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Afropolitan Horizons: Essays toward a Literary Anthropology of Nigeria (2022): By Ulf Hannerz
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ULF HANNERZ, 2022, Afropolitan Horizons: Essays toward a Literary Anthropology of Nigeria, New York: Berghahn Books, 226 pp., ISBN 978-1-80073-250-
Children of the Rainforest: Shaping the Future in Amazonia (2023): By Camilla Morelli
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MORELLI, CAMILLA. 2023. Children of the Rainforest: Shaping the Future in Amazonia. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press. ISBN 978197882521
Ritual: What It Is, How It Works, and Why (2022): By Robbie Davis-Floyd and Charles D. Laughlin
No full textDesigned for both academic and lay audiences, this book identifies the characteristics of ritual and, via multiple examples, details how ritual works on the human body and brain to produce its often profound effects. These include enhancing courage, effecting healing, and generating group cohesion by enacting cultural—or individual—beliefs and values. It also shows what happens when ritual fails
Our Data, Ourselves: A Personal Guide to Digital Privacy (2022): By Jacqueline D. Lipton
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JACQUELINE D. LIPTON, 2022, Our Data, Ourselves: A Personal Guide to Digital Privacy, Oakland: University of California Press, 224 pp., ISBN 978052039050
Black Food Matters: Racial Justice in the Wake of Food Justice: Eds. by Hanna Garth and Ashanté M. Reese
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Eds. by HANNA GARTH and ASHANTÉ M. REESE, 2020, Black Food Matters: Racial Justice in the Wake of Food Justice, University of Minnesota Press, 302 pp. ISBN 978-1-51790-814-
The Return Of Polyandry: Kinship And Marriage In Central Tibet (2022): Heidi E. Fjeld
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HEIDI E. FJELD, 2022, The Return of Polyandry: Kinship and Marriage In Central Tibet, New York: Berghahn Books, 232pp., ISBN 978-1-80073-607-
Ritual: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living (2022): By Dimitris Xygalatas
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DIMITRIS XYGALATAS, 2022, Ritual: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living, London: Profile Books, 312 pp., ISBN 978-1-78816-102-
Best Laid Plans: Women Coming Of Age In Uncertain Times (2022): By Jessica Halliday Hardie
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Hardie, Jessica Halliday. 2022. Best Laid Plans: Women Coming of Age in Uncertain Times. Oakland, California: University of California Press
Drawing Deportation. Art and Resistance among Immigrant Children (2023): By Silvia Rodriguez Vega
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Silvia Rodriguez Vega, 2023, Drawing Deportation. Art and Resistance among Immigrant Children, New York University Press, 217 pp, ISBN 9781479810451