Social And Cultural Anthropology, Biological Anthropology, Social Sciences

Mel Stanfill
Fandom Is Ugly

"In theory, fans are people who love something, so why, across cases from comic books to TV shows to YouTube to politicians to fan fiction, do fans engage in large-scale social media harassment to express…

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A Cultural History of Disability in the Long Nineteenth Century

The long 19th century-stretching from the start of the American Revolution in 1776 to the end of World War I in 1918-was a pivotal period in the history of disability for the Western world and the culture…

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Bodies, Spaces, Claims

This book asserts that there is no political representation without performance. When politicians, protesters, or politically engaged entertainers appear in public, they make or constitute political repre…

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Paul Elie
The Last Supper

"The origins of our postsecular present, revealed in an account of the moment when popular culture became the site of religious conflict"--

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Jenny Banh
Fantasies of Hong Kong Disneyland

Jenny Banh examines the attempt to transplant Disney's "happiest place on earth" to Hong Kong, delving into the three-way dynamics of American culture-corporation intentions; Hong Kong, China government i…

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The Oxford Guide to the Atlantic Languages of West Africa

This volume is the first book-length overview of the Atlantic languages, a small family of languages spoken mainly on the Atlantic coast of West Africa. It is an essential tool for linguists interested in…

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Rebecca Romo, J. Sterphone
Between Black and Brown

Between Black and Brown explores the experiences of Blaxicans, individuals with African American and Mexican American heritage, as they navigate American culture, which often clings to monoracial categori…

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The Oxford Guide to the Bantu Languages

This volume brings together leading scholars from the African continent and beyond to provide a detailed account of the languages of the Bantu family. The book will be an essential resource for students a…

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Making Home

A powerful collection of perspectives on the contemporary and evolving meanings of home, and how they capture both the shared and conflicting narratives that impact our country today. Home is shaped by m…

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Roger Luckhurst
Graveyards

From the author of Gothic, a marvelously illustrated cultural history of graves and graveyards, from the earliest known burial sites to today’s green burials Why, how, and where do we inter our dead? How…

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Giorgio Scalici
Pain, Play and Music

"This book explores how the Wana people use music and religion to control their emotions in situations of emotional crisis, such as funerals and shamanic rituals"--

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Hélène Dumas,
Beyond Despair

Beyond Despair is shattering. The book constitutes a restrained, low-pitched, and controlled exposition. Dumas s restraint comes from profound empathy and understanding of an event that is unbearable to c…

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Jane Borden
Cults Like Us

An author and culture journalist argues that doomsday beliefs, deeply rooted in American history, have shaped the nation's culture, from its fascination with heroism and consumerism to its susceptibility …

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Language, History, Ideology

This volume explores the ways in which historical linguistics and language change interact with ideology. The chapters present twelve in-depth case studies that cover topics ranging from the location of t…

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Charles E Apekaum,
Autobiography of a Kiowa Indian

Anthropologist Benjamin R. Kracht presents one of the few Kiowa autobiographies in publication—the life narrative of Charles E. Apekaum of the Kiowa Nation of Oklahoma, whose services as a translator were…

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Angela Ju
Identities Matter

Higher-status immigrant communities in the Global South with ties to more developed countries might form identities and political strategies that reinforce an association with their heritage country rathe…

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Gedächtnis

Was ist das Gedächtnis? Das Buch vereint die Perspektiven von WissenschaftlerInnen und KünstlerInnen, die sich selbst, die Gesellschaft und die ganze Welt in den Kontext ihrer Geschichte stellen. Gedächt…

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Hélène Dumas,
Beyond Despair

Beyond Despair is shattering. The book constitutes a restrained, low-pitched, and controlled exposition. Dumas s restraint comes from profound empathy and understanding of an event that is unbearable to c…

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Aja Y Martinez, Robert O Smith
The Origins of Critical Race Theory

"The Origins of Critical Race Theory humanizes the story of the relationships and experiences that combined to produce one of the most insightful and controversial academic movements in U.S. history"--

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A Cultural History of Disability in the Middle Ages

The Middle Ages was an era of dynamic social transformation, and notions of disability in medieval culture reflected how norms and forms of embodiment interacted with gender, class, and race, among other …

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