This Companion is comprised of 27 original contributions by leading scholars in the field and summarizes the state of anthropological knowledge of Indian peoples, as well as the history that got us to this point.

• Surveys the full range of American Indian anthropology: from ecological and political-economic questions to topics concerning religion, language, and expressive culture
  
• Each chapter provides definitive coverage of its topic, as well as situating ethnographic and ethnohistorical data into larger frameworks
  
• Explores anthropology's...

This book is an unprecedented collection of 29 original essays by some of the world's most distinguished scholars of Japan.

• Covers a broad range of issues, including the colonial roots of anthropology in the Japanese academy; eugenics and nation building; majority and minority cultures; genders and sexualities; and fashion and food cultures
  
• Resists stale and misleading stereotypes, by presenting new perspectives on Japanese culture and society
  
• Makes Japanese society accessible to readers unfamiliar with the country

A Companion to Linguistic Anthropology provides a series of in-depth explorations of key concepts and approaches by some of the scholars whose work constitutes the theoretical and methodological foundations of the contemporary study of language as culture.

• Provides a definitive overview of the field of linguistic anthropology, comprised of original contributions by leading scholars in the field


• Summarizes past and contemporary research across the field and is intended to spur students and scholars to pursue new paths in the coming...

This Companion offers an unprecedented overview of anthropology's unique contribution to the study of politics.

• Explores the key concepts and issues of our time - from AIDS, globalization, displacement, and militarization, to identity politics and beyond
  
• Each chapter reflects on concepts and issues that have shaped the anthropology of politics and concludes with thoughts on and challenges for the way ahead
  
• Anthropology's distinctive genre, ethnography, lies at the heart of this volume

This Companion provides the first definitive overview of psychocultural anthropology: a subject that focuses on cultural, psychological, and social interrelations across cultures.

• Brings together original essays by leading scholars in the field
  
• Offers an in-depth exploration of the concepts and topics that have emerged through contemporary ethnographic work and the processes of global change
  
• Key issues range from studies of consciousness and time, emotion, cognition, dreaming, and memory, to the lingering effects of racism and...

This Companion is comprised of 27 original contributions by leading scholars in the field and summarizes the state of anthropological knowledge of Indian peoples, as well as the history that got us to this point.

• Surveys the full range of American Indian anthropology: from ecological and political-economic questions to topics concerning religion, language, and expressive culture
  
• Each chapter provides definitive coverage of its topic, as well as situating ethnographic and ethnohistorical data into larger frameworks
  
• Explores anthropology's...

Comprised of 24 newly commissioned chapters, this defining reference volume on Latin America introduces English-language readers to the debates, traditions, and sensibilities that have shaped the study of this diverse region.

• Contributors include some of the most prominent figures in Latin American and Latin Americanist anthropology
• Offers previously unpublished work from Latin America scholars that has been translated into English explicitly for this volume
• Includes overviews of national anthropologies in Mexico, Cuba, Peru, Argentina, Ecuador, Bolivia, Colombia,...

This Companion provides the first definitive overview of psychocultural anthropology: a subject that focuses on cultural, psychological, and social interrelations across cultures.

• Brings together original essays by leading scholars in the field
  
• Offers an in-depth exploration of the concepts and topics that have emerged through contemporary ethnographic work and the processes of global change
  
• Key issues range from studies of consciousness and time, emotion, cognition, dreaming, and memory, to the lingering effects of racism and...

A Companion to the Anthropology of India offers a broad overview of the rapidly evolving scholarship on Indian society from the earliest area studies to views of India's globalization in the twenty-first century.

• Provides readers with an important new introduction to the anthropology of India
• Explores the larger global issues that have transformed India since the end of colonization, including demographic, economic, social, cultural, political, and religious issues
• Contributions by leading experts present up-to-date, comprehensive coverage of key topics such...

A Companion to the Anthropology of the Body and Embodiment offers original essays that examine historical and contemporary approaches to conceptualizations of the body.

• In this ground-breaking work on the body and embodiment, the latest scholarship from anthropology and related social science fields is presented, providing new insights on body politics and the experience of the body
• Original chapters cover historical and contemporary approaches and highlight new research frameworks
• Reflects the increasing importance of embodiment and its...