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In Pursuit of Gender advances the study of gender in archaeology with detailed data, a world-wide scope and carefully reasoned conclusions that move into new territory, paving the way towards further research in gender-based theory.

A sweeping review of the environmental impacts of human settlement and development worldwide over the past 5000 years, it covers ancient and modern societies and their impact on the environment. The author also traces the existence of environmental conservation ideas and movements over 5000 years.

Analysis and Interpretation of Ethnographic Data: A Mixed Methods Approach,Second Edition, is a comprehensive treatment of analysis strategies used inethnographic research, addressing the "crunching" and manipulation of bothqualitative and quantitative ethnographic data.

With its updated analysis and treatments of key topics, this new edition is a must-have for archaeologists and students, historic preservationists, tribal governments, and others working with cultural resources.

Contested Images offers a collection of 17 essays that analyze the representations in popular culture of African American, Asian American, Latina, and Native American women.No other anthology offers this wide spectrum of ethnicities.

This definitive, detail-packed biography is the first of Frederick Starr (1856-1933), a founding father of American anthropology at the University of Chicago. It presents a major reevaluation of StarrΓÇÖs place as the missionizer of anthropology, illuminates the consequences of the professionalization of anthropology, and yields a greater understanding of the United States as it moved into a position of global power. Donald McVicker considers Frederick StarrΓÇÖs colorful life in the context of the times. In many respects StarrΓÇÖs early career paralleled that of Franz Boas, ΓÇ£the architect of American anthropology.ΓÇ¥ Nonetheless, as Boas led professional anthropology into the twentieth century in the United States, Starr, the popularizer, increasingly fell behind. Today, if Starr is remembered at all, he is usually described in terms of his intellectual, professional, and ethical failings. Yet his collections, publications, and photographic and paper archives provide a rich set of resources for archaeologists, ethnologists, folklorists, and historians. McVicker argues that StarrΓÇÖs mission to bring anthropology to the public and enlighten them was as valid a goal during his career as was BoasΓÇÖs goal to professionalize the field.

Earth Resistance for Archaeologists, written by the foremost expert in the field, provides archaeologists with the know-how required to exploit the significant potential of earth resistance and gain archaeological insights from intelligently interpreted data.

In this book, experts in the field explore the 'new' city museum, examining the role of the city museum in urban development, the problems posed in dealing with contemporary history, and the impact of intangible heritage on the work of city museums.

A virtual Who's Who of Native American scholars, activists, and community leaders reflect on the problems and achievements of Native American peoples over the last several decades.

Gathers together Du Bois' writings on religion. This title includes selections from Bois' works such as "The Souls of Black Folks" to poems, prayers, stories and speeches. It traces Du Bois' move from church-attending Christian to relentless critic of religion and evaluates Du Bois' contributions to the study of religion.

Eastern Orthodoxy in a Global Age brings together fresh and nuanced understandings of the Orthodox churches - inside and outside of Eastern Europe - as they negotiate a networked world. This book is suitable for those interested in the role of Eastern Orthodoxy in the 21st century.

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Reflects the complexity and diversity of Native American cultural life. This book offers experiences and perspectives from various Native settings.

This volume brings together writers from a variety of disciplines to explore and illustrate the possibilities of new narrative forms in social research. The book is arranged into four areas of concern: representation, subjectivity, critique, and postmodern discourse.

Features the assumptions and conclusions of leading figures in comparative civilizational studies and world systems analysis. This book presents an introduction to thinking about global historical change.

This volume explores the ways in which economies deal with severe crises: how vulnerability is economically constructed, how production and trade practices adapt to new situations, and how political economic objectives play out in recovery efforts.

In Economics and Morality, the authors seek to illuminate the multiple kinds of analyses relating morality and economic behavior in particular kinds of economic systems.

Planning Successful Museum Building Projects provides comprehensive, practical guidance on planning, financing, implementing, managing, and evaluating all kinds of museum construction projects.

Against the Grain gathers scholars from across disciplines to explore the work of ecological anthropologist Andrew P. Vayda and the future of the study of human ecology.

Against the Grain gathers scholars from across disciplines to explore the work of ecological anthropologist Andrew P. Vayda and the future of the study of human ecology.

An invaluable resource for students and service practitioners alike, Ethnic Studies Research reflects on important trends in ethnic studies offering a breadth of understanding on critical topics pertaining to the discipline.

Christian colleges have been set up by Christian churches throughout American history. But all too often these schools and the groups that support them come into conflict, typically over what is being taught in religion and philosophy classes.

Collection of original articles exploring theatricality in the ancient world and how it affected social life and politics.

A text on the academic study of contemporary wicca and paganism throughout the world.

A literary ethnography of how a garden at an underserved school changed the educational environment.

Using archaeological work at Thotlakonda in Southern India as a lens in an examination of Buddhist monastic life, this title discovers the tension between the desired isolation of the monastery and the mutual engagement with neighbors in the Early Historic Period. It shows how archaeology can contribute to our understanding of religious practice.

Focusing on four major issues in prehistoric warfare studies: settlement data, skeletal trauma, weaponry, and iconography, David H. Dye presents a new interpretation of prehistoric warfare in the eastern United States.

Presenting a cultural ecological study of a Siberian people, the Viliui Sakha, this title describes the local and global forces of modernization that challenge their survival. It is suitable for environmental and economic anthropologists, as well as to practitioners interested in sustainable rural development in Eurasia, and post-Soviet Russia.

Shovel bums endure weeks of flea-bitten motel beds, greasy roadhouse food, tempermental field vehicles, and long stretches of boredom to practice that most romantic of intellectual endeavors - archaeology.

Fuses the cultural critique of modern society and the inversion of gender roles with the medical analysis of neurasthenia.