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Anthropology of the Hometown 家乡人类学

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American Anthropologist Pub Date : 2026-02-11 Epub Date: 2025-12-17 DOI: 10.1111/aman.70047

Dada Docot

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Feelings Without Emotion: Rethinking Male Friendship and the Value of Personal Reticence 没有情感的感觉：重新思考男性友谊和个人沉默的价值

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American Anthropologist Pub Date : 2026-02-11 Epub Date: 2026-01-18 DOI: 10.1111/aman.70058

Thomas Yarrow

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Anxious Intimacies: Polyamory, Jealousy, and Lifestyle Politics in America 焦虑的亲密关系：美国的多角恋、嫉妒和生活方式政治

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American Anthropologist Pub Date : 2026-02-11 Epub Date: 2025-11-11 DOI: 10.1111/aman.70037

Rebecca J. Lester

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How to Be Hopeful About Climate Change 如何对气候变化抱有希望

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American Anthropologist Pub Date : 2026-02-11 Epub Date: 2025-12-31 DOI: 10.1111/aman.70055

Julian Sommerschuh, Michael Schnegg

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Trading Zones Between Thick and Thin: Anthropological Description as Scaffold or Mosaic 厚与薄之间的交易区：作为脚手架或马赛克的人类学描述

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American Anthropologist Pub Date : 2026-02-11 Epub Date: 2026-01-18 DOI: 10.1111/aman.70056

David Zeitlyn

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Devouring the Invaders: The Racial-Ecological Politics of the Chinese Crayfish Trade in Kenya 吞噬入侵者：肯尼亚中国小龙虾贸易的种族生态政治

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American Anthropologist Pub Date : 2026-02-11 Epub Date: 2026-01-21 DOI: 10.1111/aman.70057

Amanda Kaminsky

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The Multiplicity of Reduction: Feeding Strategies for Working Together 减少的多样性：共同工作的喂养策略

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American Anthropologist Pub Date : 2026-02-11 Epub Date: 2025-12-29 DOI: 10.1111/aman.70046

Emily Yates-Doerr

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Archiving Futurity Within the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women's Crisis 在失踪和被谋杀的土著妇女危机中记录未来

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American Anthropologist Pub Date : 2026-02-11 Epub Date: 2025-12-17 DOI: 10.1111/aman.70048

Lindsay Martel Montgomery, Heather Pezzarossi, Jennifer P. Byram

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Applying Anthropology to Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting 应用人类学研究女性生殖器切割

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American Anthropologist Pub Date : 2026-02-11 Epub Date: 2026-01-26 DOI: 10.1111/aman.70051

Hannelore Van Bavel, Mhairi A. Gibson

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American Anthropologist Pub Date : 2026-02-11

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