Anthropology Books
The University of Chicago Press On the Edges of Anthropology
Book SynopsisThis collection of interviews captures Clifford in exchanges with his critics in Brazil, Hawaii, Japan, the United kingdom, and Portugal, offering a set of provocative reflections on an intellectual career in transformation.
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Field Museum of Natural History,U.S. Colombia Bajo CaguanCaqueta Rapid Inventories
Book SynopsisIn April 2018, a large multidisciplinary team of geologists, biologists, social scientists, and local residents explored the rivers, forests, and human communities around the junction of the Caguán and Caquetá Rivers in the lowland Amazonian department of Caquetá, Colombia. Thisreport describes what is known to date about the region's geology, hydrology, and plant, fish,amphibian, reptile, bird, and mammal communities, as well as the present-day and historical use of its rich natural resources by human communities. At the heart of the report is a series of recommendations for protecting this extraordinary landscape and the region'snatural resources in partnership with local campesino and indigenous residents. The text is in Spanish and English,with executive summaries in two dialects of the indigenous Murui Muina people.
£36.05
Material World Books Man Eating Bugs The Art and Science of Eating
Book SynopsisThe team behind the critically and popularly acclaimed anthropological photoessays MATERIAL WORLD and WOMEN IN THE MATERIAL WORLD make their debut on our list with this oddly tantalizing book about a subject that's creeping into prominence: insects as food for people. With the distinctive blend of thoughtful cultural inquiry, intrepid exploration, and sumptuous photography that has earned them worldwide renown, the authors document the practice and history of entomophagy around the globe, discovering that insects are a nutritious, plentiful, and varied food source. From Mexico, where people celebrate the annual Jumile Festival with bug hunts and beauty queens, to China, where whole families make their livings from scorpion ranches, over a dozen bug-eating countries (including the USA!) are profiled in MAN EATING BUGS. Each chapter examines a culture through a stunning array of location photos, interviews with locals, and highlights from the authors' field journals, as well as c
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Random House USA Inc The Human Network How Your Social Position
Book SynopsisHere is a fresh, intriguing, and, above all, authoritative book about how our sometimes hidden positions in various social structures—our human networks—shape how we think and behave, and inform our very outlook on life.Inequality, social immobility, and political polarization are only a few crucial phenomena driven by the inevitability of social structures. Social structures determine who has power and influence, account for why people fail to assimilate basic facts, and enlarge our understanding of patterns of contagion—from the spread of disease to financial crises. Despite their primary role in shaping our lives, human networks are often overlooked when we try to account for our most important political and economic practices. Matthew O. Jackson brilliantly illuminates the complexity of the social networks in which we are—often unwittingly—positioned and aims to facilitate a deeper appreciation of why we are who we are.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Territoriality in Archaeology
Book SynopsisTerritoriality in Archaeology brings together a series of studies that examine the dynamic nature of land, boundaries, and social space in ancient political life.Table of ContentsTable of Contents iii SECTION I: INTRODUCTION Chapter 1. Home Turf: Archaeology, Territoriality, and Politics Parker VanValkenburgh and James F. Osborne 1 SECTION II: ORIGINS AND TRANSITIONS: THE EMERGENCE OF EARLY TERRITORIAL POLITIES Chapter 2. Territoriality and Politics in the Prehistoric and Classical Aegean John L. Bintliff 28 Chapter 3. Grass, Water, Salt, Copper, and Others: Pastoralists’ Territorial Strategies in Central Sudan Augustin F. C. Holl 39 Chapter 4. Mobility, Territorial Commitments, and Political Organization among Late Bronze Age Polities in Southern Caucasia Alan Greene and Ian Lindsay 54 SECTION III: CONTINGENCY AND VARIABILITY IN POLITICAL TERRITORIALITY Chapter 5. Territorial and Nonterritorial Routes to Power: Reconciling Evolutionary Ecological, Social Agency, and Historicist Approaches Benjamin Chabot-Hanowell and Eric Alden Smith 72 Chapter 6. Monumentality, Territoriality, and Networks during the Middle Preclassic in Northwest Honduras Patricia Urban and Edward Schortman 87 Chapter 7. Settlement, Territory, and the Political Landscape of Late Bronze Age Polities in the Northern Levant Jesse Casana 107 SECTION IV: TERRITORIALITY AND POLITICS IN ANCIENT EMPIRES Chapter 8. Geographies of Power: Territoriality and Empire during the Mesopotamian Iron Age Bradley J. Parker 126 Chapter 9. Conquests of Dharma: Network Models and the Study of Ancient Polities Namita Sugandhi 145 Chapter 10. Shifting Territorialities under the Inka Empire: The Case of the Rapay´an Valley in the Central Andean Highlands Alexis Mantha 164 SECTION V: DISCUSSION Chapter 11. New Territory in Archaeological Theory Norman Yoffee 189 List of Contributors 193
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Diasporas in Dialogue
