Women, Cultural Identity, and Community
Carol E. Kelley
Reveals how four women with very different stories seek a sense of belonging, identity and home through the lifelong process of immigration
190 pages
| 6 x 9
A History of AIDS Activism and Gay Politics in France
Christophe Broqua
Chronicling the history and accomplishments of Act Up-Paris
340 pages
| 6 x 9
The Politics of Identity in a Pagan Religious Movement
Jennifer Snook
An in-depth examination of American Heathenry and of those who practice and live according to its ethic
234 pages
| 6 x 9
| 1 figure, 7 halftones
Information Technology, Water, and Neoliberal Governance in India
Simanti Dasgupta
An ethnographic investigation of the class politics that underscore the emergence of neoliberalism in urban India
232 pages
| 6 x 9
Ilparakuyo Maasai Transformations
Peter Rigby
An anthropologist explores the failure of rural development policies in pastoral societies
272 pages
| 6 x 9
Anthropological Experiences
Edited by Joan Cassell
Funny, sad, horrifying, and fascinating narratives by anthropologists who brought children with them into the field
288 pages
Scholarship, Empire, and the South Pacific
edited by Lenora Foerstel and Angela Gilliam
A multicultural outlook scrutinizing Mead's impact on Western anthropology
309 pages
Observing Tuberculosis at Century's End
Paul Draus
How the new tuberculosis epidemic and urban life collide
304 pages
| 6 x 9
Key Themes
Darin Weinberg
A critical overview of scholarship in social constructionism
214 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
Edited by Peter Manuel
How contradance and quadrille gave rise to merengue, danzón and other popular Creole dances
288 pages
| 6 x 9
| 35 figures
Youth, Migration, and Masculinities in Nepal
Jeevan R. Sharma
How the changing political economy of rural Nepal informs the desire and agency of young male migrants who seek work in cities
190 pages
| 5.25 x 8.5
| 3 figures, 1 map
Pacific Rim Migration and the Metropolis
Katharyne Mitchell
How wealthy transnationals expose the hidden rules of everyday life
296 pages
| 6 x 9
| 2 maps 2 figures 10 halftones
Rock, Folk, and the Environment
Mark Pedelty
How popular music reflects the contradictions and dreams of communities searching for more sustainable ways to live.
242 pages
| 6 x 9
| 7 halftones
Time Objectified
Edited by Anne Line Dalsgård, Martin Demant Frederiksen, Susanne Højlund and Lotte Meinert
How time is often a troubling and external factor in the lives of youth
206 pages
| 6 x 9
Surgeons at Work
Joan Cassell
The world of surgeons from their own perspective
259 pages
| 5.25 x 8.5