Research as Development Biomedical Research, Ethics, and Collaboration in Sri Lanka
(2019)
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Sariola, S., & Simpson, B. (2019). Research as Development Biomedical Research, Ethics, and Collaboration in Sri Lanka. Cornell University Press
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Anthropology of Tobacco: Ethnographic Adventures in Non-human Worlds (2019)
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Russell, A. (2019). Anthropology of Tobacco: Ethnographic Adventures in Non-human Worlds. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351050197Tobacco has become one of the most widely used and traded commoditites on the planet. Reflecting contemporary anthropological interest in material culture studies, Anthropology of Tobacco makes the plant the centre of its own, contentious, global sto... Read More about Anthropology of Tobacco: Ethnographic Adventures in Non-human Worlds.
Indigenous knowledge:enhancing its contribution to natural resources management. (2017)
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Sillitoe, P. (. (in press). Indigenous knowledge:enhancing its contribution to natural resources management. CABI Publishing
Suicide in Sri Lanka: The Anthropology of an Epidemic [paperback edition] (2018)
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Widger, T. (2018). Suicide in Sri Lanka: The Anthropology of an Epidemic [paperback edition]. (Paperback edition). Routledge
Back to the Postindustrial Future: An Ethnography of Germany's Fastest Shrinking City (2018)
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Ringel, F. (2018). Back to the Postindustrial Future: An Ethnography of Germany's Fastest Shrinking City. Berghahn Books
Built in Niugini: Constructions in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea (2017)
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Sillitoe, P. (2017). Built in Niugini: Constructions in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea. Sean Kingston Publishing
Jews and Muslims in South Asia: Reflections on Difference, Religion and Race (2018)
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Egorova, Y. (2018). Jews and Muslims in South Asia: Reflections on Difference, Religion and Race. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199856237.001.0001Jews and Muslims in South Asia examines how Jews and Muslims relate to each other in a place where, in contrast to Europe, their perceived attitudes towards one another do not often make headlines. In the European imagination, Jews and Muslims have b... Read More about Jews and Muslims in South Asia: Reflections on Difference, Religion and Race.
Made in Niugini: Technology in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea (2017)
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Sillitoe, P. (2017). Made in Niugini: Technology in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea. (2nd edition). Sean Kingston Publishing
Young People’s Daily Mobilities in Sub-Saharan Africa: Moving Young Lives (2016)
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Porter, G., Hampshire, K., Abane, A., Munthali, A., Robson, A., & Mashiri, M. (2017). Young People’s Daily Mobilities in Sub-Saharan Africa: Moving Young Lives. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-45431-7
Green Ice. Tourism Ecologies in the European High North (2016)
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Abram, S., & Lund, K. (2017). Green Ice. Tourism Ecologies in the European High North. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-58736-7Tourism has been expanding rapidly in the European Arctic alongside growing international interest in the Arctic as a site of extreme, palpable climate change. This chapter explores the idea of tourism ecologies, tracing the development of tourism in... Read More about Green Ice. Tourism Ecologies in the European High North.
Shadow Wars: The Secret Struggle for the Middle East (2016)
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Davidson, C. M. (2016). Shadow Wars: The Secret Struggle for the Middle East. Oneworld / Allen & UnwinFor more than a century successive US and UK governments have sought to thwart nationalist, socialist and pro-democracy movements in the Middle East. Through the Cold War, the ‘War on Terror' and the present era defined by the Islamic State, the West... Read More about Shadow Wars: The Secret Struggle for the Middle East.
Suicide in Sri Lanka: The anthropology of an epidemic (2014)
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Widger, T. (2015). Suicide in Sri Lanka: The anthropology of an epidemic. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315743707Why people kill themselves remains an enduring and unanswered question. With a focus on Sri Lanka, a country that for several decades has reported ‘epidemic’ levels of suicidal behaviour, this book develops a unique perspective linking the causes and... Read More about Suicide in Sri Lanka: The anthropology of an epidemic.
History, Time and Economic Crisis in Central Greece. (2015)
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Knight, D. (2015). History, Time and Economic Crisis in Central Greece. Palgrave MacmillanHistory, Time, and Economic Crisis in Central Greece examines a period when nearly three decades of Greek economic prosperity were suddenly replaced by austerity, crisis, and destitution. Through detailed ethnographic and historical data collected ov... Read More about History, Time and Economic Crisis in Central Greece..
Speaking Our Minds: Why human communication is different, and how language evolved to make it special (2014)
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Scott-Phillips, T. (2014). Speaking Our Minds: Why human communication is different, and how language evolved to make it special. Red Globe Press
Rationalities of planning: development versus environment in planning for housing (2002)
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Murdoch, J., & Abram, S. (2002). Rationalities of planning: development versus environment in planning for housing. Ashgate Publishing
Culture and Planning. (2011)
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Abram, S. (2011). Culture and Planning. Ashgate Publishing
Kuna Art and Shamanism: An Ethnographic Approach (2012)
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Fortis, P. (2013). Kuna Art and Shamanism: An Ethnographic Approach. University of Texas PressThe first book to study wood carving and its relation to shamanism among Kuna people from the San Blas Archipelago, providing a rich new lens for understanding the Kuna worldview Known for their beautiful textile art, the Kuna of Panama have been scr... Read More about Kuna Art and Shamanism: An Ethnographic Approach.
Media, Anthropology and Public Engagement (2015)
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Pink, S., & Abram, S. (2015). Media, Anthropology and Public Engagement. Berghahn JournalsMedia, Anthropology and Public Engagement looks at how changing public media and arts practices are enabling the emergence of a new public anthropology. In doing so, we address a set of key questions about anthropology’s public role. Each of the key... Read More about Media, Anthropology and Public Engagement.
Evolving Human Nutrition: Implications for Public Health. (2012)
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Ulijaszek, S., Mann, N., & Elton, S. (2012). Evolving Human Nutrition: Implications for Public Health. Cambridge University Press
The Jews of Andhra Pradesh: Contesting Caste and Religion in South India (2013)
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Egorova, Y., & Perwez, S. (2013). The Jews of Andhra Pradesh: Contesting Caste and Religion in South India. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof%3Aoso/9780199929214.001.0001