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World-Systems Theory in Practice
by P. Nick Kardulias  Publisher Comments In the quarter century since Wallerstein first developed world systems theory (WST), scholars in a variety of disciplines have adopted the approach to explain intersocietal interaction on a grand scale. These essays bring to light archaeological data and...
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Behavioral Anthropology
by Theodore D Graves Publisher Comments Behavioral Anthropology is a unique introductory text that combines an intellectual biography with an overview of the methodological principles of cross-cultural research. Each chapter deals with a specific methodological issue: research design; the role...
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Patterns of Culture (05 Edition)
by Ruth Benedict Publisher Comments "Unique and important . . . Patterns of Culture is a signpost on the road to a freer and more tolerant life." -- New York Times A remarkable introduction to cultural studies, Patterns of Culture is an eloquent declaration of the role of culture in...
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Blackwell Readers in Anthropology #4: The Anthropology of Space and Place: Locating Culture
by Setha Low Publisher Comments The Anthropology of Space and Place: Locating Culture is an unprecedented collection of key articles presented explicitly for students and researchers in anthropology, environmental psychology, sociology, architecture, geography, and urban planning....
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Digging Through Darkness : Chronicles of an Archaeologist (95 Edition)
by Carmel Schrire Publisher Comments In 'Digging Through Darkness, ' Carmel Schrire interweaves art and fact to recreate a distant world. Tracking the broad sweep of European expansion into Africa, Australia, and the Pacific, Schrire focuses on the evidence unearthed in archaeological sites,...
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Culture, Biology and Anthropological Demography (04 Edition)
by Eric Abella Roth Publisher Comments A rapprochement between anthropological demography and human evolutionary ecology through recognition of common research topics incorporating cultural and biological motivation....
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China's Peasants: The Anthropology of a Revolution
by Sulamith Potter Publisher Comments This landmark study of Zengbu, a Cantonese community, is the first comprehensive analysis of a rural Chinese society by foreign anthropologists since the Revolution of 1949. The authors examine the revolutionary experiences of Zengbu's peasant villagers...
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Food markets of the world
by Nelli Sheffer Publisher Comments Visit open-air and farmers' markets all over the globe with noted cookbook author and food critic Mimi Sheraton, who provides a lively introduction to each region, recipes, and anecdotes about local culinary traditions....
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Knowledge and Power in Morocco : the Education of a Twentieth-century Notable (85 Edition)
by Dale F. Eickelman Publisher Comments This intensive social biography of a rural Moroccan judge discusses Islamic education, the concept of knowledge it embodies, and its communication from the early years of colonial rule in twentieth-century Morocco to the present. The work sensitively...
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The Bushman
by Edward Wilson Landor Synopsis The Spirit of Adventure is the most animating impulse in the human breast. Man naturally detests inaction; he thirsts after change and novelty and the prospect of excitement makes him prefer even danger to continued repose....
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Telling the Truth about Aboriginal History
by Bain Attwood Publisher Comments This provocative work grapples with some of the most difficult issues in Aboriginal history, showing how they raise fundamental concerns about the nature of historical knowledge, truth, and authority. Discussions of such controversial questions as "How...
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Genocide and Settler Society
by A. Dirk (edt) Moses Book News Annotation From their arrival in 1788, British settlers in Australia seemed determined to eliminate Aboriginal societies. Their dedication came from the pathologies they brought with them, but the violence, murder, kidnapping, and cultural genocide continued...
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Speaking in Queer Tongues: Globalization and Gay Language
by William L. (edt) Leap Publisher Comments Language is a fundamental tool for shaping identity and community, including the expression (or repression) of sexual desire. Speaking in Queer Tongues investigates the tensions and adaptations that occur when processes of globalization bring one system...
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Survival by Hunting: Prehistoric Human Predators and Animal Prey
by George C Frison Publisher Comments "George Frison is an icon in American archeology. In "Survival by Hunting, "he describes personal experiences leading to the insights and perspectives that set him apart from the majority of his colleagues, who know of large game hunting only secondhand."...
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Afro-Cuban Religiosity, Revolution, and National Identity (History of African-American Religions)
by Christine Ayorinde Publisher Comments Afro-Cuban religions--especially the practice of santeria, based on West African traditions--are an essential aspect of contemporary Cuban identity, Christine Ayorinde argues, and their existence has forced the current revolutionary state into bizarre...
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The spiral road :change in a Chinese village through the eyes of a Communist Party leader
by Shu-min Huang Publisher Comments The leading Party cadre of Lin Village in southeast China describes in this book nearly fifty years of turbulent events that affected individuals and families in the village: the downfall of the landlords during the Land Reform, the rise of poor peasants...
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Cultures Under Siege: Collective Violence and Trauma (Publications of the Society for Psychological Anthropology)
by Antonius C. G. M. Robben Publisher Comments Interdisciplinary study of collective violence offering insights into darker side of humanity....
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Six Thousand Years of Bread: Its Holy and Unholy History
by H.e. Trans. By Richard Winston And Clara Winston Jacob Publisher Comments "Give us this day our daily bread." From ancient Egypt to modern times, bread is the essential food, the symbol of fundamental well-being. H.E. Jacob takes readers through the history of this staple, examining its role in politics, religion, and...
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How To Do Archaeology the Right Way (96 Edition)
by Barbara A. Purdy Publisher Comments Despite field conditions that often include bug bites, bad food, and nonexistent plumbing, legions of amateur archaeologists regularly take to the field - sometimes a muddy one - to dig up ceramic pots, animal bones, and stone spearheads. This book...
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Not by Bread Alone: Social Support in the New Russia
by Melissa L Caldwell Publisher Comments Social support in the New Russia....
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