Cultural & Social

Report copyright infringementby Sandra Lindemann (Author)"Anthropology is a child of Western imperialism," asserted the Marxist anthropologist Kathleen Gough in 1968, during an intense period of...

Report copyright infringementby Kathryn M. Rudy (Author)The Medieval book, both religious and secular, was regarded as a most precious item. The traces of its use...

Report copyright infringementby Vasiliki P. Neofotistos (Author)Macedonia and Identity Politics After The Prespa Agreement explores issues of national identity, history, and language in light of...

Report copyright infringementby Alice M. W. Hunt (Editor)The Oxford Handbook of Archaeological Ceramic Analysis draws together topics and methodologies essential for the socio-cultural, mineralogical, and...

Report copyright infringementby Carol A. Jensen (Author)Everyone loves a good mystery especially when it is in one's own back yard! Author Carol Jensen, the Brentwood...

Report copyright infringementby Paul Elie (Author)Named a Best Book of the Year by the Washington Post and Los Angeles Times Named an Essential Read by...

Report copyright infringementby Meiqin Wang (Editor)This anthology elucidates the historical, global, and regional connections, as well as current manifestations, of socially engaged public art (SEPA)...

Report copyright infringementby Beth Derderian (Author)Museums often served nationalist and imperialist interests in the past, but the primary force in the 21st century is the...

Report copyright infringementby Pamela G. Smart (Author) Renowned as one of the most significant museums built by private collectors, the Menil Collection in Houston, Texas,...

Report copyright infringementby Jeffrey D. Anderson (Author)More than a hundred years ago, anthropologists and other researchers collected and studied hundreds of examples of quillwork once...

Report copyright infringementby Paolo Fortis (Author)Known for their beautiful textile art, the Kuna of Panama have been scrutinized by anthropologists for decades. Perhaps surprisingly, this...

Report copyright infringementby Franz Boas (Author), Aldona Jonaitis (Editor)Although Franz Boas--one of the most influential anthropologists of the twentieth century--is best known for his voluminous...

Report copyright infringementby Dean E. Arnold (Author)One of the great technological achievements of the ancient Maya, Maya Blue is one the world's most unusual ancient...

Report copyright infringementby Cristián Moreno Pakarati (Editor), Cristián Moreno Pakarati (Contribution by), Diego Muñoz (Editor)Groundbreaking material-visual history and ethnography of German-Rapanui entanglements.This book traces German-Rapanui...

Report copyright infringementby Sidsel N. Millerstrom (Author)Te Henua Enana: Images and Settlement Patterns in The Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia represents the first attempt in Polynesian...

Report copyright infringementby Esther Jacobson-Tepfer (Author)The rock art of northwestern Mongolia preserves vital documentation of prehistoric life in its transition from a hunting-foraging economy to...

Report copyright infringementby Genevieve Von Petzinger (Author)"If you love mysteries, you'll love this book. Genevieve von Petzinger acts as guide and sleuth in this fascinating,...

Report copyright infringementby J. David Lewis-Williams (Author)San rock paintings, scattered over the range of southern Africa, are considered by many to be the very earliest...

Report copyright infringementby Elke Seibert (Author)In April 1937, the Museum of Modern Art in New York hosted an exhibition that served as a catalyst for...

Report copyright infringementby Jennifer Galindo (Author), Timothy Nadjowh (Interviewee), Harry Maralngurra (Interviewee)This book provides a firsthand account of how rock art functions as part of...

Report copyright infringementby Franz Boas (Author)This early work by Franz Boas was originally published in 1927 and we are now republishing it with a brand...

Report copyright infringementby Jaime Jackson (Author)Cheyenne Tipi Notes is about a detailed description by anthropologist and ethnographer James Mooney of Southern Cheyenne women tanning cow...

Report copyright infringementby Amir D. Aczel (Author)What Are The Ancients Trying To Tell Us? "Why would the Cro-Magnon hunter-gatherers of Europe expend so much time...

Report copyright infringementby James Fox (Author)A kaleidoscopic exploration that traverses history, literature, art, and science to reveal humans' unique and vibrant relationship with color. We...

Report copyright infringementby Albert L. Refiti (Editor), A. -Chr Engels-Schwarzpaul (Editor), Lana Lopesi (Editor)Vā may be a small word, but it carries expansive meaning. Rooted...

Report copyright infringementby Kirsten Holst Petersen (Editor), Taiwo Oloruntoba-Oju (Author)Culture and the Contemporary AfricanEdited by Taiwo Oloruntoba-Oju and Kirsten Holst PetersenThe contributions in this volume...

Report copyright infringementby Sylvia Ardyn Boone (Author)The Sande Society of the Mende people of Sierra Leone is a secret female regulatory society that both guards...

Report copyright infringementby Walter E. a. Van Beek (Author), Harrie M. Leyten (Author)Explores the dynamics of African masquerades and mask performances on the continent, linking...