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Culture and Customs of Somalia
Mohamed Diriye Abdullahi
Hardcover - $124.95
Somalia, the Horn of Africa nation, is finally recovering from recent wars and famine. Written by a native Somali, Culture and Customs of Somalia gives students and interested readers an in-depth look at the land and people, past and present. It is t ...
Echoes of the Past, Epics of Dissent
Nancy Abelmann
Paperback - $71.95
"This book is almost alone in the literature on Korea for the sweep and sensitivity with which Abelmann situates peasants in the terrain of contested history--which I would describe as what the peasants know in their bones, versus what the state and ...
Pathways of Memory and Power : Ethnography and History Among an Andean People
Thomas A. Abercrombie
Paperback - $55.95
Nature and Culture in the Andes reveals the intimate and unexpected relationships of plants, animals, and people in western South America. Throughout his quest to understand this geographically diverse region Daniel Gade integrates the imagination of ...
Labour and the Multiracial Project in the Caribbean : Its History and Its Promise
Sara Abraham
Hardcover - $159.95
Tourists and Tourism : Identifying with People and Places
Simone Abram
Paperback - $80.95
The fact that tourism is a major global industry forecast to continue its dramatic growth well into the twenty-first century is often cited as a rationale for its analysis. However, while the connection between individual locations and the world's gl ...
Food Culture in France
Julia Abramson
Hardcover - $107.95
French cooking has been seen as the pinnacle of gastronomy. Food Culture in France provides an accessible tour of haute cuisine but also mainly the everyday food culture that sustains the populace. It illuminates the French way of life as well as sho ...
Veiled Sentiments : Honor and Poetry in a Bedouin Society
Janet L. Abu-Lughod
Paperback - $56.95
"A truly extraordinary book--beautifully and modestly written, remarkably insightful, consistently compelling." --Edward Said, author of "Out of Place: A Memoir
Writing Women's Worlds : Bedouin Stories
Lila Abu-Lughod
Paperback - $47.95
Lila Abu-Lughod draws on anthropological and feminist insights to construct a critical ethnography of a small Awlad 'Ali Bedouin community in Egypt. She explores how the telling of stories of everyday life challenges the power of anthropological theo ...
Bedouin Century : Education and Development Among the Negev Tribes in the Twentieth Century
Aref Abu-Rabia
Hardcover - $107.95