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Category: Anthropology

Civilians caught in the middle of Sudan conflict
Anthropology, Global Politics

Civilians caught in the middle of Sudan conflict

Written by Jerhron Muhammad Recent Sudanese history paints the current conflict waging between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the … Continue reading Civilians caught in the middle of Sudan conflict

Austerity: An Economy of Words? Pt. 2
Anthropology, Global Economics

Austerity: An Economy of Words? Pt. 2

Written by Keith Hart The originality of Keynes Commerce waxed and waned throughout the agrarian era, until the market became … Continue reading Austerity: An Economy of Words? Pt. 2

Austerity: An Economy of Words? – Pt. 1
Anthropology, Global Economics

Austerity: An Economy of Words? – Pt. 1

By Keith Hart This essay starts with a personal account of the near starvation of Europe after the Second World … Continue reading Austerity: An Economy of Words? – Pt. 1

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. – Civil Rights Leader or Pan Africanist?
Anthropology

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. – Civil Rights Leader or Pan Africanist?

By Jehron Muhammad Every year, including 2023 we in the United States celebrate the life and legacy of civil rights … Continue reading Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. – Civil Rights Leader or Pan Africanist?

Signing of the Sudanese Framework Agreement by Zakia Muhammad Sadeeg
Anthropology, Global Politics

Signing of the Sudanese Framework Agreement by Zakia Muhammad Sadeeg

The Future Sudan Campaign reviewed the published details of the signing of the so-called framework agreement between General Abdel Fattah … Continue reading Signing of the Sudanese Framework Agreement by Zakia Muhammad Sadeeg

Female African warriors and their brave fight against the African slave trade by Jehron Muhammad
Anthropology

Female African warriors and their brave fight against the African slave trade by Jehron Muhammad

The film “The Woman King,” directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood and starring award-winning actress Viola Davis, though receiving much acclaim, has … Continue reading Female African warriors and their brave fight against the African slave trade by Jehron Muhammad

Brazil’s Pendulum of Politics
Anthropology, Politics

Brazil’s Pendulum of Politics

“There’s a struggle that repeats itself throughout history, over and over again – the oppressors against the oppressed.”—Simon Bolívar Interestingly, … Continue reading Brazil’s Pendulum of Politics

Dakar’s Museum Celebrates Blackness by Mohamadou Cisse
Anthropology

Dakar’s Museum Celebrates Blackness by Mohamadou Cisse

The Museum of Black Civilizations, dubbed the world’s largest dedicated to Black Art, Culture and History, is an impressive building … Continue reading Dakar’s Museum Celebrates Blackness by Mohamadou Cisse

The anthropology of debt by Keith Hart
Anthropology, Economics

The anthropology of debt by Keith Hart

(Editor’s note: This article is published in its entirety with the permission of the author) The limits of naïvety I … Continue reading The anthropology of debt by Keith Hart

The collapse of national capitalism — a Sophoclean tragedy – Part 2 – by Keith Hart
Anthropology, Economics

The collapse of national capitalism — a Sophoclean tragedy – Part 2 – by Keith Hart

After 1971 World economy has reverted since the break-up of the Bretton Woods system of fixed parity exchange rates to … Continue reading The collapse of national capitalism — a Sophoclean tragedy – Part 2 – by Keith Hart

The collapse of national capitalism — a Sophoclean tragedy – Part 1 – by Keith Hart
Anthropology, Economics

The collapse of national capitalism — a Sophoclean tragedy – Part 1 – by Keith Hart

Abstract The global economic crisis is not merely financial, a moment in the historical cycle of credit and debt. The … Continue reading The collapse of national capitalism — a Sophoclean tragedy – Part 1 – by Keith Hart

Interview with Keith Hart on Nationalism
Anthropology

Interview with Keith Hart on Nationalism

by Nika Dubrovsky Keith Hart was the International Director of the Human Economy Programme, University of Pretoria and Professor of … Continue reading Interview with Keith Hart on Nationalism

South Africa’s two-tier economy (2012-2022) by Keith Hart
Anthropology, Economics

