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
‘The Good Life’ by Edward Fischer, Part 2/2
This is the second part in our Special Review section of Edward Fischer‘s book The Good Life: Aspiration, Dignity, and
Stitched Up, part 2/2!
This is the second part in our Special Review section of Tansy E. Hoskins´ book Stitched Up – The
‘All the world’s a stage?’ A review of Bruno Latour’s Gaïa Global Circus
Theatre, it could be argued, involves three major concerns: warning (criticism), representation (mimesis), and collective aesthetic imagination (aisthesis/poïesis). While the
‘The Good Life’ by Edward Fischer, Part 1/2
Edward Fischer’s volume is an addition to the growing anthropological interest in people’s understanding of “well-being”, looked at through the
Call for reviews – Refugees and Migration
This week saw a week of fascinating posts by anthropologists working in the field of refugees and (forced) migration. To
Stitched Up, part 1/2!
Tansy E. Hoskins. 2014. Stitched Up. The Anti-Capitalist Book of Fashion. Pluto Press. 256 pp. ISBN: 9780745334561. Tansy E. Hoskins’
Rachel Black – Porta Palazzo #2!
Rachel E. Black 2012. Porta Palazzo: The Anthropology of an Italian Market. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2012. 232 pp.