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Gender at the Crossroads of Knowledge: Feminist Anthropology in the Postmodern Era Gender at the Crossroads of Knowledge: Feminist Anthropology in the Postmodern Era
by Micaela Di Leonardo

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Gender at the Crossroads of Knowledge brings feminist anthropology up to date, highlighting the theoretical sophistication that characterizes recent research. Twelve essays by outstanding scholars, written with the volume's concerns specifically in mind,... (read more)

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Public Places, Private Journeys: Ethnography, Entertainment, and the Tourist Gaze Public Places, Private Journeys: Ethnography, Entertainment, and the Tourist Gaze
by Ellen Strain

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-301) and index.... (read more)

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The Empty Cradle: How Falling Birthrates Threaten World Prosperity and What to Do about It The Empty Cradle: How Falling Birthrates Threaten World Prosperity and What to Do about It
by Phillip Longman

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Overpopulation has long been a global concern. But between modern medicine and reduced fertility, world population may in fact be shrinking--and is almost certain to do so by the time today's children retire. The troubling implications for our economy... (read more)

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Green Fire: The Life Force, from the Atom to the Mind Green Fire: The Life Force, from the Atom to the Mind
by Ignacio Martinez

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"Green Fire" doesn't just pose the question of why are we here; it dares to answer it: humans are the thinking incarnation of nature. Along the way, the authors, two of Europe's most celebrated and original thinkers, freewheel through history, touching... (read more)

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Myths of Male Dominance: Collected Articles on Women Cross-Culturally Myths of Male Dominance: Collected Articles on Women Cross-Culturally
by Eleanor Bur Leacock

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"Highly recommended, both as a critically presented state-of-the-art discussion and as an account of how one's personal/political history informs the process of scientific inquiry."-Choice This classic anthropological study debunks the many myths behind... (read more)

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The Bone Lady: Life as a Forensic Anthropologist The Bone Lady: Life as a Forensic Anthropologist
by Mary Manhein

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THE RIVETING TALE OF A TRUE-LIFE CRIME-FIGHTING SCIENTIFIC SLEUTH<P>When a skeleton is all that's left to tell the story of a crime, Mary Manhein, otherwise known as "the bone lady", is called in. For almost two decades, Manhein has used her... (read more)

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Trekking Through History: The Huaorani of Amazonian Ecuador (Historical Ecology) Trekking Through History: The Huaorani of Amazonian Ecuador (Historical Ecology)
by Laura M Rival

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The first description of Huaorani society and culture according to modern standards of ethnographic writing. Through her detailed comparative discussion of native Amazonian representations of history and the environment, Rival illustrates the unique way... (read more)

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Remembering to Live: Illness at the Intersection of Anxiety and Knowledge in Rural Indonesia (Southeast Asia: Politics, Meaning, and Memory) Remembering to Live: Illness at the Intersection of Anxiety and Knowledge in Rural Indonesia (Southeast Asia: Politics, Meaning, and Memory)
by M Cameron Hay

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An ethnographic exploration of health, illness, and healing among a poor, rural Indonesian people... (read more)

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Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society
by Raymond Williams

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Now revised to include new words and updated essays, Keywords focuses on the sociology of language, demonstrating how the key words we use to understand our society take on new meanings and how these changes reflect the political bent and values of... (read more)

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Iroquois Music and Dance: Ceremonial Arts of Two Seneca Longhouses Iroquois Music and Dance: Ceremonial Arts of Two Seneca Longhouses
by Gertrude P Kurath

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First-hand investigation of Iroquois songs and dances by a modern dancer turned anthropologist. Includes descriptions, analysis, and diagrams of dance variants and words and music for dozens of songs and dances. Introduction by Tara Browner... (read more)

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The Mysteries of the Alphabet: The Origins of Writing The Mysteries of the Alphabet: The Origins of Writing
by Marc Alain Ouaknin

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The author is a professor (comparative literature), a poet, the author of fiction and non-fiction, and a rabbi, and is affiliated with the Aleph Center for Jewish Studies in Paris and the Bar-Ilan U. in Tel Aviv. This work, translated from the French... (read more)

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The Extraordinary Story of Human Origins The Extraordinary Story of Human Origins
by Piero Angela

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This important book reaches back 3,700,000 years to tell the story of human beginnings. By making use of the interdisciplinary research of paleontology, biochemistry, geology, botanics, physics, climatology, and other sciences, they unravel the mystery... (read more)

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The Trobrianders of Papua New Guinea The Trobrianders of Papua New Guinea
by Annette B. Weiner

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This re-examination of the Trobrianders of Papua New Guinea, the people described in Malinowskis classic ethnographic work of the early 20th century, provides a balanced view of the society from a male and female perspective, including coverage of new... (read more)

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Bury Me Standing: The Gypsies and Their Journey Bury Me Standing: The Gypsies and Their Journey
by Isabel Fonseca

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After the revolutions of 1989, Isabel Fonseca lived and traveled with the Gypsies of Bulgaria, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the former Yugoslavia, Romainia, and Albania — listening to their stories and recording their attempts to become... (read more)

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Learning to Bow: Inside the Heart of Japan Learning to Bow: Inside the Heart of Japan
by Bruce Feiler

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With warmth and candor, bestselling author Feiler recounts the year he spent as a teacher in the world's most heralded school systems. Through his unique perspective, he demystifies contemporary Japanese life. Index.... (read more)

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Ten Theories of Human Nature (4TH 04 - Old Edition) Ten Theories of Human Nature (4TH 04 - Old Edition)
by Leslie Forster Stevenson

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Over three previous editions, Ten Theories of Human Nature has been a remarkably popular introduction to some of the most influential developments in Western and Eastern thought. This thoroughly revised fourth edition features substantial new chapters on... (read more)

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The Penguin Dictionary of Symbols The Penguin Dictionary of Symbols
by Jean Chevalier

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A bestseller in France, where it was originally published, this supremely erudite book draws together folkloric, literary, and artistic sources and focuses on the symbolic dimension of every color, number, sound, gesture, expression, or character trait... (read more)

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Race Race
by Studs Terkel

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America's foremost oral historian tackles the most difficult and complicated issue in America today -- race relations -- by interviewing nearly a hundred blacks and whites. The result is a riveting and deeply moving -- and frequently provocative -- look... (read more)

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History of the Breast (97 Edition) History of the Breast (97 Edition)
by Marilyn Yalom

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"Fascinating ... Exhilarating ... Yalom's stately romp through history is variously enlightening, amusing, and enraging". -- The New York Times Book Reviews "A rich and fascinating theme ... "A History of the Breast" leaves this most powerful of bodily... (read more)

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Origins Reconsidered: In Search of What Makes Us Human Origins Reconsidered: In Search of What Makes Us Human
by Richard Leakey

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Richard Leakey's personal account of his fossil hunting and landmark discoveries at Lake Turkana, his reassessment of human prehistory based on new evidence and analytic techniques, and his profound pondering of how we became "human" and what being... (read more)

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