Ethnobiology is the scientific study of the way plants and animals are treated or used by different human cultures. Ethno medicine is a sub-field of ethno botany or medical anthropology that deals with the study of traditional medicines. not only those that have relev... Lees meer.

This elegant and comprehensive scientific biography recounts the life of Paul Broca one of the world s most inventive and prolific scientists whose work touched not only the fields of surgery neuroanatomy neurophysiology and the neuropathology of speech but statis... Lees meer.

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This book examines how micro contextual issues inspire collective social action forms against everyday situations of crises and crimes through an inter-disciplinary ethnographic and comparative research conducted among Bishnois and Indian South Africans. Exploring the... Lees meer.

Investigating the communicative practices of indigenous Santali speakers in eastern India Nishaant Choksi examines the overlooked role of script in regional movements for autonomy to provide one of the first comprehensive theoretical and ethnographical accounts of gra... Lees meer.

This book explores the discipline of social-cultural anthropology through an extensive study of the Nicobarese people in one of the remotest human settlements of the Indian Ocean. This book explores the discipline of social-cultural anthropology through an extensiv... Lees meer.

The Modern Anthropology of India is an accessible textbook providing a critical overview of the ethnographic work done in India since 1947. It assesses the history of research in each region and serves as a practical and comprehensive guide to the main themes dealt with... Lees meer.

Documents how activism oscillates between the potential for new social arrangements and the questions that arise once the activists goals have been accomplished In Queer Activism in India Naisargi Dave examines the formation of lesbian communities in India from the... Lees meer.

This book is a comparative study of caste and class in two small villages in the Thanj v r district of southeast India based on fieldwork done by the author in 1951 3. Differing from the usual village study Gough s work traces the history of the villages over the past... Lees meer.

This book explores the discipline of social-cultural anthropology through an extensive study of the Nicobarese people in one of the remotest human settlements of the Indian Ocean. This book explores the discipline of social-cultural anthropology through an extensiv... Lees meer.

This book explores food in India and its evolution from prehistoric times to contemporary food trends while highlighting the intersections between culture rituals environment and the economy with food ingredients and eating practices. It looks at the history of foo... Lees meer.

How do India s untouchables and tribals fit into the global economy. Why has India s astonishing economic growth not reached the people at the bottom of its social and economic hierarchy. Travelling the length and breadth of the subcontinent this book shows ho... Lees meer.

This title traces the development of Indian civilization from its earliest times to the beginning of the 21st century by combining a historical and anthropological approach to the subject. This book is intended for historians and anthropologists.... Lees meer.

In Queer Activism in India Naisargi Dave examines the formation of lesbian communities in India from the 1980s to the early 2000s. Based on ethnographic fieldwork conducted with activist organizations in Delhi a body of letters written by lesbian women and research... Lees meer.

A study of the system of political stratification and the pattern of political alliances in rural Western Maharashtra. Based on fieldwork in a large village a nearby market town and taluka headquarters and political institutions in the surrounding countryside the fir... Lees meer.