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University of Texas Press Living with Lupus Women and Chronic Illness in
Book SynopsisEnriched with ethnographic stories of Ecuadorian women who struggle with the autoimmune disorder, lupus erythematosus, this book is one of the first to explore the meanings and experiences of medically managed chronic illness in the developing world.Table of Contents Acknowledgments Chapter One. Introduction Chapter Two. Cuenca, Lupus, and Chronic Illness Chapter Three. Health Care in Ecuador Chapter Four. Liminality Chapter Five. Loss Chapter Six. Suffering Chapter Seven. Transformation Chapter Eight. Living with Lupus Notes References Index
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MV - University of Washington Press Reading Orientalism
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University of Washington Press Reading Orientalism
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Varisco's book makes for exhilarating reading." * Times Literary Supplement *"Daniel Martin Varisco's Reading Orientalism: Said and the Unsaid [is] an extensive study that should put to rest, once and for all, the ghost of the formidable Arab-American, culturally Muslim Christian, yet resolutely secular, critic. Supported by 115 pages of exhaustive notes, a 65-page bibliography, and a selective index of essential names not exceeding 12 pages, Reading Orientalism is both a tribute to the spirit that animated Said's Orientalism and a thorough critique of the book's 'manifest flaws.' ." * American Literary History *"Varisco's impressive piece of scholarship brings together much of the prior criticisms made of Said's notion of Orientalism and his approach along with the author's own insightful observations . . . . [A] first-rate assessment by Varisco of his subject." * The Review of Politics *"Varisco's book stakes out a most comprehensive claim: to present systematically and in detail the methodological as well as the general empirical shortcomings of the work [Said's Orientalism], while considering the entire body of prior (English language) criticism, for Said and against. Any defense of Orientalism will have to take into account this scrupulous and precise summation of Said criticism." * Kritik *"Varisco's book is the first to undertake a comprehensive reappraisal of Orientalism in the light of all that has subsequently been written about it. Although recognizing that Said's book was in its time stimulating and pathbreaking, Varisco mounts a sustained and unrelenting assault on what he insists was Said's flawed methodology, his skewed handling of literary evidence, his lack of adequate historical knowledge, and his distorted and tendentious conclusions. This book will enrage Said's many admirers and win the applause of his many detractors. Either way, it is an important and impressively documented work, which deserves a wide audience." * Common Knowledge *
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University of Washington Press Making New Nepal
Book SynopsisTrade Review"By tracing the political lives of five student activists over more than a decade, Amanda Snellinger makes an important contribution to political anthropology and South Asian studies as she illuminates the motivations that drive these young people’s entry into formal politics as well as the obstacles that they encounter in their efforts to realize their ambitions. . . .her book is an insightful analysis of how political structures reproduce themselves by socializing young people into their organizational practices, disciplining youthful idealism with the pragmatics of party politics." * American Ethnologist (AE) *"[A] well-grounded and nuanced analysis of the process and dynamics of democratic politics in Nepal." * Journal of Asian Studies *
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University of Washington Press Organic Sovereignties
Book SynopsisTrade Review"This book should be required reading for students or scholars entering fieldwork in these respective countries. This book would also make an excellent case study to compliment graduate or advanced undergraduate courses in environmental anthropology and agrarian studies." * Conservation and Society *"This comparative ethnography offers a helpful discussion of free trade agreements and the politics of harmonisation centred on organic farming in addition to being relevant to readers interested in organic agriculture, seed politics, and biodiversity. This book would be a good course text for advanced undergraduate or graduate students in anthropology and environmental studies because it engages key debates about organic agriculture, offers new material on the struggles faced by organic farmers in these two countries, and provides an interesting discussion of theoretical approaches and key concepts." * Anthropologica *"[A] wonderfully insightful comparative ethnographic study." * H-Net *"Organic Sovereignties makes a powerful case for the value of studying small organic producers around the world and understanding the complexities they navigate...The book is appropriate for upper-division undergraduate or graduate courses on biodiversity, culture, and agriculture, and readers interested in these topics will benefit from “thinking between the posts” of postsocialist and postcolonial studies." * Slavic Review *"Organic Sovereignties deepens and refines understandings of contemporary organic move-ments positioned within agrarian landscapes undergoing political, economic, and social transformations. Aistara presents a carefully researched and nuanced account of how organic farmers in Latvia and Costa Rica navigate their ideals in tandem with new forms of regulation that have accompanied the former’s accession to the European Union (EU) and the latter’s incorporation into the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA)...Her research makes an original and valuable contribution to a growing body of critical scholarship examining organic farming." * Journal of Peasant Studies *"[R]igorously researched...The book makes several noteworthy theoretical contributions." * Food Anthropology *"[A] wonderful book on the complex nature of global organic agricultural production. It is a book that needs to be read closely and completely, not skimmed or perused." * Anthropology of Work Review *
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University of Washington Press Organic Sovereignties
Book SynopsisTrade Review"This book should be required reading for students or scholars entering fieldwork in these respective countries. This book would also make an excellent case study to compliment graduate or advanced undergraduate courses in environmental anthropology and agrarian studies." * Conservation and Society *"This comparative ethnography offers a helpful discussion of free trade agreements and the politics of harmonisation centred on organic farming in addition to being relevant to readers interested in organic agriculture, seed politics, and biodiversity. This book would be a good course text for advanced undergraduate or graduate students in anthropology and environmental studies because it engages key debates about organic agriculture, offers new material on the struggles faced by organic farmers in these two countries, and provides an interesting discussion of theoretical approaches and key concepts." * Anthropologica *"[A] wonderfully insightful comparative ethnographic study." * H-Net *"Organic Sovereignties makes a powerful case for the value of studying small organic producers around the world and understanding the complexities they navigate...The book is appropriate for upper-division undergraduate or graduate courses on biodiversity, culture, and agriculture, and readers interested in these topics will benefit from “thinking between the posts” of postsocialist and postcolonial studies." * Slavic Review *"Organic Sovereignties deepens and refines understandings of contemporary organic move-ments positioned within agrarian landscapes undergoing political, economic, and social transformations. Aistara presents a carefully researched and nuanced account of how organic farmers in Latvia and Costa Rica navigate their ideals in tandem with new forms of regulation that have accompanied the former’s accession to the European Union (EU) and the latter’s incorporation into the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA)...Her research makes an original and valuable contribution to a growing body of critical scholarship examining organic farming." * Journal of Peasant Studies *"[R]igorously researched...The book makes several noteworthy theoretical contributions." * Food Anthropology *"[A] wonderful book on the complex nature of global organic agricultural production. It is a book that needs to be read closely and completely, not skimmed or perused." * Anthropology of Work Review *
