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29 produkter
Nature and Society
Anthropological Perspectives
Av Gisli Palsson, Philippe Descola
E-bok, 2003
939 kr
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The contributors to this book focus on the relationship between nature and society from a variety of theoretical and ethnographic perspectives. Their work draws upon recent developments in social theory, biology, ethnobiology, epistemology, sociology of science, and a wide array of ethnographic …
Last of Its Kind
The Search for the Great Auk and the Discovery of Extinction
Inbunden, 2024
324 kr
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Shortlisted for the Royal Society Trivedi Science Book PrizeHow an iconic bird’s final days exposed the reality of human-caused extinctionThe great auk is one of the most tragic and documented examples of extinction. A flightless bird that bred primarily on the remote islands of the North Atlantic, …
Man Who Stole Himself
The Slave Odyssey of Hans Jonathan
Inbunden, 2016
245 kr
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The island nation of Iceland is known for many things majestic landscapes, volcanic eruptions, distinctive seafood but racial diversity is not one of them. So the little-known story of Hans Jonathan, a free black man who lived and raised a family in early nineteenth-century Iceland, is improbable …
Man Who Stole Himself
The Slave Odyssey of Hans Jonathan
Häftad, 2025
182 kr
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The life story of Hans Jonathan, Iceland's first Black citizen. The island nation of Iceland is known for many things—majestic landscapes, volcanic eruptions, distinctive seafood—but racial diversity is not one of them. So the little-known story of Hans Jonathan, a free Black man who lived and …
Nature and Society
Anthropological Perspectives
Av Philippe Descola, Gisli Palsson
Häftad, 1996
827 kr
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The contributors to this book focus on the relationship between nature and society from a variety of theoretical and ethnographic perspectives. Their work draws upon recent developments in social theory, biology, ethnobiology, epistemology, sociology of science, and a wide array of ethnographic …
Nature and Society
Anthropological Perspectives
Av Philippe Descola, Gisli Palsson
Inbunden, 1996
2526 kr
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The contributors to this book focus on the relationship between nature and society from a variety of theoretical and ethnographic perspectives. Their work draws upon recent developments in social theory, biology, ethnobiology, epistemology, sociology of science, and a wide array of ethnographic …
Last of Its Kind
The Search for the Great Auk and the Discovery of Extinction
Häftad, 2026
225 kr
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Shortlisted for the Royal Society Trivedi Science Book PrizeHow an iconic bird’s final days exposed the reality of human-caused extinctionThe great auk is one of the most tragic and documented examples of extinction. A flightless bird that bred primarily on the remote islands of the North Atlantic, …
Can Science Resolve the Nature / Nurture Debate?
Av Margaret M. Lock, Gisli Palsson
Inbunden, 2016
640 kr
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Following centuries of debate about "nature and nurture" the discovery of DNA established the idea that nature (genes) determines who we are, relegating nurture (environment) to icing on the cake.Since the 1950s, the new science of epigenetics has demonstrated how cellular environments and certain …
Can Science Resolve the Nature / Nurture Debate?
Av Margaret M. Lock, Gisli Palsson
Häftad, 2016
148 kr
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Following centuries of debate about "nature and nurture" the discovery of DNA established the idea that nature (genes) determines who we are, relegating nurture (environment) to icing on the cake.Since the 1950s, the new science of epigenetics has demonstrated how cellular environments and certain …
Can Science Resolve the Nature / Nurture Debate?
