Anthropology
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Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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From ![]() A Breath of Relief From This Fast-Paced WorldOn Consumed Nostalgia From: On Nostalgia |
Both nostalgia and consumerism satisfy a longing, an attempt to satisfy impossible desires. Consumerism, as in the most important role for a person is somone who buys things, and a history of … | David Berry | 23 | 2020 | $2.30 Add |
From ![]() A Failure to CommunicateFacts are not Enough with George Lakoff |
Lakoff described frames as metaphors and conceptual frameworks that we use to interpret and understand the world. They give meaning to the words we hear more than the other way around, because … | James Hoggan | 7 | 2016 | $0.70 Add |
From ![]() A Failure to CommunicateMatters of Concern with Bruno Latour |
Latour told me we should put aside matters of fact and focus instead upon matters of concern, a conclusion he arrived at after having studied everything from environmental crises to atmospheres … | James Hoggan | 12 | 2016 | $1.20 Add |
From ![]() A Million Porcupines Crying in the DarkFrom: The Truth About Stories |
In this reading, Indigenous author and scholar Thomas King explores the idea that stories, both those we tell ourselves and those that are told to us by others, are foundational in establishing … | Thomas King | 31 | 2003 | $3.72 Add |
From ![]() Absorbtion, Distribution, and Elimination of Nicotine |
Chapter Two includes the following topics: Absorbtion – Distribution – Elimination – General Pharmacokinetics | 32 | 2023 | $3.20 Add | |
From ![]() Affective NeuroscienceFrom: The Biology of Wonder |
This chapter probes the links between subjective experience, consciousness, and the body. | Andreas Weber | 30 | 2016 | $3.00 Add |
From ![]() AfterwordsPrivate Stories From: The Truth About Stories |
In this reading, Indigenous author and scholar Thomas King explores the idea that stories, both those we tell ourselves and those that are told to us by others, are foundational in establishing … | Thomas King | 16 | 2003 | $1.92 Add |
From ![]() Appendices |
The appendices include: Nicotine Timeline/ RICO Decision Against the Tobacco Companies/ Some Chemicals Found in E-Cigarettes and Their Health Risks/ Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence/ The … | 3 | 2023 | $0.30 Add | |
From ![]() Appendix DBodywork and Movement and Using the Spiral in Writing Workshops From: Coming Back to Life |
In facilitating the Work That Reconnects I have found bodywork and movement to be of immense benefit. To list these benefits I can say that embodiment of the work through motion and sensory awareness. | Barbara Hundshammer | 12 | 2014 | $1.20 Add |
From ![]() Arctic Research and Publicity, 1883-1885: Articles in Germany and the United States / Life with Inuit and Whalers, 1883-1884: “I am now truly just like a typical Eskimo”Chapters 3 and 4 From: The Franz Boas Enigma |
Chapter 3 looks at the leadup to Boas’ trip to the Arctic, exploring how he organized and funded this trip. It also looks at the articles he wrote before his trip and their impact. Chapter … | Ludger Müller-Wille | 26 | 2014 | $2.60 Add |
From ![]() Cigarettes |
Chapter Four includes the following topics: History – Filters/Light Cigarettes, Menthol, Other Additives/Flavours/Toxins – Health Risks – Secondhand/Passive Smoke – Third- … | 159 | 2023 | $15.90 Add | |
From ![]() ConclusionHistory in an Age of Anxiety From: National Dreams |
Many Canadians are afflicted by perseveration of memory. They repeat the familiar myths of our history even as they must know that they no longer explain much about us. History is a … | Daniel Frances | 29 | 1997 | $0.58 Add |
From ![]() ConclusionThe Memory of Ourselves From: On Nostalgia |
Nostalgia is an acutely modern condition. As our future seems more in doubt, our past seems to offer more clarity and comfort. Beyond that, nostalgia helps us reconcile the dissonence of our … | David Berry | 3 | 2020 | $0.30 Add |
From ![]() NEW! Cultivating Integrated ValuesFrom: The Web of Meaning |
This chapter contrasts an inborn moral sense with beliefs in humanity’s intrinsic malevolence. The way values have evolved towards empathy, altruistic behaviours, cooperation, and fairness … | Jeremy Lent | 27 | 2021 | $2.70 Add |
From ![]() Deep Time – Reconnecting with Past and Future GenerationsFrom: Coming Back to Life |
People of today relate to time in a way that is surely unique in history. The technologies and economic forces unleashed by the Industrial Growth Society radically alter our experience of time, … | Joanna Macy; Molly Young Brown | 23 | 2014 | $2.30 Add |
From ![]() Divided We StandThe Myth of Heroism From: National Dreams |
It has often been observed that English Canada has not produced many heroes. The overwhelming influence of American culture on Canadian lives has inhibited the emergence of homegrown greatness. … | Daniel Frances | 42 | 1997 | $1.68 Add |