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University of Washington Press Footbinding as Fashion
Book SynopsisPrevious studies of the practice of footbinding in imperial China have theorized that it expressed ethnic identity or that it served an economic function. By analyzing the popularity of footbinding in different places and times, Footbinding as Fashion investigates the claim that early Qing (16441911) attempts by Manchu rulers to ban footbinding made it a symbol of anti-Manchu sentiment and Han identity and led to the spread of the practice throughout all levels of society. Detailed case studies of Taiwan, Hebei, and Liaoning provinces exploit rich bodies of previously neglected ethnographic reports, economic surveys, and rare censuses of footbinding to challenge the significance of sedentary female labor and ethnic rivalries as factors leading to the hegemony of the footbinding fashion. The study concludes that, independently of identity politics and economic factors, variations in local status hierarchies and elite culture coupled with status competition and fear of ridicule for not bTrade Review"It’s a comprehensive and convincing look at footbinding as a whole that will serve as an invaluable resource for further research on the practice, especially in Taiwan." * Taipei Times *"In his meticulously researched and elegantly argued book Footbinding as Fashion, John Shepherd has made a major contribution by introducing a new body of evidence, the 1905 and 1915 censuses conducted by the Japanese colonial government in Taiwan." * Journal of Asian Studies *"Shepherd provides insight in his book as he draws from historical records from diverse areas and times in China and Taiwan to illuminate the practice...It is now difficult to getfirsthand data about the practice from footbound women. Shepherd, however, has produced a highly detailed, historical account of footbinding in China." * Journal of Anthropological Research *"[A]n excellent book and contributes greatly to the literature on footbinding. It is comprehensive in its scope and innovative in its methodology and style of analysis. Above all, it is creative and convincing in its approaches and conclusions and in contributing to theoretical understandings of this custom." * Asian Ethnology *
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University of Washington Press Footbinding as Fashion
Book SynopsisPrevious studies of the practice of footbinding in imperial China have theorized that it expressed ethnic identity or that it served an economic function. By analyzing the popularity of footbinding in different places and times, Footbinding as Fashion investigates the claim that early Qing (16441911) attempts by Manchu rulers to ban footbinding made it a symbol of anti-Manchu sentiment and Han identity and led to the spread of the practice throughout all levels of society. Detailed case studies of Taiwan, Hebei, and Liaoning provinces exploit rich bodies of previously neglected ethnographic reports, economic surveys, and rare censuses of footbinding to challenge the significance of sedentary female labor and ethnic rivalries as factors leading to the hegemony of the footbinding fashion. The study concludes that, independently of identity politics and economic factors, variations in local status hierarchies and elite culture coupled with status competition and fear of ridicule for not bTrade Review"It’s a comprehensive and convincing look at footbinding as a whole that will serve as an invaluable resource for further research on the practice, especially in Taiwan." * Taipei Times *"In his meticulously researched and elegantly argued book Footbinding as Fashion, John Shepherd has made a major contribution by introducing a new body of evidence, the 1905 and 1915 censuses conducted by the Japanese colonial government in Taiwan." * Journal of Asian Studies *"Shepherd provides insight in his book as he draws from historical records from diverse areas and times in China and Taiwan to illuminate the practice...It is now difficult to getfirsthand data about the practice from footbound women. Shepherd, however, has produced a highly detailed, historical account of footbinding in China." * Journal of Anthropological Research *"[A]n excellent book and contributes greatly to the literature on footbinding. It is comprehensive in its scope and innovative in its methodology and style of analysis. Above all, it is creative and convincing in its approaches and conclusions and in contributing to theoretical understandings of this custom." * Asian Ethnology *
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University of Washington Press Turning Land into Capital
Book SynopsisTrade Review"This book is an important palliative to the recent ontological turn in environmental anthropology. It throws into sharp relief issues of power, inequality, and the commodification of nature that go beyond the intimacies of human-nature entanglement. Crafting a more-than-human perspective grounded in the dynamics of land capitalization and justice allows for a more robust approach to scholarship in this academic subfield and region...Furthermore, the volume is an outcome of collaborative scholarship engaged deeply in local and regional work." * H-Net Reviews *"Anyone familiar with this group of authors will not be surprised that Turning Land into Capital is incisive work, informed by a range of interdisciplinary perspectives and communicating the complexities of land politics with depth and clarity." * Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography *"A highly readable, insightful volume on land politics across the Mekong region today. Featuring detailed case studies, and grounded in a solid political ecological perspective, it is an essential read for scholars across the social sciences interested in the region. Additionally, it is extremely insightful for scholars who are thinking about land governance from multiple scales and comparatively across regions." * Journal of Anthropological Research *Table of ContentsForeword by K. Sivaramakrishnan Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction / Philip Hirsch, Kevin Woods, Natalia Scurrah, and Michael B. Dwyer List of Abbreviations PART I: Mekong Regional Themes 1. Land and Capital across Borders: A Regional Geopolitics / Natalia Scurrah and Philip Hirsch 2. Legacies in Land Governance: Colonialism, War, and Socialism / Kevin Woods, Michael B. Dwyer, and Jean-Christophe Diepart 3. Agrarian Modernization and Counter Land Reforms: Ideologies and Realities / Jean-Christophe Diepart and Christian Castellanet 4. Grounding Land Justice: Contested Principles, Processes, and Outcomes / Carl Middleton and Vanessa Lamb PART II: Mekong Country Cases 5. Land Commodification, State Formation, and Agrarian Capitalism: The Political Economy of Land Governance in Cambodia / Jean-Christophe Diepart and Carl Middleton 6. "Thirty Thousand Hectares Will Not Be a Proble": The Politics of Large-Scale Land Development in Laos / Michael B. Dwyer 7. Legacies of Race, Ethnicity, and War: Contemporary Land Governance Reform in Myanmar / Kevin Woods 8. Movement, Countermovement, and Regionalization of Capital: The Dynamics of Land Relations in Thailand / Philip Hirsch 9. Land from the Tiller: The Politics of "Land Recovery" in Vietnam / Nga Dao and Marie Mellac Conclusion: A Regional Approach to Land Capitalization / Philip Hirsch, Kevin Woods, Natalia Scurrah, and Michael B. Dwyer References Contributors Index
