Jack Katz

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Texas

In this book, a professor of sociology reveals the extraordinarily poetic and coherent logic of emotional experience, and revolutionizes the study of this enigmatic and essential aspect of human life. 67 illustrations.

How Emotions Work

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Nicholas Wade

Good condition. Shows wear on the dust jacket. 

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Recovering the Lost History of Our Ancestors

In the first account of a flood of new research findings, an acclaimed New York Times science reporter tells the dramatic story of the lost ages of human history. In just the last few years an explosion of discoveries - driven by information from the human genome - has empowered researchers to address many long-standing questions about the deep human past. Nicholas Wade has drawn on the new findings to present the first portrait of a special and hitherto mysterious group of human ancestors - the ancestral human population that lived in Africa 50,000 years ago and from whom everyone in the world today is descended.

Before the Dawn

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Loring M. Danforth

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Illinois

Ethnic Nationalism in a Transnational World

Greeks and Macedonians are presently engaged in an often heated dispute involving competing claims to a single identity. Each group asserts that they, and they alone, have the right to identify themselves as Macedonians. Loring Danforth examines the Macedonian conflict in light of contemporary theoretical work on ethnic nationalism, the construction of national identities and cultures, the invention of tradition, and the role of the state in building a nation. The conflict is set in the broader context of Balkan history and in the more narrow context of the recent disintegration of Yugoslavia.

The Macedonian Conflict

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Andrew Irving

The Art of Life and Death explores how the world appears to people who have an acute perspective on those who are close to death. Based on extensive ethnographic research, Andrew Irving brings to life the lived experiences, imaginative lifeworlds, and existential concerns of persons confronting their own mortality and non-being.

Encompassing twenty years of working alongside persons living with HIV/AIDS in New York, Irving documents the radical but often unspoken and unvoiced transformations in perception, knowledge, and understanding that people experience in the face of death. By bringing an “experience-near” ethnographic focus to the streams of inner dialogue, imagination, and aesthetic expression that are central to the experience of illness and everyday life, this monograph offers a theoretical, ethnographic, and methodological contribution to the anthropology of time, finitude, and the human condition. With relevance well-beyond the disciplinary boundaries of anthropology, this book ultimately highlights the challenge of capturing the inner experience of human suffering and hope that affect us all—of the trauma of the threat of death and the surprise of continued life.  
 

