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Protestantism in the Haitian Diaspora of the Bahamas BERTIN M. LOUIS, JR. “A ground breaking study of the evangelical Protestant churches in the Haitian communities of the Bahamas, describing the ways in which these churches provide their congregations with a sense of national and transnational identity.”

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Indian American Christianity in Motion PREMA A. KURIEN “A must read for all who seek to understand the transformation of American religious life under the pressures of migration and globalization!” —John J. Thatamanil, Union Theological Seminary

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Paradoxes of Independence in American Home Care ELANA D. BUCH “This inspired ethnography captures, close up, the mysterious nature of human relationships and places them in the context of tenacious social policies that devalue and underpay the care workforce.” —Carol Stack, author of Call to Home $30.00 • 288 PAGES PAPER • 978-1-4798-0717-8 In the Anthropologies of American Medicine series AUGUST 2018

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The Making of a Creationist Theme Park JAMES S. BIELO “This compelling and readable ethnography shows that creationism must stake its bid for cultural authority in terms of the largely unquestioned values and techniques of our culture of entertainment.” —Peter Stromberg, University of Tulsa

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The Making of An American City CHRISTOPHER MELE “Painstakingly details cities’ development and demise alongside their being inextricably tied to race and space.” —Marlese Durr, coeditor of Race, Work, and Family in the Lives of African Americans

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Pickup Basketball and the Making of Asian American Masculinity STANLEY I. THANGARAJ “An important contribution to the undertheorized area of South Asian masculinity studies, and is ideal reading for courses related to gender, South Asia, and diaspora studies.”

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Race, Migration, and Belonging in Peru and the U.S. ULLA D. BERG “Clearly shows that transnational migration is an important site for critically approaching belonging, inclusiveness, and citizenship.”

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Asian American Sporting Cultures AsiAn AmericAn

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Accumulation and Resistance in the American Museum SARITA ECHAVEZ SEE “A crucial read for anyone interested in a critique of the history, structures, and practices of American imperial-racial power.” —Denise Ferreira da Silva, author of Toward a Global Idea of Race

Sharing Our Worlds

A Critical Introduction MARK GOODALE Foreword by SALLY ENGLE MERRY “Goodale’s sparkling prose and brilliant analysis of the history and most recent developments in legal anthropology will appeal to experts and students alike.”

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In Search of Heritage and Homeland Across Generations TAKEYUKI TSUDA “An insightful analysis of how modern Japanese Americans have created new identities and communities in the American cultural landscape.” —K. Scott Wong, author of Americans First

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Ethnic Church Meets Megachurch

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BARBARA PRAINSACK Inside today’s data-driven personalized medicine, and the time, effort, and information required from patients to make it a reality.

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Cut it Out

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