Book SynopsisDiasporas in Dialogue is an indispensable guide for those leading or participating in dialogue processes, especially in ethnically diverse communities. The text offers both a theoretical and practical framework for dialogue, providing insight into the needs, assets and challenges of working in this capacity. The first book to offer structured processes for dialogue with refugee communities - demonstrates how diaspora communities can be engaged in dialogue that heals, reconciles and builds peace Relates the story of the Portland Diaspora Dialogue Project, a remarkable collaboration between university researchers and African community activists committed to helping newly arrived refugees Written accessibly to provide practitioners, academics, and community members with a simple and cogent account of how, step by step, the process of healing communities and re-building can begin Published at a critical time in the face of the worldwide rTable of ContentsAbout the Authors vii About the Partners xi Foreword by Paula Green xiii Foreword by Mette Brogden xvi Preface xviii Acknowledgments xxii 01 Diaspora Stories: Endings 1 Marie Abijuru and Rukia Mohammed 02 Diaspora Populations 6 Barbara Tint, Caroline Sarkis, Saéed Mohamed Haji, Vincent Chirimwami, and Carmina Rinker Lass 03 The Transition Framework 23 Diana Bianco, Barbara Tint, and Roland Clarke 04 Recruitment 40 Daniel Amine, Barbara Tint, and Mindy Johnston 05 Cultural Considerations 48 Caroline Sarkis, Barbara Tint, Gloria Ngezaho, Roland Clarke, and Mindy Johnston 06 Dialogue 62 Barbara Tint, Julie Koehler, Mary Lind, Vincent Chirimwami, Roland Clarke, and Mindy Johnston 07 Evaluation 131 Mary Lind and Barbara Tint 08 Implications for Policy 169 Roland Clarke and Djimet Dogo 09 Diaspora Stories: New Beginnings 172 Rukia Mohammed and Marie Abijuru 10 Closing Reflections 176 Djimet Dogo and Barbara Tint Bibliography 184 Index 194
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Cengage Learning Essentials of Cultural Anthropology
£125.80
McGraw-Hill Education Connect Access Card for Biological Anthropology
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McGraw-Hill Education Looseleaf for Biological Anthropology
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£140.40
McGraw-Hill Education Physical Anthropology Connect Access Card
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£100.10
McGraw-Hill Education Looseleaf for Anthropology Appreciating Human
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£140.40
McGraw-Hill Companies Looseleaf for Sociology Matters
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OM Book Service Loose Leaf Window on Humanity
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Cengage Advantage Books Culture Counts A Concise
Book SynopsisCULTURE COUNTS, 4th Edition, is a brief introduction to anthropology focusing on the concept of culture. With this text, you'll gain a better understanding of the world today and how you can interact cross-culturally, solve problems, and effect positive change. The authors draw you into the book's concepts via engaging ethnographic storytelling and a conversational writing style that connects you to the topics. You'll explore contemporary issues, issues of globalization, issues of gender, and issues of equalities and inequalities -- all topics that are important to both the study of anthropology and your understanding of the world around you.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Energy Reader
Book SynopsisThe Energy Reader presents a series of readings that examine the energy problem from an anthropological perspective and look at energy holistically, including social and cultural components and long term implications for global and social environmental change.Trade Review“Overall, The Energy Reader provides a necessary, timely, and unique collection of materials to drive these critical conversations forward.” (Culture, Agriculture, Food and Environment, 12 June 2013)Table of ContentsList of Figures. List of Tables. Preface (Laura Nader). Acknowledgments. Introduction (Laura Nader, Leticia Cesarino, and Chris Hebdon). Part I: The Energy Problem. 1. Social Power and the Future (Richard Newbold Adams). 2. Energy and the Rise of American Industrial Society (Ian Barbour, Harvey Brooks, Sanford Lakoff, and John Opie). 3. Energy Transitions in Historical Perspective (Martin Melosi). Energy in Action 1: Contemplating the Abyss: The Role of Environmental Degradation in the Collapse of Human Societies (William Rees). 4. Introduction to the Steady-State Economy (Herman E. Daly). Energy in Action 2: Net-Zero Energy Home Generating an Energy Surplus. 5. Dimensions of the "People Problem" in Energy Research and "the" Factual Basis of Dispersed Energy Futures (Laura Nader and Norman Milleron). 6. Red Land and Uranium Mining: How the Search for Energy Is Endangering Indian Tribal Lands (Winona La Duke). Energy in Action 3: How Energy Search Challenges Indian Tribal Life (Mark Stevens). 7. The House that Uranium Built: Perspectives on the Effects of Exposure on Individuals and Community (Margaret Amalia Hiesinger). 8. Uranium Mining and Milling: Navajo Experiences in the American Southwest (Barbara Rose Johnston, Susan E. Dawson, and Gary E. Madsen). Part II: Mind-Sets – a Critical Perspective. 9. "Introduction," The Idea of Progress: An Inquiry Into Its Origin and Growth (Charles A. Beard). 10. On the Road to Riches (Henry Ford). 11. Energy Strategy: The Road Not Taken? (Amory B. Lovins). 12. Barriers to Thinking New About Energy (Laura Nader). 13. The Three-Cornered Constellation: Magic, Science, and Religion Revisited (Laura Nader). 14. Energy as it Relates to the Quality and Style of Life (Laura Nader and Stephen Beckerman). 