Social Anthropology: Recent submissions
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Specialist knowledge practices of craftsmen and clerics in Senegal
(2009-02) - Journal articleThis article examines the specialized knowledge practices of two sets of culturally recognized ‘experts’ in Senegal: Islamic clerics and craftsmen. Their respective bodies of knowledge are often regarded as being in ... -
The liberal treatment of difference : an untimely meditation on culture and civilization
(2011-10) - Journal articleJohn Stuart Mill’s liberal vision included a notion of “civil advancement” whereby the free expression of a diversity of opinion would result not only in an initial collision of difference but also in an eventual consolidation ... -
Rulers and rascals : the politics of gold mining in Mongolian Qing history
(2010) - Journal articleThis article examines the politics of gold mining in the Mongolian cultural region during the Qing period and today. By drawing on archival material and accounts by travellers of the period, the authors situate the current ... -
Renaissance of the lost Leco : ethnohistory of the Bolivian foothills from Apolobamba to Larecaja
(University of St Andrews, 2014-06-26) - ThesisThe Leco from North of La Paz were considered to have disappeared by the end of the 20th century; however in 1997, two groups of Leco re-emerged independently from each other, one in Larecaja and one in Apolo. In the former ... -
Through a looking glass: reflected experience in São Tomé and Principé
(University of St Andrews, 2013-11-30) - ThesisThe thesis sets out to examine how significant experience is sought, recognised and communicated in São Tomé and Principé. It notes the outcomes that are frequently searched for and describes the 'location' of significant ...