Adventures in Aidland. The Anthropology of Professionals in International Development, Paperback - ***

Anthropological interest in new subjects of research and contemporary knowledge practices has turned ethnographic attention to a wide ranging varie...

This book explores the practical delivery of participatory arts projects in international development. Bringing together an interdisciplinary group...

This volume demonstrates how to conduct case study research that is both methodologically rigorous and useful to development policy. It will intere...

This book offers in-depth analyses of how education interacts with social inequality in Southern contexts. Drawing on a range of disciplinary frame...

This volume assembles in one place the work of scholars who are making key contributions to the anthropological approach to the UN, other global or...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Alan P. MerriamAuthor: Valerie MerriamIn this highly praised and seminal work, Alan Merriam demonstrates that music is a so...

The story of the pioneering anthropologists and their adventures among civilisations that were first thought of as being primitive and savage. What...

Reducere. HOW I RECRUITED HUNDREDS OF PROFESSIONALS IN MY NETWORK MARKETING BUSINESS AND HOW YOU CAN, TOO "Recruiting up" means recruiting professionals, bus...

Reducere. Alternative medicine is not a fashionable new trend but an established cultural strategy, as well as a dynamic feature of mainstream contemporary m...

Missionary, linguist, and ethnographer Emile Petitot (1838-1916) was known for his work in Canada's Northwest Territories and as the author of a co...

Communitas is inspired fellowship; a group's pleasure in sharing common experiences; being 'in the zone' - as in music, sport, and work; the sense ...

Discusses extinction as a force shaping socio-cultural and biological lifePublisher: Indiana University PressIllustration(s): 8 b&w illus.Number of...

This original, field-changing collection explores the plasticity and unfinishedness of human subjects and lifeworlds, advancing the conceptual terr...

Focusing on the last twenty years of life in a small Mayan village, this pioneering book offers a natural history of intensity in the age of the An...

How can we understand the role of religion in human experience and social life? This book argues that anthropology and theology can work together t...

DescriptionAnthropologists have examined how diverse human populations modify and dress their bodies since the earliest days of the discipline. The...

Reducere. In this invigorating mix of natural history and adventure, artist-naturalist Ellen Meloy uses turquoise--the color and the gem--to probe deeper int...

DescriptionStudy of the future is an important new field in anthropology. Building on a philosophical tradition running from Aristotle through Heid...

Includes nine sections organized around themes such as everyday life, sex and gender, and science. This title features articles and book excerpts f...

This anthology takes a look at the critical role that development and other non-kinetic approaches play in countering violent extremism and maps ou...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdIllustration(s): 44 Halftones, black and white; 1 Tables, black and white; 44 Illustrations, black and whiteNumber o...

Reducere. At a time of increasing globalization and worldwide vulnerability, the study of disasters has become an important focus for anthropological researc...

Tarzan is still an icon of adventure, because like all adventurers, his actions have universal qualities: doing something previously untried, revea...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Lewis CarrollIllustrator: John TennielTranscribed by: Michael EversonThe International Phonetic Alphabet is a system of pho...

Few activities bring together physicality, emotions, politics, money, and morality as dramatically as sport. In Brazil's stadiums or China's parks,...

By providing a succinct evaluation of competing approaches to, and perspectives on, the idea and practice of international development, this book o...

Blood sacrifice, the ritual slaughter of animals, has been basic to religion through history, so that it survives in spiritualized form even in Chr...

Reducere. Note Formerly published as an ebook titled Why People Believe in Spirits, Gods and Magic. Now available in paperback.Across the globe and through t...

F.G. Bailey's contributions to anthropological theory and method are illuminated in this edited volume. Chapters variously present, apply, and trac...

DescriptionThe Act of Living explores the relation between development and marginality in Ethiopia, one of the fastest growing economies in Africa....

Presents a basic description of what aid practices are and how they evolved. This book analyzes arguments of both proponents and opponents of aid, ...

Reducere. DescriptionSpend a day with social workers in 62 different settings, and learn about the many career paths available to you. Did you ever wish you ...

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An accessible introduction to the latest developments and debates in the philosophy of social science.

Reducere. The first English translation of Ghyka's masterwork on sacred geometry - Reveals how the Golden Number Phi underlies the spiritual nature of beauty...