15. Conclusions – Replacing Myths with Maxims: Rethinking the Relationship Between Energy and American Society (Benjamin K. Sovacool and Marilyn A. Brown). Part III: The Politics of Energy. 16. "Prologue," The Politics of Energy (Barry Commoner). 17. The Middle East: Geostrategy and Oil (Rashid Khalidi). 18. Winning the Oil Endgame (Amory B. Lovins). 19. "Introduction," Power Struggle: The 100 Year War Over Electricity (Richard Rudolph and Scott Ridley). 20. The Overcharge in the Light Bill (US Senator Lee Metcalf and Vic Reinemer). 21. Human Rights (Jim Garrison and Pyare Shivpuri). Energy in Action 4: Three Mile Island: 30th Anniversary of the Worst Nuclear Accident in US History. 22. The Politics of Energy: Toward a Bottom-Up Approach (Laura Nader). Energy in Action 5: A New Gang Comes to Los Angeles: Solar-Panel Installers (Miriam Jordan). Part IV: Energy Choices. 23. "Introduction," "The Problem of Externalities," and "Coal and Corporate Power," Coal: A Memoir and Critique (Duane Lockard). Energy in Action 6: Rural Renewal: Small-Town America Looks to Alternative Energy for a Lifeline (Jennifer Vogel). 24. There Was Blood (Caleb Crain). Energy in Action 7: Capitol Climate Action: Mass Civil Disobedience in DC Against Use of Coal at Capitol Hill Power Plant. 25. Unconventional Crude: Canada's Synthetic-Fuels Boom (Elizabeth Kolbert). Energy in Action 8: Poop Powers California Cars as Orange County Converts Sewage (Alan Ohnsman). 26. Nuclear Power: Climate Fix or Folly? (Amory B. Lovins, Imran Sheikh, and Alex Markevich). Energy in Action 9: Power Q&A: S. David Freeman (Dave Gilson). 27. Solar Possibilities (Denis Hayes). Energy in Action 10: Workers Retrain for Wind-Energy Jobs (Maria Dickerson). 28. Cool Communities: Strategies for Heat Island Mitigation and Smog Reduction (Arthur H. Rosenfeld, Hashem Akbari, Joseph J. Romm, and Melvin Pomerantz). Energy in Action 11: First Rosebud Wind Turbine Generates Support: An Interview with Intertribal COUP Secretary Robert Gough (Tara Tidwell). 29. Ethanol Production: Energy, Economic, and Environmental Losses (David Pimentel, Tad Patzek, and Gerald Cecil). Energy in Action 12: Biofuels Do Far More Harm Than Good (George Monbiot). Part V: Power Shifts. 30. Natural Capitalism (Paul Hawken). Energy in Action 13: With Energy in Focus, Heat Pumps Win Fans (Liz Galst). 31. An Unstable Concoction of Interests (Tadeusz W. Patzek). Energy in Action 14: Shell Dumps Wind, Solar and Hydro Power in Favor of Biofuels (Tim Webb). 32. Ticket to Ride (Ben Adler). Energy in Action 15: Get on the Bus (Laura C. Dean). 33. Selling the Sun (Michael Behar). Energy in Action 16: Eight Energy Suggestions for Obama, from SunEdison's Founder (Kate Galbraith). 34. The Island in the Wind (Elizabeth Kolbert). Energy in Action 17: A Cool Idea (Elizabeth Kolbert). Part VI: Energy Choices in a Democratic Society. 35. The Harder Path – Shifting Gears (Laura Nader). Energy in Action 18: The Showhouse that Sustainability Built (Barnaby J. Feder). 36. Who Shall Decide? (Laura Nader). Index.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Anthropological Perspectives on Migration and
Book SynopsisIn this volume of the NAPA Bulletin, practicing and applied anthropologists along with colleagues in public health examine the interactions of health and migrations in diverse settings around the world. Contributors draw on diverse theoretical and methodological perspectives to examine the various ways in which migration impacts on the health and well-being of migrants. Table of ContentsThe Complex Interactions between Migration and Health: An Introduction (Craig Hadley). Im/Migration and Health: Conceptual, Methodological, and Theoretical Propositions for Applied Anthropology (Heide Castañeda). Acculturation, Socioeconomic Status, and Health among Hispanics (Nurgül Fitzgerald). Health Care Access among Hispanic Immigrants: ¿Alguien Está Eschuchando? [Is Anybody Listening?] (Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, Jonathan Garcia, and David Song). A Latino Oral Health Paradox? Using Ethnography to Specify the Biocultural Factors behind Epidemiological Models (Sarah B. Horton and Judith C. Barker). HPV Awareness among Latina Immigrants and Anglo-American Women in the Southern United States: Cultural Models of Cervical Cancer Risk Factors and Beliefs (John S. Luque, Heide Castañeda, Dinorah Martinez Tyson, Natalia Vargas, Sara Proctor, and Cathy D. Meade). Savoring the Taste of Home: The Pervasiveness of Lead Poisoning from Ceramic and its Implications for Transnational Care Packages (Ramona L. Pérez, Margaret A. Handley, and James Grieshop). Child Hunger: Its Prevalence and Association with Body Mass Index and Dietary Intake among Somali Refugee Children in the United States (Jigna M. Dharod and Jamar E. Croom). Forced Migration: Complexities in Food and Health for Refugees Resettled in the United States (Crystal L. Patil, Molly McGown, Perpetue Djona Nahayo, and Craig Hadley). What’s on the Table: Nutrition Programming for Refugees in the United States (Micah Trapp). Overcoming Socioeconomic Struggle and Encountering Risk: Lived Experiences of South African Female Migrants (Chitra Akileswaran and Mark Lurie). Risk Perceptions and Knowledge of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and HIV among Undocumented Nicaraguan Migrant Women in Costa Rica (Kate Goldade and Mark A. Nichter). Health, Well-Being, and Social Context of Samoan Migrant Populations (Stephen T. McGarvey and Andrew Seiden Biosketches of Authors). Biosketches of Authors.
