Ethnology
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Author:Khosravi, ShahramSummary: -
Author:Main Johnson, LeslieSummary:Trail of Story examines the meaning of landscape, drawn from Leslie Main Johnson’s rich experience with diverse environments and peoples, including the Gitksan and Witsuwit’en of northwestern British Columbia, the Kaska Dene of the...
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Author:Summary:A critical interrogation of the relationship between cultural practices and human rights in Africa rooted in Afrocentricity and emancipatory social work. Cultural practices have the potential to cause human suffering. The Tensions...
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Author:Hughes, LotteSummary:Since the first edition of the No-Nonsense Guide to Indigenous Peoples was published in 2003, much has changed. The United Nations General Assembly has adopted the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Indigenous rights...
- Author:Hokowhitu, BrendanSummary:
The Routledge Handbook of Critical Indigenous Studies is the first comprehensive overview of the rapidly expanding field of indigenous scholarship. The book is ambitious in scope, ranging across disciplines and national boundaries,...
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Author:Diamond, Jared M.Summary:Most of this work deals with non-Europeans, but Diamond's thesis sheds light on why Western civilization became hegemonic: "History followed different courses for different peoples because of differences among peoples' environments, not...
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Author:Kutsche, PaulSummary:For undergraduate-level courses in Ethnographic Field Methods and Introduction to Cultural Anthropology. Unlike other ethnographic field manuals - which are either written for the graduate or professional levels or are narrowly...
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Author:Younging, GregorySummary:Elements of Indigenous Style provides guidelines to help writers, editors, and publishers produce material that reflects Indigenous people in an appropriate and respectful manner. Gregory Younging, a member of the Opaskwayak Cree Nation...
- Author:Tilley, Susan A.Summary:
The author draws from the critical ethnography she conducted to provide concrete examples of the research process including issues related to data analysis and respectful representation. A unique feature of the book is the emphasis on...
- Author:Schultz, Emily A.Summary:
A general anthropology for the university level.
- Author:Schultz, Emily A.Summary:
Cultural Anthropology: A Perspective on the Human Condition explores the interplay of cultural creativity, human agency, and material constraint in the shaping of human cultural traditions. It looks at the tremendous variety of...
- Author:Haviland, William A.Summary:
Explore the most fascinating, creative, dangerous, and complex species alive today: you and your neighbors in the global village. With compelling photos, engaging examples, and select studies by anthropologists in far-flung places, the...
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Author:Harris, MarvinSummary:This book challenges those who argue that we can change the world by changing the way people think. The author shows that no matter how bizarre a people's behavior may seem, it always stems from concrete social and economic conditions....
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Author:Wong, May Q.Summary:A timely, intriguing collection of the overlooked stories of Victoria's pioneers, trailblazers, and community builders who were also diverse people of colour. Often described as "more English than the English," the city...
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Author:Chang, HeewonSummary: -
Author:Gwynne, Margaret A.Summary:This up-to-date, engaging, accessible applied anthropology textbook presents a thorough yet balanced introduction to the field while specifically addressing a concern of immediate and practical importance to college students-choosing a...
- Author:Lacy, Scott M.Summary:
What does it mean to be human? Where did we come from? And what unites us in our diversity today? Anthropology and the Study of Humanity is your chance to tackle these big questions as you survey one of the world's most engaging -...