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University of Washington Press Turning Land into Capital
Book SynopsisTrade Review"This book is an important palliative to the recent ontological turn in environmental anthropology. It throws into sharp relief issues of power, inequality, and the commodification of nature that go beyond the intimacies of human-nature entanglement. Crafting a more-than-human perspective grounded in the dynamics of land capitalization and justice allows for a more robust approach to scholarship in this academic subfield and region...Furthermore, the volume is an outcome of collaborative scholarship engaged deeply in local and regional work." * H-Net Reviews *"Anyone familiar with this group of authors will not be surprised that Turning Land into Capital is incisive work, informed by a range of interdisciplinary perspectives and communicating the complexities of land politics with depth and clarity." * Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography *"A highly readable, insightful volume on land politics across the Mekong region today. Featuring detailed case studies, and grounded in a solid political ecological perspective, it is an essential read for scholars across the social sciences interested in the region. Additionally, it is extremely insightful for scholars who are thinking about land governance from multiple scales and comparatively across regions." * Journal of Anthropological Research *Table of ContentsForeword by K. Sivaramakrishnan Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction / Philip Hirsch, Kevin Woods, Natalia Scurrah, and Michael B. Dwyer List of Abbreviations PART I: Mekong Regional Themes 1. Land and Capital across Borders: A Regional Geopolitics / Natalia Scurrah and Philip Hirsch 2. Legacies in Land Governance: Colonialism, War, and Socialism / Kevin Woods, Michael B. Dwyer, and Jean-Christophe Diepart 3. Agrarian Modernization and Counter Land Reforms: Ideologies and Realities / Jean-Christophe Diepart and Christian Castellanet 4. Grounding Land Justice: Contested Principles, Processes, and Outcomes / Carl Middleton and Vanessa Lamb PART II: Mekong Country Cases 5. Land Commodification, State Formation, and Agrarian Capitalism: The Political Economy of Land Governance in Cambodia / Jean-Christophe Diepart and Carl Middleton 6. "Thirty Thousand Hectares Will Not Be a Proble": The Politics of Large-Scale Land Development in Laos / Michael B. Dwyer 7. Legacies of Race, Ethnicity, and War: Contemporary Land Governance Reform in Myanmar / Kevin Woods 8. Movement, Countermovement, and Regionalization of Capital: The Dynamics of Land Relations in Thailand / Philip Hirsch 9. Land from the Tiller: The Politics of "Land Recovery" in Vietnam / Nga Dao and Marie Mellac Conclusion: A Regional Approach to Land Capitalization / Philip Hirsch, Kevin Woods, Natalia Scurrah, and Michael B. Dwyer References Contributors Index
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University of Washington Press The Ernest Becker Reader
Book SynopsisErnest Becker (1924-1974) was an astute observer of society and human behavior during America's turbulent 1960s and 1970s. Although Ernest Becker's life and career were cut short, his major writings have remained continually in print and have captured the interest of subsequent generations of readers. This title collects Becker's early work.Trade Review"The Ernest Becker Reader is a superb compilation of Becker's writing from 1960-1974, the duration of Becker's turbulently inspired academic career. The introduction by Becker scholar Daniel Liechty is excellent. Here we find carefully chosen and edited selections that provide an overview of the broad sweep of Becker's surpassing mind and achievement." * AHP Perspective *Table of ContentsPreface Introduction Part One: A Psychological View of Mental Health (1960-1963) 1. Anthropology, Psychoanalysis, and Mental Illness --Socialization, Command of Performance, and Mental Illness (1962) --Anthropological Notes on the Concept of Aggression (1962) --Psychotherapeutic Observation on the Zen Discipline (1960) --Private Versus Public Logic (1961) --Toward a Comprehensive Theory of Depression (1962) --Toward a Theory of Schizophrenia (1962) 2. The Enduring Value in Freud --A Note on Freud's Primal Horde Theory (1961) --The Significance of Freudian Psychology (1963) --The Validity of 'Oedipus Complex' as an Abstract Scientific Construct (1964) 3. Personality, Communication, and Education for Democracy --Personality Development in the Modern World (1963) --Social Science and Psychiatry (1963) Part Two: Toward an Integrated Social Science of Behavior (1964-1971) 4. Alienation --The Great Historical Convergence on the Problem of Alienation (1964) --A Theory of Alienation as a Philosophy of Education (1967) 5. Plea for Social Scientific Synthesis --A Design for Ethical Man (1968) --The Ethical Society (1968) --The Vision of the Science of Man (1968) --The Enlightenment Paradox (1968) --The Second Great Step in Human Evolution (1968) 6. The End of Optimism --The Perspective of the Present Time (1971) --The Road Back to the Science of Man (1971) Part Three: Denial of Death as Interpretive Organizing Principle (1971-1975) 7. Meaning and Self-Esteem --Self-Esteem (1971) --Culture and Personality (1971) --Social Encounters (1971) --Biological Imperialism (1972) --Toward the Merger of Animal and Human Studies (1974) 8. Death and Denial --The Terror of Death (1973) --Human Character as a Vital Lie (1973) --The Nature of Social Evil (1975-posthumous) 9. Beyond Psychology --A Conversation with Ernest Becker (1974) --The Spectrum of Loneliness (1974) Bibliography --Ernest Becker's Writings --Important Secondary Works Subject Index Name Index
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MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin Oral Tradition P
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MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin Wombs and Alien Spirits Women Men and the Zar
Book SynopsisAdherents to the ""zar"" cult in northern Sudan encounter spirits that are parallels of historically relevant figures in the known human world. Based on nearly two years of ethnographic fieldwork in a Muslim village this study offers a multidimensional interpretation of the ""zar"".
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MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin Peasant Intellectuals Anthropology and History in Tanzania
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MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin Magical Arrows Maori the Greeks and the Folklore
Book SynopsisAn exploration of cosmology, connecting the Western philosophical tradition with the cosmological traditions of non-Western societies. Using the mythology and philosophy of the Maori as a counterpoint, it finds a philosophical common denominator in the thought of Zeno of Elea.
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MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin Race in America The Struggle for Equality
Book SynopsisA multidisciplinary analysis of race and justice. The major controversial issues in race relations, from past and present, such as affirmative action, educational segregation, labour union racial practices, the persistence of racism in American institutions are discussed.
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MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin The Native Population of the Americas in 1492
Book SynopsisIn this collection of essays, historians, anthropologists and historical demographers discuss the population estimates for the New World before and after the arrival of Christopher Columbus. Topics such as the Indian slave trade, disease and military action are covered.