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Arcadia Publishing Anacapa Island
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New York University Press Sharing Our Worlds An Introduction to Cultural
Book SynopsisTrade Review"A superb learning experience for anyone curious about humanity and cultural dynamics. Joy Hendry dazzles with provocative questions, compelling stories, and profound answers."-Christopher C. Fennell,University of Illinois "With examples from around the world, a wide palette of topics, and clear explanations of key concepts and theories, this is a highly engaging and vividly rendered introduction to social and cultural anthropology for new students and general readers alike."-William W. Kelly,Yale University
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Ends of the World
Book SynopsisThe end of the world is a seemingly interminable topic Ð at least, of course, until it happens. Environmental catastrophe and planetary apocalypse are subjects of enduring fascination and, as ethnographic studies show, human cultures have approached them in very different ways. Indeed, in the face of the growing perception of the dire effects of global warming, some of these visions have been given a new lease on life. Information and analyses concerning the human causes and the catastrophic consequences of the planetary ‘crisis’ have been accumulating at an ever-increasing rate, mobilising popular opinion as well as academic reflection. In this book, philosopher Déborah Danowski and anthropologist Eduardo Viveiros de Castro offer a bold overview and interpretation of these current discourses on ‘the end of the world’, reading them as thought experiments on the decline of the West’s anthropological adventure Ð that is, as attempts, though not necessarily intentional ones, at inventing a mythology that is adequate to the present. This work has important implications for the future development of ecological practices and it will appeal to a broad audience interested in contemporary anthropology, philosophy, and environmentalism.Trade Review�In their powerful essay on the climate crisis that humans face today, Danowski and Viveiros de Castro propose nothing short of a radically new and pluralist philosophical anthropology that is bound to reinvigorate humanist and post-humanist debates on anthropogenic global warming. A brilliant tour de force.� Dipesh Chakrabarty, The University of Chicago �This is a passionate, profoundly intelligent book. The ends of time are not the Anthropocene; that is a boundary, not a destiny. What comes next cannot be allowed to be the barbarism of the techno moderns. In this book, recomposition tracks along the Möbius strip of still imaginable, still liveable thought, mythology, and world-making practices indigenous to terrans. Actual indigenous peoples, who have refused to end in end time after end time, can perhaps teach the �needed subsistence of the future.� Donna Haraway, University of CaliforniaTable of ContentsContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefatory NoteChapter 1 What rough beastÉChapter 2 ÉIts hour come round at lastÉChapter 3 É Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?Chapter 4 The outside without thought, or the death of the OtherChapter 5 Alone at lastChapter 6 A world of peopleChapter 7 Humans and Terrans in the Gaia WarConclusion: World on the brinkNotesBibliography
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Random House USA Inc The Hair Book
Book SynopsisAn easy reader about hair—and all the things you can do with it!This super-simple, rhymed riff features a charming cast of human and animal characters sporting all kinds of hair—short, long, curly, straight, dark, fair, braided, tied, washed, dyed—you name it! Written for children learning to read on their own, it's filled with words and concepts kids encounter every day. Perfect for reading aloud or reading alone, it's also great for starting discussions about which kinds of animals have hair and which do not. With bright, energetic artwork by Andrew Joyner, this is the kind of fun, easy reader that is hard for kids to put down!
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Random House USA Inc The World of Lore: Wicked Mortals
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Random House USA Inc The World of Lore: Dreadful Places
Book SynopsisExpanding on the content of the popular podcast, the third edition of the series that explores folklore and legends from around the world offers a tour of lurid landmarks and haunted places in New Orleans, Virginia, Colorado and England.
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Basic Books Jungle: How Tropical Forests Shaped the
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Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc Educated and Ignorant: Learning in the Lives of
Book SynopsisThis ethnography investigates the meaning of learning in the lives of ultra-orthodox Jewish women. Presenting a picture of the Gur Hassidic community in Israel, the author explores the relationship between women's literacy and their subordination. She finds that ultra-orthodox women are taught to be ignorant. These women perform the role of being ignorant only as educated women can. Preserving their social and emotional ties with the community, they are at the same time able to observe their surroundings, and even their own worlds, as if from the ""outside"". This duality creates the social and personal conditions that allow them to accept their subordination, even at the end of the 20th century.Table of ContentsThe Theoretical Triangle; ""Tochen and Tachles"" - The Women and Their Studies; The Ultra-Orthodox Community - Decoding Paradoxes and the Construction of Social Boundaries; The Production of Knowledge - Informants, Information and Methodology.
