Ngawbe: Tradition and Change Among the Western Guaymí of Panama
Author: Philip D. Young
Publisher: Urbana : University of Illinois Press
Published: 1971
Total Pages: 292
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Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
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Total Pages: 162
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKSex Roles and Social Change in Native Lower Central American Societies
Author: Christine A. Loveland
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 1982
Total Pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780252008580
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSocial and cultural anthropology essays on social roles and sexual division of labour, as well as on social change among indigenous peoples in Lower Central America - analyses the causes of men dominance and lower female social status; looks at historical background and traditional culture, role of religious missions, labour force participation of woman workers and women's life cycles; examines new economic roles, rural migration, urban area influence, changing leadership patterns, etc. Diagrams, photographs, references, statistical tables.
Ibss: Anthropology: 1971
Author: International Committee for Social Science Information and Documentation
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 1973-08-09
Total Pages: 382
ISBN-13: 9780422741903
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFirst published in 1973. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
The Metamorphoses of Kinship
Author: Maurice Godelier
Publisher: Verso Books
Published: 2012-03-03
Total Pages: 657
ISBN-13: 184467746X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith marriage in decline, divorce on the rise, the demise of the nuclear family, and the increase in marriages and adoptions among same-sex partners, it is clear that the structures of kinship in the modern West are in a state of flux. In The Metamorphoses of Kinship, the world-renowned anthropologist Maurice Godelier contextualizes these developments, surveying the accumulated experience of humanity with regard to such phenomena as the organization of lines of descent, sexuality and sexual prohibitions. In parallel, Godelier studies the evolution of Western conjugal and familial traditions from their roots in the nineteenth century to the present. The conclusion he draws is that it is never the case that a man and a woman are sufficient on their own to raise a child, and nowhere are relations of kinship or the family the keystone of society. Godelier argues that the changes of the last thirty years do not herald the disappearance or death agony of kinship, but rather its remarkable metamorphosis—one that, ironically, is bringing us closer to the “traditional” societies studied by ethnologists.
Post-invasion Panama
Author: Orlando J. Pérez
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 516
ISBN-13: 9780739101209
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOn December 20, 1989, the United States sent over ten thousand troops to Panama to overthrow the military government led by General Manuel Noriega. More than ten years after the invasion, how has the country adjusted? In this volume, scholars of Panamanian politics and society examine the political, economic, and social changes the country has faced following the U.S. invasion. In addition, they analyze the prospects for democratic stability as Panama prepares to take over control of the Panama Canal. Post-Invasion Panama is an important book for scholars of foreign policy and international relations interested in the United States's controversial role as an international police force.
Encyclopedia of Anthropology
Author: H. James Birx
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2005-12-08
Total Pages: 3891
ISBN-13: 1506320031
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTo read some sample entries, or to view the Readers Guide click on "Sample Chapters/Additional Materials" in the left column under "About This Book" "This monumental encyclopedia makes an astonishing contribution to our understanding of human evolution, human culture, and human reality through an inclusive global lens." - From the Foreword, Biruté Mary F. Galdikas, Camp Leakey, Borneo, Indonesia This five-volume Encyclopedia of Anthropology is a unique collection of over 1,000 entries that focuses on topics in physical/biological anthropology, archaeology, cultural/social anthropology, linguistics, and applied anthropology. Also included are relevant articles on geology, paleontology, biology, evolution, sociology, psychology, philosophy, and theology. The contributions are authored by 300 internationally renowned experts, professors, and scholars from some of the most distinguished universities, institutes, and museums in the world. Special attention is given to hominid evolution, primate behavior, genetics, ancient civilizations, cross-cultural studies, social theories, and the value of human language for symbolic communication. This groundbreaking Encyclopedia is a must-have reference work for libraries with collections in anthropology, as well as the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities. It will provide students, educators, and a wide array of interested readers with a greater understanding of and deeper appreciation for those facts, concepts, methods, hypotheses, and perspectives that make up modern anthropology and related disciplines.
Weaving the Past
Author: Susan Kellogg
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2005-09-02
Total Pages: 356
ISBN-13: 9780198040422
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWeaving the Past offers a comprehensive and interdisciplinary history of Latin America's indigenous women. While the book concentrates on native women in Mesoamerica and the Andes, it covers indigenous people in other parts of South and Central America, including lowland peoples in and beyond Brazil, and Afro-indigenous peoples, such as the Garifuna, of Central America. Drawing on primary and secondary sources, it argues that change, not continuity, has been the norm for indigenous peoples whose resilience in the face of complex and long-term patterns of cultural change is due in no small part to the roles, actions, and agency of women. The book provides broad coverage of gender roles in native Latin America over many centuries, drawing upon a range of evidence from archaeology, anthropology, religion, and politics. Primary and secondary sources include chronicles, codices, newspaper articles, and monographic work on specific regions. Arguing that Latin America's indigenous women were the critical force behind the more important events and processes of Latin America's history, Kellogg interweaves the region's history of family, sexual, and labor history with the origins of women's power in prehispanic, colonial, and modern South and Central America. Shying away from interpretations that treat women as house bound and passive, the book instead emphasizes women's long history of performing labor, being politically active, and contributing to, even supporting, family and community well-being.
From Biocultural Homogenization to Biocultural Conservation
Author: Ricardo Rozzi
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2019-02-18
Total Pages: 477
ISBN-13: 3319995138
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTo assess the social processes of globalization that are changing the way in which we co-inhabit the world today, this book invites the reader to essay the diversity of worldviews, with the diversity of ways to sustainably co-inhabit the planet. With a biocultural perspective that highlights planetary ecological and cultural heterogeneity, this book examines three interrelated themes: (1) biocultural homogenization, a global, but little perceived, driver of biological and cultural diversity loss that frequently entail social and environmental injustices; (2) biocultural ethics that considers –ontologically and axiologically– the complex interrelationships between habits, habitats, and co-inhabitants that shape their identity and well-being; (3) biocultural conservation that seeks social and ecological well-being through the conservation of biological and cultural diversity and their interrelationships.
Tribal and Chiefly Warfare in South America
Author: Elsa M. Redmond
Publisher: U OF M MUSEUM ANTHRO ARCHAEOLOGY
Published: 1994-01-01
Total Pages: 161
ISBN-13: 0915703351
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book presents new data on warfare from both ethnohistoric and ethnographic sources. The author documents principal differences between tribal and chiefly warfare; outlines the evidence archaeologists can expect to recover from warfare; and formulates testable hypotheses on the role of warfare in social and political evolution. This monograph is part of a series on Latin American Ethnohistory and Archaeology.
