Social Anthropology: Recent submissions
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Human predation and animal sociality : the transformational agency of ‘wolf people’ in Mongolia
(Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2016-11-14) - Book itemThis chapter examines the recent proliferation of ‘wolf people’ following the advent of the Mongolian gold rush. By analysing ethnographic and historical material on the position of wolves in Mongolian cosmology, I demonstrate ... -
Making renting right : ethics of economy in the Edinburgh private rented sector
(University of St Andrews, 2018-06-28) - ThesisRecent decades have seen a shift in Scotland in terms of the provision of housing and housing-related services from the public sector to the private sector. In statistical terms, the proportion of Scottish households in ... -
Indigenous routes : interfluves and interpreters in the upper Tapajós river (c. 1750 to c. 1950)
(University of St Andrews, 2018-12-07) - ThesisThis thesis is an ethnographic account of the indigenous history and colonization of the upper Tapajós river in Brazil. Research was conducted using archival materials in which I searched for the different conceptualizations ... -
Keep it tight : family, learning and social transformation in New Mexico, United States
(University of St Andrews, 2018-12-07) - ThesisThis dissertation examines learning as part of social transformation in a semi-rural town in New Mexico, United States. It incorporates a focus on young people through direct work with children and observations in school ... -
'Homeawayness' : experiencing moments of home among Chinese labour migrants
(University of St Andrews, 2018) - ThesisMigration is a major feature of contemporary human life, while making home is ubiquitous. Being away from home creates a space for a migrant to rethink home and to make a home beyond something fixed, spatial, and material. ...