The use of food to negotiate status is found in all human societies. Here, for the first time, a single book brings together contributions from different ...

Focusing on the Greek Civil War (1946-1949), the last major conflict in Europe before the end of the Cold War, this study examines the political prisoners ...

The question of individuality in non-European, and especially South Asian societies is a controversial one. Studies in anthropology and psychology undertaken ...

The professionalization of anthropology through practical engagement is a major force underpinning the reformulations of the nature of the anthropological ...

Across the life course, new forms of community, ways of keeping in contact, and practices for engaging in work, healthcare, retail, learning and leisure ...

In a market long dominated by Hollywood, French films are consistently the most widely distributed non-English language works. French cinema, however ...

In the southern German city of Stuttgart lives a pious Muslim population that has merged with the local population to create a meaningful shared existence. ...

Environment and society Volume 1 • 2010 The field of research on environment and society is growing rapidly and becoming of ever-greater importance ...

Using the framework of genocide, this volume analyzes the patterns of persecution of the Roma in Nazi-dominated Europe. Detailed case studies of France ...

Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, there has been a proliferation of German historical films. These productions have earned prestigious awards and succeeded ...