£21.80
MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin Confronting Historical Paradigms Peasants Labor
Book SynopsisArgues that confrontation with major paradigms of world history has marked African and Latin American history during the last quarter-century and that the process has dramatically restructured historical and theoretical understanding of peasantries, labour and the capitalist world system.
£18.86
MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin Dolor y Alegria Women and Social Change in Urban
Book SynopsisIn ""Dolor y Alegria"", 15 mothers, grandmothers and great-grandmothers in the Mexican City of Cuernavaca speak about the dramatic effects that urbanisation and rapid social change have had on their lives. Sarah LeVine combines these autobiographical vignettes with ethnographical material.
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MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin The Rulings of the Night Ethnography of Nepalese
Book SynopsisThis text shows how the shamans, during their night-long performances, create the worlds of words in which shamans exist. It analyzes texts that the shamans use to diagnose and treat afflictions that trouble their clients.
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MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin Native American Communities in Wisconsin 16301960
Book SynopsisA history of native American tribes in Wisconsin, this account follows Wisconsin's Indian communities from the 1600s through 1960. It covers the ways that native communities have striven to shape and maintain their traditions in the face of enormous external pressures.
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MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin Beggars and Thieves Ethnography of Urban Street
Book SynopsisThis ethnographic study of contemporary urban criminals examines issues such as the human dimensions of criminal lives, the family conditions that cause children to become deviant, and the role of jails and prisons in deterrence and rehabilitation. It also proposes anti-crime policy initiatives.
£16.76
MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin Pathways of Memory and Power Ethnography and
Book SynopsisThis work examines the relationship between European and indigenous Andean ways of understanding the past. Following field work in Bolivia, the author argues that complex Andean rituals have hybridized European and indigenous traditions and are evidence of a keen social memory in the community.
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MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin Studying Native America Problems and Prospects
Book SynopsisScholars from a variety of fields have contributed to this volume to explore what Native American studies has been, what it is, and what it may be in the future.
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MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin Rhetorical Bodies
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MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin Inside Rwandas Gacaca Courts Seeking Justice
Book SynopsisAfter the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, victims, perpetrators, and the country as a whole struggled to deal with the legacy of the mass violence. The government responded by creating a new version of a traditional grassroots justice system called gacaca. Bert Ingelaere offers a comprehensive assessment of what these courts set out to do, how they worked, what they achieved.Trade ReviewThis masterful study provides a balanced, nuanced assessment of Rwanda's local courts, showing how diverse social dynamics influenced both the operations of gacaca and its outcomes in different local communities. Essential reading for anyone interested in transitional justice and conflict resolution, in Rwanda and beyond."" - Catharine Newbury, Smith College""Rigorous and reliable. It has much to say about the difficulties of reconciliation politics."" - Choice
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Yale University Press Immigration Race New Challenges for American
Book SynopsisA selection of insights about conflicts and competition, vital to those who formulate immigration policies. The insights are derived from the work of authors such as Frank D. Bean, Thomas E. Cavanagh, John A. Garcia, Peter H. Schuck, Wendy Zimmerman, and more.
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Springer Us Early HunterGatherers of the California Coast
Book SynopsisWith an emphasis on paleographic reconstructions, site formation processes, chronological studies, and integrated faunal analyses, the work will be of interest to a wide range of scholars working in shell middens, hunter-gatherer ecology, geoarchaeology, and coatal or aquatic adaptations.Table of ContentsCalifornia's Coastal HunterGatherers: A Theoretical Perspective. Environmental Setting. Culture History. Research Procedures. Investigations at SBA-1807. Investigations at SBA-2061. Investigations at SBA-2057. Early Holocene Adaptations of the Santa Barbara Channel. Early Holocene Cultural Ecology on the California Coast. Summary and Conclusions. Index.
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WW Norton & Co Close Encounters with Humankind
Book SynopsisIn this captivating bestseller, Korea's first paleoanthropologist offers fresh insights into humanity's dawn and evolution.Trade Review"... Close Encounters with Humankind offers additional vistas on our unique plight..." -- The Ideas Driving 2018 - New Scientist"Succinctly and engagingly, Lee revisits... key questions about the story of our evolving species — and gives some unconventional answers... ultimately, Lee will inspire even experts with her efforts at elucidating a field often seen as arid and inscrutable." -- Wild reading - books for the summer - Nature"To describe this as a toilet book is not a criticism. The short, punchy, stand-alone chapters (including Are We Cannibals? Are Humans Still Evolving?) lend themselves perfectly to reflective moments in the smallest room of the house." -- BBC Wildlife Magazine
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WW Norton & Co Close Encounters with Humankind A
Book SynopsisIn this captivating bestseller, Korea's first paleoanthropologist offers fresh insights into humanity's dawn and evolution.Trade Review"... Close Encounters with Humankind offers additional vistas on our unique plight..." -- The Ideas Driving 2018 - New Scientist"Succinctly and engagingly, Lee revisits... key questions about the story of our evolving species — and gives some unconventional answers... ultimately, Lee will inspire even experts with her efforts at elucidating a field often seen as arid and inscrutable." -- Nature"To describe this as a toilet book is not a criticism. The short, punchy, stand-alone chapters (including Are We Cannibals? Are Humans Still Evolving?) lend themselves perfectly to reflective moments in the smallest room of the house." -- Wild reading - books for the summer - BBC Wildlife Magazine
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WW Norton & Co The Kiss Intimacies from Writers
Book SynopsisA deliciously diverse anthology of essays, stories, poems and graphic memoirs, exploring the deeply human act of kissing.Trade Review"The Kiss contains material by some excellent and well-known writers, many of them poets, including Nick Flynn, Mark Doty, Terrance Hayes, Téa Obreht and Andre Dubus III." -- Kristen Roupenian - Times Literary Supplement
