The broker, a key concept in 1960s and 1970s political anthropology, merits revival in
settings of rapid social transition. In South Africa, where state planning directs the course of …

In 1990, when Augusto Pinochet's 17-year military dictatorship ended, democratic rule
returned to Chile. Since then, Indigenous organizations have mobilized to demand …

A quarter century following the collapse of the Soviet Union and the people's democracies,
many of the dwellings, utilities, and public spaces built by these regimes continue to be …

History, economy, policy arrangements, and individual choices can all explain changes in
ruralness. The rural transformation represents the main focus of this study which is intended …

If Mapuche land claims in southern Chile reflect the incommensurability of local notions of
place and the legal principles of property, they also reveal intersections between indigenous …

International law has increasingly come to recognise that Indigenous peoples retain rights
not only in territories historically and continuously used but also in lands traditionally used …

Sacred sites lie at the core of indigenous peoples' land claims and negotiations with the
state. These sites are often subject to accusations of inauthenticity by state actors, which …

In Africa, conflicts between protected areas for fauna and flora and space for their
surrounding human populations continue despite years spent trying to find an …

DIV This book, the first of its kind, comprehensively explores Native American claims against
the United States government over the past two centuries. Despite the federal government's …

This article critiques assumptions made by urban anthropologists and other scholars of
cities, focusing on currently fashionable theories of infrastructure, materiality, and …