Cultural Anthropology

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A Breath of Relief From This Fast-Paced World

A Breath of Relief From This Fast-Paced World

On 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 … 23 $2.30 Add
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A Failure to Communicate

A Failure to Communicate

Facts are not Enough with George Lakoff

From: I'm Right and You're an Idiot

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 … 7 $0.70 Add
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A Failure to Communicate

A Failure to Communicate

Matters of Concern with Bruno Latour

From: I'm Right and You're an Idiot

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 … 12 $1.20 Add
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Absorbtion, Distribution, and Elimination of Nicotine

Absorbtion, Distribution, and Elimination of Nicotine

From: Wigmore on Nicotine and its Drug Delivery Systems

Chapter Two includes the following topics: Absorbtion – Distribution – Elimination – General Pharmacokinetics 32 $3.20 Add
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Affective Neuroscience

Affective Neuroscience

From: The Biology of Wonder

This chapter probes the links between subjective experience, consciousness, and the body. 30 $3.00 Add
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Appendices

Appendices

From: Wigmore on Nicotine and its Drug Delivery Systems

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 $0.30 Add
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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”

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 … 26 $2.60 Add
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Cigarettes

Cigarettes

From: Wigmore on Nicotine and its Drug Delivery Systems

Chapter Four includes the following topics: History – Filters/Light Cigarettes, Menthol, Other Additives/Flavours/Toxins – Health Risks – Secondhand/Passive Smoke – Third- … 159 $15.90 Add
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Conclusion

Conclusion

History 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 … 29 $0.58 Add
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Conclusion

Conclusion

The 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 … 3 $0.30 Add
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Cultivating Integrated Values
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Cultivating Integrated Values

From: 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 … 27 $2.70 Add
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Deep Time - Reconnecting with Past and Future Generations

Deep Time – Reconnecting with Past and Future Generations

From: 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, … ; 23 $2.30 Add
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Divided We Stand

Divided We Stand

The 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. … 42 $1.68 Add
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Early Empires and Popular Resistance
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Early Empires and Popular Resistance

From: Humans

This chapter discusses the resistance of ordinary people to the ruling of elites as societies became increasingly stratified. It explores slave revolts, popular rebellion and religious movements … 43 $4.30 Add
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Enlivenment

Enlivenment

Ecological Morals as Mutuality in Beauty

From: The Biology of Wonder

In the concluding chapter, Weber proposes a series of biocentric values. 15 $1.50 Add
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Ethics

Ethics

The Values of the Flesh

From: The Biology of Wonder

This chapter describes the author’s experiences experimenting on living animals, which he terms "crushing the irresistable magic of life." 26 $2.60 Add