Hot Off the Presses – New Journal Releases for September

Anthropology in Action
Volume 21, Number 2
This issue includes articles that provide examples of anthropological research applied to, or with resonance for policy and practice issues.

Girlhood Studies
Volume 7, Number 2
This issue is broadly based on the theme of a girl’s education.

Journal of Romance Studies
Volume 14, Issue 2
This special issue is titled “Oceans: Concepts and Cultures,” and the emphasis is on the ocean as a site of mobility, contact and transformation, as well as a location.

Theoria
Volume 61, Number 140
The articles in this special edition contribute a rich range of arguments that can help clarify and develop what an egalitarian liberalism in South Africa would look like.

 

Hot Off the Presses- New Journal Releases from Berghahn

New journal releases from Berghahn:
Anthropology of Middle East, Volume 7, Number 1, Spring 2012
This issue focuses on the ethnography of contemporary Afghanistan, with articles village life, war, reconstruction, and more.

Journeys: The International Journal of Travel and Travel Writing, Volume 13, Issue 1, Summer 2012
Articles on an English pilgrimage site, Peter Carey’s writings on Tokyo and Sydney, hotel culture in Victorian England and Ireland, and a reconsideration of the tourist/traveler distinction with regard to 18th century Europe.

Social AnalysisVolume 56, Issue 1, Spring 2012
A special issue on “Cosmologies of Fortune: Luck, Vitality, and Uncontrolled Relatedness.” Articles examines “fortune” as it is present in a wide array of cultures spanning the globe, including the Amazon, Siberia, Mongolia, Malaysia, Japan, and others.