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When Women Have Wings by Murdock
When Women Have Wings
Feminism and Development in Medellin, Colombia
by Donna F. Murdock


     

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Contesting the Commons by Lesorogol
Contesting the Commons
Privatizing Pastoral Lands in Kenya
by Carolyn K. Lesorogol


Kyongju Things by Oppenheim
Kyongju Things
Assembling Places
by Robert Oppenheim


Weaving a Way Home by Van Gelder
Weaving a Way Home
A Personal Journey Exploring Place and Story
by Leslie Van Gelder


 

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Best Sellers

Cage of Freedom by Willford
Cage of Freedom
Tamil Identity and the Ethnic Fetish in Malaysia
by Andrew C. Willford


Documents by Riles
Documents
Artifacts of Modern Knowledge
edited by Annelise Riles


Historical Metaphors and Mythical Realities by Sahlins
Historical Metaphors and Mythical Realities
Structure in the Early History of the Sandwich Islands Kingdom
by Marshall D. Sahlins


Islam and the Prayer Economy by Soares
Islam and the Prayer Economy
History and Authority in a Malian Town
by Benjamin F. Soares


Managing Motherhood, Managing Risk by Allen
Managing Motherhood, Managing Risk
Fertility and Danger in West Central Tanzania
by Denise Roth Allen


Slaves to Fashion by Ross
Slaves to Fashion
Poverty and Abuse in the New Sweatshops
by Robert J.S. Ross


Slayers and Their Vampires by McClelland
Slayers and Their Vampires
A Cultural History of Killing the Dead
by Bruce A. McClelland


 

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Award-Winning Books

Altruistically Inclined? by Field
Altruistically Inclined?
The Behavioral Sciences, Evolutionary Theory, and the Origins of Reciprocity
by Alexander J. Field


Winner: 2003 Alpha Sigma Nu National Book Award in the Social Sciences


Cattle Bring Us to Our Enemies by McCabe
Cattle Bring Us to Our Enemies
Turkana Ecology, Politics, and Raiding in a Disequilibrium System
by J. Terrence McCabe


Winner: The Anthropology and the Environment Section of the American Anthropological Association's 2005 Julian Steward Award


Invitations to Love by Ahearn
Invitations to Love
Literacy, Love Letters, and Social Change in Nepal
by Laura M. Ahearn


Honorable Mention: 2002 Edward Sapir Book Prize of the Society for Linguistic Anthropology, American Anthropological Association


The Network Inside Out by Riles
The Network Inside Out
by Annelise Riles

Winner: American Society of International Law's 2001 Certificate of Merit


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