It was established in 1925 by Richard Thurnwald and is published by Duncker & Humblot.
The journal covers empirical research on cultural diversity, social processes and their transformations, and the contrasting forms of social relations, and also contains reviews of books, exhibitions, and ethnographic films.
The editor-in-chief from 1999 to 2007 was Erdmute Alber (University of Bayreuth), the present chief editors are Bettina Beer (Lucerne) and Eveline Dürr (Munich).
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