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Culture and Health
Book SynopsisCulture and Health offers an overview of different areas of culture and health, building on foundations of medical anthropology and health behavior theory.Table of ContentsFigures, Tables, and Exhibits. Special Features. Preface. Medical Anthropology’s Perspectives. Chapter Overviews. Special Features of the Text. Dedication. The Author. Acknowledgments. ONE: APPLIED MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY AND HEALTH CARE. Culture and Health. Culture, Ethnomedicines, and Biomedicine. Cultural Competence in the Health Professions. Concepts of Health. Systems Approaches to Health. Chapter Summary. TWO: DISEASE, ILLNESS, SICKNESS, AND THE SICK ROLE. Experience of Maladies. Biomedical Assumptions About Disease. Social Models of Maladies and Diagnoses. Illness and Sickness Accounts. The Sick Role and Sickness Career. AIDS as Disease, Sickness, and Illness. Health Beliefs and Explanatory Models. Chapter Summary. THREE: CULTURAL COMPETENCE IN HEALTH CARE. Cross-Cultural Adaptations in Health Care. Cultural Competence. Anthropological Perspectives on Cross-Cultural Adaptation. Concepts of Culture. Interpersonal Skills for Intercultural Relations. Specialty Cross-Cultural Applications of Medical Anthropology. Using Culture to Care for Patients and Providers. Chapter Summary. FOUR: CULTURAL SYSTEMS MODELS. Cultural Models for Health Assessment. Cultural Systems Approaches to Health. Cultural Infrastructure, Structure, and Superstructure. Infrastructure. Family Infl uences on Health and Development. Understanding Worldview and Symbolic Resources. Community Health Assessment. Rapid Assessment, Response, and Evaluation (RARE). Chapter Summary. FIVE: ETHNOMEDICAL SYSTEMS AND HEALTH CARE SECTORS. Popular, Folk, and Professional Health Care Sectors. Popular-Sector Health Resources. Folk Sectors and Ethnomedicines. Professional Healers. Chapter Summary. SIX: TRANSCULTURAL PSYCHIATRY AND INDIGENOUS PSYCHOLOGY. Culture and Personality. Cultural Concepts of Normalcy and Abnormalcy. Personality and Self in Indigenous Psychology. Possession in Clinical and Cross-Cultural Perspectives. Biocultural Approaches to Indigenous Psychology. Ethnomedical Theories of Illness. Cross-Cultural Ethnomedical Syndromes. Chapter Summary. SEVEN: MEDICAL- ECOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO HEALTH. Medical Ecology and Disease. Evolutionary Adaptations and Health. Genetic, Individual, and Cultural Adaptations to the Environment. Epidemiology of Disease. Racial and Ethnic Categories and Health. Triune Brain Structures and Functions. Evolution of the Sickness-and-Healing Responses. Emotions in Biocultural Perspective. Chapter Summary. EIGHT: POLITICAL ECONOMY AND CRITICAL MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY. Political Economy Approaches to Health. Critical Medical Anthropology. Social Conditions as Causes of Disease and Health. Social Networks and Support. Macrolevel Social Effects on Clinical Health. Changing Health Through Public Policy and Community Involvement. Chapter Summary. NINE: PSYCHOBIOLOGICAL DYNAMICS OF HEALTH. Cultural Healing. Religion, Ritual, and Symbolic Healing. Stress Response. Placebos and Placebo Effects. Psychoneuroimmunology. Metaphoric Processes in Symbolic Healing. Chapter Summary. TEN: THE SHAMANIC PARADIGM OF ETHNOMEDICINE. What Is Shamanism? The Integrative Mode of Consciousness. Neurognostic Structures. Bases for Shamanistic Therapies. Shamanic Roots in Contemporary Religious Experiences and Healing. Chapter Summary. GLOSSARY. REFERENCES. NAME INDEX. SUBJECT INDEX.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd 50 Great Myths of Human Evolution
Book Synopsis50 Great Myths of Human Evolution uses common misconceptions to explore basic theory and research in human evolution and strengthen critical thinking skills for lay readers and students. Examines intriguingyet widely misunderstoodtopics, from general ideas about evolution and human origins to the evolution of modern humans and recent trends in the field Describes what fossils, archaeology, and genetics can tell us about human origins Demonstrates the ways in which science adapts and changes over time to incorporate new evidence and better explanations Includes myths such as Humans lived at the same time as dinosaurs; Lucy was so small because she was a child; Our ancestors have always made fire; and There is a strong relationship between brain size and intelligence Comprised of stand-alone essays that are perfect for casual reading, as well as footnotes and references that allow readers to delve more deeply into topics Table of ContentsPreface x Introduction: Myths and Misconceptions 1 1 Ideas about Evolution 7 #1 Evolution is a theory, not a fact 7 #2 Evolution is completely random 12 #3 All evolutionary changes are adaptive 16 #4 In evolution, bigger is always better 22 #5 Natural selection always works 26 #6 Some species are more evolved than are others 29 #7 Humans lived at the same time as the dinosaurs 33 2 Human Origins 39 #8 If apes evolved into humans, then apes should not exist today 39 #9 “Ramapithecus” was a human ancestor 44 #10 Humans and African apes split from each other over 15 million years ago 51 #11 Gigantopithecus was the ancestor of “Bigfoot” (assuming Bigfoot exists) 56 #12 Human traits all evolved at the same time 60 #13 Large brains evolved very early in human evolution 66 #14 The common ancestor of African apes and humans walked like a chimpanzee 72 #15 Bipedalism first evolved on the African grasslands 76 #16 Lucy was so small because she was a child 80 #17 Australopithecus was a killer ape 85 #18 Human evolution can be described as a “ladder” 90 #19 All hominin species have probably been discovered 97 #20 There are no transitional fossils in human evolution 101 3 Evolution of the Genus Homo 109 #21 Only one species of Homo lived 2 million years ago 109 #22 Early Homo had modern human brain size 115 #23 Only humans are toolmakers and have culture 120 #24 We can identify species by the stone tools they made 125 #25 Homo habilis definitely made shelter 132 #26 Our ancestors have always made fire 135 #27 Early humans got all of their meat from hunting 139 #28 Species with larger brow ridges are more ape]like 143 #29 Neandertals walked bent over and were dumb brutes 148 #30 Neandertals definitely could not speak 153 #31 Modern humans appeared first in Eurasia 158 #32 “Mitochondrial Eve” is our only common female ancestor 163 #33 Neandertals did not interbreed with modern humans 169 #34 We do not need fossils any more to learn about human evolution 175 #35 All recent human species had large brains 178 4 Recent and Future Human Evolution 187 #36 Each of us has billions of distinct ancestors 187 #37 The first Americans came from Europe or the Middle East 192 #38 The first Polynesians came from South America 198 #39 The origin of agriculture led to an improvement in health 203 #40 Civilization has been influenced by extraterrestrials 206 #41 The recent increase in life expectancy was due initially to antibiotics 211 #42 There are three distinct shades of human skin color 217 #43 Biological race is useful for understanding human variation 223 #44 All African Americans have the same genetic history 227 #45 Genetic ancestry is the same thing as cultural identity 231 #46 Sickle cell Anemia is a “black disease” 234 #47 There is a strong genetic relationship between brain size and intelligence test scores 239 #48 Humans are no longer evolving 243 #49 Blond hair will eventually disappear 246 #50 We can predict future human evolution 249 References 258 Index 273
