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  • Object Worlds in Ancient Egypt

    Material Biographies Past and Present

    by Lynn Meskell ...
    Series series Materializing Culture
    Egypt looms large in the Western imagination. Whether it is our attraction to pharaonic art, the pyramids or practices of mummification, Egypts unique understanding of materiality speaks to us across space and time. Is it because the ancient Egyptians fetishized material objects that we find their culture captivating today? And what exactly do Egyptian remains tell us about biography, embodiment, ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • Embedding Ethics

    Edited by Lynn Meskell, Peter Pels ...
    Series series Wenner-Gren International Symposium Series
    Anthropologists who talk about ethics generally mean the code of practice drafted by a professional association for implementation by its members. As this book convincingly shows, such a conception is far too narrow. A more radical approach is to recognize that moral judgments are made at every juncture of scientific practice and they require a negotiation of responsibility with all stakeholders ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • Materiality

    by Lynn Meskell, Michael Rowlands, Fred R. Myers, Matthew Engelke ...
    Throughout history and across social and cultural contexts, most systems of belief—whether religious or secular—have ascribed wisdom to those who see reality as that which transcends the merely material. Yet, as the studies collected here show, the immaterial is not easily separated from the material. Humans are defined, to an extraordinary degree, by their expressions of immaterial ideals through ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • Cosmopolitan Archaeologies

    by Jane Lydon, Ian A. Lilley, Denis Byrne ...
    Series series Material Worlds
    An important collection, Cosmopolitan Archaeologies delves into the politics of contemporary archaeology in an increasingly complex international environment. The contributors explore the implications of applying the cosmopolitan ideals of obligation to others and respect for cultural difference to archaeological practice, showing that those ethics increasingly demand the rethinking of research ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • A Future in Ruins

    UNESCO, World Heritage, and the Dream of Peace

    by Lynn Meskell ...
    Best known for its World Heritage program committed to "the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity," the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was founded in 1945 as an intergovernmental agency aimed at fostering peace, humanitarianism, and intercultural ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • The Nature of Heritage

    The New South Africa

    by Lynn Meskell ...
    The Nature of Heritage: The New South Africa is unique in revealing the conflicts inherent in preserving both natural and cultural heritage, by examining the archaeological, ethnographic and economic evidence of a nation's attempts to master its past and its future.Provides a classic example of how nations attempt to overcome a negative heritage through past mastering of their historiesEvaluates ... Read more

    $46.00 USD

  • Global Heritage

    A Reader

    Edited by Lynn Meskell ...
    Series series Wiley Blackwell Readers in Anthropology
    Examines the social, cultural and ethical dimensions of heritage research and practice, and the underlying international politics of protecting cultural and natural resources around the globe.Focuses on ethnographic and embedded perspectives, as well as a commitment to ethical engagementAppeals to a broad audience, from archaeologists to heritage professionals, museum curators to the general ... Read more

    $48.00 USD

  • Archaeology Under Fire

    Nationalism, Politics and Heritage in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East

    Edited by Lynn Meskell ...
    Archaeology Under Fire addresses archaeology's role in current political issues, whether it be the ethnic cleansing in the Balkans, the division of Cyprus, or the continued destruction of Beirut. ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

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  • The Ancient Egyptian Family

    Kinship and Social Structure

    by Troy D. Allen ...
    Series series African Studies
    Scholars in Egyptology have often debated the following question: was the ancient Egyptian society organized along patrilineal or matrilineal lines? In taking a fresh and innovative look at the ancient Egyptian family, Allen attempts to solve this long-standing puzzle. Allen argues that the matrilineal nature of the ancient Egyptian family and social organization provides us with the key to ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

  • Social and Cultural Anthropology

    A Very Short Introduction

    by John Monaghan, Peter Just ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    If you want to know what anthropology is, look at what anthropologists do. This Very Short Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology combines an accessible account of some of the disciplines guiding principles and methodology with abundant examples and illustrations of anthropologists at work. Peter Just and John Monaghan begin by discussing anthropologys most important contributions to ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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  • The Second World

    Empires and Influence in the New Global Order

    by Parag Khanna ...
    Grand explanations of how to understand the complex twenty-first-century world have all fallen short–until now. In The Second World, the brilliant young scholar Parag Khanna takes readers on a thrilling global tour, one that shows how America’s dominant moment has been suddenly replaced by a geopolitical marketplace wherein the European Union and China compete with the United States to shape world ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Borders

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Alexander C. Diener, Joshua Hagen ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Compelling and accessible, this Very Short Introduction challenges the perception of borders as passive lines on a map, revealing them instead to be integral forces in the economic, social, political, and environmental processes that shape our lives. Highlighting the historical development and continued relevance of borders, Alexander Diener and Joshua Hagen offer a powerful counterpoint to the ... Read more

    $7.99 USD