Comparison with stationary and very fast rates of population growth shows modern population grwoth to have long-run positive effects on the standards of living.
We cannot, the author argues, adequately understand the religious imagination without knowing the historical, social, and cultural matrices from which it arises.
This book is not only an explanation of the political dynamic that led to the Polish "e;revolution"e; and the birth of Solidarity in 1980 and 1981 but an extremely important analysis of postwar East Central Europe.
Women in contemporary Greek society have been conventionally depicted as oppressed and socially inferior, circumscribed in behavior and segregated from the world of men.
When Mary Steedly went to North Sumatra, Indonesia, she intended to study the curing practices of Karo Batak spirit mediums, the gurus who keep a community in touch with its ancestors.
An authoritative overview of the concepts and applications of biological demographyThis book provides a comprehensive introduction to biodemography, an exciting interdisciplinary field that unites the natural science of biology with the social science of human demography.
Reorganizing the agricultural sector into large-scale state and collective farms was the most radical transformation of economic institutions implemented by Marxist governments.
A FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAROne of our most scintillating public intellectuals explores the political paradoxes of the pandemic and helps us think our way through it'We are able to imagine anything because we are being besieged by something that was considered unimaginable.
As government officials and political activists are becoming increasingly aware, international nonprofit agencies have an important political dimension: although not self-serving, these private voluntary organizations (PVOs) and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) seek social changes of which many of their financial contributors are unaware.
In this case study of a recent peasant uprising in an ethnically diverse region of Mexico, Frans Schryer addresses an important issue in the cultural history of Latin America: what is the relationship of class to ethnicity, and how do these two elements of cultural perception and social hierarchy reinforce or contradict each other?
Ein ungewöhnlicher Blick auf den professionellen Umgang mit dem Tod – durch die Augen des bekanntesten Bestatters Deutschlands Obwohl er uns alle betrifft, ist der Tod immer noch ein Tabuthema – dem Luis Bauer mit seinem Buch die Schwere nimmt.
One of the most powerful examples of human creativity and ingenuity is the ancient craft of pottery, with its delicate balance of form, function, and cultural expression.
Este libro es un primer paso para acercarse a la diversidad sin demasiados prejuicios y cobrar conciencia de que nuestro modo de vivir es sólo uno de los muchos posibles, ni mejor ni peor que otros.
En junio de 1944, las autoridades estadounidenses, desconcertadas ante las dificultades para predecir el comportamiento de su enemigo en el Pacífico y necesitadas de un repertorio de soluciones para acelerar la victoria primero e institucionalizar la ocupación después, encargaron a Ruth Benedict un estudio de antropología cultural sobre las normas y valores de la sociedad japonesa.
Diseñada por el Observatorio Javeriano de Juventud de la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana y aplicada en treinta municipios del Programa Jóvenes Resilientes, producto de una iniciativa conjunta de la Agencia de los Estados Unidos para el Desarrollo Internacional (usaid) y de acdi/voca Colombia, la encuesta Voces resilientes: juventudes, realidades y territorios es una llamada de atención sobre aquellas y aquellos jóvenes que habitan territorios precarizados de Colombia, pero que no se ven solo como receptores de políticas públicas o beneficiarios de dádivas, sino que se autoperciben como agentes de su propio cambio, por supuesto, con muchas contradicciones y obstáculos, que tienen que ver con el entorno que habitan.
An integrated quantitative framework for understanding the dynamics of collective action Collective action has been a fundamental aspect of human societies throughout history, from building irrigation systems and defenses in Neolithic times to coordinated disaster relief and scientific collaborations today.
Conservators as first responders in a world where our cultural heritage is increasingly at riskConservation can be understood as a form of knowing; conservators extract meaning about the past from what remains, while noting what is missing and sometimes repairing it.
Decolonizing Educational Research examines the ways through which coloniality manifests in contexts of knowledge and meaning making, specifically within educational research and formal schooling.
How a new ';woke' elite uses the language of social justice to gain more power and statuswithout helping the marginalized and disadvantagedSociety has never been more egalitarianin theory.
A riveting history of vampire panics across cultures and down through the millenniaand why killing the dead is better than killing the livingKilling the Dead provides the first in-depth, global account of one of the world's most widespread yet misunderstood forms of mass hysteriathe vampire epidemic.
How a new ';woke' elite uses the language of social justice to gain more power and statuswithout helping the marginalized and disadvantagedSociety has never been more egalitarianin theory.
A riveting history of vampire panics across cultures and down through the millenniaand why killing the dead is better than killing the livingKilling the Dead provides the first in-depth, global account of one of the world's most widespread yet misunderstood forms of mass hysteriathe vampire epidemic.
"e;Chains of Salvation"e; is a psychological thriller and, at the same time, a deep investigative work of nonfiction exploring the phenomenon of the anti-cult industry.
An integrated quantitative framework for understanding the dynamics of collective action Collective action has been a fundamental aspect of human societies throughout history, from building irrigation systems and defenses in Neolithic times to coordinated disaster relief and scientific collaborations today.
It's closing time for an alarming number of gay bars in cities around the globebut it's definitely not the last danceIn this exhilarating journey into underground parties, pulsating with life and limitless possibility, acclaimed author Amin Ghaziani unveils the unexpected revolution revitalizing urban nightlife.
It's closing time for an alarming number of gay bars in cities around the globebut it's definitely not the last danceIn this exhilarating journey into underground parties, pulsating with life and limitless possibility, acclaimed author Amin Ghaziani unveils the unexpected revolution revitalizing urban nightlife.
Ein feinfühliges Buch über den achtsamen Umgang mit digitalen MedienDer kleine Krümel ist der glücklichste Hund der Welt, denn bei seiner Familie fühlt er sich pudelwohl.
Skunk Ape: Florida's Hidden GiantIn the steamy swamps and palmetto thickets of central Florida, something ancient and massive has never stopped walking.
When the mundane reality of paying taxes takes on moral significanceIn My Tax Dollars, Ruth Braunstein maps the contested moral landscape in which Americans experience and make sense of the tax system.
The uses of shame (and shamelessness) in spheres that range from social media and consumerism to polarized politics and mass violenceToday, we are caught in a shame spirala vortex of mutual shaming that pervades everything from politics to social media.
