Linking Levels of Analysis – serie
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Social Causes of Environmental Destruction in Latin America
Av Michael Painter, William H. Durham m. fl.
Häftad, 1995
491 kr
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The Social Causes of Environmental Destruction in Latin America is a timely examination of critical cases of land degradation, deforestation, and resource depletion in Central and South America. The contributors—seasoned researchers with years of experience in the regions they discuss—convincingly …
Building a New Biocultural Synthesis
Political-Economic Perspectives on Human Biology
Av Alan H. Goodman, Thomas Leland Leatherman
Häftad, 1998
385 kr
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Anthropology, with its dual emphasis on biology and culture, is--or should be--the discipline most suited to the study of the complex interactions between these aspects of our lives. Unfortunately, since the early decades of this century, biological and cultural anthropology have grown distinct, …
Diagnosing America
Anthropology and Public Engagement
Häftad, 1995
567 kr
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For years, anthropology has brought the lives and beliefs of "exotic" peoples to audiences in the West. Diagnosing America: Anthropology and Public Engagement reveals the power of anthropological description and analysis when applied to social, economic, and political problems in the contemporary …
Culture and Global Change
Social Perceptions of Deforestation in the Lacandona Rain Forest in Mexico
Av Lourdes Arizpe, Fernanda Paz m. fl.
Häftad, 1996
340 kr
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Never before in history have humans had such power over the environment as we have today, and never before have we been so close to the end of nature. With the destruction of the earth a realistic possibility, global change is the point on which theoretical discussions and practical challenges must …
Coca Boom and Rural Social Change in Bolivia
Inbunden, 1993
1340 kr
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Examines the socioeconomic ramifications of a Bolivian peasant community's progressive incorporation into the international cocaine market
Allure of the Foreign
Imported Goods in Postcolonial Latin America
Inbunden, 1997
1201 kr
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A craze for foreign goods struck Latin Americans in the decades after independence that has continued to the present. People of all classes and backgrounds abandoned traditional, locally made goods that had satisfied needs and wishes for centuries: merchants in Costa Rica replaced wooden benches …
Innovation and Individuality in African Development
Changing Production Strategies in Rural Mali
Av Dolores Koenig, Tieman Diarra m. fl.
Inbunden, 1998
1340 kr
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This book contributes to debates on how to improve development alternatives in West Africa, from the distinctive approach of anthropology--the analysis of local systems. Until now, theoretical frameworks for approaching African development have tended to overemphasize the structural factors that …
Harvesting Coffee, Bargaining Wages
Rural Labor Markets in Colombia, 1975-1990
Av Sutti Ortiz
Inbunden, 1999
1380 kr
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Harvesting Coffee, Bargaining Wages offers an insightful scrutiny of rural market behavior and a convincing explanation of why farmers fail sometimes to manage their laborers in ways predicted by market models--and how power imbalances and social conditions can impair the ability of laborers to …