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd 50 Great Myths of Human Evolution
Book Synopsis50 Great Myths of Human Evolution uses common misconceptions to explore basic theory and research in human evolution and strengthen critical thinking skills for lay readers and students. Examines intriguingyet widely misunderstoodtopics, from general ideas about evolution and human origins to the evolution of modern humans and recent trends in the field Describes what fossils, archaeology, and genetics can tell us about human origins Demonstrates the ways in which science adapts and changes over time to incorporate new evidence and better explanations Includes myths such as Humans lived at the same time as dinosaurs; Lucy was so small because she was a child; Our ancestors have always made fire; and There is a strong relationship between brain size and intelligence Comprised of stand-alone essays that are perfect for casual reading, as well as footnotes and references that allow readers to delve more deeply into topics Table of ContentsPreface x Introduction: Myths and Misconceptions 1 1 Ideas about Evolution 7 #1 Evolution is a theory, not a fact 7 #2 Evolution is completely random 12 #3 All evolutionary changes are adaptive 16 #4 In evolution, bigger is always better 22 #5 Natural selection always works 26 #6 Some species are more evolved than are others 29 #7 Humans lived at the same time as the dinosaurs 33 2 Human Origins 39 #8 If apes evolved into humans, then apes should not exist today 39 #9 “Ramapithecus” was a human ancestor 44 #10 Humans and African apes split from each other over 15 million years ago 51 #11 Gigantopithecus was the ancestor of “Bigfoot” (assuming Bigfoot exists) 56 #12 Human traits all evolved at the same time 60 #13 Large brains evolved very early in human evolution 66 #14 The common ancestor of African apes and humans walked like a chimpanzee 72 #15 Bipedalism first evolved on the African grasslands 76 #16 Lucy was so small because she was a child 80 #17 Australopithecus was a killer ape 85 #18 Human evolution can be described as a “ladder” 90 #19 All hominin species have probably been discovered 97 #20 There are no transitional fossils in human evolution 101 3 Evolution of the Genus Homo 109 #21 Only one species of Homo lived 2 million years ago 109 #22 Early Homo had modern human brain size 115 #23 Only humans are toolmakers and have culture 120 #24 We can identify species by the stone tools they made 125 #25 Homo habilis definitely made shelter 132 #26 Our ancestors have always made fire 135 #27 Early humans got all of their meat from hunting 139 #28 Species with larger brow ridges are more ape]like 143 #29 Neandertals walked bent over and were dumb brutes 148 #30 Neandertals definitely could not speak 153 #31 Modern humans appeared first in Eurasia 158 #32 “Mitochondrial Eve” is our only common female ancestor 163 #33 Neandertals did not interbreed with modern humans 169 #34 We do not need fossils any more to learn about human evolution 175 #35 All recent human species had large brains 178 4 Recent and Future Human Evolution 187 #36 Each of us has billions of distinct ancestors 187 #37 The first Americans came from Europe or the Middle East 192 #38 The first Polynesians came from South America 198 #39 The origin of agriculture led to an improvement in health 203 #40 Civilization has been influenced by extraterrestrials 206 #41 The recent increase in life expectancy was due initially to antibiotics 211 #42 There are three distinct shades of human skin color 217 #43 Biological race is useful for understanding human variation 223 #44 All African Americans have the same genetic history 227 #45 Genetic ancestry is the same thing as cultural identity 231 #46 Sickle cell Anemia is a “black disease” 234 #47 There is a strong genetic relationship between brain size and intelligence test scores 239 #48 Humans are no longer evolving 243 #49 Blond hair will eventually disappear 246 #50 We can predict future human evolution 249 References 258 Index 273
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Age and Structural Lag
Book SynopsisIn society at large, lives have been drastically altered over this century--as a consequence of increased longevity, advances in science and education, the gender revolution, improvements in public health, and other historical trends and events--but numerous inflexible social structures, roles, and norms have lagged behind. There is a mismatch or imbalance between the transformation of the aging process from birth to death and the role opportunities or places in the social structure that could foster and reward people at the various stages of their lives. While the twentieth century has experienced a revolution in human development and aging, there has been no comparable revolution in the role structures of society to keep pace with the changes in the ways people grow up and grow old. The lag involves not only institutional and organizational arrangements, but also the many aspects of culture that, in addition to being internalized by people, are built into role expectations and societTable of ContentsPartial table of contents: THE DILEMMA OF STRUCTURAL LAG. Structural Lag: Past and Future (M. Riley & J. Riley). Opportunities, Aspirations, and Goodness of Fit (R. Kahn). DIRECTIONS OF CHANGE. Social Structure and Age-Based Careers (J. Henretta). Work and Retirement: A Comparative Perspective (M. Kohli). Family Change and Historical Change: An Uneasy Relationship (T.Hareven). Old Age and Age Integration: An Anthropological Perspective (J.Keith). CURRENT INTERVENTIONS: OLDER WORKERS. Realizing the Potential: Some Examples (W. McNaught). Changing Policy Signals (R. Burkhauser & J. Quinn). Endnote: The Reach of an Idea (A. Foner). Indexes.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Bodies of Evidence
Book SynopsisThis volume highlights advances made in palaeopathology and demography through the analyses of historic cemeteries. These advances include associating documentary evidence with skeletal evaluations, and the application of new evaluative techniques.Table of ContentsPartial table of contents: ISSUES AND CONSIDERATIONS. Politics, Law, Pragmatics, and Human Burial Excavations: An Examplefrom Northern California (L. Goldstein). Historic Cemetery Analysis: Practical Considerations (D.Ubelaker). THE ASSESSMENT OF DEMOGRAPHIC PATTERNS. A Piece of Chicago's Past: Exploring Subadult Mortality in theDunning Poorhouse Cemetery (A. Grauer & E. McNamara). Bones in the Basement: Bioarchaeology of Historic Remains inNonmortuary Contexts (J. Harrington & R. Blakely). RECONSTRUCTING PATTERNS OF HEALTH AND DISEASE. Cross Homestead: Life and Death on the Midwestern Frontier (C.Larsen, et al.). Dental Pathologies Among Inmates of the Monroe County Poorhouse (R.Sutter). Nitrogen Isotope Evidence for Weaning Age in a Nineteenth CenturyCanadian Skeletal Sample (M. Katzenberg & S. Pfeiffer). Index.
