The radical shift in human reproduction in the late 19th century, known as the demographic
transition, constitutes a major challenge to evolutionary approaches to human behaviour …

In this book, Robert L. Kelly challenges the preconceptions that hunter-gatherers were
Paleolithic relics living in a raw state of nature, instead crafting a position that emphasizes …

The following article is a critical reappraisal of the last 50 years of anthropology and industry
intended to review and assess the major writings of industrial anthropologists. The paper …

Pourquoi doit-on donner, pourquoi doit-on accepter ce que l'on vous donne, et, quand on a
accepté, pourquoi faut-il rendre? Cet ouvrage évalue le rôle et l'importance du don dans le …

Pour mieux connaître l'homme, ce livre, fidèle à la méthode ethnologique, dirige le regard
vers des sociétés fort éloignées de celle de l'observateur. Mais il se présente aussi comme …

Illuminates the ways that cultures and political systems structure the edible environment
Everyone eats, but rarely do we investigate why we eat what we eat. Why do we love spices …

Why are there still so few female scientists? Despite the scientific ethos of universalism and
inclusion, women continue to experience real social inequities as they struggle to gain …

This paper argues that the conception of ritual employed in both archaeology and
anthropology is a product of post-Enlightenment rationalism. Because it does not meet …

In the Mount Hagen area of central New Guinea, warfare has been replaced since the arrival
of the Europeans by a vigorous development of moka, a competitive ceremonial exchange …

Recent debates about the health of First Nations peoples have drawn a flurry of public
attention and controversy, and have placed the relationship between Aboriginal well-being …