Sociology & Anthropology

Showing 1137–1152 of 4201 results

Title & Subtitle Abstract Contributors Pages Year Purchase
From
Dramatis Personae and Prologue
NEW!

Dramatis Personae and Prologue

From: Militants, Mobsters and Mavericks

This prologue introduces the men and organizations that shaped Toronto’s building trades during the 1960s and 1970s. Fernandes recounts the Hogg’s Hollow tunnel fire of March 17, … 12 $1.20 Add
From
Drawing a Line in the Sand

Drawing a Line in the Sand

The Western Sahara

From: Walls

This chapter focuses on the berm/’Wall of Shame" in the Western Sahara, which has a long history but which was completed in 1987 and is still manned by Moroccan troops and watched over … 36 $3.60 Add
From
Drawing Conclusions

Drawing Conclusions

From: The Ward Uncovered

7 $0.70 Add
Dream States
NEW!

Dream States

Smart Cities, Technology, and the Pursuit of Urban Utopias

Is the ‘smart city’ the utopia we’ve been waiting for? The promise of the so-called smart city has been at the forefront of urban planning and development since the early 2010s, … 290 View
From
Dreaming Bigger

Dreaming Bigger

Body Liberation and Weight Inclusivity in Health Care

From: The Care We Dream Of

The author begins with a vision of a fat-inclusive health care system, continues with her experiences with health care and diet culture, and a call to redefine disordered eating. She aims to … 17 $1.70 Add
From
Dreams of Buried Treasure

Dreams of Buried Treasure

From: Oak Island and Its Lost Treasure

1795 – 1805. Tracing the history of the theory that treasure is buried on Oak Island; includes Daniel McGinnis discovering the Money Pit, traces different discoveries on the island, … 20 $2.00 Add
From
Drifting Away from Little Canada in Body and Mind

Drifting Away from Little Canada in Body and Mind

SECTION FOUR- Tenacity and modernity

From: A Distinct Alien Race

This chapter examines the phenomenon of Franco-Americans moving out of Little Canadas, even before the mills fell silent, and the reasons that so many left these communities, as well as where … 12 $1.20 Add
From
Driving into the World, from Oil Crisis to Today

Driving into the World, from Oil Crisis to Today

From: Car Nation

1973 – 2005. Looks at the oil shock of 1973, looks at the car industries involvement in nationalism, continentialism, and globalization, the development of fuel economy & emissions … 17 $1.70 Add
From
Drugs, Colonialism and Criminalization: Pre-1900s

Drugs, Colonialism and Criminalization: Pre-1900s

From: Heroin

This chapter discusses the medicinal history of opium pre 1900s, as well as the opium trade in the context of colonialism. Morphine, the banning of opiates, and the Indian act are also discussed. 26 $2.60 Add
From
Dumplingware: The Allure of Porcelain
NEW!

Dumplingware: The Allure of Porcelain

The Sauce

From: What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings

Marie Campbell discusses the history of chinaware, the silk road, porcelain and its ties to status, food history, and material culture. 5 $0.50 Add
From
Duped and How

Duped and How

A Case Study: Foreign-Funded Radicals

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

Never has there been a greater disparity between what scientists say we should be concerned about and what members of government and the oil and gas industry are doing. In this case study I … 15 $1.50 Add
From
Duped and How

Duped and How

Assault on Democracy with Alex Himelfarb

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

Himelfarb believes that the Right prefers to shut down public discourse and that modern life makes it easy for this to happen. Issues of the common good often don’t make it to the table. It … 7 $0.70 Add
From
Duped and How

Duped and How

Gaslighting Blurs our Reality with Bryant Welch

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

Welch said that today’s gaslighters work in the public square to create confusion and prey on public vulnerability, using sophisticated forms of manipulation, mind games and PR spin. … 6 $0.60 Add
From
Duped and How

Duped and How

Summary: The Polluted Public Square

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

I found the attacks on scientists and the volume of propaganda used to cloud environmental issues puzzling. I found myself becoming angrier about the deception and lack of fair play than I was … 12 $1.20 Add
From
Duthchas and the Ethos of the Commons

Duthchas and the Ethos of the Commons

From: Reclaiming the Commons for the Common Good

Explaining the ancient property laws of Scottish clans as they exised until the encroachment of kings. 6 $0.60 Add