Written to help teachers and students in 2002 discuss aspects of Afghan history and culture; anthropologist Shalinsky did fieldwork there in the mid-1970s.
James Peacock, past president of the American Anthropological Association, discusses what he sees as the future for anthropology in the new millennium.
Palestinian refugee experiences since 1948 offer the anthropologist insights into the multiple perspectives of being a refugee as well as the impacts humanitarian efforts have had on those experiences.
Anthropology professor Krulfeld's work focuses on refugee women and their self-empowerment through the formation of an organization for women, The Lao-American Women's Association.
Lubkemann's research during Mozambique's long civil war shows that social existence in war is constituted as much by everyday social struggles and concerns as by the problems of violence.
Five ethnographic documentary films provide glimpses of northern Afghan culture in the early 1970s; article includes lesson objectives and discussion topics suitable for grades 10-12 and college.
Refugees present one of the international community's most pressing moral and ethical dilemmas; for an updated version of this article, see 'Anthropology Explored, 2nd ed.'
'AnthroNotes' editor Brooks interviews Eric Cline and Deborah Lehr from the Capitol Archaeological Institute about efforts to end looting of antiquities in Egypt after the Egyptian revolution of 2011; this article was ...
Anthropological exploration of the complicated nature of Iraq's several communities and sub-communities, and how they view and interact with each other.
Article describes a conference organized for high school social science teachers and students; local social science scholars presented and led discussions about the topic of refugees.