In popular perception cultural differences or ethnic affiliation are factors that cause conflict or
political fragmentation although this is not borne out by historical evidence. This book puts …

Political and Legal Transformations of an Indonesian Polity is a long-term study of the
historical transformations of the Minangkabau polity of nagari, property relations and the …

Astana, the capital city of the post-Soviet Kazakhstan, has often been admired for the design
and planning of its futuristic cityscape. This anthropological study of the development of the …

This book is an ethnographic and sociolinguistic study of Uzbek migrants in the capital city of
Uzbekistan. The ethnographic details of the book represent post-Soviet urban realities on …

This book concerns the politics of religion as expressed through apparitions of the Virgin
Mary in Dzhublyk in Transcarpathian Ukraine. The analysis provides insights into the …

We present a comprehensive framework for the comparative analysis of collective identities
and corresponding processes of identification, framing, and alignment. Collective identities …

The article explores the comparatively peaceful reconstitution of the relationships between
law, religion and identification processes among the Minangkabau in West Sumatra …

For centuries, Africa's Upper Guinea Coast region has been the site of regional and global
interactions, with societies from different parts of the African continent and beyond engaging …

Anti-pastoralism policies are outdated–hence the word 'still'in the title. Apart from the
important moral and political considerations, they are now outdated on economic grounds …

This paper presents a remarkable case of ethnic ambiguity amongst Uzbek-and Tajik-
speakers in the oasis of Bukhara. Together, they constitute one bilingual and largely …