Books in the Mediterranea series

A study of a transhumant cattle-raising community in Spain. This book shows the social and economic factors upon which the continued vitality of this mountain village is based, and analyses the divisions between the rigid organization of life within the village, and the organization of life outside the village in the transhumant group.

In the past, sheep-rearing was the main means of existence for most Bedouin. This volume examines the effects of social, political and economic change upon the traditional livelihood of the Negev Bedouin.

Makings of the Sea is an inquiry into the makings of the Mediterranean imagination in the 20th century, focusing on specific cases in the visual and performing arts, music and literature. Following a thematic structure that falls broadly under the headings of journey, doubt and nostalgia, this is an essay on Mediterranean aesthetics.

Throughout the 20th century, Spanish people have deployed conflicting sexual moralities in their struggle for political supremacy within the state. The author visualizes the "impermanent" nature of the Gitano (Spanish Gypsy) social order and the absence of community or society.

Examining Mediterranean anthropology, this book rejects the discipline's traditional focus on honour and shame in small communities, and argues that gender and sexuality are central to the constitution of personal and social identities.

This series features ethnographic monographs and collected works on theoretical approaches to aspects of life and culture in the areas bordering the Mediterranean. This volume examines women and bull fighting.

While recent anthropological studies have focused on reconstructing disputed histories, this book examines the multiple ways in which the past is used by people as a critical resource for interpreting the meanings of a changing present.

This text provides insights into the forms of migration and the impact of gender relations on the migration and accommodation process, and also raises general conceptual issues about ways of understanding migration in a global context.

This text provides insights into the forms of migration and the impact of gender relations on the migration and accommodation process, and also raises general conceptual issues about ways of understanding migration in a global context.