Area Studies Courses

The Native World-System: An Ethnography of Bolivian Aymara Traders in the Global Economy

Nico Tassi

9780190255220
Paperback
March 2016

Issues of Globalization: Case Studies in Contemporary Anthropology

A nuanced ethnography of the Bolivian Aymara trading system--one of the most up-and-coming forms of indigenous entrepreneurship on the American continent

City of Flowers: An Ethnography of Social and Economic Change in Costa Rica's Central Valley

Susan E. Mannon

9780190464431
Paperback
March 2016

Issues of Globalization: Case Studies in Contemporary Anthropology

An engaging, timely ethnographic study that explores how individuals and households give meaning and shape to social and economic change in Costa Rica

Sacred Rice: An Ethnography of Identity, Environment, and Development in Rural West Africa

Joanna Davidson

9780199358687
Paperback
August 2015

Issues of Globalization: Case Studies in Contemporary Anthropology

An ethnography of identity, environment, and development in rural West Africa

Amazon Town: A Study of Human Life in the Tropics

Anniversary Edition

Charles Wagley, Conrad Kottak, and Richard Pace

9780199335251
Paperback
November 2013

The classic ethnography of the Amazon, now updated and revised for today's students

Listen, Here is a Story: Ethnographic Life Narratives from Aka and Ngandu Women of the Congo Basin

Bonnie L. Hewlett

9780199764235
Paperback
May 2012

Issues of Globalization: Case Studies in Contemporary Anthropology

An ethnography on the lives of the foraging Aka and the farming Ngandu of the Central African Republic that explores women's roles in contemporary Africa.

Dangdut Stories: A Social and Musical History of Indonesia's Most Popular Music

Andrew N. Weintraub

9780195395662
Hardcover
September 2010

Music in Turkey: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture

Eliot Bates

9780195394146
Book with CD/DVD
August 2010

Global Music Series

The only brief textbook on music in Turkey, with an in-text CD of examples

Music in the Hispanic Caribbean: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture

Robin Moore

9780195375053
Book with CD/DVD
December 2009

Global Music Series

A short and affordable introduction to the music of the Hispanic Caribbean with examples on an in-text CD

This Land Was Theirs: A Study of Native North Americans

Ninth Edition

Wendell H Oswalt

9780195367409
Paperback
November 2008

Now in its ninth edition, this is the only book that includes current information based on the author's recent visits to each tribal group.

Music in the Andes: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture

Thomas Turino

9780195306743
Book with CD/DVD
December 2007

Global Music Series

Native American Music in Eastern North America: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture

Beverley Diamond

9780195301045
Paperback
November 2007

Global Music Series

This volume looks at how performance traditions of Native North Americans have been influenced by traditional social values and cultural histories, as well as by encounters with other indigenous groups and newcomers from Europe and Africa.

Music in China: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture

Frederick Lau

9780195301243
Book with CD/DVD
November 2007

Global Music Series

The State of the Native Nations: Conditions under U.S. Policies of Self-Determination

The Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development

9780195301267
Paperback
June 2007

In this volume, The Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development brings together scholars and Native leaders to produce the most comprehensive and cohesive interdisciplinary study available on current conditions and trends in Indian Country.

Music in Central Java: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture

Benjamin Brinner

9780195147377
Book with CD/DVD
March 2007

Global Music Series

Music in Egypt: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture

Scott L. Marcus

9780195146455
Book with CD/DVD
November 2006

Global Music Series

Music in Brazil: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture

John P. Murphy

9780195166842
Book with CD/DVD
January 2006

Global Music Series

Rabinal Achi: A Mayan Drama of War and Sacrifice

Dennis Tedlock

9780195139754
Paperback
March 2005

The first English translation of the Beowulf of pre-Columbian civilization

Learning Capoeira: Lessons in Cunning from an Afro-Brazilian Art

Greg Downey

9780195176971
Paperback
March 2005

A provocative look at capoeira, a demanding acrobatic art that combines dance, ritual, music, and fighting style

Music in Bali: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture

Lisa Gold

9780195141498
Book with CD/DVD
October 2004

Global Music Series

Music in Japan: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture

Bonnie C. Wade

9780195144888
Book with CD/DVD
September 2004

Global Music Series