Ethnic Groups and Boundaries: The Social Organization of Culture Difference
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TL;DR: The Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Regional & Federal Studies on 1998, available online: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13597569808421060.
Abstract: This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Regional & Federal Studies on 1998, available online: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13597569808421060.
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TL;DR: Comparison of the data with an ethnographic study conducted one century ago in the same area shows a remarkable resilience of original local plant knowledge, with the only exception of rye, which has today disappeared from the local foodscape.
Abstract: Background: Ethnobotanical surveys of the Western Balkans are important for the cross-cultural study of local plant knowledge and also for obtaining baseline data, which is crucial for fostering future rural development and ecotourism initiatives in the region. The current ethnobotanical field study was conducted among the last remaining Albanians inhabiting the upper Reka Valley at the base of Mount Korab in the Mavrovo National Park of the Republic of Macedonia. The aims of the study were threefold: 1) to document local knowledge pertaining to plants; 2) to compare these findings with those of an ethnographic account written one century ago and focused on the same territory; and 3) to compare these findings with those of similar field studies previously conducted in other areas of the Balkans. Methods: Field research was conducted with all inhabitants of the last four inhabited villages of the upper Reka Valley (n=17). Semi-structured and open interviews were conducted regarding the perception and use of the local flora and cultivated plants. Results and conclusion: The uses of ninety-two plant and fungal taxa were recorded; among the most uncommon uses, the contemporary use of young cooked potato (Solanum tuberosum) leaves and Rumex patientia as a filling for savory pies was documented. Comparison of the data with an ethnographic study conducted one century ago in the same area shows a remarkable resilience of original local plant knowledge, with the only exception of rye, which has today disappeared from the local foodscape. Medicinal plant use reports show important similarities with the ethnobotanical data collected in other Albanian areas, which are largely influenced by South-Slavic cultures.
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...Moreover, as well analysed by Fredrick Barth more than four decades ago [46], cultural contacts and boundaries among ethnic groups may be very complex and subject to dynamic change, since they respond to very unique societal and historical circumstances....
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TL;DR: The Emergence and Continuity of Indigenous Peoples' Movements: Latin America and Colombia 3. Indigenous Peoples Movements of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Columbia 4. Thinking Green: Global Eco-Governmentality and its Effects in Colombia and The Sierra Nevada DE Marta 5. "Ecological" Identities of Indigenous People: Historical Process of Construction 6. The Ecological Native: Images and Representations 7. The Power of Ecological Identity: Alternative Ways of Thinking and Acting Within A Globalocality 8.
Abstract: 1. Introduction 2. The Emergence and Continuity of Indigenous Peoples' Movements: Latin America and Colombia 3. Indigenous Peoples' Movements of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Columbia 4. Thinking Green: Global Eco-Governmentality and its Effects in Colombia and The Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta 5. "Ecological" Identities of Indigenous Peoples: Historical Process of Construction 6. The Ecological Native: Images and Representations 7. The Power of Ecological Identity: Alternative Ways of Thinking and Acting Within A Globalocality 8. Indigenous Peoples within Eco-Governmentality?
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TL;DR: The Tan-Tan figurine was discovered during an archaeological survey by Lutz Fiedler, state archaeologist of Hessen, Germany (Kuckenburg 2001:136), in a fluvial terrace deposit on the north bank of the River Draa a few kilometers south of the Moroccan town of Tan Tan.
Abstract: The Tan-Tan figurine was discovered during an archaeological survey by Lutz Fiedler, state archaeologist of Hessen, Germany (Kuckenburg 2001:136), in a fluvial terrace deposit on the north bank of the River Draa a few kilometers south of the Moroccan town of Tan-Tan. The terrace system has been sectioned along a road leading down to a bridge crossing the river and to the east along a drainage gully also connecting to the river. The two sections show the same sequence and are about 20 m high, from the river to the arid plain overlooking it. The lowest facies contains red sands and pebbles and yields lithics of typical Early Acheulian character. This layer is followed by a ca. 12-m sequence of alluvial gravels, sands, and finer fractions of varying compositions, the lower part of which contains a rich industry of the Middle Acheulian, free of specimens of Levallois technique. The figurine described here is from this horizon, around 1.5 m above its base or 15 m below the plain’s eroded surface. This major alluvial series is in turn locally truncated by fluvial erosion and followed by coarse channel deposits devoid of any stone tools. Farther up in the profile occurs a finer facies about 1 m thick with Middle Paleolithic artefacts, capped by a more recent weathering horizon (L. Fiedler, personal communication). This clear-cut sequence of three artefact-bearing deposits has not so far been subjected either to sedimentary analysis or to dating. However, the antiquity of the Middle Paleolithic of the general region is on the order of 120,000 to 50,000 years, and Middle Acheulian of similar composition occurs between 500,000 and 300,000 years. The Early Acheulian industry of Morocco and the Maghreb generally is older than 500,000 years (Fiedler 1998). While the contextual age estimates for the Tan-Tan deposits have yet to be subjected to scientific testing, there is no expectation that this would result in dramatic revisions of these preliminary datings. In the absence of sedimentary analyses and further ex-
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors studied the 1990 Kyrgyz-Uzbek ethnic violence in former Soviet Central Asia using micro-level socio-anthropological analysis of the texts of the criminal court's sentences as the major source material.
Abstract: The summer 1990 Kyrgyz-Uzbek ethnic violence in former Soviet Central Asia is studied using microlevel socio-anthropological analysis of the texts of the criminal court's sentences as the major source material. Ethnic violence is examined in terms of space, time, the actors, the motives and the forms of manifestation. Some general conclusions are drawn and some Soviet and Central Asian specifics are established. Rumours and myths based on socially constructed perceptions and on informational simplicity, as well as a situation of group social paranoia, were found to be key elements in precipitating ethnic violence. These findings suggest the reconsideration of existing ontological and positivistic interpretations.
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