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Wiley Fundamentals of Forensic Anthropology Advances in Human Biology
Book SynopsisAn essential foundation for the practice of forensic anthropology This text is the first of its level written in more than twenty years. It serves as a summary and guide to the core material that needs to be mastered and evaluated for the practice of forensic anthropology.Trade Review"I enthusiastically recommend Fundamentals of Forensic Anthropology as reading in upper level forensic anthropology courses…both strongly theoretical and practical. I also recommend it to all forensic-science professionals as a helpful reference to have at hand." (The Applied Anthropologist, Spring 2008, reviewed by Gabrielle Jones) "[The author] sets the standard for how textbooks should be engagingly written with clarity and humor." (reviewed by Jeri DeYoung, The Applied Anthropologist, Spring 2008) "…a valuable addition to the forensic science literature…essential." (CHOICE, June 2007) "...an important contribution from a well versed and experienced forensic anthropologist, and will serve as a useful summary of the state of the science today." (American Journal of Physical Anthropology, March 2007) "...the first of its level written in more than twenty years...an essential foundation for the practice of forensic anthropology." (SirReadaLot.org, August 2006)Table of ContentsPhoto Credits ix Acknowledgments xi Series Introduction xiii Part I Background Setting For Forensic Anthropology 1 Introduction 3 Overview of the Field 3 Education and Training 5 Overview of the Book 6 2 The Role of Forensic Anthropology in Historical Context 8 The Somewhat Difficult Birth of a Specialty 8 The Middle Years 11 Approaching Senescence? 15 Part II Towards Personal Identification 3 Initial Assessments of Skeletal Remains 19 Human or Not? 20 Number of Individuals Represented 22 4 Assignment of Sex 25 Criteria for Sex Attribution in the Adult Skeleton 25 Pelvic Traits 26 The Skull 28 Visual Assessment 30 Discriminant Function Analysis 31 The Appendicular Bones 33 Femur 33 Humerus 34 Other Appendicular Elements 35 Miscellaneous Axial Bones 36 Attribution of Sex from the Skeletons of Children 37 Figuring the Error Rate 39 5 Age Estimation 42 The Early Years 43 Dental Age 44 Bone Age 46 Long Bone Length 46 Union of Primary Ossification Centers 48 Epiphyseal Fusion 49 The Adult Years 53 Macroscopic Methods 53 Face of the Pubic Symphysis 53 Sternal Extremity of the Rib 55 The Auricular Surface 56 Cranial Suture Closure 57 Dental Methods 58 Microscopic Methods 60 Other Age Indicators 62 Concluding Remarks on Adult Age Estimation 63 6 Deciphering Ancestral Background 64 The Biological and the Cultural 64 The Biological Context 65 The Cultural Component 65 Skeletal Indicators 66 The Skull 66 The Postcranium 75 7 Stature Estimation 77 How Tall Are You, Really? 77 Estimation of Living Stature from Skeletal Remains 78 The Fully Method 79 Stature Estimation From Long Bone Length 80 Comparison of Methods 82 Reporting Stature Estimates 83 Correcting Stature Estimates for Older Adults 84 Secular Trend 86 Stature Estimates from Fragmentary Long Bones 86 Stature Estimation from Short Bone Length 87 Footwear and Foot Length 87 8 Skeletal Markers of Activity and Life History 89 Childbirth Indicators 90 Handedness 91 Other Activity Markers 92 Partial Medical History 94 Medical Radiology 96 Part III Principal Anthropological Roles In Medical–Legal Investigation 9 Trauma 101 Blunt Force Trauma 102 Cranial Fracture 102 Hyoid Fracture 105 Postcranial Fracture 106 Child Abuse 106 Penetrating and Perforating Trauma 109 Gunshot Wounds 109 Sharp Injuries 114 10 The Postmortem Period 117 Estimation of the Postmortem Interval 117 Postmortem Events 122 Carnivore Scavenging 123 Cremation 124 Has the Body Been Burned? 125 Fracturing 126 Bone Shrinkage 129 Dismemberment 129 Ritual Use of Skeletal Material 130 11 Professionalism, Ethics, and the Expert Witness 132 The Expert Witness 133 Standards and Credentials for Expert Testimony 134 Some Practical Issues 136 Ethics 137 Science in the Courtroom: Two Unfortunate Examples 139 When Good Science is not Presented 139 When Good Science is Ignored 143 12 Genetics and DNA 145 Serology and Mendelian Genetics 146 Forensic DNA Analysis 147, Legal Considerations 150 References 152 Index 175
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John Wiley & Sons Inc The Influence of Race and Racial Identity in
Book SynopsisA revolutionary theory, a clinical watershed, a masterful text The Influence of Race and Racial Identity in Psychotherapy, Robert T. Carter changes the course of a century of psychological theory, practice, and education. He debunks the traditional belief that race has a marginal impact on personality development and, with compelling empirical evidence, demonstrates that race is the defining factor above other experiences of living in the United States and a crucial ingredient in the therapeutic process. Carter presents models of racial identity for all racial groups and offers numerous case studies of various psychosocial resolutions within racial groups. He constructs the first racially inclusive model of psychotherapy--a rigorous conceptual framework that affords clinicians a deeper awareness of how racial issues affect their dealings with patients--and creates a means of integrating that knowledge into their practices. The Influence of Race and Racial IdeTable of ContentsWHAT DO WE KNOW? THE PSYCHOTHERAPY LITERATURE. Race in Psychological Theory and Practice. Overview of the Social and Historical Basis of Beliefs About Racein Psychotherapy. Psychotherapy with Visible Racial/Ethnic Groups: The CulturalDifference Paradigm. WHERE DO WE GO? THEORETICAL FRAMEWORKS. Race and Identity Development. Visible Racial/Ethnic Identity Theories. White Racial Identity. Biracial Identity and Questions and Concerns About Racial IdentityStatus Development. Race and Psychotherapy: A Process Model. HOW DO WE KNOW? RESEARCH EVIDENCE. Racial Identity and Psychosocial Correlates. Does Race or Racial Identity Influence the Therapy Process? Relationship Types: An Examination of Qualitative Aspects ofTherapeutic Process and Outcome. Case Studies: Evidence of Race in Psychotherapy. WHAT DO WE DO WITH RACE? CLINICAL APPLICATIONS. Race and Psychotherapy: Clinical Applications in a SocioculturalContext. Assessing Race Using the Racially Inclusive Model in ClinicalTreatment. Race and Psychotherapy: Training Applications. A Call to the Mental Health Profession. Appendix. References. Indexes.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc The Growth of Humanity
