Overheating. An Anthropology of Accelerated Change, Paperback - Thomas Hylland Eriksen

A major new intervention on the overarching challenges of modernity from one of the world's leading anthropologistsPublisher: Pluto PressAuthor(s):...

A new edition of the classic anthropology textbook which shows how anthropology is a revolutionary way of thinking about the human world

For the first time in human history, the vast majority of the world's population is connected through trade, travel, production, media and politics...

A World of Insecurity. Anthropological Perspectives on Human Security - Thomas Hylland Eriksen, Oscar Salemink, Ellen Bal

In Ethnicity and Nationalism, Thomas Hylland Eriksen demonstrates that far from being an immutable property of groups, ethnicity is a dynamic and s...

An anthropological perspective on the devastating environmental consequences of global capital's growth imperative.

This invaluable text, written by one of the world's most influential black scholars, re-imagines the communal ideal from a broader perspective that...

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons LtdNumber of pages: 180Collection: Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute Special Issue Book SeriesPublicati...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCIllustration(s): 31 colour and 53 bw illusNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 162 x 241 x 24C...

Presents a fresh theoretical ground for the study of ritual, iconographic technologies, and oral traditions among nonliterate peoples. The author u...

Description Co-authored by three anthropologists with long-term expertise studying Pentecostalism in Vanuatu, Angola, and Papua New Guinea/the Trob...

From the 2019/2020 Gifford Lectures at the University of Edinburgh In God's Image describes how centering our culture on the human and divine spiri...

Ritual is one of the most discussed cultural practices, yet its treatment in anthropological terms has been seriously limited, characterized by a h...

Reducere. DescriptionAn Anthropology of Marxism offers Cedric Robinson's analysis of the history of communalism that has been claimed by Marx and Marxists. S...

This book gives an eye-opening account of the ways various political and intellectual projects have appropriated the medieval past for their own en...

In Magic's Reason, Graham M. Jones tells the entwined stories of anthropology and entertainment magic. The two pursuits are not as separate as they...

Reducere. Frustrated by her students' performance, her relationships with them, and her own daughter's problems in school, Susan D. Blum, a professor of anth...

In The Cow in the Elevator Tulasi Srinivas explores a wonderful world where deities jump fences and priests ride in helicopters to present a joyful...

Artistic residency has recently become popular and well-supported within Taiwan. This book explores the challenges that this form of art practice f...

Reducere. DescriptionAs the book's title suggests, this book uses anthropological methods and insights to study the practice of anthropology as an academic d...

In this new book, David Harvey seeks to determine what is meant by the term in its different contexts and to identify how accurate and useful it is...

Reducere. Keep the Change, Paperback

Oman is a truly amazing place. In terms of avifauna it lies at the crossroads between Asian and African species--Arabian desert species to the nort...

Reducere. Everywhere anarchism is on the upswing as a political philosophy - everywhere, that is, except the academy. Anarchists repeatedly appeal to anthrop...

A call for a fundamental rethinking of what it takes to enable citizens' voices and participation in processes of social change.

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Bentinho MassaroImagine living an epic life - one that works for you. Super Accelerated Living will give you the tools to r...

Reducere. DescriptionAre you familiar with any of the statements below: "I was baffled about the changes in my company.""Management fail to communicate the r...

Why do comics both amuse and arouse controversy? This book is an attempt at an answer in a sharp-eyed comic-book lover's probing look at this step-...

Reducere. DescriptionThe recent irruption of WikiLeaks, Anonymous, Snowden and other tech-savvy actors onto the global political stage raises urgent question...

The twenty-fifth anniversary edition of Douglas Coupland's classic.

DescriptionThis book contains the most sustained and serious attack on mainstream, neoclassical economics in more than forty years. Richard R. Nels...

Publisher: Cengage Learning, IncAuthor(s): Judith (Western Washington University) PinePublication date: 2018Dimensions: 216 x 274 x 18Cover type: P...

Reducere. "Readers interested in the origin and development of Wojtyla's early thought on marriage, sexuality and the family, or on Aquinas's metaphysical, m...

Imagine creating a reality that works for you and goes far beyond your imagination. Now you can see all that is possible by using the tools of Acce...

Reducere. The complete five unabridged books of The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith. This epic collection of economic ideas show that people and free markets...

* Offers an updated edition of this introduction to the anthropology of religion. * Discusses the origin and development of ideas within the discip...

Managing change in a rapidly shifting economy and an era of increased globalization requires strong leadership-and a practical step-by-step approac...