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Kinship and reproduction: A perspective of the Akha in Laos
Abstract Drawing on fieldwork among the Akha people in Phongsaly District, Phongsaly Province, northern Laos, this paper examines Akha patrilineal kinship and its links to reproduction. The Akha people's reproductive decisions and behaviours are shaped by patrilineality, ancestral connections and cultural–spiritual perceptions of reproduction, which ...
Vanly Lorkuangming
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Koban culture genome-wide and archeological data open the bridge between Bronze and Iron Ages in the North Caucasus. [PDF]
Sharko FS +15 more
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Abstract This article draws on the narratives of Mongolians who have worked in Korea to explore the experience of migrant labour and the role work abroad plays in Mongolian identities and life projects. Four different categories of worker are discussed: those working on 3 month visas; those working illegally having overstayed their visa; contract ...
P. Chuluunbat, Richard D. G. Irvine
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Archaeological Artefact Database of Finland (AADA). [PDF]
Pesonen P +8 more
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To become a medium: Relatedness and apprenticeship in Australian spiritualism
Abstract Within the modern Spiritualist movement, mediums are central figures who work to connect physical and spirit worlds. By attempting to provide evidence of the survival of the human spirit after physical death, conveying caring messages from the spirit world, and giving hope to recipients, mediums pursue a spiritual mission.
Charlotte Tribouillois
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“Who here is a volunteer?” Peacebuilding, brokerage, and moral authority in Papua New Guinea
Abstract This paper is a critical examination of the global peacebuilding industry as it has operated in Papua New Guinea (PNG) and is based around the author's experience as a volunteer broker to the United States Agency for International Development Papua New Guinea Peace Project.
Michael Main
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The Coffee was Paid for Dearly: Shipwreck BZN4 and the Frigate<i>'t Hart</i>. [PDF]
Tran L +4 more
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Afterword: Brokerage in Oceania beyond interactionism
Abstract The decolonisation of Oceania came late and is far from complete, and this contemporary context influences the way brokerage is enacted. The embeddedness of brokerage in broader contexts may reduce or orientate individual brokers' room for manoeuvre. This leads to the structural dimension of brokerage, beyond the interactionist approach to the
Pierre‐Yves Le Meur
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