Advocating a global as opposed to a Eurocentric perspective in the college classroom, discusses why and how to teach about China's Silk Road.

Explores the ways that immigrant youth identities are shaped by dominant discourses.

A look at the voluntary sector in Japan, which has emerged strongly only in recent years.

A demographic portrait of gay and lesbian couples who live together in committed relationships.

Looks at perceptions of the miraculous in a variety of contemporary South Asian religious traditions-Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, and Christianity.

An interdisciplinary look at the dramatic changes in the contemporary Japanese family, including both empirical data and analyses of popular culture.

How perceptions of land and space influence social and aesthetic conditions in the Tamil region of India.

How the computer revolution can ease polarization and help calm the culture wars.

Explores how tradition and modernity coexist in regional Japan, arguing that the rural/urban dichotomy is outmoded for understanding this contemporary society.

This is the first general theory of time-consciousness and social experience ever developed.

Examines the backpacking trip usually taken by Israeli youth following military service.

Examines the Góral, a little-studied ethnic group in Poland.

Examines how small firms, like large ones, are mobilizing to compete in a global economy.

Interviews with fourteen pioneers in psychedelic research.

Looks at how foreigners were regarded in three ancient civilizations, finding that cultural, not biophysical, differences were key in distinguishing "us" from "them. "

The first comprehensive account of the ethical issues facing biological anthropologists today.

A fascinating look at fans of a variety of popular culture phenomena in Japan.

Uses the world's fair of 1992 to spotlight changes in the political cultures of Spain and Europe.

Addresses how shepherding communities in Israel and the Middle East might be preserved.

Confronts major questions facing anthropology, Marxist theory, cultural studies, feminism, and history.

Applies narrative analysis to the study of social movements.

Uses the concept of family, both literally and metaphorically to provide an introduction to Chinese culture.

A bold work of African philosophy and theology that brings together witchcraft and the philosophy of Levinas.

Compares the experiences of Soviet/Russian Jewish immigrants to the U.S. during two different time frames.

A fascinating exploration of the subculture of Japanese day laborers, whose lives depart radically from the traditions of stability Westerners associate with Japan.