Frederick (State University of New York at Buffalo Klaits USA),Michael (University of Buffalo Richbart USA),LaShekia (University of Buffalo Chatman USA)
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This collection of essays explores topics in childhood studies, with a focus on children's identity formation. The contributors take the perspective that children are not just passive recipients of en
This collection of eleven essays on tourism examines the expectations of tourists and host communities through an anthropological lens, exploring the ways in which the preconceived desires of both gro
The practice of karo kari allows family, especially fathers, brothers and sons, to take the lives of their daughters, sisters and mothers if they are accused of adultery. This volume examines the cent
Drawing from extended fieldwork in La Reunion, in the Indian Ocean, the author suggests an innovative re-reading of different concepts of magic that emerge in the global cultural economics of tourism.
Most studies on transnational migration either stress assimilation, circulatory migration, or the negative impact of migration. This remarkable study, which covers migrants from one Jordanian village
Based on a detailed ethnography, this book explores the promises and expectations of tourism in Cuba, drawing attention to the challenges that tourists and local people face in establishing meaningful
Since the extensive floods of 1966, inhabitants of Venice's laguna areas have come to share in, and reflect upon, concerns over pressing environmental problems. Evidence of damage caused by industrial
Anthropologists and related scholars from Europe, North America, and Australia present ethnographic studies on Europe at the turn of the millennium at part of the development of a Europeanist anthropo
Salazar (social science, U. of Leuven, Belgium) spent 25 months conducting ethnographic field work research on the travel and tourism industries in Yogyakarta, Indonesia and in the Arusha region of Ta
Cassia (anthropology, U. of Durham, UK) presents an ethnographic reflection on the disappearance of 2,000 Greek and Turkish Cypriots between 1963 and 1974--the list of whom includes people discovered
"Mauritian independence in 1968 marked the end of a regime favorable to the Franco-Mauritians, the island's white colonial elite. Now, in postcolonial Mauritius, this group is faced with a much more d
American women make up a substantial amount of the migrant community in Tuscany, Italy, however they often struggle to adapt to the new culture and often, at least initially, face social exclusion. Ca
The indigenous population of Deià has lived side by side with increasing numbers of foreigners over the past century, and what has occurred there over this period offers an example of how the populati
Social anthropologists and museum scholars from Europe, Africa, and the US explore how museums are transformed into ritual sites: how scientific and technological relics, monuments to rationality and
As tourism service standards become more homogeneous, travel destinations worldwide are conforming yet still trying to maintain, or even increase, their distinctiveness. Based on more than two years o
By linking the experiences of immigrant families with the increased reliance on cheap and flexible workers for care and domestic work in Southern Europe, this study documents the lived experiences of
A Creole born in Mauritius and raised in Malawi, Boswell emigrated to South Africa in 1990 where she now teaches anthropology at Rhodes University. She reports findings from a study of ethnic, gender
Interpretations of the background to the Cuban diaspora – a political revolution and the subsequent radical transformation of the society and economy towards socialism – are politicised and highly con
