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A playful and melancholy defense of forgetfulness by exploring the healing effect it can have on the human psyche, from the author of The Gift.

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Becoming Art provides a new analysis of the shifting cultural and social contexts that surround the production of Aboriginal art. Focuses on the perspective of the artists and the way they engage with the world of fine art, rather than the Western perspective of taking the artworks arrival at the gallery as a starting point.

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In volume 4 of the series, The Masks of God, Creative Mythology, Campbell examines the entire inner story of modern culture, spanning its philosophic, spiritual and cultural history since the Dark Ages and investigating modern man's unique position as the creator of his own mythology.

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Step right up for a toe-curling cultural biography of humanitys earthbound extremity!

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In volume 3 of the series, Occidental Mythology, Campbell examines the themes that underlie the art, worship and literature of the Western world.

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In volume 2 of the series, Oriental Mythology, Campbell examines Eastern mythology as it developed in the distinctive religions of Egypt, India, China and Japan.

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The first comprehensive look at Japan's otaku collectors, including peeks inside their rooms and visits to their favorite stores.

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In Volume 1 of the series, Primitive Mythology, Campbell examines the primitive roots of spiritual beliefs among our ancient ancestors.

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The way researchers write about Indigenous peoples in medical journals matters. These representations have influenced the way all Australians think about Indigenous peoples and their health and illnesses. This title is suitable for Australians who read or write health research about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

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The publication of 'An Introduction to Scottish Ethnology' sees the completion of the fourteen-volume Scottish Life and Society series, originally conceived by the eminent ethnologist Professor Alexander Fenton.

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Examines the variety in Scottish 'home life', and considers what has shaped its society. This book in fourteen volumes, aims to examine the interlocking strands of history, language and traditional culture within an international context and their contribution to the making of a national identity.

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A report on Multi-Ethnic Britain, how it is changing, and the policies that have to be put in place.

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This is a study of hunter/gatherer culture. Brody studies the culture, and most especially the language, of the hunter/gatherers - the Inuit have 28 words for snow - and uses it to form insights into the way normal society works.

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Building a bridge between the anthropologies of West and East, the author shows how an intrinsically pathological - marginal - Western culture can be partially reconstructed to go "beyond marginality" by incorporating elements of a more authentic world view.

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In Capoeira, Mobility, and Tourism: Preserving an Afro-Brazilian Tradition in a Globalized World, Sergio Gonzlez Varela examines the mobility of capoeira leaders and practitioners. He analyzes their motivations and spirituality as well as their ability to reconfigure social practices.

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This book invites readers on a journey through time, to explore the multifaceted history of Central Asia. Through transcontinental passages such as the Silk Road, the book provides links among the major civilizations of China, India, Persia, and the Mediterranean, which in turn influences the characteristics of the region and beyond.

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One of the world's leading anthropologists assesses the work of the founder of structural anthropology

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This unique collection of comparable case studies addresses the need to assess modes of conflict resolution in a larger sociocultural context with attention to varying approaches and cultural perspectives.

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This unique collection of comparable case studies addresses the need to assess modes of conflict resolution in a larger sociocultural context with attention to varying approaches and cultural perspectives.

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In Corporate Responsibility and Human Rights, Jide James-Eluyode highlights key issues concerning the emergence of a normative framework for the human rights of indigenous peoples under international law and depicts its impact on corporate social responsibility practices.

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Creative Practice Ethnographies examines how the collaboration between creative practice and ethnography enables scholars and practitioners to hone research strategies and methods within contemporary contexts. The authors use three heuristicstechniques, translations, and transmissionsto illustrate how this interdisciplinary strategy operates.