War and Survival in Sudan's Frontierlands
War and Survival in Sudan's Frontierlands

Author: Wendy James

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2007-10-04

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 0191538337

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This book completes a trilogy by the anthropologist Wendy James. It is a case study of how the Uduk-speaking people, originally from the Blue Nile region between the 'north' and the 'south' of Sudan, have been caught up in and displaced by a generation of civil war. Some have responded by defending their nation, others by joining the armed resistance of the Sudan People's Liberation Army, and yet others eventually finding security as international refugees in Ethiopia, and even further afield in countries such as the USA. Sudan's peace agreement of 2005 leaves much uncertainty for the future of the whole country, as conflict still rages in Darfur. The Uduk case shows how people who once lived together now try to maintain links across borders and even continents through modern communications, and where possible recreate their 'traditional' forms of story-telling, music, and song.

War and Survival in Sudan's Frontierlands
War and Survival in Sudan's Frontierlands

Author: Wendy James

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2007-10-04

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 019929867X

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This book completes a trilogy by the anthropologist Wendy James. It is a case study of how the Uduk-speaking people, originally from the Blue Nile region between the 'north' and the 'south' of Sudan, have been caught up in and displaced by a generation of civil war. Some have responded by defending their nation, others by joining the armed resistance of the Sudan People's Liberation Army, and yet others eventually finding security as international refugees in Ethiopia, and even further afield in countries such as the USA. Sudan's peace agreement of 2005 leaves much uncertainty for the future of the whole country, as conflict still rages in Darfur. The Uduk case shows how people who once lived together now try to maintain links across borders and even continents through modern communications, and where possible recreate their 'traditional' forms of story-telling, music, and song.

Litigating International Law Disputes
Litigating International Law Disputes

Author: Natalie Klein

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2014-04-10

Total Pages: 533

ISBN-13: 1139916076

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Litigating International Law Disputes provides a fresh understanding of why states resort to international adjudication or arbitration to resolve international law disputes. A group of leading scholars and practitioners discern the reasons for the use of international litigation and other modes of dispute settlement by examining various substantive areas of international law (such as human rights, trade, environment, maritime boundaries, territorial sovereignty and investment law) as well as considering case studies from particular countries and regions. The chapters also canvass the roles of international lawyers, NGOs, and private actors, as well as the political dynamics of disputes, and identify emergent trends in dispute settlement for different areas of international law.

War in the Tribal Zone
War in the Tribal Zone

Author: R. Brian Ferguson

Publisher: James Currey

Published: 2000-01

Total Pages: 303

ISBN-13: 9780852559130

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In this text, the editors aim to make it impossible for researchers and theorists to treat preindustrial warfare without addressing the larger contexts within which all societies are embedded.

Visions of Savage Paradise
Visions of Savage Paradise

Author: Rebecca Parker Brienen

Publisher: Amsterdam University Press

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 9053569472

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Visions of Savage Paradise is the first major book-length study of seventeenth-century Dutch artist Albert Eckhout to be published in nearly seventy years. Eckhout, who was court painter to the colonial governor of Dutch Brazil, created life-size paintings of Amerindians, Africans, and Brazilians of mixed race in support of the governor’s project to document the people and natural history of the colony. In this study, Rebecca Parker Brienen provides a detailed analysis of Eckhout’s works, framing them with discussions of both their colonial context and contemporary artistic practices in the Dutch republic.

Anthropology and Economy
Anthropology and Economy

Author: Stephen Gudeman

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2016-01-07

Total Pages: 235

ISBN-13: 1107130867

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Offering a uniquely cross-cultural perspective, renowned economic anthropologist Stephen Gudeman presents a theory of economic crisis and lessons for its mitigation, in light of the recent global financial crash. This compelling book is richly illustrated with examples from 'strange' small-scale economies as well as developed market economies.

Land, Labour and the Family in Southern Ghana
Land, Labour and the Family in Southern Ghana

Author: Kojo Amanor

Publisher: Nordic Africa Institute

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 138

ISBN-13: 9789171064684

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This report is based on field work carried out in the Akyem Abuakwa area of the forest region of Ghana, a section of the country rich in agricultural land, gold, and diamonds. Through the field work which was undertaken and the empirical material generated, the author attempts to chart the processes and patterns of differentiation connected to land and land use in contemporary Ghana.

Creating God
Creating God

Author: Robin Derricourt

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 2021-05-17

Total Pages: 438

ISBN-13: 1526156180

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What do we really know about how and where religions began, and how they spread? In this bold new book, award-winning author Robin Derricourt takes us on a journey through the birth and growth of several major religions, using history and archaeology to recreate the times, places and societies that witnessed the rise of significant monotheistic faiths. Beginning with Mormonism and working backwards through Islam, Christianity and Judaism to Zoroastrianism, Creating God opens up the conditions that allowed religious movements to emerge, attract their first followers and grow. Throughout history there have been many prophets: individuals who believed they were in direct contact with the divine, with instructions to spread a religious message. While many disappeared without trace, some gained millions of followers and established a lasting religion. In Creating God, Robin Derricourt has produced a brilliant, panoramic book that offers new insights on the origins of major religions and raises essential questions about why some succeeded where others failed.