Av Gisli Palsson, Margaret M. Lock
E-bok, 2016
163 kr
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Following centuries of debate about "nature and nurture" the discovery of DNA established the idea that nature (genes) determines who we are, relegating nurture (environment) to icing on the cake. Since the 1950s, the new science of epigenetics has demonstrated how cellular environments and certain …
Beyond Boundaries
Understanding, Translation and Anthropological Discourse
Inbunden, 1994
2526 kr
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Anthropology, it is often argued, is an art of translation. Recently, however, social theorists have raised serious doubts about the translator's enterprise. Over the last few years the human social and ecological habitat has seen spectacular developments. Modern humans inhabit a 'global village' …
Beyond Boundaries
Understanding, Translation and Anthropological Discourse
E-bok, 2020
746 kr
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Anthropology, it is often argued, is an art of translation. Recently, however, social theorists have raised serious doubts about the translator''s enterprise. Over the last few years the human social and ecological habitat has seen spectacular developments. Modern humans inhabit a ''global …
Beyond Boundaries
Understanding, Translation and Anthropological Discourse
E-bok, 2020
762 kr
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Anthropology, it is often argued, is an art of translation. Recently, however, social theorists have raised serious doubts about the translator''s enterprise. Over the last few years the human social and ecological habitat has seen spectacular developments. Modern humans inhabit a ''global …
Biosocial Becomings
Integrating Social and Biological Anthropology
Inbunden, 2013
1592 kr
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All human life unfolds within a matrix of relations, which are at once social and biological. Yet the study of humanity has long been divided between often incompatible 'social' and 'biological' approaches. Reaching beyond the dualisms of nature and society and of biology and culture, this volume …
Nature, Culture, and Society
Anthropological Perspectives on Life
Inbunden, 2015
1628 kr
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Life is currently one of the most active zones of politics and economic production, as biological material is increasingly the subject of engineering, banking, reproduction, and exchange. These developments represent some of the most challenging issues facing humanity in the twenty-first century …
Biosocial Becomings
Integrating Social and Biological Anthropology
E-bok, 2013
1402 kr
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All human life unfolds within a matrix of relations, which are at once social and biological. Yet the study of humanity has long been divided between often incompatible ''social'' and ''biological'' approaches. Reaching beyond the dualisms of nature and society and of biology and culture, this …
Biosocial Becomings
Integrating Social and Biological Anthropology
E-bok, 2013
1372 kr
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All human life unfolds within a matrix of relations, which are at once social and biological. Yet the study of humanity has long been divided between often incompatible ''social'' and ''biological'' approaches. Reaching beyond the dualisms of nature and society and of biology and culture, this …
Textual Life of Savants
Ethnography, Iceland, and the Linguistic Turn
E-bok, 2013
319 kr
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First Published in 1995. This book focuses on the role and significance of texts and textualism for anthropology and ethnography and, more specifically, the understanding of particular aspects of Icelandic society and history. The discussion is centred on a range of issues; moving between general …
Textual Life of Savants
Ethnography, Iceland, and the Linguistic Turn
E-bok, 2013
319 kr
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First Published in 1995. This book focuses on the role and significance of texts and textualism for anthropology and ethnography and, more specifically, the understanding of particular aspects of Icelandic society and history. The discussion is centred on a range of issues; moving between general …
Nature and Society
Anthropological Perspectives
Av Gisli Palsson, Philippe Descola
E-bok, 2003
970 kr
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The contributors to this book focus on the relationship between nature and society from a variety of theoretical and ethnographic perspectives. Their work draws upon recent developments in social theory, biology, ethnobiology, epistemology, sociology of science, and a wide array of ethnographic …
Textual Life of Savants
Ethnography, Iceland, and the Linguistic Turn
Inbunden, 2017
2905 kr
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First Published in 1995. This book focuses on the role and significance of texts and textualism for anthropology and ethnography and, more specifically, the understanding of particular aspects of Icelandic society and history. The discussion is centred on a range of issues; moving between general …
Gambling Debt
Iceland's Rise and Fall in the Global Economy
Av E. Paul Durrenberger, Gisli Palsson
Häftad, 2014
267 kr
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Gambling Debt is a game-changing contribution to the discussion of economic crises and neoliberal financial systems and strategies. Iceland’s 2008 financial collapse was the first case in a series of meltdowns, a warning of danger in the global order. This full-scale anthropology of …
John Wolley's Garefowl Books
The Aukward Birth of Anthropogenic Extinction
E-bok, 2026
314 kr
Kommande
The great auk is gone. The last known individuals were killed on a rocky Icelandic islet in 1844 - and the naturalist who documented this moment of extinction would unknowingly help birth an entirely new concept: that humans could drive a species to oblivion. John Wolley s Garefowl Books presents …
John Wolley's Garefowl Books
The Aukward Birth of Anthropogenic Extinction
E-bok, 2026
501 kr
Kommande
The great auk is gone. The last known individuals were killed on a rocky Icelandic islet in 1844 - and the naturalist who documented this moment of extinction would unknowingly help birth an entirely new concept: that humans could drive a species to oblivion. John Wolley s Garefowl Books presents …
Human Age
How we caused the climate crisis
Inbunden, 2020
223 kr
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The Human Age is an intrepid exploration of the new geological epoch in which we now find ourselves: the Anthropocene. Defined as the Age of Man, this is the epoch in which human beings have become the driving forces that mould, transform and destroy Earth. Where natural occurrences once controlled …
Beyond Boundaries
Understanding, Translation and Anthropological Discourse
Häftad, 1994
650 kr
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Anthropology, it is often argued, is an art of translation. Recently, however, social theorists have raised serious doubts about the translator's enterprise. Over the last few years the human social and ecological habitat has seen spectacular developments. Modern humans inhabit a 'global village' …
Textual Life of Savants
Ethnography, Iceland, and the Linguistic Turn
Häftad, 1995
248 kr
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First Published in 1995. This book focuses on the role and significance of texts and textualism for anthropology and ethnography and, more specifically, the understanding of particular aspects of Icelandic society and history. The discussion is centred on a range of issues; moving between general …
