groups’ or ‘translocal kinship groups’. Today, the Internet and mobile phones are effective devices for social organising and defining community. For example, certain Xoja groups from different parts of Kazakhstan use the websites devoted to Xoja history
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In Anthropology of the Middle East
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- 01 Dec 2017
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- 78–91
Whose Austria?
Muslim Youth Challenge Nativist and Closed Notions of Austrian Identity
Farid Hafez
one could surf the Internet for information, they wondered if there existed Muslim institutions that encouraged young people’s interest in and passion for their religion. They travelled to the capital of Austria, Vienna, hoping to find out but were
In Anthropology of the Middle East
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- 01 Jun 2017
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- 38–51
Alimentation et dessiccation en contexte saharien
Le goût du sec
Marie-Luce Gélard
sol :. Nomadisme et sédentarisation au Maroc ( Rabat : IRCAM ). Von Hoffmann , V. ( 2013 ), Goûter le monde : Une histoire culturelle du goût à l'époque moderne ( Bruxelles : Peter Lang ). Sites internet Climate
In Anthropology of the Middle East
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- 01 Dec 2020
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- 55–71
To Whom Does History Belong?
The Theatre of Memory in Post-Soviet Russia, Estonia and Georgia
Francisco Martínez
history, including topics for which there is little empirical evidence. The second has been the emergence of the Internet as a forum in which both the learned and the ignorant can express their views. This has encouraged writers with poor professional
In Anthropological Journal of European Cultures
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- 01 Mar 2017
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- 98–127
Calm Vessels
Cultural Expectations of Pregnant Women in Qatar
Susie Kilshaw, Daniel Miller, Halima Al Tamimi, Faten El-Taher, Mona Mohsen, Nadia Omar, Stella Major, and Kristina Sole
concentration of the enzyme and thus are safe to eat ( Adebiyi et al. 2002 ). Cinnamon is commonly referred to as an abortifacient and is often cited in literature and on Internet sites as a means to cause a miscarriage (along with vitamin C, parsley, blue and
In Anthropology of the Middle East
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- 01 Dec 2016
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- 39–59
Chava Brownfield-Stein
’ ( Dijstelbloem and Broeders 2015: 22 ; Pötzsch 2015 ). These are equipped with mechanisms designed to both screen and deter border crossers, including remote and Internet monitoring, identification, and classification technologies. Border control has shifted
Babak Rezvani
colleagues (2014) , and in the case of North Caucasians, in addition to these interviews, I rely on internet websites and information offered by experts. As the study by Lawson and colleagues is a rare case of a systematic study about this matter, I will
In Anthropology of the Middle East
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- 01 Mar 2020
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- 80–98
L'estomac, le chemin du coeur et la transformation du monde
Femmes, nourriture, relations et parenté pratiques en Turquie
Marie Helene Sauner-Leroy
, sulu yemeği ). Or, contrairement au passé, la très grande majorité des enquêtées a appris à faire la cuisine par les livres ou via internet, ou en demandant à leur propre mère. L'apport de la belle-mère est moindre qu'autrefois. La transition est assez
In Anthropology of the Middle East
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- 01 Dec 2020
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- 119–135
A Woman Politician in the Cold War Balkans
From Biography to History
Krassimira Daskalova
church in 1925] (Internet resource, last visited on 6 February 2015; the source no longer exists). In his biography of the oppositional leader G. M. Dimitrov (known in Bulgaria as “Gemeto”), Charles Moser, a US historian (and the husband of Gemeto
Ten Years After
Communism and Feminism Revisited
Francisca de Haan, Kristen Ghodsee, Krassimira Daskalova, Magdalena Grabowska, Jasmina Lukić, Chiara Bonfiglioli, Raluca Maria Popa, and Alexandra Ghit
television and the Internet. I was, and have remained, an atheist as if it were the most natural thing on earth; they go to church today and pass through religious rituals (Catholic, Orthodox, Muslim) as if it is the most natural thing in the world. I grew up