Anthropology - Soc Sci Books

New and Published Books

1. The Orang Suku Laut of Riau, Indonesia

   The inalienable gift of territory

   By Cynthia Chou

   Series: The Modern Anthropology of Southeast Asia

   Land reform has been an indisputable part of Indonesian revolution. The consequent execution of development programmes for nation-building have provoked intense hostility over territorial rights. Global market forces in Indonesia have seen increasing flows of transnational investments, technology...

   Published February 7th 2012 by Routledge
2. Culture and the Environment in the Himalaya

   Edited by Arjun Guneratne

   Series: Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series

   This book is concerned with human-environment relations in the Himalaya. It explores how different populations and communities in the region understand or conceive of the concept of environment, how their concepts vary across lines of gender, class, age, status, and what this implies for policy...

   Published February 5th 2012 by Routledge
3. Branding Cities

   Cosmopolitanism, Parochialism, and Social Change

   Edited by Stephanie Hemelryk Donald, Eleonore Kofman, Catherine Kevin

   Series: Routledge Advances in Geography

   Fierce competitiveness between established and emerging major cities, such as Berlin, London, Shanghai and Sydney, has led to a pressure to excel as desirable locations for business, cultural activities, highly skilled migrants and tourists. At the same time, the transformation of settled and new...

   Published February 2nd 2012 by Routledge
4. Children, Structure and Agency

   Realities Across the Developing World

   By G.K. Lieten

   Series: Routledge Studies in Development and Society

   The child labour debate, the Child Rights Convention and the target of universal primary education in the Millennium Development Goals have drawn increasing attention to children in developing countries. Alongside, a debate has waged on the need for child participation and the appropriateness of...

   Published February 2nd 2012 by Routledge
5. Language Evolution

   Edited by W. Tecumseh Fitch, Gesche Westphal Fitch

   Series: Critical Concepts in Linguistics

   This new four-volume collection, part of Routledge’s Critical Concepts in Linguistics series, assembles the most important scholarly writings concerning the biological evolution of language, particularly those incorporating a Darwinian view of evolution. Including excerpts from ancient sources such...

   Published January 31st 2012 by Routledge
6. Local Foods Meet Global Foodways

   Tasting History

   Edited by Benjamin Lawrance, Carolyn de la Peña

   This book explores the intersection of food and foodways from global and local perspectives. The collection contributes to interdisciplinary debates about the role and movement of commodities in the historical and contemporary world. The expert contributions collectively address a fundamental...

   Published January 30th 2012 by Routledge
7. Religious Commodifications in Asia

   Marketing Gods

   Edited by Pattana Kitiarsa

   Series: Routledge Studies in Asian Religion and Philosophy

   This book addresses the growing academic concerns of the market-religion convergences in Asia. Bringing together a group of leading scholars from Asia, Europe, Australia and North America, it discusses multiple issues regarding religious commodifications and their consequences across Asia’s...

   Published January 30th 2012 by Routledge
8. Destruction and Conservation of Cultural Property

   Edited by R Layton, P Stone, J Thomas

   Series: One World Archaeology

   In 1991 the mosque at Ayodhya in India was demolished by Hindu fundamentalists who claim that it stood on the birthplace of a legendary Hindu hero. During recent conflicts in former Yugoslavia, ethnic groups destroyed mosques and churches to eliminate evidence of long-term settlement by other...

   Published January 30th 2012 by Routledge
9. Archaeology and Language I

   Theoretical and Methodological Orientations

   Edited by Roger Blench, Matthew Spriggs

   Series: One World Archaeology

   Archaeology and Language I represents groundbreaking work in synthesizing two disciplines that are now seen as interlinked: linguistics and archaeology. This volume is the first of a three-part survey of innovative results emerging from their combination. Archaeology and historical linguistics...

   Published January 30th 2012 by Routledge
10. Early Human Behaviour in Global Context

    The Rise and Diversity of the Lower Palaeolithic Record

    Edited by Ravi Korisettar, Michael D. Petraglia

    Series: One World Archaeology

    Early Human Behaviour in a Global Context will be of use to students and professionals who are interested in prehistory, Paleolithic archaeology, and paleoanthropology. Those interested in our ancestors and their place in the natural world will also benefit from the information presented in this...

    Published January 30th 2012 by Routledge