It seems as if anthropologist Robert Leonard has written a fascinating book according the Des Moines Register. It's called Yellow Cab:
When anthropologist Robert Leonard took a second job as a cab driver out of economic necessity, he found an "amazin… more »
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Migrants from the same country often form communities in their new country. This is not the case with Russians in London and Amsterdam. They live in separate, often competing subgroups. This is one of the main points in the book East to West Migration: R… more »
It seems that Michael Parenti has summarized many of our main points regarding culture and the culture concept in his new book "The Culture Struggle". In an interview on ZNet, he says:
(...) it has long occurred to me that what we call "culture" is no… more »
Priceton University presents a new book which might be an example for good anthropological writing. It's a book about the Hajj-pilgrimage to Mecca by anthropologist Abdellah Hammoudi:
Written in the first person, “A Season in Mecca” reads like a novel… more »
It's "a strong volume and potentially an excellent teaching text for those interested in exploring case studies in cultural heritage and representation", anthropologist Jamie Brandon concludes in his review of the book Claiming the Stones, Naming the Bon… more »
by lorenz on Jan 25, 2006 in Africa, applied anthropology, medical anthropology / ethnobothany, books, music, interdisciplinary • 2 comments »
In a new book, Gregory F. Barz, professor of ethnomusicology at Vanderbilt University documents the effective role music and the arts are playing in the fight against AIDS in Uganda. It's according to the official press release the first book of an emer… more »
by lorenz on Jan 9, 2006 in Open Access Anthropology and Knowledge Sharing, applied anthropology, books, anthropology (general) • 6 comments »
If anthropologists want to have a larger impact on society, they have to write better. This is the main argument of Thomas Hylland Eriksen's book Engaging Anthropology. A central question raised in the book: How can anthropology become more relevant for… more »
What happens to a society when the base of its social, economic and political life changes profoundly? Social anthropologist Kristina Sliavaite of Lund university (Sweden) recently published her dissertation ”From Pioneers to Target Group: Social Change,… more »
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