South Africa’s two-tier economy (2012-2022) by Keith Hart

This analysis is based on the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report for 2011-2012. It identifies twelve “pillars” of sustainable … Continue reading South Africa’s two-tier economy (2012-2022) by Keith Hart

Liberal Revolutions and the African Future: An Interview with Keith Hart
Anthropology

Liberal Revolutions and the African Future: An Interview with Keith Hart

Economic anthropologist Keith Hart (KH), one of the leading figures in African studies, spoke to Social Transformations editor Lisandro Claudio … Continue reading Liberal Revolutions and the African Future: An Interview with Keith Hart

Informality and international trade: The case for an African Customs Union Part 2 by Keith Hart
Anthropology, Economics

Informality and international trade: The case for an African Customs Union Part 2 by Keith Hart

(Keynote address for a World Customs Organization/World Bank conference on ‘Informality, international trade and customs’, Brussels, 3-4 June 2013) It … Continue reading Informality and international trade: The case for an African Customs Union Part 2 by Keith Hart

Informality and international trade: The case for an African Customs Union by Keith Hart
Anthropology, Economics

Informality and international trade: The case for an African Customs Union by Keith Hart

(Keynote address for a World Customs Organization/World Bank conference on ‘Informality, international trade and customs’, Brussels, 3-4 June 2013) It … Continue reading Informality and international trade: The case for an African Customs Union by Keith Hart

Gypsy Economy: The Promise and Limitations of Ethnography – Part 3
Anthropology, Economics

Gypsy Economy: The Promise and Limitations of Ethnography – Part 3

by Keith Hart Why Study Gypsy Economy? Looking at the contributions to this volume, I would pick out four themes: … Continue reading Gypsy Economy: The Promise and Limitations of Ethnography – Part 3

Gypsy Economy: The Promise and Limitations of Ethnography – Part 2
Anthropology, Economics

Gypsy Economy: The Promise and Limitations of Ethnography – Part 2

by Keith Hart Heads or tails? Martin Fotta referred to a lecture of mine on money, “Heads or tails? Two … Continue reading Gypsy Economy: The Promise and Limitations of Ethnography – Part 2

Gypsy Economy: the Promise and Limitations of Ethnography
Anthropology, Economics

Gypsy Economy: the Promise and Limitations of Ethnography

By Keith Hart The Promise and Limits of Ethnography I am usually rather concerned when I observe how unreflectingly my … Continue reading Gypsy Economy: the Promise and Limitations of Ethnography

American Exceptionalism and Violent Protests
Anthropology, Politics

American Exceptionalism and Violent Protests

It is important to understand that for more than fifty years, American foreign and defense policies such as EUCOM, PCOM, … Continue reading American Exceptionalism and Violent Protests

World Orders Old and New – Latin America
Anthropology

World Orders Old and New – Latin America

The Colossus of the South “When the resources of that vast country are taken into account,” the editors of the … Continue reading World Orders Old and New – Latin America

The Chomsky Chronicles – Wild Man in the Wings
Anthropology, Politics

The Chomsky Chronicles – Wild Man in the Wings

Noam Chomsky is the quintessential pioneering linguist, intellectual and political activist of the last fifty years. He is an American, … Continue reading The Chomsky Chronicles – Wild Man in the Wings

How the informal economy took over the World – Part 2 by Keith Hart
Anthropology, Economics

How the informal economy took over the World – Part 2 by Keith Hart

The dialectics of form. “General Forms have their vitality in Particulars, and every Particular is a Man” (William Blake). Most … Continue reading How the informal economy took over the World – Part 2 by Keith Hart

How the informal economy took over the world by Keith Hart
Anthropology, Economics

How the informal economy took over the world by Keith Hart

A la recherche du temps perdu (In search of lost time) The idea of an informal economy was born at … Continue reading How the informal economy took over the world by Keith Hart

Seeing Culture Everywhere: A Book Review by Keith Hart
Anthropology

Seeing Culture Everywhere: A Book Review by Keith Hart

The authors of this well-written book tell how they were pushed by their editor into writing for a general audience. … Continue reading Seeing Culture Everywhere: A Book Review by Keith Hart

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