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The Other Side of Eden
by Hugh Brody  Publisher Comments Hugh Brody first encountered hunting peoples when he lived among the Inuit of the High Arctic, who instructed him not only how to speak but how to do and be Inuk-titut 'in the manner of an Inuk.' Since then he has spent nearly three decades studying...
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Monkeyluv: And Other Essays on Our Lives as Animals
by Robert M. Sapolsky Publisher Comments 'The human animal in all its fascinating quirks of nature is showcased in this thoughtful and entertaining essay collection from America's most beloved neurobiologist/primatologist. In these essays -- updated for this volume -- Robert M. Sapolsky once...
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Abraham's Children: Race, Identity, and the DNA of the Chosen People
by Jon Entine Publisher Comments From the bestselling author of "Taboo" comes a provocative and controversial book about how genetics is transforming our understanding of race, ethnicity, and religion....
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Woman, Body, Desire in Post-Colonial India
by Publisher Comments This groundbreaking ethnographic study based on fifty-four middle- and upper-class Indian women of connects important issues of class and nationhood to the emerging sense of female identity in India....
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The Stars Down to Earth
by Synopsis This text reveals the prescience of Adorno's writings. Haunted by the ugly side of American culture industries, Adorno used the different angles provided by each of the three essays in this volume to showcase the dangers inherent in modern obsessions...
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Social Complexity in the Making
by Publisher Comments Providing wider perspective of social and cultural evolution within a given society, this highly accessible ethnography explains the history and evolution of Ilahita, an Arapesh-speaking village in New Guinea. This village, unlike others in the region...
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Culture in the Communication Age
by James Lull Synopsis Culture in the Communication Age brings together some of the world's leading thinkers from a range of academic disciplines to discuss what 'culture' means in the modern era. They describe key features of cultural life in the 'communication age', and...
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Media, Ritual and Identity
by Tamar Liebes Publisher Comments Media, Ritual and Identity examines the role of the media in society; its complex influence on democratic processes and its participation in the construction and affirmation of differnt social identities....
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Lifestyles
by David Chaney Publisher Comments This clearly written introduction to the concept of lifestyles offers a concise guide to how the term is used in sociological accounts to refer to this modern social form....
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The Sociology Of Taste
by Jukka Gronow Publisher Comments The Sociology of Taste looks at the role of taste, or the aesthetic relfection, in society at large and in modern society in particular. It illustrates the role of fashion in the formation of collective taste....
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Poor Richard's Principle: Recovering the American Dream Through the Moral Dimension of Work, Business, and Money
by Robert Wuthnow Publisher Comments The American Dream is in serious danger, according to Robert Wuthnow--not because of economic conditions, but because its moral underpinnings have been forgotten. In the past this vision was not simply a formula for success, but a moral perspective that...
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Refashioning Futures: Criticism After Postcoloniality
by David Scott Publisher Comments How can we best forge a theoretical practice that directly addresses the struggles of once-colonized countries, many of which face the collapse of both state and society in today's era of economic reform? David Scott argues that recent cultural theories...
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Studying British Cultures
by Susan Bassnett Publisher Comments A collection of essays devoted to British Cultural Studies, covering most of the key areas in literature, language, media and culture. Bassnett provides a substantial and accessible introduction to map out the territory....
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Culture and Public Action:
by Bank World Publisher Comments "The observation that cultural norms affect economic development has been made repeatedly, yet it has been very hard to use it effectively, whether for policy or for prediction. The essays in this volume present authoritatively the present state of...
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Feminism, Objectivity and Economics
by Julie A. Nelson Publisher Comments "Feminism, Objectivity and Economics" analyzes the gender biases implicit in the definition of economics, and the discipline's methods and models. The emphasis on questions of choice and markets, on mathematical methods, and on models based on individual,...
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Pagan Tribes of Borneo V1
by Charles Hose Publisher Comments The Kayans believe themselves to be surrounded by many intelligent powers capable of influencing their welfare for good or ill. Some of these are embodied in animals or plants, or are closely connected with other natural objects, such as mountains, rocks,...
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Refashioning Futures: Criticism After Postcoloniality
by David Scott Publisher Comments How can we best forge a theoretical practice that directly addresses the struggles of once-colonized countries, many of which face the collapse of both state and society in today's era of economic reform? David Scott argues that recent cultural theories...
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Learning to Think Korean: A Guide to Living and Working in Korea
by L. Robert Kohls Publisher Comments Drawing from decades of personal experience as a leading cross-cultural trainer and expatriate, Bob Kohls demystifies Korea and Koreans for people who interact with them in business and in everyday life. Ever the pragmatist and diviner of values...
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Why Sex Matters: A Darwinian Look at Human Behavior
by Bobbi S. Low Publisher Comments Why are men, like other primate males, usually the aggressors and risk takers? Why do women typically have fewer sexual partners? Why is killing infants routine in some cultures, but forbidden in others? Why is incest everywhere taboo? Bobbi Low ranges...
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The Perception of the Environment
by Publisher Comments An integrated approach to understanding how people live, learn, work in and perceive their environments....
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