Books in the Interp Culture New Millennium series

As cultural mediators, Chamelco's market women offer a model of contemporary Q'eqchi' identity grounded in the strength of the Maya historical legacy. This book describes how market women gain social standing as mediators of sometimes conflicting realities, harnessing the forces of global capitalism to revitalize Chamelco's indigenous identity.

An anthropological analysis of Sarajevo and its cultural complexities that examines contemporary issues of social divisiveness, pluralism, and intergroup dynamics in the context of national identity and state formation.

A highly detailed, thought-provoking examination of the racial, sexual, and social complexities of Afro-Ecuadorian culture, as revealed through the annual Festival of the Kings.

A nuanced exploration of one of the largest and least understood indigenous peoples

"Casey High weaves together memories, facts and fantasies as these occur in contemporary Ecuadorian Amazonia, offering us a fascinating picture of Waorani life today. This highly original book takes us a step further in the understanding of current sociocultural transformations among Amazonian indigenous peoples."--Carlos Fausto, National Museum, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

The mythic roots and modern future of Ecuadorian indigenous communities in the twenty-first century

Based upon historical and archival research, as well as the author's fieldwork in indigenous communities, this work analyzes value from the perspective of the Napo Runa people of the Amazonian Ecuador. It views that Napo Runa personifies value by transforming things into people through a process of subordinating them to human relationships.

Hip hop music that empowers and engages youth in East Africa

An exceptional story of survival and redemption in the Andes

Primordial, mythic narratives from the indigenous Wakuenai of South America, available in English for the first time ever

Presents the cultural study of the lives and struggles the women in the open-air markets of the Andean highlands of Cuzco face. This book traces the impact on market women and market activities of distant yet enormously powerful forces, such as economic globalization.