The Anthropology of Extinction. Essays on Culture and Species Death, Paperback - ***

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

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...

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

We are currently facing the sixth mass extinction of species in the history of life on Earth, biologists claim--the first one caused by humans. Act...

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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...

Essays on extinction, death, renewal and continuity by the acclaimed writer and poet. Prompted by his own near death experience Burnside reflects o...

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

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

Reducere. In this award-winning collection, the bestselling author of Gilead offers us other ways of thinking about history, religion, and society. Whether r...

Humans are a puzzling species. On the one hand, we struggle to survive on our own in the wild, often failing to overcome even basic challenges, lik...

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 ...

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

This ambitious volume paints a rich picture of the tools and techniques of printing, publishing, and reading that shaped the ideas and practices th...

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...

Under the auspices of neoliberalism, technical systems of compliance and efficiency have come to underwrite the relations among the state, the econ...

The creation of the Frankfurt School of critical theory in the 1920s saw the birth of some of the most exciting and challenging writings of the twe...

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...

The planet is currently experiencing a mass extinction event, with human and business activity being the root cause of species loss and habitat des...

Publisher: University of Illinois PressNumber of pages: 248Publication date: 2005Dimensions: 228 x 152 x 22Cover type: Paperback / softbackEditor(s...

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...

Contributor(s): Author: Charles DarwinIntroduction by: Ernst MayrIt is now generally recognized that the publication of Darwin's Origin of Species ...

Reducere. Engaging the Anomalous is a collection of essays written by Jack Hunter between 2010-17. Together, the essays push toward the development of a non-...

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

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DescriptionA classic work on radical aesthetics by one of the great philosophers of the early twentieth century No work of philosopher and essayist...

Reducere. In Another Way of Seeing, Peter Gabel argues that our most fundamental spiritual need as human beings is the desire for authentic mutual recognitio...

DescriptionIn Decolonizing Extinction Juno Salazar Parre as ethnographically traces the ways in which colonialism, decolonization, and indigeneity ...

A team of renowned philosophers and a new generation of thinkers come together to offer the first book-length examination of the relationship betwe...

Confronted by a complex new society, nineteenth-century Spaniards wrestled with how to envisage their lives. From trying to be universal through to...

Reducere. Philosophers and psychologists have explored the Harry Potter stories through the lenses of their disciplines, now it's time for sociologists. In t...

This collection centres on the remarkable life and career of the writer and actor Elizabeth Inchbald (1753-1821), active in Great Britain in the la...

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...

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Description This new collection of essays follows in the footsteps of the successful volume Thinking Ahead - Essays on Big Data, Digital Revolution...

DescriptionNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NEW YORK TIMES Editors' ChoiceFrom the Pulitzer Prize-winning critic comes an impassioned critique of America'...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Debbie L. HumphriesForeword by: Diane RandallThe Quaker tradition at its best is a practice-based religious path that embod...

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Reducere. "Chinese Proverbs and Popular Sayings is for everyday readers looking for pithy sayings, deeper understanding of the Chinese culture and a unique l...

In Writing Anthropology, fifty-two anthropologists reflect on scholarly writing as both craft and commitment. These short essays cover a wide range...

Extinction Studies focuses on the entangled ecological and social dimensions of extinction, exploring the ways in which extinction catastrophically...