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Heritage and Religion in East Asia (Paperback): Shuli Wang, Michael Rowlands, Yujie Zhu Heritage and Religion in East Asia (Paperback)
Shuli Wang, Michael Rowlands, Yujie Zhu
R1,209 Discovery Miles 12 090 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Heritage and Religion in East Asia examines how religious heritage, in a mobile way, plays across national boundaries in East Asia and, in doing so, the book provides new theoretical insights into the articulation of heritage and religion. Drawing on primary, comparative research carried out in four East Asian countries, much of which was undertaken by East Asian scholars, the book shows how the inscription of religious items as "Heritage" has stimulated cross-border interactions among religious practitioners and boosted tourism along modern pilgrimage routes. Considering how these forces encourage cross-border links in heritage practices and religious movements in China, Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan, the volume also questions what role heritage plays in a region where Buddhism, Taoism, and other various folk religious practices are dominant. Arguing that it is diversity and vibrancy that makes religious discourse in East Asia unique, the contributors explore how this particularity both energizes and is empowered by heritage practices in East Asia. Heritage and Religion in East Asia enriches understanding of the impact of heritage and religious culture in modern society and will be of interest to academics and students working in heritage studies, anthropology, religion, and East Asian studies.

Domination and Resistance (Hardcover): Daniel Miller, Michael Rowlands, Chris Tilley Domination and Resistance (Hardcover)
Daniel Miller, Michael Rowlands, Chris Tilley
R5,166 Discovery Miles 51 660 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The nature of power - one of the central concerns in social science - is the main theme of this wide-ranging book. Introducing a much broader historical and geographical comparative understanding of domination and resistance than is available elsewhere, the editors and contributors offer a wealth of perspectives and case studies. They illustrate the application of these ideas to issues as diverse as ritualized space, the nature of hierarchy in non-capitalist contexts and the production of archaeological discourse. Drawing on considerable experience in promoting interaction between archaeology and other disciplines concerned with ideology, power and social transformation, the editors have brought together a stimulating book that will be of widespread interest amongst students of archaeology, ancient history, sociology, anthropology and human geography.

Domination and Resistance (Paperback, Revised): Daniel Miller, Michael Rowlands, Chris Tilley Domination and Resistance (Paperback, Revised)
Daniel Miller, Michael Rowlands, Chris Tilley
R1,456 Discovery Miles 14 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


The nature of power - one of the central concerns in social science - is the main theme of this wide-ranging book. Introducing a much broader historical and geographical comparative understanding of domination and resistance than is available elsewhere, the editors and contributors offer a wealth of perspectives and case studies. They illustrate the application of these ideas to issues as diverse as ritualized space, the nature of hierarchy in non-capitalist contexts and the production of archaeological discourse.
Drawing on considerable experience in promoting interaction between archaeology and other disciplines concerned with ideology, power and social transformation, the editors have brought together a stimulating book that will be of widespread interest amongst students of archaeology, ancient history, sociology, anthropology and human geography.

Social Transformations in Archaeology - Global and Local Perspectives (Paperback): Kristian Kristiansen, Michael Rowlands Social Transformations in Archaeology - Global and Local Perspectives (Paperback)
Kristian Kristiansen, Michael Rowlands
R1,525 Discovery Miles 15 250 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Social Transformations in Archaeology explores the relevance of archaeology to the study of long-term change and to the understanding of our contemporary world. The articles are divided into:
* broader theoretical issues
* post-colonial issues in a wide range of contexts
* archaeological examination of colonialism with case studies from the Mediterranean in the first millenium BC and historical Africa.

Heritage and Religion in East Asia (Hardcover): Shuli Wang, Michael Rowlands, Yujie Zhu Heritage and Religion in East Asia (Hardcover)
Shuli Wang, Michael Rowlands, Yujie Zhu
R3,881 Discovery Miles 38 810 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Heritage and Religion in East Asia examines how religious heritage, in a mobile way, plays across national boundaries in East Asia and, in doing so, the book provides new theoretical insights into the articulation of heritage and religion. Drawing on primary, comparative research carried out in four East Asian countries, much of which was undertaken by East Asian scholars, the book shows how the inscription of religious items as "Heritage" has stimulated cross-border interactions among religious practitioners and boosted tourism along modern pilgrimage routes. Considering how these forces encourage cross-border links in heritage practices and religious movements in China, Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan, the volume also questions what role heritage plays in a region where Buddhism, Taoism, and other various folk religious practices are dominant. Arguing that it is diversity and vibrancy that makes religious discourse in East Asia unique, the contributors explore how this particularity both energizes and is empowered by heritage practices in East Asia. Heritage and Religion in East Asia enriches understanding of the impact of heritage and religious culture in modern society and will be of interest to academics and students working in heritage studies, anthropology, religion, and East Asian studies.

