Construction and development of anthropology
Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Brief origin and history of anthropological theory . The reasons for not being able to study social life objectively . Challenges to classical anthropology. The rational mind . The primitive mind . Classic ethnographies. Reinventing...»
The future of archaeological thought: A debate between Ian Hodder and Lewis Binford
Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The book Theoretical archaeology: A reactionary view by Ian Hodder.. Hodder's criticism of the 'New Archaeology'.. Hodder's ongoing critique of archaeological thought.. His article 'Agency and individuals in long term...»
Does social constructivism really add anything new to debates about security?
Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. A new framework for analysis. A critical methodology to grasp security in another way. A contestation of the traditional conceptualisations to enrich security studies' research agenda. A positive balance sheet. Some scientific...»
Shadows of the self: personhood in recent ethnographies of imprisonment
Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The human individual.. The modern world fading into postmodern uncertainties.. The particular topic of imprisonment.. Michel Foucault's 'Discipline and Punish'.. The underlying commonality of theory between Foucault's later...»
Ancient culture study: The pottery of Ancient Mesopotamia
Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. How were the beveled-rim bowls produced?. Theories explaining the beveled-rim bowls.. The votive offering theory.. Thomas W. Beale's hypothesis.. Support for Beale's theory of offerings.. A. R. Millard's theory.. The literature and...»
Endangered speeches: A theoretical approach to aboriginal linguistic minority rights in Canada
Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Discrimination and assimilationist policies . The alarming loss of aboriginal language vitality in Canada. The threat of cultural loss in Canada. Linguistic and multicultural policy . The assimilationist view in Canada. The contextual...»
The Urban Organic: Ecocities in Global Perspective
Synopsis abstract : «Modernity.. The town counsellor of the French city of Bordeaux outlines her plan that gives priority to social activity.. For people living within that ghost town, urban circumstances sometimes give rise to a problematic strain of ahistorical...»
Perceptions of nature by indigenous communities and their relation to the ecological contexts
Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The purpose of this article.. Evidence of continuing failures in stemming the tide of ecological disintegration.. A temptation to idealize indigenous peoples as 'noble savages'.. Definitions.. Understanding culture understanding...»
Eurocentrism and the noble savage
Synopsis abstract : «Europeans of the fifteenth century and exploring the world.. Classical viewpoint on African cultures.. Initial domination by the Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish empires.. How Columbus and his cohorts distorted what little knowledge was available to...»
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