Anthropology
Global approaches to the study of human society and culture, covering hunter-gatherers, state formation, ethnography, physical and cultural anthropology.
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Dervishes along the Silk Roads: Between Past and Present [Paperback]
Thomas Dähnhardt (Editor); Giovanni De Zorzi (Editor)
£24.99ISBN: 9788869774270
Published by : Mimesis International
Series: Anthropology
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This book highlights aspects of the spiritual culture within Islam that flourished along the 'Silk Roads' – the term coined by Ferdinand von Richthofen in 1877 to describe the web of caravan routes that connected China, South and Central Asia, the... .... Learn More -
Temple People: Bioarchaeology, Resilience and Culture in Prehistoric Malta [Hardback]
Simon Stoddart (Editor); Ronika Power (Editor); Jess.E. Thompson (Editor); Bernadette Mercieca-Spiteri (Editor); Rowan McLaughlin (Editor)
£65.00ISBN: 9781913344078
Published by : McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
Series: Fragility and Sustainability - Studies on Early Malta, the ERC-funded FRAGSUS Project
Volume: Volume 3
The ERC-funded FRAGSUS Project (Fragility and sustainability in small island environments: adaptation, culture change and collapse in prehistory, 2013–18) led by Caroline Malone has focused on the unique Temple Culture of Neolithic Malta and its a... .... Learn More -
Sacred Nature: Animism and Materiality in Ancient Religions [Hardback]
Nicola Laneri (Editor); Anna Perdibon (Editor)
£60.00ISBN: 9781789259179
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Material Religion in Antiquity
Volume: 2
Sacred Nature: Animism and Materiality in Ancient Religions is the second volume of the series Material Religion in Antiquity (MaReA). The book collects the proceedings of the international online workshop carrying the same title organize... .... Learn More -
From House Societies to States: Early Political Organisation, From Antiquity to the Middle Ages [Hardback]
Juan Carlos Moreno García (Editor)
£50.00Click here for ebook buying options
ISBN: 9781789258622
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Ancient Societies (MAtAS)
Volume: 3
The organisation and characteristics of early and ancient states have become the focus of a renewed interest from archaeologists, ancient historians and anthropologists in recent years. On the one hand, neo-evolutionary schemas of political transf... .... Learn More -
Wearables 01: Magazine on Wearable Heritage [Paperback]
Jolanda Bos (Editor)
£20.00ISBN: 9789492940179
Published by : Blikvelduitgevers Publishers
Series: Wearables
Volume: 1
Wearables is an annual magazine edition, attractively illustrated, bringing together a variety of ethnographic topics on costume and jewellery traditions, placed in their cultural setting. .... Learn More -
African Dolls: A Private Collection [Hardback]
Jan Wychers (Author); Jolanda Bos (Author)
£27.00ISBN: 9789492940162
Published by : Blikvelduitgevers Publishers
Series: The Private Collection Series
Volume: 1
This private collection of African dolls, sometimes spontaneously decorated with beadwork, are witnesses of people's hopes and beliefs. The book is richly illustrated with overviews and detailed photographs of the objects and, apart from a descrip... .... Learn More -
Journal of the Himalayan Institute of Cultural Heritage Studies [Paperback]
Sonali Gupta (Editor)
£22.00ISBN: 9789492940186
Published by : Blikvelduitgevers Publishers
Series: Journal of the Himalayan Institute of Cultural and Heritage Studies
Volume: 1
The Journal of the Himalayan Institute of Cultural and Heritage Studies is an endeavor to include research oriented articles on the Himalayas from different sections of academia which includes and is not limited to archaeology, anthropolo... .... Learn More -
Objects of the Day [Paperback]
Jolanda Bos (Author)
£14.00ISBN: 9789080774483
Published by : Blikvelduitgevers Publishers
This pocket, written by Jolanda Bos, bundles a selection of objects from the Wearable Heritage Collection and features traditional jewellery items and dress from North Afrika and West Asia. The objects in the booklet are all illustrated with a per... .... Learn More -
War and Homecoming: Veteran Identity and the Post-9/11 Generation [Hardback]
Travis L. Martin (Author)
£25.00ISBN: 9780813195643
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
More than 2.7 million post-9/11 veterans served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Their homecomings didn't include parades or national celebrations, but civilians regard them with reverence and pride. Veterans' benefits are comprehensive. The phrase "thank... .... Learn More -
#MeToo and Beyond: Perspectives on a Global Movement [Hardback]
M. Cristina Alcalde (Editor); Paula-Irene Villa (Editor)
£40.00ISBN: 9780813195599
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
#NiUnaMenos
#Aufschrei
#LoSHA
Before #MeToo became the massive global movement we know today, these were the hashtags that represented mobilisations from Ukraine to Latin America that demanded accountability for the inte... .... Learn More