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Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc Anthropology of Anger: Civil Society and
Book SynopsisMany scholars have argued that the ongoing democratization process in Africa is doomed to fail because the political reforms have been essentially imposed by external donors. Others have challenged the very roots of the current changes, alleging that Africa needs cultural and economic adjustments before being ready for sustainable democracy. Celestin Monga argues that both views are wrong. African peoples, he demonstrates, have been trying for decades to challenge authoritarianism, but their patterns of behaviour could not be captured by the classical tools used for measuring political participation and political culture. ""The Anthropology of Anger"" sheds light on the continent's long tradition of an indigenous form of activism. Analyzing social changes from a grassroots perspective, Monga shows that the quest for freedom in Africa is deeply entrenched. He goes beyond discussion of anger, ethnic conflicts and despair to provide new frameworks for understanding Africa's internal social dynamics, and to reveal how Africa - an unusual political ""market"" with highly creative political entrepreneurs - is renewing democratic theory.Table of ContentsThe Need for Some Alternative Ideas; How Africa Fits Into Democratic Theory; Changing Identities - Memory, Culture and Revolt; The Emergence of New Patterns of Free Expression; Democracy and the Politics of the Sacred; Civil Society and Public Sphere - the New Stakeholders; A Theory of Disenchantment and Violence.
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University of Massachusetts Press The Man Who Is and Is Not There: The Poetry and
Book SynopsisRobert Francis (1901 - 1987), the author of eight volumes of poetry, an autobiography, a book of fiction, essays on poetry, and a reminiscence of Robert Frost, lived for most of his career on the outskirts of Amherst, Massachusetts, devoting himself to Yankee simplicity and self-renunciation derived from his reading of Thoreau. His preference for solitude and disinclination to write about or promote himself account for the elusiveness of his persona in his prose and poetry.This book charts how Francis developed and elaborated this persona through distanced self-portraits in prose and through poems that both reveal and conceal the self of the poet. Folded into the study are discussions of Francis's pastoralism, his affinities with Emerson and Thoreau, his experimentation with new poetic forms, his protest against the Vietnam War and environmental despoliation, his homoeroticism, and a comparison of his poetry with that of Robert Frost. The book also explores Francis's characteristic attitude, figured as ""hovering,"" where his speaker is both subject and object, writing about himself while inhabiting the role of detached observer.Complementing the emphasis on Francis's elusiveness, Andrew Stambuk offers readings of his poems attentive to aesthetic qualities that give them their particular reticence. Stambuk's sensitive evaluations underscore that Francis is a craftsman of intricate precisions whose work speaks to contemporary political and global concerns.
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University Press of Colorado Sacred Land, Sacred View: Navajo Perceptions of
Book SynopsisRobert McPherson describes the mythological significance to the Dine of the dramatic geographical formations that tower over the Four Corners country in the south-western United States. The mountains, cliffs, and sandstone spires, familiar landmarks for Anglo travellers, orient Navajos both physically and spiritually.
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Smithsonian Books Cancer in the Community: Class and Medical
Book SynopsisFocusing on deep conflicts between the medical establishment and the working class, Martha Balshem chronicles a health education project in “Tannerstown,” a pseudonym for a blue-collar neighborhood in northeast Philadelphia.
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Smithsonian Books Divine Utterances: The Performance of Afro-Cuban
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Red Wheel/Weiser The Upright Ape: A New Origin of the Species
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Orbis Books (USA) Anthropology for Christian Witness
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Barcharts, Inc Anthropology
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Penguin Putnam Inc Intelligence in Nature: An Inquiry into Knowledge
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£14.36
Smithsonian Books The Hold Life Has: Coca and Cultural Identity in
Book SynopsisThis second edition of Catherine J. Allen''s distinctive ethnography of the Quechua-speaking people of the Andes brings their story into the present. She has added an extensive afterword based on her visits to Sonqo in 1995 and 2000 and has updated and revised parts of the original text. The book focuses on the very real problem of cultural continuity in a changing world, and Allen finds that the hold life has in 2002 is not the same as it was in 1985.
