The demise of national capitalism. To talk of the world economy being “informalized” suggests that there is a global rule-system, … More
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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 … More
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 … More
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. … More
Why George Floyd Matters
With all due respect and no malice intended but the George Floyd murder is not the first time African American … More
Pandemics: Agents of Global Change – Part 2
The Economic and Commercial Impact of Pandemics: By now, the COVID-19 influenza outbreak has reached practically all parts of the … More
Pandemics: agents of global change
It was the early 1990s, while working at the American College of Physicians in Philadelphia, I became interested in epidemiology. … More
The Collapse of Societies
By now, the entire world is aware of the historic and unprecedented events occurring in the United States. It seems … More
The Mueller Report: Highlights
The Mueller Report is probably one of the most extensive legal investigations in the history of the United States. Certainly, … More
The Horror of War – Part 3
Sometime in June 1971, an incident occurred that completely changed my attitude toward the US Army. In fact, I was … More
The Virus of Violence
In the study of epidemiology, one has an opportunity to learn about communicable and non-communicable diseases. This curriculum is usually … More
An Anthropologist in the World Revolution – Pt. 2 by Keith Hart
As we approached the millennium, with the dotcom boom roaring away, I wanted to write a book that would sum … More
An Anthropologist in the World Revolution – Pt. 1 by Keith Hart
Michael Wesch, an assistant professor of cultural anthropology at Kansas State University, well-known for his inspiring YouTube lectures and documentary shorts, … More
The Real Race Problem – Part 1
On the eve of the one-hundred and eighth anniversary of W.E.B. Du Bois’ newspaper The Crisis, we are presenting, … More
Brazil’s Dichotomous Treatment of Corruption – PT 3
Brazil had an opportunity to be a leading, democratic, Latin American country but lost its sense of direction. The political … More
The Open Anthropology Cooperative: Towards an Online Public Anthropology-by Keith Hart
We attempt here to explore the relationship between anthropology, social media and public engagement through a web-based network that we … More
Preface to the Coming World Crisis-by Keith Hart
Trump’s election has accelerated talk on the left of the end of (neo-) liberalism and the rise of fascism in … More
What Anthropologists Really Do-by Keith Hart
The Summary The new anthropologist is a self-appointed people’s representative in the double sense of writing them up and acting … More
The Second American Revolution
Well, it only took about two-hundred and forty years but the greatest fear of the writers of the Constitution of … More
Religion and Economy – Part One-by Keith Hart
Religion belongs to a set of terms that also includes art and science. Science began as a form of knowledge … More
Capitalism, revolution and racism in the US and the world-by Keith Hart
In the aftermath of Trump’s victory, we would do well to recall Hegel’s maxim that difference-in-sameness moves history. Max Weber … More
Measures of Quality Education
When I first came to Brazil, I quickly became aware of the problem in the educational system here. So, I … More
Why do Leaders Fail?
This is an opinion piece that some might say loosely fits within the realm of anthropology. And yet, if one … More
Perennial Narratives in Anthropology
Since the 1960s, there has not been any new innovative advances in the field of anthropology. Although some good work … More
World’s Most Vital Resource
It is not necessary to explain the process by which algae through millions of years of geological time and chemical … More
Perspectives in Anthropology 