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Oregon

Radical Aesthetics and Ethnographic Practice

The Art of Life and Death explores how the world appears to people who have an acute perspective on it: those who are close to death. Based on extensive ethnographic research, Andrew Irving brings to life the lived experiences, imaginative lifeworlds, and existential concerns of persons confronting their own mortality and non-being. Encompassing twenty years of working alongside persons living with HIV/AIDS in New York, Irving documents the radical but often unspoken and unvoiced transformations in perception, knowledge, and understanding that people experience in the face of death. By bringing an “experience-near” ethnographic focus to the streams of inner dialogue, imagination, and aesthetic expression that are central to the experience of illness and everyday life, this monograph offers a theoretical, ethnographic, and methodological contribution to the anthropology of time, finitude, and the human condition. With relevance well-beyond the disciplinary boundaries of anthropology, this book ultimately highlights the challenge of capturing the inner experience of human suffering and hope that affect us all—of the trauma of the threat of death and the surprise of continued life. "The art of life and death is unlike anything I have ever read in its combination of theoretical ambition and methodological innovation. The book is the fruit of Irving’s close collaboration with a remarkable group of men and women diagnosed with AIDS at a time when there was little hope of surviving the disease. With the help of their words and, crucially, their art, Irving illuminates the “complex inner life world” created by the trauma of threatened death and the surprise of continued life. Inner experience, and the challenge of capturing it, lie at the heart of this book." — Danilyn Rutherford, author of Laughing at Leviathan "The art of life and death is a monumental anthropological achievement. Fusing long-term fieldwork, deeply sensitive observation and a refined sense the phenomenology of our deep existential fears—of illness, of death, and the emotional quandaries of having survived a confrontation with mortality, Andrew Irving demonstrates how imaginative ethnography can reveal to us the deep contours of human being. The art of life and death is filled with gripping narratives not only of pain, confusion, but also of courage and resilience. It is a theoretically informed text that will long remain open to the world." — Paul Stoller, author of Yaya’s story "The art of life and death is a brilliantly engaging piece of work that invites us to rethink life itself and introduces new ways of carrying out anthropological research. Through a compelling interweaving of ethnography and theory, Irving takes us close to lives that have been lived under conditions of existential uncertainty and recovery. This book goes beyond conventional anthropology to offer a thoroughly inspiring account from which we learn not only about what it means to live near death but how art and the senses are implicated in life. It will endure as an outstanding example of how do anthropology at its best." — Sarah Pink, coauthor of Uncertainty and possibility "In this imaginatively conceived book Andrew Irving asks compelling and daring questions on how to think of such categories as “experience,” “inner life,” or “subjectivity” in the face of imminent death. He follows up with a very careful and caring ethnography of how art and life flow into each other. Irving achieves perfect pitch in his writing. A splendid achievement." — Veena Das, author of Affliction "Of the utmost importance…. a very worthwhile introduction to any medical anthropologist because it includes detailed ethnographic descriptions, a variety of ethnographic methods and a range of key anthropological themes, including a focus on embodied experiences, social injustice and how individuals deal with death. The narrative style of the book makes it easy to read and relate to. This is a great feat given the complex and troubling themes discussed, which lead one to question their very perception of life itself." — Journal of the Anthropological Society of Oxford "Of interest to anyone looking to explore people’s dynamic, perceptive, and reflective outlook on the world – whether looking to the future, contemplating death, or simply being alive…. No curious anthropology student – or for that matter, person – would be left un-inspired or non-transformed by this text and I implore as wide a readership as possible." — Anthropology & Aging "An exceptional achievement that gets under your skin from beginning to end. … Outstanding interweaving of theoretical critique and aspiration, collaborative ethnography, and methodological experimentation and innovation. … Inspiring, essential reading for anyone interested in new ethnographic methods to more deeply access the complex inner dimensions of human experience." — American Ethnologist "An excellent, thought-provoking book. Brilliantly succeeding in drawing both a conceptual and empirical portrait of the patterns in which HIV, as a socio-historically traceable illness, tends to articulate the life/death dialectical relation on the discovery threshold of embodied mortality…Groundbreaking." — Mortality "This beautifully written and constructed book weaves together sophisticated social theory, philosophy, art work, and vivid biographical narratives to offer insights into how HIV/AIDS patients have learned to “live a meaningful existence in the pre-and post-antiretroviral eras while negotiating a terminal illness.” Basing his book on 20 years of work with adults living with HIV/AIDS in New York, visual anthropologist Irving has carried out a compelling anthropological study of the “complex inner world” of those who struggle, cope, fight, and ultimately come to terms with their own impending deaths. The author draws on philosophical writings and social theories to contextualize his results, but is at his best when allowing his subjects to speak for themselves. The evocative words of subjects like artist Albert Velasco provide fascinating insights into the ways that dying persons with HIV/AIDS grapple with the mundane, like keeping medical appointments, as well as the profound reckoning with their own mortality and purpose. An engaging read that will enrich upper-level and graduate collections on death and dying, ethnographic methods, and HIV/AIDS. Highly recommended." — Choice

The Art of Life and Death

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Lily King

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Florida

English anthropologist Andrew Banson has been alone in the field for several years, studying the Kiona river tribe in 1930s New Guinea. Haunted by the memory of his brothers' deaths and increasingly frustrated and isolated by his research, Bankson is on the verge of suicide. Then he encounters the famous and controversial American anthropologist Nell Stone and her wry and mercurial Australian husband, Fen, who have just fled the bloodthirsty Mumbanyo. Nell and Fen and, in spite of Nell's poor health, are hungry for a new discovery. When Bankson finds them a new tribe nearby, the artistic, female-dominated Tam, he ignites an intellectual and romantic firestorm between the three of them that burns out of anyone's control.

Euphoria

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Norman Klein

Readings for Medical Social Science

Essays on health, illness and treatment in various tribal societies.

