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Anthropology » Cultural Anthropology

Africa For current UWest patrons only.Mixed abstract and full-text.
Africas of the Americas: Beyond the Search for Origins in the Study of Afro-Atlantic Religions For current UWest patrons only.

"...what role notions of 'Africanity' and 'pastfulness' play in the social and ritual lives of historical and contemporary practitioners of Afro-Atlantic religious."
American Ethnologist For current UWest patrons only.Mixed abstract and full-text.
Asian Ethnology Select items at the resource for UWest patrons only.
Conflict and Social Order in Tibet and Inner Asia For current UWest patrons only.
Cultural Anthropology: Journal of the Society for Cultural Anthropology Select items at the resource for UWest patrons only.
Culture, Power, Place: Explorations in Critical Anthropology Physical item available at the library.

"...demonstrate how in recent years this anthropological convention and its attendant assumptions about identity and cultural difference have undergone a series of important challenges."
Global Indian Diasporas: Exploring Trajectories of Migration and Theory
Identity in Crossroads Civilisations: Ethnicity, Nationalism and Globalism in Asia

"...demonstrates how identity is defined, negotiated and conceptualised in response to increasing globalisation in the region."
Insider/outsider: American Jews and Multiculturalism
Multiple Origins, Uncertain Destinies: Hispanics and the American Future
Online Resource for Japanese Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Individual registration required.

"...an English-language interactive tool for teachers and students interested in incorporating the wonders of early Japan in teaching and learning across a range of subjects including history, geography, environment, cuisine and religious studies."
Overcoming Passion for Race in Malaysia Cultural Studies For current UWest patrons only.
Seshat: Global History Databank

Founded in 2011, the Seshat: Global History Databank brings together the most current and comprehensive body of knowledge about human history in one place. Our unique Databank systematically collects what is currently known about the social and political organization of human societies and how civilizations have evolved over time.
The Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology For current UWest patrons only.Mixed abstract and full-text.
The Sifter: A Food History Research Tool Abstract only.

Founded in 2011, the Seshat: Global History Databank brings together the most current and comprehensive body of knowledge about human history in one place. Our unique Databank systematically collects what is currently known about the social and political organization of human societies and how civilizations have evolved over time.
Thirty Years of Reform and Social Changes in China For current UWest patrons only.
Transforming Anthropology: A Publication of the Association of Black Anthropologists For current UWest patrons only.Mixed abstract and full-text.
Usable Pasts: Traditions and Group Expressions in North America

"...fourteen authors examine the manipulation of traditional expressions among a variety of groups from the United States and Canada."