Autor: Jon P. Mitchell

In its assessment of the current ‘state of play’ of ethnographic practice in social anthropology, this volume explores the challenges that changing social forms and changing understandings of ‘the fi …

A key theme in the anthropology of beliefs is the relationship between socio-economic change and changes in the belief system. It has been widely argued that rapid economic change, particularly the i …

In the West we frequently pay lip service to universal notions of human rights. But do we ever consider how these work in local contexts and across diverse cultural and ethical structures? Do human r …

What can the history of a nation’s football reveal about that nation’s wider political and socio-cultural identity? How can the study of local football culture help us to understand the powerful inte …

What can the history of a nation”s football reveal about that nation”s wider political and socio-cultural identity? How can the study of local football culture help us to understand the powerful in …

What can the history of a nation”s football reveal about that nation”s wider political and socio-cultural identity? How can the study of local football culture help us to understand the powerful in …

In the West we frequently pay lip service to universal notions of human rights. But do we ever consider how these work in local contexts and across diverse cultural and ethical structures? Do human r …

In the West we frequently pay lip service to universal notions of human rights. But do we ever consider how these work in local contexts and across diverse cultural and ethical structures? Do human r …

Ambivalent Europeans examines the implications of living on the fringes of Europe. In Malta, public debate is dominated by the question of Europe, both at a policy level – whether or not to join the …

Ambivalent Europeans examines the implications of living on the fringes of Europe. In Malta, public debate is dominated by the question of Europe, both at a policy level – whether or not to join the …

Ritual has long been a central concept in anthropological theories of religious transmission. Ritual, Performance and the Senses offers a new understanding of how ritual enables religious representat …

Ritual has long been a central concept in anthropological theories of religious transmission. Ritual, Performance and the Senses offers a new understanding of how ritual enables religious representat …

‘May you live in interesting times’ was made famous by Sir Austen Chamberlain. The premise is that ‘interesting times’ are times of upheaval, conflict and insecurity – troubled times. With the growin …