Usa)obeyesekere Gananath(EmeritusProfessorofAnthropologyatPrincetonUniversity

This book critically examines dominant ceremonial practices in Sri Lanka. It presents key ideas and symbolic systems that exist to this day, in simila

This book critically examines dominant ceremonial practices in Sri Lanka. It presents key ideas and symbolic systems that exist to this day, in simila

This anthropological work of unusual historical depth describes the pattern of land tenure and resulting social structure in the Ceylonese village of

Debunks one of the most enduring myths of imperialism, civilization, and conquest: the notion that the Western civilizer is a god to savages. This wor

""The Work of Culture" is the product of two decades of field research by Sri Lanka's most distinguished anthropological interpreter, and its combinat

While a rational consciousness grasps many truths, Gananath Obeyesekere believes an even richer knowledge is possible through a bold confrontation wit

While a rational consciousness grasps many truths, Gananath Obeyesekere believes an even richer knowledge is possible through a bold confrontation wit

As the Sinhalas themselves perceive it, Buddhism proper has always shared the religious arena with a spirit religion. While Buddhism concerns salvatio

Cutting through the jargon of EU politics, the third edition of this engaging and informative textbook examines the history, institutions, processes a

The book offers a rich tapestry of examples, exercises, and problems drawn from fields such as economics, management, marketing, political science, an

Now fully revised in line with the latest research, each chapter includes a summary, suggestions for further reading, and exercises. As such this is t

Systemic and political hostility against the ‘left’, real and contrived, has been a key, yet under-recognized aspect of the history of the modern worl

There are few figures and leaders of recent American history of greater social and political consequence than Jesse Jackson, and few more relevant for

Black Existentialism and Decolonizing Knowledge collects the key philosophical writings of Lewis R. Gordon, a globally renowned scholar whose writings

The new edition of the leading textbook on Roman art, updated with new images and expanded geographic and cultural scope A History of Roman Art is an

Peter C. Caldwell and Karrin Hanshew's Germany Since 1945 traces the social, political and cultural history of Germany from the end of the Second Worl

"Second edition published by Routledge 2011"--T.p. verso.

This Companion provides an authoritative and up-to-date overview of Roman Republican history as it is currently practiced. Highlights recent developm