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  • - An Ethnography of RVing Seniors in North America
    af David Reese Counts
    326,95 kr.

    Living either full or part time in a recreational vehicle has been an alternative lifestyle in North America since the 1920s. By the 1930s, Wally Byam''s Airstream company could not keep up with the demand for his self-contained "house trailers." And today, "RVing" has become so widespread that, for perhaps two million retired North Americans, home is a recreational vehicle. In this book, anthropologists Dorothy and David Counts tell the story of their research living the life of RVing seniors in trailer parks, "boondocking" sites on government land, laundromats, and other meeting places across the continent. The authors convincingly convey the feel of various RV lifestyles (boondocking, full timing, flea marketing and so on). But they also raise broad questions. Are there parallels to be made between the RVers of North America and the gypsies of Europe? Is there an association between RVing and socio-economic status? Why would people sell their homes and live on the road as nomads? The answers come from RVers who argue persuasively that they experience a greater sense of community and fewer of the emotional problems common to old age than do many who have chosen other forms of retirement living. This edition expands the original 1996 text, including an extended section on working RVers and on the CARE center (Continued Assistance for Retired Escapees) in Livingston, TX. The CARE center is a unique and innovative experiment that provides inexpensive assisted living and adult daycare for RVers who must hang up their keys because of age or infirmity, but who want to continue their participation in the RVing community. A new appendix (Appendix 5) offers information, resources and suggestions for people who want to try serious RVing but need help getting started. The authors include a list of websites providing resources and information for both experienced and novice RVers. The list includes sources for RVing families, single RVers, those interested in a particular kind of RVing style ("boondockers," for example), people who want to rent an RV, organizations for RVers with special interests (former military, Canadians, etc.). There is updated information on Canadian provincial residence rules defining eligibility for provincial medical care programs.

  • - The Maisin of Papua New Guinea and the Fate of the Rainforest
    af John Barker
    378,95 - 538,95 kr.

    In Ancestral Lines, which is based on 25 years of research among the Maisin people, Barker offers a nuanced understanding of how the Maisin came to reject commercial logging on their traditional lands.

  • - A Case Study in the Anthropology of Science
    af Udo Krautwurst
    426,95 - 605,95 kr.

    Charting the rise and fall of an experimental biomedical facility at a North American university, Culturing Bioscience offers a fascinating glimpse into scientific culture and the social and political context in which that culture operates.

  • - Slovak Roma and their Neighbours
    af David Z. Scheffel
    318,95 kr.

    This excellent, well-written study blends traditional anthropology with history to give us a unique look into the life, history, culture, and status of the Roma." - David M. Crowe, Elon University

  • - Revisiting Into the Heart of Africa
    af Shelley Butler
    307,95 kr.

    "A gold mine for teaching and the rarest of ethnographic studies, Butler's study carries us into the heart of one of the most divisive cultural firestorms to ever hit museums." - Jeffrey Feldman, New York University

  • - Identity and Survival in a Breton Village
    af Charles R. Menzies
    272,95 kr.

    This book explores the question of why fishing communities continue their struggle to survive, despite often calamitous changes in ecology and economy.

  • - State Formation and the Domestic in Working Class Java
    af Janice Newberry
    309,95 kr.

    "An important contribution to studies of gender and the state in Southeast Asia, this eminently readable book is at once engaging and profound." - Mary Steedly, Harvard University

  • - Citizens' Theatre and the Politics of Culture in Southern France
    af Mark Ingram
    320,95 kr.

    In this fascinating exploration of citizenship and the politics of culture in contemporary France, Ingram examines two theatre troupes in Provence, charting the evolution of new models for society and citizenship in a rapidly changing France.

  • - Change Among the Inuit of Baffin Island
    af John S. Matthiasson
    263,95 kr.

    Matthiasson offers both a vivid picture of Inuit society as it was and an illuminating look at the nature and the extent of the enormous changes of the past thirty years.

  • - Dialogues of Resistance from East Africa
    af Judith Abwunza
    298,95 kr.

    Judith Abwunza provides in this ethnography both the fruit of her research into the lives of Logoli women of Western Kenya and substantial transcripts giving the women's own description and analysis of their situation.

  • - Child Labor in Urban Northeast Brazil
    af Mary Lorena Kenny
    203,95 kr.

    "Kenny treats the often taboo topic of child labor with clear-eyed perception and a bracing lack of sentimentality." - Barbara J. Price, Columbia University

  • - Activist Ethnography in the Homeless Sheltering Industry
    af Vincent Lyon-Callo
    258,95 kr.

