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Is Bob Marley the only third world superstar? How did he achieve this unique status? In this captivating new study of one of the most influential musi…

Taylor develops a geohistorical argument which focuses on the periods and places of modernities, offering a grounded analysis of what it is to be mode…

This work provides an introduction to the work of Michel Foucault. It offers an assessment of all of Foucault's work, including his final writings on …

Beast. Monster. Savage. Psycho. The glowering menace of Mike Tyson has spooked us for almost two decades. And still we remain fascinated. Why? Ellis C…

A Companion to Linguistic Anthropology provides a series of in-depth explorations of key concepts and approaches by some of the scholars whose work co…

The media are home to an eclectic bunch of people. This book is about who they are, what they do, and what their work means to them. Based on intervie…

This text introduces students of human geography to the fundamental concept of place, marrying everyday uses of the term with the complex theoretical …

Eliot Freidson has written the first systematic account of professionalism as a method of organizing work. In ideal-typical professionalism, specializ…

Hacking provides an introduction to the community of hackers and an analysis of the meaning of hacking in twenty-first century societies. On the one h…

The idea of long-term European dominance is characteristic of most evolutionary theories of human culture and society in the nineteenth century. It wa…

Since the 1930s the Walt Disney Company has produced characters, images, and stories which have captivated audiences around the world. How can we unde…

This short introduction conveys the complexities associated with the term «territory» in a clear and accessible manner. It surveys the field and bring…

Beethoven is a classic study of the composer's music, written by one of the most important thinkers of our time. Throughout his life, Adorno wrote ext…

Drawing on his work in Iceland, Ireland, Scotland, North America, Ghana, and Fiji, linguistic anthropologist and folklorist Richard Bauman presents a …

The second edition of this major textbook in global communication has been fully revised to bring it up to date with advances in this dynamic field. F…

This topical new book by Zygmunt Bauman explores the notion of identity in the modern world. As we grapple with the insecurity and uncertainty of liqu…

We have long since lost our faith in the idea that human beings could achieve human happiness in some future ideal state—a state that Thomas More, wri…

Geomedia offers critical analysis of the new possibilities and power relations emerging in the public space of contemporary cities. As ubiquitous digi…

This anthology provides a single-volume overview of the essential theoretical debates in the anthropology of art. Drawing together significant work in…

'Greed' is a visceral insult. It jabs below the belt, evoking guilty sensations of gluttony and lust. It taunts the rich and powerful, penetrating the…

'Community' is one of those words that feels good: it is good 'to have a community', 'to be in a community'. And 'community' feels good because of the…

This is a lively introduction to management, covering an array of management orthodoxies and demonstrating, through contemporary sociological theory, …

Winner of the Best Book of 2008 from The International Gender and Language Association In this ground-breaking ethnography of girls on a playground, G…

In this book leading cultural anthropologist Anton Blok sheds new light on the lives and achievements of pioneers who revolutionized science and art o…

In this ground-breaking new book on the Norteña and Sureña (North/South) youth gang dynamic, cultural anthropologist and linguist Norma Mendoza-Denton…

More than ever before, our conflict-ridden, drifting planet needs the qualities that Europe, unique among the continents, has developed in more than t…

Contemporary privatization remakes nature-society as property and transforms people’s relationships to themselves, each other, and the natural world. …

The Blackwell Companion to Criminology provides a contemporary and global resource to scholarship in both classical and topical areas of criminology. …

This volume provides the first critical examination of the relationship between archaeology and language, analysing the rhetorical practices through w…

NAPA Bulletin is a peer reviewed occasional publication of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology, dedicated to the practical probl…

Over-consumption is one of the key issues of our time, especially in the Western world. Over the past decade, in the face of historically unprecedente…

This timely and engaging book argues that technoscientific advances are radically transforming the woman-machine relationship. However, it is feminist…

This dictionary provides those studying or working in archaeology with a complete reference to the field.

Bringing together 25 case studies from archaeological projects worldwide, Engaging Archaeology candidly explores personal experiences, successes, chal…

We are living in a time of crisis which has cascaded through society. Financial crisis has led to an economic crisis of recession and unemployment; an…

In this book the author moves beyond the time of clocks and calendars in order to study time as embedded in social interactions, structures, practices…

The discussions about the ethical, political and human implications of the postmodernist condition have been raging for longer than most of us care to…

In this ambitious new book, Henrietta Moore draws on anthropology, feminism and psychoanalysis to develop an original and provocative theory of gender…

This book offers a comprehensive introduction to the archaeology of Mediterranean prehistory and an essential reference to the most recent research an…

The book is an analysis of cultural, social as well as political economic expressions of neoliberalization and argues for an appreciation of the relat…

Hayek has been one of the key liberal thinkers of the twentieth century. He has also been much misunderstood. His work has crossed disciplines – econo…

The Islamic headscarf has become the subject of heated legal and political debate. France and Germany have legislated against it, and even the UK, lon…

In this new book Henrietta Moore examines the nature and limitations of the theoretical languages used by anthropologists and others to write about se…

This Reader brings together the exciting and innovative work that has appeared in the last 10 years in the growing field of cultural economy. Brings t…