Book SynopsisThe Growth of Humanity Barry Bogin The growth of human populations and human physical growth are intimately related, and their combined study links several fields including anthropology, demography, economics, and history.Trade Review"...using historical and archaeological evidence unavailable to the bards, Bogin...shows that both the human population and the human body are getting larger, and argues that the two phenomena are intimately linked..." (Reference & Research Book News, Vol. 16, No. 3, August 2001) "...this book would be a wonderful text...it could be used for a wide array of courses...reflects the breadth of human biological research and...provides an important and exciting step in building a much-needed theoretical framework..." (American Journal of Human Biology, Vol. 1, January/February 2002) "...excellent, skillfully written volume...It will serve as a valuable textbook for many courses...In fact, anyone with intellectual curiosity about the biological and social history of human populations will find a wealth of authoritative information...a novel approach to many subjects familiar to demographers, evolutionists, developmental biologists, and other life scientists. They should read it." (The Quarterly Review of Biology, June 2002) this book should be an integral part of reading lists of all population-related courses (Population and Development Review, Vol. 28, No. 3, June 2002)Table of ContentsAcknowledgments. Series Introduction. Of Populations and People. How Populations Grow: History, Methods, and Principles of Demography. How People Grow. Evolution of the Human Life History. Food, Demography, and Growth. Migration and Human Health. Growth of Humanity. The Aging of Humanity. Glossary. References. Index.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Valley of the Spirits
Book SynopsisIn a secluded valley high in the Andes Mountains, long before thetime of the Incas and the Aztecs, the empire of the Aymara rosefrom the shores of Lake Titicaca and flourished for nearly athousand years. The secrets of the Aymara civilization, one of thefirst great empires of the Americas, have only recently beendeciphered from the haunting ruins of their splendid temples, amongwhich their contemporary descendants still live and worktoday. In Valley of the Spirits, Alan Kolata takes us deep into themystical world of the Aymara, where past and present come togetherand the spirits of ancient ancestors still speak to shamans in thevoices of mountain springs. Kolata''s unique knowledge of the Aymarais based on 17 years of research at the site of the ancientempire. Its crown jewel was the dazzling ancient capital of Tiahuanaco,whose gold and silver-appointed temples and monumental stonesculptures intensified the mythic aura of the city, imbuing it witha quality of the supeTable of ContentsInto the Aymara World. The Trembler on the Mountain. Andean Genesis. The Sacred City. The World Turned Around. Restoration. The Past Is Prologue. Notes. Glossary. Index.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Culture and Schooling
Book SynopsisThe essence of this book is to assist educators to improve eduational practice in the constantly changing cultural contexts of school and society. Cross cultural dimensions such as diversity; uniformity; individualism, and collectivism emerge as key focus areas of discussion.Trade Review"This book has distilled a remarkable amount of information about a very broad ranging and complex area." (Debate, No.102 2002)Table of ContentsThe Role of Culture in Education and Schooling: An Introduction. The Cultural Dynamics of Learning Processes. The Cultural Dynamics of Teaching. Cultural Context and Educational Assessment. The Cultural Dynamics of School Organisation and Management. Building Cultural Bridges between Society and School. Teacher Development and Training for Cultural Diversity. References. Indexes.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Ethnicity and Development
Book SynopsisFollowing the collapse of international communism and the ending of the Cold War, the decade of the 1990s has seen international conflict replaced by internal, largely ethnic, conflict both of a violent and of a nonviolent nature. As a result, ethnicity has become one of the most important issues of the day. The social sciences and development studies have been slow to adopt new theoretical and practical perspectives with which to address this fundamentally changed situation. In traditional modernisation theory, ethnicity has been seen as an obstacle and claims to ethnic identity as anti-developmental. This book seeks to contribute towards a re-thinking of this position by focusing on the question of how policies of material improvement can be made compatible with the maintenance of fundamental ethnic identities which, in some senses, can even be considered a human right. Its argument is developed in two ways: firstly through a series of geographical studies, which examine the politicaTable of ContentsPartial table of contents: CONCEPTS OF ETHNICITY AND DEVELOPMENT. Ethnic Identity and Language Issues in Development (C. Williams)THE POLITICAL CONTEXT. Ethnicity and Political Development in South Africa (A. Lemon)Nationalism, Democracy and Development in Ethiopia (A. Zegeye &D. Abate). THE ECONOMIC CONTEXT. Cultural, Puralism and Economic Development: Perspectives From20th-Century Mexico and the Caribbean (C. Clarke). The People of Isan, Thailand: Missing Out on the Economic Boom (M.Parnwell & J. Rigg). Index.
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LUP - University of Michigan Press Historical Metaphors and Mythical Realities
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The University of Michigan Press The Heimat Abroad
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LUP - University of Michigan Press Rules Games and CommonPool Resources
Book SynopsisWhile the tragedy of the commons is real, there are many instances where institutions develop to protect against overexploitation. In this important work, the authors explore empirically, theoretically, and experimentally the nature of such institutions and the way they come about.
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The University of Michigan Press Political Persuasion and Attitude Change
Book SynopsisIntroduces and defines a new field of research on the way political attitudes are influenced and changed
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The University of Michigan Press Sojiji
Book SynopsisThrough accessible prose, ethnographically-grounded analysis, and emotionally compelling stories, this book explores the rich pastiche of daily life and ritual activity at a major Japanese Zen temple in institutional, historical, and social context through the practices of its community of clergy, practitioners, parishioners, and visitors.Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Sojiji, the Forest for a Thousand Years Chapter 1: The History of Sojiji Chapter 2: The Training of a Soto Zen Novice Chapter 3: Bearing the Mantle of Priesthood Chapter 4: Struggling for Enlightenment (While Keeping Your Day Job) Chapter 5:Performing Compassion Through Goeika Music Chapter 6: Making Ancestors Through Memorial Rituals Conclusion For a Thousand Years Epilogue In Perpetuity Afterward Writing Sojiji Glossary Bibliography Notes Index
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LUP - University of Michigan Press A Critique of the Study of Kinship
Book SynopsisChallenges the assumptions on which anthropology has depended for the last century by showing that one of the major categories in terms of which social life has been understood is largely untenable. The idea of kinship is subject to penetrating scrutiny. Unlike the proverbial Emperor, it is not that kinship has no clothes.
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