendent Sites, Discordant Voices
Sri Lankans and International Tourism
Häftad, 2016
291 kr
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First Published in 1994. Studies in Anthropology and History is a series that will develop new theoretical perspectives, and combine comparative and ethnographic studies with historical research. The notion that tourism is the largest industry in the world seems to have acquired a wide currency …
Colonial Space
Spatiality in the Discourse of German South West Africa 1884-1915
Av J.K. Noyes
Inbunden, 1992
2578 kr
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First Published in 1992. This book is about space of a colony and how it was produced. It began as a study of the literature of the German colony of South-West Africa between the years 1884 and 1915. The author’s aim is to demonstrate the active role which literature had played in structuring the …
Catastrophe and Creation
The transformation of an African culture
Inbunden, 1992
2578 kr
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First Published in 1992. This is a study of what happened to Kongo society and culture at the turn of the 20th century, when the area was penetrated, brutally violated and colonized by Europeans. This book is the outcome of a project called Society and Culture in Crisis whereby the author found …
Ghotul in Muria Society
Inbunden, 1992
1290 kr
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This work will be on interest to all Indianists and South Asianists concerned with minorities and contemporary social change, and also to specialists in socialization, adolescence and family life in peasant societies.The Muria of Blastar district are one of the largest of the Gond tribes of Central …
Time and the Work of Anthropology
Critical Essays 1971-1981
Häftad, 1992
921 kr
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The development of the dialogical approach, the autobiographical perspective and the central role of text-interpretation are all seen as characteristics of post-modern ethnography, arising from the daily chores of field research. The breakthrough into time and history, away from the timeless …
Before Social Anthropology
Essays on the History of British Anthropology
Av James Urry
Inbunden, 1993
2578 kr
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First Published in 1993. From the 1930s, British anthropology was dominated by social anthropologists, an achievement of the two founding fathers, Bronislaw Malinowski and A.R. Radcliffe-Brown. However, the field of ethnology had originated in Britain in the 1840s and a broadly based general …
Return of Ainu
Cultural mobilization and the practice of ethnicity in Japan
Inbunden, 1993
2504 kr
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First Published in 1993. This book is the outcome of a project called Intercultural Relations in Japan with Special Reference to the Integration of the Ainu. The author’s main concern is the phenomenon called Fourth World Populations. After having read a book entitled Aiona by the French linguist …
Women of the Place
Kastom, Colonialism and Gender in Vanuatu
Inbunden, 1997
2635 kr
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Women of the Place is a study of gender relations in the kastom communities of South Pentecost, Vanuatu. It considers kastom in these communities not as an eternal tradition, but rather as a way of life, an identity in relation, and in resistance to the forces of European development. The way in …
Tradition and Christianity
The Colonial Transformation of a Solomon Islands Society
Av Ben Burt
Inbunden, 1994
2635 kr
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Burt studies the effects of the 19th century labour trade, colonial subjugation and the subsequent Christian conversion. He examines the anti-colonial Maasina Rule movement of the 1940s and finally illustrates the subsequent efforts of Kwara'ae leaders to regain their self-determination and to …
Resplendent Sites, Discordant Voices
Sri Lankans and International Tourism
Inbunden, 1994
1024 kr
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First Published in 1994. Studies in Anthropology and History is a series that will develop new theoretical perspectives, and combine comparative and ethnographic studies with historical research. The notion that tourism is the largest industry in the world seems to have acquired a wide currency …
History of Curiosity
The Theory of Travel 1550-1800
Av Justin Stagl
Häftad, 2002
829 kr
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First Published in 2002. A History of Curiosity examines the early methodology of anthropological and social research from a criticalhistorical perspective. The three principal methods of research, travel, the survey and the collection of significant objects, are studied in the context of the …
Rationality of Rural Life
Economic and Cultural Change in Tuscany
Av Jeff Pratt
Inbunden, 2001
2504 kr
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This monograph analyzes the developments in rural life in detail and at the same time places them in a wider context, exploring the strengths and weaknesses of theoretical writings on modern agriculture. What is revealed is a profound transformation in the rationality of farming, one which touches …
Textual Life of Savants
Ethnography, Iceland, and the Linguistic Turn
Häftad, 1995
246 kr
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First Published in 1995. This book focuses on the role and significance of texts and textualism for anthropology and ethnography and, more specifically, the understanding of particular aspects of Icelandic society and history. The discussion is centred on a range of issues; moving between general …
Narratives of Nation in the South Pacific
Häftad, 1997
646 kr
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It is striking that in many Pacific nations, 'national' narratives are subordinate to other fundamental historical imaginings, such as those concerning local political dynasties and conversion to Christianity. While leaders in Pacific states have frequently sought to legitimate new nations through …
Women of the Place
Kastom, Colonialism and Gender in Vanuatu
Häftad, 1997
631 kr
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Women of the Place is a study of gender relations in the kastom communities of South Pentecost, Vanuatu. It considers kastom in these communities not as an eternal tradition, but rather as a way of life, an identity in relation, and in resistance to the forces of European development. The way in …
Androgynous Objects
String Bags and Gender in Central New Guinea
Häftad, 1998
805 kr
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Androgynous Objects explores the way meaning is encoded in material culture by focusing on the androgynous symbolism of the looped string bag, or bilum, of the Telefol people of Central New Guinea. The web of meanings 'woven' into the bag is shown to extend beyond women's lives and bodies. It is …
