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Re-theorising mobility and the formation of culture and language among the Corded Ware Culture in Europe [PDF]
, 2017 Descriptive and Comparative ...
Allentoft, Morten E. +11 more
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Identity, Nationalism and Integration in Diverse Societies
Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Today, societies are visibly more diverse, and cultural plurality is becoming a familiar even if not always accepted feature of the public space. Paradoxically enough, democratic nations are becoming more polarized and internally divided. How do we address this issue? How can we depolarize our societies?
Gurpreet Mahajan, Anna Triandafyllidou
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Speaking of clans: language in Awyu-Ndumut communities of Indonesian West Papua [PDF]
, 2012 The place of language in Awyu-Ndumut speech communities of the Indonesian province of West Papua is investigated from the point of view of the parallel but interconnected worlds of clan lands and nation-state sponsored settlements, with institutions such
Vries, L.J. de
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Nations as Natural Families: From Kin Selection to Multilevel Selection
Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In nationalism studies, nations are often viewed as artificial constructs. By contrast, many sociobiologists see nations as natural families or kin groups. They explain altruism and shared ancestry among co‐nationals through kin selection theory, which accounts for altruism towards close genetic relatives. In this article, we refine and deepen
Filipe Nobre Faria, Sandra Dzenis
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Marriage choices and social reproduction [PDF]
This article studies the relationship between partner selection and socioeconomic status (SES) attainment and mobility in five rural parishes in southern Sweden, 1815-1894.
Christer Lundh, Martin Dribe
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Deuteronomy 25:5–10 : a rite for the living or for the dead? [PDF]
, 2015 textThis work looks at the rite presented in Deut 25:5–10 through a sociological framework. As such, it argues that ritual is a social act aimed at protecting communal interests over the interests of its individual members.
Sowards, Thomas Kelly
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What is a Multi‐Ethnic Party and How to Spot a Fake One?
Swiss Political Science Review, EarlyView.Abstract Multi‐ethnic parties have been variously defined: as those which do not champion the interests of, or mobilize against, any specific ethnic group; as those with a recognisably cross‐communal leadership or membership; and as those which acquire some distribution of support across groups.
Jon Fraenkel
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HistoriesBackground: This study investigates the demographic, genetic, and socioeconomic impact of the 1742–1743 plague epidemic on Córdoba, a key region within the Viceroyalty of Peru. The research focuses on the epidemic’s influence along the Royal Road (Camino
Jorge Hugo Villafañe
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How to Fish With Respect: A Transformation of Human‐Fish Relations in Riverside Amazonia
American Anthropologist, Volume 128, Issue 1, Page 63-72, March 2026.ABSTRACT Riverside inhabitants of the Middle Xingu River Basin, in the Brazilian Amazonia, frequently say that it is important to respect animals and the forest spirits who protect them. In recent decades, however, the development of an iced fish industry in the region has changed what respect means and how it is expressed when it comes to fishing ...
Vinicius de Aguiar Furuie
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Multilingual and Monolingual Placenames in Tariana
Names, 1996 Tariana is the only Arawak language spoken in the linguistic area of the Vaupes River basin of Amazonia, along with a number of East Tucanoan languages. The Tariana people are thought to be the most recent arrivals in the region.
Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald
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