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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Ivan Illich
Publisher: Marion Boyars
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9780714529936
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe medical establishment has become a major threat to health, says Ivan Illich. He outlines the causes of iatrogenic diseases.
Author: Adam Kuper
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2004-10-14
Total Pages: 2435
ISBN-13: 1134359691
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Social Science Encyclopedia, first published in 1985 to acclaim from social scientists, librarians and students, was thoroughly revised in 1996, when reviewers began to describe it as a classic. This third edition has been radically recast. Over half the entries are new or have been entirely rewritten, and most of the balance have been substantially revised. Written by an international team of contributors, the Encyclopedia offers a global perspective on key issues within the social sciences. Some 500 entries cover a variety of enduring and newly vital areas of study and research methods. Experts review theoretical debates from neo-evolutionism and rational choice theory to poststructuralism, and address the great questions that cut across the social sciences. What is the influence of genes on behaviour? What is the nature of consciousness and cognition? What are the causes of poverty and wealth? What are the roots of conflict, wars, revolutions and genocidal violence? This authoritative reference work is aimed at anyone with a serious interest in contemporary academic thinking about the individual in society.
Author: Nancy J. Parezo
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Published: 2007-01-01
Total Pages: 553
ISBN-13: 0803213948
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs scientists claiming specialized knowledge about indigenous peoples, especially American Indians, anthropologists used expositions to promote their quest for professional status and authority. This title shows how anthropology showcased itself "to show each half of the world how the other half lives".
Author: Unesco
Publisher: UNESCO
Published: 2009-01-01
Total Pages: 418
ISBN-13: 9231040774
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis report analyses all aspects of cultural diversity, which has emerged as a key concern of the international community in recent decades, and maps out new approaches to monitoring and shaping the changes that are taking place. It highlights, in particular, the interrelated challenges of cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue and the way in which strong homogenizing forces are matched by persistent diversifying trends. The report proposes a series of ten policy-oriented recommendations, to the attention of States, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, international and regional bodies, national institutions and the private sector on how to invest in cultural diversity. Emphasizing the importance of cultural diversity in different areas (languages, education, communication and new media development, and creativity and the marketplace) based on data and examples collected from around the world, the report is also intended for the general public. It proposes a coherent vision of cultural diversity and clarifies how, far from being a threat, it can become beneficial to the action of the international community.
Author: Ken-ichi Abe
Publisher: Trans Pacific Press
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9781876843540
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFollowing an interdisciplinary approach to debates about the future of tropical forests in Southeast Asia, the authors - experts in their field - unravel the extent to which the interests of local inhabitants, nation-states and international environmental movements are intertwined. This volume, a joint publication with Kyoto University Press, examines the highly politicized context in which local forestry problems intersect with global market forces, focusing on the social and economic diversity of different tropical forests and their specific historical background. It emphasizes the importance of examining local issues in their own right.
