Stories Behind Arabic-Palestinian Place-Names in Israel
One spring day in the 1980s, my family and I woke up to the sight of bulldozers, accompanied by Israeli policemen, ascending the hill called Jabal Sikh in Kafr Kanna. At the time, I was a pupil in elementary school, and the hill could be seen clearly from the school. My teacher explained to the class that the Jewish National Fund workers were ......
Craft, Technology, and Style in Benin, West Africa
From the wrapped and draped fabrics of precolonial Fon dress to the widespread custom clothing industry of the late twentieth century, Benin's tailors have built both rich traditions of artisanal skill and a storied history of innovation. Their work and expertise clothe everyday life, and in doing so contribute to shifting notions of status, ......
During the Cold War, humanitarianism became the focus of intense debates among intellectuals, politicians, and diplomats from capitalist, socialist, and nonaligned countries about the boundaries between the political and nonpolitical. However, with the fall of socialism near the end of the twentieth century, these discussions over what ......
During the Cold War, humanitarianism became the focus of intense debates among intellectuals, politicians, and diplomats from capitalist, socialist, and nonaligned countries about the boundaries between the political and nonpolitical. However, with the fall of socialism near the end of the twentieth century, these discussions over what ......
Craft, Technology, and Style in Benin, West Africa
From the wrapped and draped fabrics of precolonial Fon dress to the widespread custom clothing industry of the late twentieth century, Benin's tailors have built both rich traditions of artisanal skill and a storied history of innovation. Their work and expertise clothe everyday life, and in doing so contribute to shifting notions of status, ......
Colonial Appropriation, Authenticity, and Distinction
How did an "Arab" dish become an Israeli culinary passion? Less than a century ago, hummus and other local Arab and Palestinian cuisine was often met with disinterest and sometimes outright rejection among Zionist settlers. Yet for modern-day Israelis, hummus has become something iconic: a dish whose everyday consumption is irrevocably intertwined ......
In Ghana, much like in other parts of the Global South, postcolonial leaders aimed for industrial growth through the establishment of affordable hydroelectric power. However, in the current rapidly changing climate, many nations face recurring droughts, which hinder electricity production just when demand is on the rise. This situation has led to ......
Non-Alignment and Corporate Culture in a Bosnian Company
The Socialist Global Promise chronicles the journey of the Bosnian global corporation Energoinvest and its workers from its Yugoslav socialist ideals through decades of dissolution, reconstruction, and post-socialist transformation. Author Anna Calori provides a company-centric window into the business history of socialist globalization during ......
For over a century, filmmakers in West and Central Africa have been making documentaries. This region included the colonies of French West and Equatorial Africa and now encompasses fourteen nations and nearly 200 million people. Documentarists in these countries have made important contributions not only to global cinema but also to our ......
