Fate Calculation Experts

Geng Li

• Hardcover | Engels | Asian Anthropologies | nr. 9
• Having long been stigmatized as an immoral and even illegal "superstition", the popular practice of divination is experiencing a revival in contempora... Lees meer

Temple Tracks

Vineeta Sinha

• Hardcover | Engels | Asian Anthropologies | nr. 16
• The notions of labour, mobility and piety have a complex and intertwined relationship. Using ethnographic methods and a historical perspective, Temple... Lees meer

Globalization in Southeast Asia

• Hardcover | Engels | Asian Anthropologies | nr. 1
• The rapid postwar economic growth in the Southeast Asia region has led to a transformation of many of the societies there, together with the developme... Lees meer

Tides of Empire

Courtney Work

• Hardcover | Engels | Asian Anthropologies | nr. 10
• At the forested edge of Cambodia's development frontier, the infrastructures of global development engulf the land and existing social practices like ... Lees meer

Multiculturalism in the New Japan

• Hardcover | Engels | Asian Anthropologies | nr. 6
• Like other industrial nations, Japan is experiencing its own forms of, and problems with, internationalization and multiculturalism. This volume focus... Lees meer

Globalization in Southeast Asia

• Paperback | Engels | Asian Anthropologies | nr. 1
• The rapid postwar economic growth in the Southeast Asia region has led to a transformation of many of the societies there, together with the developme... Lees meer

Stories from an Ancient Land

Magnus Fiskesjö

• Hardcover | Engels | Asian Anthropologies | nr. 12
• The Wa people have a rich civilization of their own, and a deep history in the mountains of Southeast Asia. Their mythology suggests their land is the... Lees meer

Bali and Beyond

Shinji Yamashita, J S Eades

• Paperback | Engels | Asian Anthropologies | nr. 2
• Based on field research carried out over two decades, the author surveys the development of the anthropology of tourism and its significance, using ca... Lees meer

Bali and Beyond

Shinji Yamashita, J S Eades

• Hardcover | Engels | Asian Anthropologies | nr. 2
• Based on field research carried out over two decades, the author surveys the development of the anthropology of tourism and its significance, using ca... Lees meer

Engaging the Spirit World

• Hardcover | Engels | Asian Anthropologies | nr. 5
• In many parts of the contemporary world, spirit beliefs and practices have taken on a pivotal role in addressing the discontinuities and uncertainties... Lees meer

Centering the Margin

• Hardcover | Engels | Asian Anthropologies | nr. 4
• In a completely new approach to borders and border crossing, this volume suggests a re-conceptualization of the nation in Southeast Asia. Choosing an ... Lees meer

Ogata-Mura

Donald C Wood

• Hardcover | Engels | Asian Anthropologies | nr. 7
• Following the Second World War, a massive land reclamation project to boost Japan's rice production capacity led to the transformation of the shallow ... Lees meer

Soup, Love, and a Helping Hand

Friederike Fleischer

• Hardcover | Engels | Asian Anthropologies | nr. 8
• Despite growing affluence, a large number of urban Chinese have problems making ends meet. Based on ethnographic research among several different type... Lees meer

Visions of Marriage

Hsiao-Chiao Chiu

• Hardcover | Engels | Asian Anthropologies | nr. 15
• Grounded in multi-generational stories from Kinmen in Taiwan, Visions of Marriage explores the historical entanglements between the pursuit of new per... Lees meer

The Making of Anthropology in East and Southeast Asia

• Hardcover | Engels | Asian Anthropologies | nr. 3
• CHOICE OUTSTANDING BOOK OF THE YEAR 2005 Despite the growth of interest in the history of anthropology as a over the last two decades, surprisingly li... Lees meer

Ogata-Mura

Donald C Wood

• Paperback | Engels | Asian Anthropologies | nr. 7
• Following the Second World War, a massive land reclamation project to boost Japan's rice production capacity led to the transformation of the shallow ... Lees meer

The Making of Anthropology in East and Southeast Asia

• Paperback | Engels | Asian Anthropologies | nr. 3
• CHOICE OUTSTANDING BOOK OF THE YEAR 2005 Despite the growth of interest in the history of anthropology as a over the last two decades, surprisingly li... Lees meer

Cosmic Coherence

William Matthews

• Hardcover | Engels | Asian Anthropologies | nr. 13
• Humans are unique in their ability to create systematic accounts of the world - theories based on guiding cosmological principles. This book is about ... Lees meer

Aspirations of Young Adults in Urban Asia

• Hardcover | Engels | Asian Anthropologies | nr. 11
• Comparing first-person ethnographic accounts of young people living, working, and creating relationships in cities across Asia, this volume explores t... Lees meer

The Art of Fate Calculation

Stéphanie Homola

• Hardcover | Engels | Asian Anthropologies | nr. 14
• From housewives to students and high-ranking officials, people from all social backgrounds in China and Taiwan visit fate calculation masters to learn... Lees meer

Multiculturalism in the New Japan

• Paperback | Engels | Asian Anthropologies | nr. 6
• Like other industrial nations, Japan is experiencing its own forms of, and problems with, internationalization and multiculturalism. This volume focus... Lees meer