    "This is a terrific book. Lyon-Callo's descriptions shatter stereotypes about homeless people and focus instead on the dysfunction of the system that allegedly serves them." - Susan Greenbaum, University of South Florida

  • - Identity in a Changing World
    af llka Thiessen
    226,95 kr.

    "Thiessen crafts a fine ethnography of a changing society after the fall of socialism and independent nationhood." - Anastasia Karakasidou, Wellesley College

  • af John F. Peters
    180,95 kr.

    This is a very comprehensive and detailed account of the Yanomami people in Brazil.

  • - Clash of Cultures on the Brazilian Frontier
    af Bernard von Graeve
    231,95 kr.

    The Pacaa Nova tells a tragic story, but an entirely fascinating one, with first-hand descriptions that bring the people to life for the student.

  • - Becoming Middle Class in Angola
    af Jess Auerbach
    349,95 - 738,95 kr.

    Part monograph, part methods handbook, and including poetry, photos and other media, this highly original work explores the emergent middle class in Angola through the lens of the senses.

  • - Confronting a Century of Global Change in Rural Panama
    af Gloria Rudolf
    316,95 - 764,95 kr.

    This short, engaging book details the life history of Esperanza Ruiz and four generations of her family. Their stories recount a century of change in a poor highland community in Panama, and how ordinary people struggle, survive, and impact history.

  • - Indigenous Motherhood, Family, and HIV/AIDS
    af Pamela Downe
    213,95 kr.

    This engaging ethnography explores how Indigenous women and their communities practice collective care to sustain traditional lifeways in what has been called Canada's "HIV hot zone."

  • - The Old Believers of Alberta
    af David Z. Scheffel
    182,95 kr.

    Written in an accessible style and treating a fascinating subject, In the Shadow of Antichrist is ideally suited for inclusion on textbook lists of courses in cultural anthropology.

  • - Work, Identity, and Change in a Florentine Neighborhood
    af Anne L. Schiller
    373,95 - 504,95 kr.

    San Lorenzo, a neighborhood in the historic centre of Florence, and home to a market that has existed since before the Renaissance, is in transition. Globalization pressures-specifically international tourism and immigration-are forcing changes in the way vendors work, which in turn raises larger questions about identity.

  • - A Study of Nursing Home Care in the US
    af Athena McLean
    180,95 kr.

    "Students of many ilks will benefit from re-imagining Alzheimer's from the perspective of affected elders and their caregivers." - Peter Whitehouse, Case Western Reserve University

  • af John Steckley
    286,95 kr.

    In this lively book, designed specifically for introductory students, Steckley unpacks three white lies: the myth that there are fifty-two words for snow, that there are blond, blue-eyed Inuit descended from the Vikings, and that the Inuit send off their elders to die on ice floes.

  • - An Ethnography of Children's Sports
    af Noel Dyck
    286,95 kr.

    Bridging anthropology, sport studies, and childhood studies, Fields of Play offers a rich understanding of an area that has, to date, garnered relatively little attention by social scientists.

  • - Rehousing the Homeless
    af Rae Bridgman
    320,95 kr.

    "A wonderful example of contemporary anthropology." - Irene Glasser, Community Renewal Team (CRT), Hartford, Connecticut

  • - Sapphires, Ecotourism, and the Global Bazaar
    af Andrew Walsh
    328,95 kr.

    Made in Madagascar is an innovative ethnography that explores the tensions and negotiations between the local Malagasy people and foreigners with sensitivity and a critical eye.

  • - Language, Private Love, and Public Romance in Georgia
    af Paul Manning
    413,95 kr.

    Love Stories offers an ethnography of language and desire that doubles as an introduction to key linguistic genres and to the interplay of language and culture.

  • - Positive Social Change in Urban Costa Rica
    af Karen Stocker
    263,95 - 463,95 kr.

    In these brief and accessible case studies, Costa Rican millennial leaders draw from global solutions to address local problems, inviting students of these emerging social movements to apply similar strategies to their communities at home.

  • - An Ethnographic Play on Disability in Russia
    af Cassandra Hartblay
    228,95 kr.

    This ethnographic play and supporting commentary contribute to the development of disability anthropology, and to a conversation about the use of performance methodologies in anthropology and ethnographic research.

  • - The Forest Folk of Northern Russia and the Struggle for Cultural Survival
    af Veronica Davidov
    401,95 kr.

    Davidov uses a tour of the local museum to introduce a cast of human and non-human characters from traditional Vepsian culture, and to explore various time periods under Russian, Finnish, Soviet, and post-Soviet rule.

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