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Egalitarianism is often idealized, but many anthropologists have noted its potential for nightmare scenarios involving envy, mistrust, and violence. This introduction outlines a framework for understanding the negative emotions and violence associated with the forces of commensuration that are necessary to make people equal.
Natalia Buitron +2 more
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THE ILLUSION OF FLEXIBILITY: Housing Aspirations Across Generations in Brazil's Formal Market
Abstract With this study we join the conversation on housing aspirations from a Brazilian perspective, which is marked by coexisting formal and informal markets, investigating how market‐driven narratives and socioeconomic factors shape these aspirations across generations in urban areas.
Rafael Kalinoski, Mario Prokopiuk
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Human Rights Regime: Between Universality and Cultural Relativism, An Indonesian Experience
Heru Susetyo
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Negotiating Universalism and Cultural Relativism in Peace and Development Studies [PDF]
Paul Bukuluki
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Spiritual Manifest Destiny: B.A. Santamaria's Political Theology
This article offers a reading of B.A. Santamaria's political theology and its role in the making of contemporary Australian political imaginaries. The article charts the shifting targets of Santamaria's critique and activism, showing his departure from the perceived communist threat to a wide‐ranging attack on liberal and leftist social movements.
Clare Monagle
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Liberalism as a Way of Political Life: The Case of George Brandis
The lawyer, politician, and diplomat George Brandis was the leading intellectual representative of moderate or “small‐l” liberalism in the contemporary Liberal Party. He criticised John Howard for an ad hoc balancing of liberalism and conservatism. Brandis believed the Liberal Party necessarily included conservatives, but to him their role was to be a ...
Geoffrey Robinson
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Applying Anthropology to Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
ABSTRACT In this article, we review how anthropologies from various subdisciplines, from social to evolutionary anthropology, are contributing to our understanding of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). We focus on four key questions: What are the origins of FGM/C? What functions and meanings are linked to FGM/C?
Hannelore Van Bavel, Mhairi A. Gibson
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Hindu Women's Right to Property at the Crossroads: The Tension between Human Rights and Cultural Relativism [PDF]
Ifran Hossain Mollah
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