BBC
The Italian clothing giant Benetton has won a court case against a Mapuche Indian couple in southern Argentina over a disputed strip of land >>continue
BBC
The Italian clothing giant Benetton has won a court case against a Mapuche Indian couple in southern Argentina over a disputed strip of land >>continue
The New Zealand Herald
Moves to give more independence to one of the world's smallest and last remaining colonies are being held up by the population of the country itself. Each atoll has a single village, and there are no harbours, no airstrips and no capital city. Visitors can reach the islands only by the weekly boat making the 30-hour voyage from the Samoan capital Apia >>continue
The Western Mail (Wales)
"When we feel uncomfortable in social situations (that is, most of the time) we either become over-polite, buttoned up and awkwardly restrained, or loud, loutish, crude, violent and generally obnoxious", says Kate Fox - social anthropologist who has spent the last 10 years studying the habits of her fellow countrymen and women >>continue
New Scientist
The island nations of the south-western Pacific are considering allowing citizens to reclaim legal control of their local seas, in the hope they can use their traditional knowledge, customs and laws to protect fish stocks and biodiversity >>continue
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Newswise
A new book by anthropologist JoAnn D’Alisera explores how displaced Sierra Leonean Muslims sought and found their identity and a sense of community in the United States. “Communities don’t have to be bound geographically,”
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Free Detroit Press
How do poor people or street people meet their basic needs in the world's wealthiest nation? "We think of the world as being increasingly mean-spirited and competitive, but here were homeowners and small-business owners and homeless folks and the poor cooperating in a way to redistribute useful materials", said Prof. Jeff Ferrell >> continue (updated with copy)
Worldbank MediaCenter
By bringing a “social-anthropological perspective that focuses on social behavior,” Rao said he hopes the book will encourage a synthesis between social scientists and economists. The co-editors’ collaborators include distinguished anthropologists Arjun Appadurai and Mary Douglas >> continue
The Hindu Business Line
Don't fool yourself into thinking that consumers want more functionalities, because the opposite could be true. Ethnography can help see changes in the marketplace before they occur by observing the frustrations and enthusiasm of customers to aspects of technology, style, and activity >>continue
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