Social Transformations in Archaeology - Global and Local Perspectives (Hardcover): Kristian Kristiansen, Michael Rowlands Social Transformations in Archaeology - Global and Local Perspectives (Hardcover)
Kristian Kristiansen, Michael Rowlands
R3,918 Discovery Miles 39 180 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume brings together a series of papers which define the relevance of archaeology to the study of long term change and to the understanding of our contemporary world. It re-evaluates the premises and epistemologies which underlie the study of archaeology and looks at the ways discoveries about the past have a direct bearing oncontemporary beliefs and actions. The major theoretical ideologies which have influenced archaeology since the mid-1970s are considered: functionalism, determinism, structural Marxism, world systems theory, postmodernism and postprocessual archaeology. The papers in this volume, however, concentrate on the study of structures as far as the archaeological record brings new or different insight to their functioning in the long term. The volume also remains committed to the possibility of an historical reconstruction of social realities. The text is a compilation of papers in theoretical archaeology and should appeal to academics and postgraduates in archaeology, anthropology and history.

Shopping, Place and Identity (Paperback, New): Peter Jackson, Michael Rowlands, Daniel Miller Shopping, Place and Identity (Paperback, New)
Peter Jackson, Michael Rowlands, Daniel Miller
R1,437 Discovery Miles 14 370 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Presenting a unique study of shopping, the life of shopping centres and the nature of shoppers, this book offers new understanding of the significance of place and the construction of identity. From an historical and thematic survey of the nature of consumer societies and their implications for identity, the authors examine the commercial and historical background of two London shopping centres - Brent Cross and Wood Green. Drawing on their own primary research on shoppers from particular streets, focus groups and survey questionnaires, the authors examine particular issues that arise in the action of locating identity through shopping.
Shopping, Place and Identity engages with key debates in contemporary consumption and identity studies, yet presents a firmly grounded study that will complement the more speculative writing about shopping, place and identity that has developed in recent years.

Civilisation Recast - Theoretical and Historical Perspectives (Paperback): Stephan Feuchtwang, Michael Rowlands Civilisation Recast - Theoretical and Historical Perspectives (Paperback)
Stephan Feuchtwang, Michael Rowlands
R703 Discovery Miles 7 030 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Civilisation is a debated concept and is often associated with the prerogatives of the 'West', colonial histories, and even emerging global politics. In this book, Stephen Feuchtwang and Michael Rowlands use the examples of Africa and China to provide a new conceptualisation that challenges traditional notions of 'civilisation'. They explain how to understand duration and continuity as long-term processes of transformation. Civilisations are best seen as practices of feeding and hospitality, of rituals and manners of living and dying, of entering the portals into the invisible world that surrounds and encompasses us, of healing and the knowledge of the encompassing universe and its powers, including its ghosts and demons. Civilisations furnish the moral ideals for people to live by and aspire to and they are changed more by the actions of disappointed grassroots and their little traditions than by their ruling authorities. Just as they revitalise and change their civilisations, this book revitalises and changes the way to think about civilisations in the humanities, the historical and the social sciences.

Reclaiming Heritage - Alternative Imaginaries of Memory in West Africa (Paperback): Ferdinand De Jong, Michael Rowlands Reclaiming Heritage - Alternative Imaginaries of Memory in West Africa (Paperback)
Ferdinand De Jong, Michael Rowlands
R1,159 Discovery Miles 11 590 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Struggles over the meaning of the past are common in postcolonial states. State cultural heritage programs build monuments to reinforce in nation building efforts-often supported by international organizations and tourist dollars. These efforts often ignore the other, often more troubling memories preserved by local communities-markers of colonial oppression, cultural genocide, and ethnic identity. Yet, as the contributors to this volume note, questions of memory, heritage, identity and conservation are interwoven at the local, ethnic, national and global level and cannot be easily disentangled. In a fascinating series of cases from West Africa, anthropologists, archaeologists and art historians show how memory and heritage play out in a variety of postcolonial contexts. Settings range from televised ritual performances in Mali to monument conservation in Djenne and slavery memorials in Ghana.