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Smithsonian Books Living in the Anthropocene: Earth in the Age of
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Temple University Press,U.S. Islam In Urban America: Sunni Muslims In Chicago
Book SynopsisIn recent years, world events have trained a harsh spotlight on the Muslim religion and its adherents. The misunderstanding and bias against Muslims in the United States not only persists but has deepened. In this detailed study of an immigrant community in Chicago, Garbi Schmidt considers the formation and meaning of an 'American Islam'. This vivid portrait of the people and the institutions that draw them together contributes to the academic literature on ethnic and religious identity at the same time as it depicts an immigrant community's struggle against bias and forces that threaten its cohesion. Chicago has long been home to Muslim immigrants from numerous countries in the Middle East and South Asia. For some members of these groups religion carries more weight than ethnic identity in the American context and enables them to form and participate in a broad spectrum of institutions that support their religious and social interests. Schmidt offers her observations of the schools and student associations that serve young Muslims as well as the social, religious, and political organizations that serve adults. By looking at the ways in which children, adolescents, and adults come together in these institutions, she is able to show the dynamic process in which a variegated American Muslim identity takes shape. Readers will come away from this book with a better understanding of the ideological and cultural differences among Muslims and a greater appreciation of their struggles in becoming Americans. Garbi Schmidt is a senior researcher and coordinator of the ethnic minorities initiative at the Danish National Institute of Social Research, Copenhagen.Trade Review"The book has significant strengths. The author writes well and interestingly. Her almost anecdotal accounts of what happened at meetings of individuals and organizations capture the reader's attention, and are backed by some evidence and by careful reflection. . This is a useful and thought-provoking book." Islam and Christians-Muslim Relations "[Schmidt's] interesting descriptive account with many original observations [is] by someone who seems to have put much effort into trying to understand Muslims on their own terms - this is where the value of the book lies, a detailed recording of many sides of Sunni Muslim Chicago life." The Journal of American Ethnic History "Schmidt is an assiduous, empathetic, and intelligent fieldworker, and her book's strength lies in its recording and analysis of significant meetings and encounters; [there is] an excellent account of a women's study group in which she participated at one of Chicago's large Islamic centers." The Journal of Anthropological Research "solid study... She has produced a straightforward, low-key account, with no grand theoretical frame. Readers must come to their own conclusions - a sensible approach in the current climate." Wilson Quarterly "Islam in Urban America contains a wealth of detailed material about a variety of immigrant Muslim institutions and organizations in Chicago. It reflects amazingly meticulous fieldwork and thoughtful reflections. Presented in a lively fashion, and often in the words of Chicago's Muslim immigrants themselves, this book is an outstanding contribution to an exciting new field." --Karen Leonard, Departments of Anthropology and Asian American Studies at UC Irvine, and author of Muslims in the United States: The State of Research "This is a wonderful, informed, readable and comprehensive look at Sunni Islam as practiced by immigrant Muslims in Chicago in the mid to late 1990s. Garbi Schmidt examines the practice, teaching, and foci of Islamic activists and members of community organizations, Muslim student groups, and paramosques. She deals well with issues of gender and the meaning of women's dress. As a study of religion and the religious aspect of immigrant communities, it is an extremely well done study and interpretation. Islam in Urban America is an invaluable tool for persons studying communities of Muslims." --Dr. Louise Cainkar, University of Illinois-Chicago, Great Cities Institute "This work contributes significantly to the academic literature on ethnic and religious identity." --Islamic Horizons "Garbi Schmidt provides readers with some insight through a case study of the everyday lives of Sunni Muslim immigrants living in metropolitan Chicago...Though this study is small, it is extremely insightful as it sheds a good light on what concerns the community itself...Schmidt provides a wealth of information that will spur readers to read more." The Muslim World July 2007 "There is a lot of good information here...Islam in Urban America will be a good source for those developing sociological theory and knowledge of both immigrant communities and urban religion." Contemporary Sociology June 2005Table of ContentsAcknowledgments A Note on Transliteration 1. Introduction 2. The History of Muslims in Chicago: An Overview 3. Between Michael Jordan and Muhammad: Muslim Children in Chicago 4. The Circle and the Cutting Edge: Muslim Colleges and Students' Associations 5. The House of God and Beyond: Understanding Islam, Islamic Identities, and Islamic Authority among Adults 6. Muslims in America: E Pluribus Unum Notes Glossary of Arabic Words and Phrases Index
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Temple University Press,U.S. Telling Young Lives: Portraits of Global Youth
