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Clean and White offers a history of environmental racism in the United States focusing on constructions of race and hygiene
When Joe Biden attempted to compliment Barack Obama by calling him "clean and articulate," he unwittingly tapped into one of the most destructive racial stereotypes in American history. This book tells the history of the corrosive idea that whites are clean and those who are not white are dirty. From the age of Thomas Jefferson...
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Get the Summary of Graham Hancock's Magicians of the Gods in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Magicians of the Gods" by Graham Hancock delves into the ancient site of Göbekli Tepe, which challenges conventional historical timelines with its sophisticated structures dating back over 11,600 years. Hancock explores the possibility of a forgotten advanced civilization that may have influenced the site's creation. He...
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Get the Summary of Marc Morris's The AngloSaxons in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Anglo-Saxons" by Marc Morris explores the tumultuous period of late Roman Britain and the subsequent rise of Anglo-Saxon England. The Hoxne Hoard discovery in 1992, with its Roman treasures, reflects the era's instability. Roman Britain, established in AD 43, experienced both the benefits of Roman civilization and the hardships...
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Sherry B. Ortner, quien ha mantenido un permanente interés por las teorías sobre prácticas culturales, parte de ellas para repensar los conceptos clave de cultura, agencia y subjetividad. De los ensayos que integran este volumen, algunos ofrecen una reflexión expresa sobre temas teóricos: la relación entre la agencia y el poder, la viabilidad de una antropología de la subjetividad y el carácter problemático de los estudios etnográficos de...
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By 2008, total Fair Trade purchases in the developed world reached nearly $3 billion, a five-fold increase in four years. Consumers pay a "fair price" for Fair Trade items, which are meant to generate greater earnings for family farmers, cover the costs of production, and support socially just and environmentally sound practices. Yet constrained by existing markets and the entities that dominate them, Fair Trade often delivers material improvements...
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When you think of astrology, you may think of the horoscope section in your local paper, or of Nancy Reagan's consultations with an astrologer in the White House in the 1980s. Yet almost every religion uses some form of astrology: some way of thinking about the sun, moon, stars, and planets and how they hold significance for human lives on earth.
Astrology and Cosmology in the World's Religions offers an accessible overview of the astrologies...
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Winner, 2020 Eileen Basker Memorial Prize, given by the Society for Medical Anthropology
The troubling dynamic of the American home care industry where increased independence for the elderly conflicts with the well being of caregivers
Paid home care is one of the fastest growing occupations in the United States, and millions of Americans rely on these workers to help them remain at home as they grow older. However, the industry is rife with contradictions....
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2015 Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award presented by the Stonewall Books Awards of the American Library Association
Muhsin is one of the organizers of Al-Fitra Foundation, a South African support group for lesbian, transgender, and gay Muslims. Islam and homosexuality are seen by many as deeply incompatible. This, according to Muhsin, is why he had to act. "I realized that I'm not alone-these people are going through the very same things that I'm...
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What differs man from all creation in this current earth is he is a tripartite being. Whether it be angels, principalities or powers; they are not designed as man or are triple beings in one. This takes man beyond the simplistic ideal that he is the image of God; it is that only man out of all creation has a spirit, soul and flesh.Let me begin it the right way.Plants, Animals and man all have bodies and that is where the commonality of man and plants...
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An introduction to the anthropology of law that explores the connections between law, politics, and technology
From legal responsibility for genocide to rectifying past injuries to indigenous people, the anthropology of law addresses some of the crucial ethical issues of our day. Over the past twenty-five years, anthropologists have studied how new forms of law have reshaped important questions of citizenship, biotechnology, and rights movements,...
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For six months in 2004, controversy raged in Hamtramck, Michigan, as residents debated a proposed amendment that would exempt the adhan, or Islamic call to prayer, from the city's anti-noise ordinance. The call to prayer functioned as a flashpoint in disputes about the integration of Muslims into this historically Polish-Catholic community. No one openly contested Muslims' right to worship in their mosques, but many neighbors framed their resistance...
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Immigration is dramatically changing major cities throughout the world. Nowhere is this more so than in New York City and Amsterdam, which, after decades of large-scale immigration, now have populations that are more than a third foreign-born.
These cities have had to deal with the challenge of incorporating hundreds of thousands of immigrants whose cultures, languages, religions, and racial backgrounds differ dramatically from those of many long-established...
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Everyone eats, but rarely do we investigate why we eat what we eat. Why do we love spices, sweets, coffee? How did rice become such a staple food throughout so much of eastern Asia? Everyone Eats examines the social and cultural reasons for our food choices and provides an explanation of the nutritional reasons for why humans eat what they do, resulting in a unique cultural and biological approach to the topic. E. N. Anderson explains the economics...
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How did human beings originate? What, if anything, makes us unique? These questions have long been central to philosophers, theologians, and scientists. This book continues that robust interdisciplinary conversation with contributions from an international team of scholars whose expertise ranges from biology and anthropology to philosophical theology and ethics.
The fourteen chapters in this volume are organized around Wentzel van Huyssteen's pioneering...
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For a brief moment in history, Jesus Christ stooped to earth and became a man-He suffered for us, experienced our pain, felt our grief. Now you can meet the Savior face to face, with sensitive insights from Dr. Jack Hayford about that holy visit.
In The Divine Visitor you will find a deeper understanding of Christ by studying His incarnation, His suffering, His wounds, His blood, and His death.
You'll learn to access the power of God for your life...
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"Myth in Primitive Psychology" by Bronisław Malinowski is a significant anthropological work that delves into the role of myths in shaping the psychology of primitive societies. Published in 1926, the book draws on Malinowski's extensive fieldwork, particularly among the Trobriand Islanders, to explore the deep-seated cultural significance of myths. Malinowski argues that myths play a crucial role in addressing psychological and emotional needs within...
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In "Freedom and Civilization," Bronisław Malinowski, a renowned anthropologist, delves into the intricate relationship between freedom and the development of civilization. Drawing on ethnographic studies and theoretical analyses, Malinowski explores the cultural dynamics that shape notions of freedom within various societies. This work offers a nuanced examination of how cultural factors influence the concept of freedom and contribute to the evolution...
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"Primitive Culture" by Edward Burnett Tylor is a seminal work in the field of anthropology, offering a comprehensive exploration of the origins and development of human culture. In this illustrated edition, Tylor's groundbreaking theories are accompanied by visual representations that enhance the reader's understanding and engagement with the text.
Spanning two volumes, "Primitive Culture" delves into various aspects of human society, including religion,...
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In "Sacred Ties," readers are taken on a captivating journey across the globe, exploring the myriad ways in which societies come together to celebrate the union of two individuals. Through a careful anthropological lens, the book delves deep into the rituals, symbols, and traditions that form the bedrock of wedding ceremonies from various cultures and epochs.The narrative begins with an overview of what constitutes a wedding ceremony and the fundamental...
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Considers the question: what does it mean to be Muslim and American?
In Islam Is a Foreign Country, Zareena Grewal explores some of the most pressing debates about and among American Muslims: what does it mean to be Muslim and American? Who has the authority to speak for Islam and to lead the stunningly diverse population of American Muslims? Do their ties to the larger Muslim world undermine their efforts to make Islam an American religion?
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