For the indigenous peoples of North America, the history of colonialism has often meant a
distortion of history, even, in some cases, a loss or distorted sense of their own native …

2019 Choice Outstanding Academic Title The Enigma of Max Gluckman examines one of
the most influential British anthropologists of the twentieth century. South African–born Max …

AIDS, Behavior, and Culture presents a bold challenge to the prevailing wisdom of “the
global AIDS industry” and offers an alternative framework for understanding what works in …

Few states in Africa have shown much enthusiasm for the human rights movement Cynics
might ascribe this attitude to the chronically unstable political conditions on the continent …

To the colonialist mind it was always of the utmost importance to be able to say: I know my
natives, a claim which implied two things at once:(a) that the native was really quite simple …

Anthropology has made a profound intellectual contribution toward understanding the
nuances of social life in the unequal, often violent, society that is South Africa (Pauw 1980 …

HIV prevention is often implemented as if African culture were either nonexistent or a series
of obstacles to overcome in order to achieve an effective, gender-equitable, human rights …

The connection between ideologies of nation, alcohol abuse, and social engineering have
not received systematic attention from historians. This article offers a case-study from the …

As many in South Africa endeavor to rescue their country from the horrors of apartheid and
transform it into a non-racial democracy, there is much debate over the nature of the …

The study of customary law benefits from a focus on both its formal rules and mechanisms
and the informal aspect. The complexity of 'living law'is best captured by considering …