Book SynopsisExamines the changing political and social strategies of contemporary young people around the globeTrade Review"Telling Young Lives provides us with thirteen in depth portraits of young people around the globe, as they navigate their way through homelessness, precarious labor, ethnic conflict, religious persecutions and simple everyday challenges of growing up. Told in rich, often lyrical detail, and through the voices of these young people themselves, each narrative is supplemented with suggested additional scholarly readings. Telling Young Lives provides the reader with a compelling introduction into the politics of everyday life as shaped and experienced by contemporary young people. A great read."—Sue Ruddick, Associate Professor of Geography, University of TorontoTable of ContentsForeword Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Saka: Growing Up in the Indian Himalayas 3. "All My Life, I've Bounced Around": A Portrait of Blacc 4. Vusi Majola: "Walking Until the Shoes Is Finsihed" 5. Young, White, Male, and Working Class: A Portrait of Richard 6. Young, Male, Scottish, and Muslim: A Portrait of Kabir 7. Politics, Lifestyle, and Identity: The Story of Sven, Eastern Germany 8. "Each and Every Single Story About Me…There's Like a Huge Twist to It": Growing Up at Risk in the United States —A A Portrait of Mike 9. Zilho's Journeys: Displacement and Return in Bosnia-Herzegovina 10. Rocks: A Portrait of Mohammed 11. From Footballs to Fixer: Suresh and the New Politicians in North India 12. Telling Nala's Story: Negotiating the Global Agendas and Local Politics of Maasai Development in Tanzania 13. Darkest Whiteness: Race, Class, and Culture in Global Times: A Portrait of Helena 14. Young, Deaf, and Lesbian: A Portrait of Susannah 15. Afterword: Global Portraits and Local Snapshots About the Contributors Index
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Large Print Press The Omnivores Dilemma
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Penguin Putnam Inc The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four
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£22.40
University of Alaska Press Gwich'in Athabascan Implements: History,
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£36.90
University of Alaska Press Shem Pete's Alaska: The Territory of the Upper
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£48.66
University of Alaska Press Worldviews of the Greenlanders: An Inuit Arctic
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£73.11
University Press of Colorado Ethnicity in Ancient Amazonia: Reconstructing
Book SynopsisA transdisciplinary collaboration among ethnologists, linguists, and archaeologists, this book traces the emergence, expansion, and decline of cultural identities in indigenous Amazonia. Hornborg and Hill argue that the tendency to link language, culture, and biology -- the notion of essentialist ethnic identities -- is a Eurocentric bias that has characterised largely inaccurate explanations of the distribution of ethnic groups and languages in Amazonia. The evidence, however, suggests a much more fluid relationship among geography, language use, ethnic identity, and genetics. In in Ancient Amazonia, leading linguists, ethnographers, ethnohistorians, and archaeologists interpret their research from a unique non-essentialist perspective to form a more accurate picture of the ethnolinguistic diversity in this area. Revealing how ethnic identity construction is constantly in flux, contributors show how such processes can be traced through different ethnic markers such as pottery styles and languages. Scholars and students studying lowland South America will be especially interested, as will anthropologists intrigued by its cutting-edge, interdisciplinary approach.
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University Press of Colorado The Kowoj: Identity, Migration, and Geopolitics
Book SynopsisNeighbors of the better-known Itza in the central Peten lakes region of Guatemala, the Kowoj Maya have been studied for little more than a decade. The Kowoj: Identity, Migration, and Geopolitics in Late Postclassic Peten, Guatemala summarizes the results of recent research into this ethno-political group conducted by Prudence Rice, Don Rice, and their colleagues. Chapters in The Kowoj address the question "Who are the Kowoj?" from varied viewpoints: archaeological, archival, linguistic, ethnographic, and bioarchaeological. Using data drawn primarily from the peninsular site of Zacpeten, the authors illuminate Kowoj history, ritual components of their self-expressed identity, and their archaeological identification. These data support the Kowoj claim of migration from Mayapan in Yucatan, where they were probably affiliated with the Xiw, in opposition to the Itza. These enmities extended into Peten, culminating in civil warfare by the time of final Spanish conquest in 1697. The first volume to consider Postclassic Peten from broadly integrative anthropological, archaeological, and historical perspectives, The Kowoj is an important addition to the literature on late Maya culture and history in the southern lowlands. It will be of particular interest to archaeologists, historians, ethnohistorians, art historians, and epigraphers.Table of ContentsList of Figures, Maps, Tables, and Appendixes ix Preface xv Acknowledgments xvii Part I. Introduction to the Postclassic- and Contact-Period Kowoj-Prudence M. Rice 1 "1.; Introduction to the Kowoj and Their Peten Neighbors - Prudence M. Rice and Don S. Rice 3 Part II. Who Were the Kowoj?-Prudence M. Rice; 17 2.; The Kowoj in Geopolitico-Ritual Perspective- Prudence M. Rice 21 3.; The Kowoj in Ethnohistorical Perspective--Grant D. Jones 55 4.; The Linguistic Context of the Kowoj-Charles Andrew Hofling; 70 Part III. The Archaeology of the Kowoj: Settlement and Architecture at ZacpetOn-Prudence M. Rice; 81 5.; Zacpetin and the Kowoj: Field Methods and Chronologies -Timothy W. Pugh and Prudence M. Rice 85 6.; Defensive Architecture and the Context of Warfare at Zacpet6n- Prudence M. Rice, Don S. Rice, Timothy W. Pugh, and Rdmulo Sanchez Polo 123 7.; Kowoj Ritual Performance and Societal Representations at Zacpet6n- Timothy W. Pugh and Prudence M. Rice 141 8.; Residential and Domestic Contexts at Zacpeten- Timothy W. Pugh; 173 9.; ZacpetCn Group 719, the Last Noble Residence - Timothy W. Pugh, Prudence M. Rice, and Leslie G. Cecil 192 Part IV. The Archaeology of the Kowoj: Pottery and Identity- Prudence M. Rice 217 10.; Technological Styles of Slipped Pottery and Kowoj Identity - Leslie G. Cecil 221 11.; The Iconography and Decorative Programs of Kowoj Pottery - Prudence M. Rice and Leslie G. Cecil 238 12.; Incense Burners and Other Ritual Ceramics- Prudence M. Rice 276 Part V. Additional Perspectives on the Kowoj-Prudence M. Rice; 313 13.; The Symbolism of Zacpeten Altar 1- David Stuart 317 14.; Postclassic Trade: Sources of Obsidian at Zacpet6n-Prudence M. Rice and Leslie G. Cecil 327 15.; The Bioarchaeology of Ritual Violence at Zacpet6n- William N. Duncan 340 16.; The Kowoj and the Lacandon: Migrations and Identities- Timothy W. Pugh 368 Part VI. Conclusions 385 17.; Summary and Concluding Remarks: The Kowoj through a Glass, Darkly-Prudence M. Rice 387;
