Intimate Enemies. Violence and Reconciliation in Peru
Kimberly Theidon illuminates both the horrific and beautiful complexities of post-conflict reconstruction and transitional justice as it unfolds on the […]
The United States and the Human Rights Revolutions of 1948 and of the 1970s
Every American President has grappled with the place of “rights” in U.S. foreign policy. However, the rise to prominence of
Gruesome Spectacles. Botched Executions and America’s Death Penalty
There is a very fine line between describing the United States of America’s gruesome spectacles of botched executions in enough
The Making of an African Working Class
An ethnography of class identity and consciousness, its origins and its component dynamics, is a tall order. After all, it
The Edge of Islam
The Edge of Islam is an in-depth and nicely written ethnography about Giriama and Swahili ethnic groups and their identification
Handbook of Anthropology in Business
When a colleague saw this book in my hand, she exclaimed, ‘Wow, it’s like a Bible!’ – referring, of course,
Flip-Flop, A Journey Through Globalisation’s Backroads
Caroline Knowles’ Flip Flop presents a novel option for a long-demanded alternative approach to globalisation research. In the tradition of
Leisurely Islam
Leisurely Islam seeks to offer a different perspective on youth culture in the Middle East. In their book on the
Food and Identity in the Caribbean #anthrofood
This review on Food and Identity in the Caribbean is the first in a line of reviews from our „food“-list,
Can Islam Be French? Pluralism and Pragmatism in a Secularist State
Can Islam Be French? Pluralism and Pragmatism in a Secularist State. By John B. Bowen, 2010, Princeton: Princeton University Press.