Culture, Curers and Contagion

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Marcel Mauss

W. D. Halls

Virginia

Social Studies

The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies

A brilliant example of the comparative method, The Gift presents the first systematic study of the custom--widespread in primitive societies from ancient Rome to present-day Melanesia--of exchanging gifts. The gift is a perfect example of what Mauss calls a total social phenomenon, since it involves legal, economic, moral, religious, aesthetic, and other dimensions. He sees the gift exchange as related to individuals and groups as much as to the objects themselves, and his analysis calls into question the social conventions and economic systems that had been taken for granted for so many years. In a modern translation, introduced by distinguished anthropologist Mary Douglas, The Gift is essential reading for students of social anthropology and sociology.

Gift

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Tim D. White

Pieter A. Folkens

California

Science

'The Human Bone Manual' is intended for use in the field by forensic professionals. It covers all the key information needed for identification purposes and is heavily illustrated.

The Human Bone Manual

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Pamela I. Erickson

Gently used. Was a required book for Medical Anthropology at Northern Kentucky University. Smoke free pet free house. Graduated and looking to get rid of textbooks

"Erickson fills this gap by clearly explaining the basic organizing principles that underlie all medical systems, the full range of theories of disease causation, the geographical distribution of medical practices, and the historical trends that led to biomedical dominance. Her efficient, balanced approach highlights commonalities among the world's vast and diverse medical systems, making ethnomedicine easier to internalize and to apply in clinical settings."--BOOK JACKET.

Ethnomedicine

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Coleman Nye

Sherine Hamdy

Gently used. Was a required book for Medical Anthropology at Northern Kentucky University. Just graduated and now getting rid of textbooks.


A Story about Medical Promise, Friendship, and Revolution

As young girls in Cairo, Anna and Layla strike up an unlikely friendship that crosses class, cultural, and religious divides. Years later, Anna learns that she may carry the hereditary cancer gene responsible for her mother's death. Meanwhile, Layla's family is faced with a difficult decision about kidney transplantation. Their friendship is put to the test when these medical crises reveal stark differences in their perspectives...until revolutionary unrest in Egypt changes their lives forever.

The first book in a new series, Lissa brings anthropological research to life in comic form, combining scholarly insights and accessible, visually-rich storytelling to foster greater understanding of global politics, inequalities, and solidarity.

Lissa

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Robert L. Welsch

Luis A. Vivanco

Connecticut

A Concise Introduction

Unlike textbooks that emphasize the memorization of facts, Asking Questions About Cultural Anthropology: A Concise Introduction, Third Edition, teaches students how to think anthropologically, helping them view cultural issues as an anthropologist might. This approach demonstrates how anthropological thinking can be used as a tool for deciphering everyday experiences. The book covers the essential concepts, terms, and history of cultural anthropology, introducing students to the widely accepted fundamentals and providing a foundation that can be enriched by the use of ethnographies, a reader, articles, lectures, field-based activities, and other kinds of supplements. It balances concise coverage of essential content with a commitment to an active, learner-centered pedagogy.

Asking Questions about Cultural Anthropology

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Edward O. Wilson

Gently used     From 1998

Minor water stains, yellowing on some pages

Writing, notes on some pages 

Pennsylvania

The Unity of Knowledge

NATIONAL BESTSELLER * "A dazzling journey across the sciences and humanities in search of deep laws to unite them." --The Wall Street Journal

One of our greatest scientists--and the winner of two Pulitzer Prizes for On Human Nature and The Ants--gives us a work of visionary importance that may be the crowning achievement of his career. In Consilience (a word that originally meant "jumping together"), Edward O. Wilson renews the Enlightenment's search for a unified theory of knowledge in disciplines that range from physics to biology, the social sciences and the humanities.

Using the natural sciences as his model, Wilson forges dramatic links between fields. He explores the chemistry of the mind and the genetic bases of culture. He postulates the biological principles underlying works of art from cave-drawings to Lolita. Presenting the latest findings in prose of wonderful clarity and oratorical eloquence, and synthesizing it into a dazzling whole, Consilience is science in the path-clearing traditions of Newton, Einstein, and Richard Feynman.

Consilience

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Mississippi

Citadels of Mystery 

Holly Peters-Golden

Book has some shelf wear along with creases on the front cover and on some pages, back cover has remnants of stickers left behind but they can be cleaned off. 

