Even though Europe’s population is growing more slowly than that of other continents, in the last twenty five years the European urban/rural divide has become evermore difficult to define as many urban dwellers choose to live beyond the city suburbs, … Continue reading Europe’s New Edgelands →

Transmitted orally for generations, the laws of the “Kanun” – or code – of Leke Dukagjini served for more than five centuries as the foundation of social behaviour and self government for the clans of Northern Albania, even while the … Continue reading The land
of the living past →

Between 1995 and 2007, I did extensive work throughout the P. R. of China. Coming from what I describe as “a cultural minority” myself, I guess it is only natural that I have shown particular interest in what the Chinese … Continue reading Minorities in China →

Over the last twenty five years the People’s Republic of China has seen incredibly rapid economic growth, the fastest in the world. The social and human consequences of this economic boom, however, have been huge. During the last quarter of … Continue reading China Internal Migration →

When asked where I come from, I always respond ‘from Wales’. In reality, this is a simplification and only partly true. Indeed, I was born in Gwynedd, North Wales, but I have lived less than half my life in Wales … Continue reading Return / YN Ol (2006) →