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James L. Peacock
What happens when a traditional region goes global? This work looks at the South of both the present and the past to develop the idea of ‘grounded globalism’, in which…
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The Muhammadijah (or Muhammadiyah) movement was founded by Ahmad Dahlan in 1912 and evolved to emphasize religious and secular education, personal moral responsibility, and a tolerance for other faiths. Published…
Symbols and symbolism are, and always have been, an integral part of myth, belief, ideology, ritual, art, and fantasy. While it is not intended as a comprehensive textbook, Consciousness and…
This title is part of UC Press’s Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach…
James L. Peacock (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
James L. Peacock’s revised version of The Anthropological Lens (1986) covers current issues in cultural anthropology, incorporates new topics such as globalization, gender and postmodernism, and reflects recent changes in…
James L. Peacock,Ruel Tyson
Originally published in 1989, Pilgrims of Paradox is based on extensive fieldwork conducted in the 1980s. Despite what may seem a fatalistic doctrine, Peacock and Tyson show that the Primitive…
Describes the processes which lead to ethnic and sectarian violence. This book shows how alternative paths through intergroup tension can be made apparent by understanding the patterns of behavior used…
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In response to the attacks of September 11, 2001 and war in Afghanistan, the Fulbright New Century Scholars program brought together social scientists from around the world to study sectarian…
Michael Malone,James L. Peacock
An anthology of personal essays, articles, poetry, and artwork that explores the culture of the US South and its extensive connections to other regions of the world. The collection is…
Walter L. Williams
Java is the most populous island of Indonesia, the fifth largest nation in the world. Yet despite its importance, outsiders know little about the country or its people. With the…
Serves as a resource for archaeologists working in the region extending from Louisiana through Mississippi north to Missouri and Kentucky. This title examines the matters of method and theory, the…
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