Ideal for any cultural anthropology course, this brief collection of ethnographic case studies exposes students to 15 different cultures. The groups selected are peoples whose traditional cultures are uniquely their own. Each has distinctive patterns and practices; each has faced the challenge of an encroaching world, with differing results. Moreover, they often provide the prime illustrations of important concepts in introductory anthropology course including Azande witchcraft, Ju/’hoansi egalitarianism, Trobriand kula exchange, and Minangkabau matriliny. As such, this volume can stand alone as an introduction to central ethnographic concepts through these 15 societies, or serve as a valuable companion to anthropology texts. Many of the peoples presented are involved in the diaspora; some struggle to preserve old ways in new places. All sketches follow a logical, consistent organization that makes it easy for students to understand major themes such as history, subsistence, sociopolitical organization, belief systems, marriage, kinship, and contemporary issues.

Culture Sketches: Case Studies in Anthropology

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Michael D. Coe

Book has minor shelf wear and stickers on the cover but pages are in perfect condition. 

The Maya

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Broderick H. Johnson

No jacket. Only minor scuffing and edge wear on the cover. No annotations or highlights.

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

New Mexico

Stories of Traditional Navajo Life and Culture

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Carlos Castaneda

2nd ring of powr P

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Mary Weismantel

Stories of Race and Sex in the Andes

Cholas and Pishtacos are two provocative characters from South American popular culture--a sensual mixed-race woman and a horrifying white killerwho show up in everything from horror stories and dirty jokes to romantic novels and travel posters. In this elegantly written book, these two figures become vehicles for an exploration of race, sex, and violence that pulls the reader into the vivid landscapes and lively cities of the Andes. Weismantel's theory of race and sex begins not with individual identity but with three forms of social and economic interaction: estrangement, exchange, and accumulation. She maps the barriers that separate white and Indian, male and female-barriers that exist not in order to prevent exchange, but rather to exacerbate its inequality.

Cholas and Pishtacos

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Clea Koff

A Forensic Anthropologist's Search for Truth in the Mass Graves of Rwanda, Bosnia, Croatia, and Kosovo

Recounts seven important forensic fact-finding missions for the U.N. War Crimes Tribunal, a period during which the author, a Berkeley forensic anthropology graduate student, endured harrowing conditions while she investigated the disturbing killings of war victims. Reader's Guide included. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.

The Bone Woman

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Kenneth J. Guest

New Jersey

A Toolkit for a Global Age

The most successful new textbook in a generation, Ken Guest’s text shows students that now, more than ever, global forces affect local culture. Students learn that the tools of cultural anthropology are relevant to their life in our globalized world. The NEW InQuizitive course helps students focus their reading, master the basics, and come to class prepared.

Essentials of Cultural Anthropology

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Eugene B. Gallagher

Janardan Subedi

Transcultural Perspectives

Appropriate for courses in Medical Sociology, Health Behavior, Disease, and Health Care in departments of Sociology and Health. This collection of readings examines the interrelationship between health, disease and different social settings, increasing readers' awareness of the special health concerns and needs of developing countries. By studying social organization and social behavior, the authors illuminate the patterns and effects of health and disease on both the individual and the group.

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Jack Katz

How Emotions Work

Nicholas Wade

Before the Dawn

Loring M. Danforth

The Macedonian Conflict

Andrew Irving

The Art of Life and Death

Lily King

Euphoria

Norman Klein

Culture, Curers and Contagion

Marcel Mauss; W. D. Halls

Gift

Tim D. White; Pieter A. Folkens

The Human Bone Manual

Pamela I. Erickson

Ethnomedicine

Coleman Nye; Sherine Hamdy

Lissa

Robert L. Welsch; Luis A. Vivanco

Asking Questions about Cultural Anthropology

Edward O. Wilson

Consilience

L. Sprague de Camp and Catherine de Camp

Citadels of Mystery

Holly Peters-Golden

Culture Sketches: Case Studies in Anthropology

Michael D. Coe

The Maya

Broderick H. Johnson

Stories of Traditional Navajo Life and Culture

Carlos Castaneda

2nd ring of powr P

Lily King

Euphoria

Mary Weismantel

Cholas and Pishtacos

Clea Koff

The Bone Woman

Kenneth J. Guest

Essentials of Cultural Anthropology

Eugene B. Gallagher; Janardan Subedi

Society, Health, and Disease

Lily King

Euphoria

Eric Berne, M.D.

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