This work retraces the various phases of the evolution of a small East Greenlandic society throughout the twentieth century and sums up its present-day transfor

Ninety years ago, Knud Rasmussen’s popular account of his scientific expeditions through Greenland and North America introduced readers to the culture and his

Future development in the Arctic and Subarctic region requires careful attention to the possible consequences of the development activities themselves, in relat

Negotiating Personal Autonomy offers a detailed ethnographic examination of personal autonomy and social life in East Greenland. Examining verbal and non-verbal