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The present paper reveals aspects of the rural landscape of the Maltese islands, situated in the central part of the Mediterranean Sea. This landscape is endowed with a unique vernacular heritage which comprises a variety of ethnic structures including the razzett (farmhouse), the mitħnatar-riħ (windmill), numerous troglodyte dwellings, an extensive number of masonry dwellings and wayside churches, amongst others. Two specific examples of native structures are considered: the girna (corbelled stone hut) and the hybrid hovel, the latter consisting of two principal parts: a masonry façade and a troglodyte interior. The archaeological evidence and historical records suggest that, since the late Middle Ages, both examples were apparently used as abodes, where humans and animals coinhabited the same domestic spaces. The analysis demonstrates that the girna and the hybrid hovel, despite their restricted internal spaces, were an arena of vibrant socio-economic human activity.

"Since its independence in the nineteenth century, the South American state of Colombia has been shaped by decades of bloody political violence. In this book, Aldo Civico draws on interviews with paramilitary death squads and drug lords to provide a cultural interpretation of the country's history of violence and state control. Between 2003 and 2008, Civico gained unprecedented access to some of Colombia's most notorious leaders of the death squads. He also conducted interviews with the victims of paramilitary's violence, drug kingpins, and vocal public supporters of the paramilitary groups. Drawing on the work of Deleuze and Guattari, this riveting work demonstrates how the paramilitaries have in essence become the war machine deployed by the Colombian state to control and maintain its territory and political legitimacy"--Provided by publisher

"Since its independence in the nineteenth century, the South American state of Colombia has been shaped by decades of bloody political violence. In this book, Aldo Civico draws on interviews with paramilitary death squads and drug lords to provide a cultural interpretation of the country's history of violence and state control. Between 2003 and 2008, Civico gained unprecedented access to some of Colombia's most notorious leaders of the death squads. He also conducted interviews with the victims of paramilitary's violence, drug kingpins, and vocal public supporters of the paramilitary groups. Drawing on the work of Deleuze and Guattari, this riveting work demonstrates how the paramilitaries have in essence become the war machine deployed by the Colombian state to control and maintain its territory and political legitimacy"--Provided by publisher.

"Introducing key debates about German public theatre, Jonas Tinius shows how anthropological methods provide insights into cultural history, nation-building, and artistic production. His rigorous analysis covers case studies from a post-industrial region in transition, featuring in-depth examples of migrant and refugee urban theatre projects"--

Introduction: In search of the Islamic state -- Of shaykhs and kings : the making of Sudanese Islam -- Civilizing religion -- In search of certainty -- The country that prays upon the Prophet the most : the aesthetic formation of the Islamic state -- Politics in an age of salvation -- Epilogue: escaping the Islamic state?

Relevance in question -- Templates of relevance -- Texts and contexts -- Textual strategy and the politics of form -- The discourse of solutions -- Democracy in the first person -- Gendering difference and the impulse to fiction -- Markets for citizenship