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Anthropological Abstracts 7/2008
Anthropological Abstracts (AA) is a reference journal published once a year in print, but also under www.anthropology-online.de and announces - in English language - most publications in the field of cultural/social anthropology published in the German language area (Austria, Germany, Switzerland). Since many of these publications have been written in German, and most German publications are not included in the major English language abstracting services, Anthropological Abstracts offers a convenient source of information for anthropologists and social scientists in general who do not read German, to become aware of anthropological research and publications in German-speaking countries. Included are journal articles, monographs, anthologies, exhibition catalogs, yearbooks, etc. Most abstracts are authored by the editor, others are specified accordingly. This journal is edited by Ulrich Oberdiek since 1993 (formerly: Abstracts in German Anthropology; since 2002: Anthropological Abstract
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Corruption Free India
This book attempts to address the major issues concerning corruption in India. Presenting an overview of corruption in the country, it discusses at length its types, causes, consequences and cures. Giving a detailed account of major scandals India has witnessed, it examines the existing laws to tackle corruption in the country. Anti-corruption movement, the issue of Lokpal and the right to information also find place in the discussion.
The Slow Boil
Street food vendors are both a symbol and a scourge of Mumbai: cheap roadside snacks are enjoyed by all, but the people who make them dance on a razor's edge of legality. While neighborhood associations want the vendors off cluttered sidewalks, many Mumbaikers appreciate the convenient bargains they offer. In The Slow Boil, Jonathan Shapiro Anjaria draws on his long-term fieldwork with these vendors to make sense of the paradoxes within the city and, thus, to create a better understanding of urban space in general. Much urban studies literature paints street vendors either as oppressed and marginalized victims or as inventive premoderns. In contrast, Anjaria acknowledges that diverse political, economic, historic, and symbolic processes create contradictions in the vendors' everday lives, like their illegality and proximity to the state, and their insecurity and permanence. Mumbai's disorderly sidewalks reflect the simmering tensions over livelihood, democracy, and rights that are central to the city but have long been overlooked. In The Slow Boil, these issues are not subsumed into a larger framework, but are explored on their own terms.
Frauen sind wichtig - Frauen sind nichtig!
Frauen wurden auf dem europäischen Heiratsmarkt über Jahrhunderte wie Ware hin und her geschoben. Primäres Ziel der Ehen war, durch Nachkommen den Fortbestand der Dynastien zu sichern. Die stringente Untersuchung des Heiratsverhaltens der Tudors, Stuarts, Pfälzer und Hannoveraner verbunden mit anderen europäischen Dynastien vom 15. bis 19. Jahrhundert, ergab ein differenzierteres Bild der Prozesse der Eheschließungen als allgemein angenommen. Bei Übergängen von einer Monarchie zur anderen waren Frauen maßgeblich beteiligt. Gattinnen der Hannoveraner in Großbritannien kamen alle aus deutschen Höfen. Durch familiären Hintergrund und ihre Persönlichkeit verdeutlichen sie eine große Bandbreite an Biografien. Wie bei Generationen der Ehefrauen und Regentinnen Großbritanniens vor ihnen waren sie in das jeweilige Zeitgeschehen eingebunden und vom Verhalten ihrer Ehemänner beeinflusst bzw. abhängig.
