Books in the Ethnicity and Identity Series series

For social anthropologists, and those working in cultural studies, politics, gender studies, ethnomusicology, folklore and musicology, this book examines the significance of music in the construction of identities and ethnicities, and suggests ways to understand music as social practice.

For social anthropologists, and those working in cultural studies, politics, gender studies, ethnomusicology, folklore and musicology, this book examines the significance of music in the construction of identities and ethnicities, and suggests ways to understand music as social practice.

From African-American women's headwraps to beauty pageants in Swaziland, this absorbing book explores ethnicity through the frequently noticed but less often analyzed human phenomenon of dress. The authors present case studies from around the world to illustrate their different theoretical frameworks and assumptions.

An anthropology of sport, which looks at how different sports are used by a wide variety of peoples to express, manipulate and negotiate their identities, and to challenge the way they are identified by others.

An anthropology of sport, which looks at how different sports are used by a wide variety of peoples to express, manipulate and negotiate their identities, and to challenge the way they are identified by others.