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University Press of Colorado The Menial Art of Cooking: Archaeological Studies
Book SynopsisAlthough the archaeology of food has long played an integral role in our understanding of past cultures, the archaeology of cooking is rarely integrated into models of the past. The cooks who spent countless hours cooking and processing food are overlooked and the forgotten players in the daily lives of our ancestors. This book shows how cooking activities provide a window into other aspects of society and, as such, should be taken seriously as an aspect of social, cultural, political, and economic life. This book examines techniques and technologies of food preparation, the spaces where food was cooked, the relationship between cooking and changes in suprahousehold economies, the religious and symbolic aspects of cooking, the relationship between cooking and social identity, and how examining foodways provides insight into social relations of production, distribution, and consumption. Contributors use a wide variety of evidence -- including archaeological data; archival research; analysis of ceramics, fauna, botany, glass artefacts, stone tools, murals, and painted ceramics; ethnographic analogy; and the distribution of artefacts across space -- to identify signs of cooking and food processing left by ancient cooks. This is the first archaeological volume focused on cooking and food preparation in prehistoric and historic settings around the world and will interest archaeologists, social anthropologists, sociologists, and other scholars studying cooking and food preparation or subsistence.
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University Press of Colorado Material Relations: The Marriage Figurines of
Book SynopsisFocusing on marriage figurinesdouble human figurines that represent relations formed through social alliancesHendon, Joyce, and Lopiparo examine the material relations created in Honduras between AD 500 and 1000, a period of time when a network of social houses linked settlements of a variety of sizes in the region. The authors analyze these small, seemingly insignificant artifacts using the theory of materiality to understand broader social processes. They examine the production, use, and disposal of marriage figurines from six sitesCampo Dos, Cerro Palenque, Copan, Curruste, Tenampua, and Travesiaand explore their role in rituals and ceremonies, as well as in the forming of social bonds and the celebration of relationships among communities. They find evidence of historical traditions reproduced over generations through material media in social relations among individuals, families, and communities, as well as social differences within this network of connected yet independent settlements. Material Relations provides a new and dynamic understanding of how social houses functioned via networks of production and reciprocal exchange of material objects and will be of interest to Mesoamerican archaeologists, anthropologists, and art historians.
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University Press of Colorado The Great Maya Droughts in Cultural Context: Case
Book SynopsisIn this book Contributors reject the popularised link between societal collapse and drought in Maya civilisation, arguing that a series of periodic collapses, including the infamous Terminal Classic collapse (AD 750-1050), were not caused solely by climate change -- related droughts but by a combination of other social, political, and environmental factors. New and senior scholars of archaeology and environmental science explore the timing and intensity of droughts and provide a nuanced understanding of socio-ecological dynamics, with specific reference to what makes communities resilient or vulnerable when faced with environmental change. Contributors recognise the existence of four droughts that correlate with periods of demographic and political decline and identify a variety of concurrent political and social issues. They argue that these primary underlying factors were exacerbated by drought conditions and ultimately led to societal transitions that were by no means uniform across various sites and sub-regions. They also deconstruct the concept of collapse itself -- although the line of Maya kings ended with the Terminal Classic collapse, the Maya people and their civilisation survived. This book offers new insights into the complicated series of events that impacted the decline of Maya civilisation. This significant contribution to our increasingly comprehensive understanding of ancient Maya culture will be of interest to students and scholars of archaeology, anthropology, geography, and environmental studies.
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University Press of Colorado Basic K'ichee' Grammar: 38 Lessons
Book SynopsisThe K'ichee'an languages - K'ichee', Kaqchikel, Tz utujil, Sakapulteko, Achi, and Sipakapense - occupy a prominent place among the indigenous languages of the Americas because of both their historical significance and the number of speakers (more than one million total). Basic K'ichee' Grammar is an extensive and accurate survey of the principal grammatical structures of K'ichee'. Written in a clear, nontechnical style to facilitate the learning of the language, it is the only K'ichee' grammar available in English. A pedagogical rather than a reference grammar, the book is a thorough presentation of the basics of the K'ichee' Maya language organized around graded grammatical lessons accompanied by drills and exercises. Author James L. Mondloch spent ten years in K'ichee'-speaking communities and provides a complete analysis of the K'ichee' verb system based on the everyday speech of the people and using a wealth of examples and detailed commentaries on actual usage. A guide for learning the K'ichee' language, Basic K'ichee' Grammar is a valuable resource for anyone seeking a speaking and reading knowledge of modern K'ichee', including linguists, anthropologists, and art historians, as well as nonacademics working in K'ichee' communities, such as physicians, dentists, community development workers, and educators.
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