Not Hollywood: Independent Film at the Twilight of the American Dream

Not Hollywood: Independent Film at the Twilight of the American Dream

The pioneering anthropologist Sherry B. Ortner combines her trademark…
Political Oratory and Cartooning: An Ethnography of Democratic Process in Madagascar

Political Oratory and Cartooning: An Ethnography of Democratic Process in Madagascar

Jackson traces the lively skirmishes between Madagascar’s…
Red Tape: Bureaucracy, Structural Violence, and Poverty in India

Red Tape: Bureaucracy, Structural Violence, and Poverty in India

Red Tape presents a major new theory of the state developed…
Life at Home in the Twenty-First Century: 32 Families Open their Doors

Life at Home in the Twenty-First Century: 32 Families Open their Doors

Contemporary family life in America has been examined from many…
Population, Circulation, and the Transformation of Ancient Zuni Communities

Population, Circulation, and the Transformation of Ancient Zuni Communities

Because nearly all aspects of culture depend on the movement…
Telling Stories In The Face of Danger: Language Renewal in Native American Communities

Telling Stories In The Face of Danger: Language Renewal in Native American Communities

Stories are important in all human societies, and especially…
The Anthropology of Empathy: Experiencing the Lives of Others in Pacific Societies

The Anthropology of Empathy: Experiencing the Lives of Others in Pacific Societies

ASAO Studies in Pacific Anthropology series Exploring the…
The Handbook of Language Socialization

The Handbook of Language Socialization

The Handbook of Language Socialization presents a comprehensive…
Reproduction, Globalization, And The State

Reproduction, Globalization, And The State

Reproduction, Globalization, and the State conceptualizes and…
Interpreting Ancient Figurines: Context, Comparison, and Prehistoric Art

Interpreting Ancient Figurines: Context, Comparison, and Prehistoric Art

This book examines ancient figurines from several world areas…