Deborah A Poole

Peru: Time of Fear

Since 1980, Peru has been the scene of an escalating civil war. On one side are the Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path) Maoists determined to destroy existing society. On the other, the Peruvian military, acknowledged as South America's worst human rights violators. Caught in the middle, and dying in th...

A Companion to Latin American Anthropology

Comprised of 24 newly commissioned chapters, this defining reference volume on Latin America introduces English-language readers to the debates, traditions, and sensibilities that have shaped the study of this diverse region. Contributors include some of the most prominent figures in Latin America...

Anthropology in the Margins of the State

The very form and reach of the modern state are changing radically under the pressure of globalization. Featuring nine of the leading scholars in the field, this innovative exploration of these transformations develops an ethnographic methodology and theoretical apparatus to assess perceptions of po...

You Can Quilt It!: Stunning Free-Motion Quilting Designs Made Easy

From the award-winning expert whose masterful quilting appears on many of Kim Diehl's popular projects, here is your guide to creating beautiful machine-quilting designs. Deborah M. Poole has the motto "You can do it," and in this book she shows you how."Deborah's wonderful designs, and the precisio...

Vision, Race, and Modernity: A Visual Economy of the Andean World

Through an intensive examination of photographs and engravings from European, Peruvian, and U.S. archives, Deborah Poole explores the role visual images and technologies have played in shaping modern understandings of race. Vision, Race, and Modernity traces the subtle shifts that occurred in Europe...

Unruly Order: Violence, Power, and Cultural Identity in the High Provinces of Southern Peru

An examination of the cultural and historical dimensions of violence in Peru, of how daily forms of violence differ from political violence, and what it means for violence to be an integral part of personal and cultural identity rather than aberrant behaviour.

Interactions Two: A Multi-Skills Activities Book

Companion To Latin American Anthropology

Vision, Race and Modernity: A Visual Economy of the Andean Image World

Vision, Race and Modernity: A Visual Economy of the Andean Image World

Unruly Order: Violence, Power, and Cultural Identity in the High Provinces of Southern Peru

Anthropology in the Margins of the State

Anthropology in the Margins of the State