Reclaiming Heritage - Alternative Imaginaries of Memory in West Africa (Hardcover): Ferdinand De Jong, Michael Rowlands Reclaiming Heritage - Alternative Imaginaries of Memory in West Africa (Hardcover)
Ferdinand De Jong, Michael Rowlands
R4,173 Discovery Miles 41 730 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Struggles over the meaning of the past are common in postcolonial states. State cultural heritage programs build monuments to reinforce in nation building efforts-often supported by international organizations and tourist dollars. These efforts often ignore the other, often more troubling memories preserved by local communities-markers of colonial oppression, cultural genocide, and ethnic identity. Yet, as the contributors to this volume note, questions of memory, heritage, identity and conservation are interwoven at the local, ethnic, national and global level and cannot be easily disentangled. In a fascinating series of cases from West Africa, anthropologists, archaeologists and art historians show how memory and heritage play out in a variety of postcolonial contexts. Settings range from televised ritual performances in Mali to monument conservation in Djenne and slavery memorials in Ghana.

Shopping, Place and Identity (Hardcover): Peter Jackson, Michael Rowlands, Daniel Miller Shopping, Place and Identity (Hardcover)
Peter Jackson, Michael Rowlands, Daniel Miller
R3,887 Discovery Miles 38 870 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Presenting a unique study of shopping, the life of shopping centres and the nature of shoppers, this book offers new understanding of the significance of place and the construction of identity. From an historical and thematic survey of the nature of consumer societies and their implications for identity, the authors examine the commercial and historical background of two London shopping centres. Drawing on their own primary research on shoppers from particular streets, focus groups and survey questionnaires, the authors examine particular issues that arise in the action of locating identity through shopping.

Civilisation Recast - Theoretical and Historical Perspectives (Hardcover): Stephan Feuchtwang, Michael Rowlands Civilisation Recast - Theoretical and Historical Perspectives (Hardcover)
Stephan Feuchtwang, Michael Rowlands
R2,511 Discovery Miles 25 110 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Civilisation is a debated concept and is often associated with the prerogatives of the 'West', colonial histories, and even emerging global politics. In this book, Stephen Feuchtwang and Michael Rowlands use the examples of Africa and China to provide a new conceptualisation that challenges traditional notions of 'civilisation'. They explain how to understand duration and continuity as long-term processes of transformation. Civilisations are best seen as practices of feeding and hospitality, of rituals and manners of living and dying, of entering the portals into the invisible world that surrounds and encompasses us, of healing and the knowledge of the encompassing universe and its powers, including its ghosts and demons. Civilisations furnish the moral ideals for people to live by and aspire to and they are changed more by the actions of disappointed grassroots and their little traditions than by their ruling authorities. Just as they revitalise and change their civilisations, this book revitalises and changes the way to think about civilisations in the humanities, the historical and the social sciences.

Infinity in Bits (Paperback): Michael Rowland Infinity in Bits (Paperback)
Michael Rowland
R525 Discovery Miles 5 250 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Grassroots Values and Local Cultural Heritage in China (Hardcover): Harriet Evans, Michael Rowlands Grassroots Values and Local Cultural Heritage in China (Hardcover)
Harriet Evans, Michael Rowlands; Contributions by Harriet Evans, Michael Rowlands, Beverley Butler, …
R3,442 Discovery Miles 34 420 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The recent heritage boom in China is transforming local social, economic, and cultural life and reshaping domestic and global notions of China's national identity. Based on long-term ethnographic fieldwork conducted largely by young anthropologists in China, Grassroots Values and Local Cultural Heritage in China departs from the dominant top-down UNESCO-influenced narrative of cultural heritage preservation and approaches the local not as a fixed definition of place but as a shifting site of negotiation between state, entrepreneurial, transcultural, and local community interests. The volume takes readers along an unusual trajectory between a disadvantaged neighborhood in central Beijing, metropolitan centers in Anhui and Sichuan, Quanzhou in the southeast, and Yunnan in the southwest before finally ending at the great Samye Monastery in Tibet. Across these sites, the contributors converge in apprehending the grassroots as an arena of everyday life and belonging underpinning ordinary social interactions and cultural practices as diverse as funeral rituals, Tibetan Buddhist pilgrimages, and encounters between young contemporary artists and the Bloomsbury Group. In examining the diversity of local cultural practices and knowledge that underpin ideas about cultural value, this volume argues that grassroots cultural beliefs are essential to the liveability and sustainability of life and living heritage.

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