Evocative, innovative ethnography of spiritual practices and forms of queer, black, and indigenous life in the Dominican Republic.

Rethinks the role of Indigenous and non-Indigenous interactions in the production of ethnographic museum collections.

Offers an in-depth ethnography of paradigm shifts in the lifestyles and values of youth in post-growth Japan.

Argues for an important transformation in the construction of the self among Japanese converts to Roman Catholicism.

Explores the unprecedented and rapid climate changes occurring in the Arctic environment.

Through an examination of archaeologically recovered texts from China’s northwestern border regions, argues for widespread interaction with texts in the Han period.

A psychological study, based on extensive interview data, of Jewish adults who take on a devout lifestyle.

Explores the evolving role of botanic gardens from products and enablers of modernity and the nation-state, to their recent reinvention as institutions of environmental governance.

A multidisciplinary approach to the study of veganism, vegetarianism, and meat avoidance among Jews, both historical and contemporary.

Reveals how the expanding world-system entangled the non-western world in global economies, yet did so in ways that were locally articulated, varied, and, often, non-European in their expression.

Chronicles the history and archaeological study of Lake George, New York’s sunken bateaux of 1758.

Examines why many governments, rebels, and terrorist organizations are using children as soldiers.

Examines the effects of culturally specific interpretations of refugeehood with an ethnographic focus on Cyprus

Essays that examine globalization's effects with an emphasis on the interplay of race and rurality as it occurs across diverse geographies and peoples.

This volume brings social and cultural anthropologists into dialogue with historical sociology and illustrates the continued potential of the concept of civilization for all participants.

Examines the many ways water has contributed to power structures in the past, with insights for contemporary water management.

The first comprehensive anthropological description of the Khmer Buddhism practiced by Cambodian refugees in the United States over the past four decades.

Illuminates the contradictions that emerge within conscious capitalism initiatives that are designed to empower women.

Addresses the importance of Haudenosaunee women in the rebuilding of the Iroquois nation.

Rich case studies examining responses to climatic events in ancient Europe and the Near East.

Explores the activities and political personas of women activists in Shiv Sena, a militant Indian political party.

Assesses the range and magnitude of Robert Gardner’s achievements as a filmmaker, photographer, writer, educator, and champion of independent cinema.

Explores the trend of lifelong learning in Japan as a means to deal with risk in a neoliberal era.

A critical examination of the impact of BRAC, the world's largest NGO, on the status of women in Southern Bangladeshi cultural life.

A sweeping study of political murder in Latin America.