Author: Otis T. MasonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anthropology
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Influence of Environment Upon Human Industries Or Arts ...
Author: Otis T. MasonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anthropology
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Influence of Environment Upon Human Industries Or Arts
Author: Otis Tufton MasonRelations of Human Life to Environment ...
Author: Second Catalogue of the Library of the Peabody Institute of the City of Baltimore, Including the Additions Made Since 1882
Author: Johns Hopkins University. Peabody Institute. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Dictionary
Languages : en
Pages : 680
Book Description
Environmentalism and Cultural Theory
Author: Kay MiltonPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134821077
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
The last decade has seen a dramatic increase in the attention paid by social scientists to environmental issues, and a gradual acknowledgement, in the wider community, of the role of social science in the public debate on sustainability. At the same time, the concept of `culture', once the property of anthropologists has gained wide currency among social scientist. These trends have taken place against a growing perception, among specialist and public, of the global nature of contemporary issues. This book shows how an understanding of culture can throw light on the way environmental issues are perceived and interpreted, both by local communities and within the contemporary global arena. Taking an anthropological approach the book examines the relationship between human culture and human ecology, and considers how a cultural approach to the study of environmental issues differs from other established approaches in social science. This book adds significantly to our understanding of environmentalism as a contemporary phenomenon, by demonstrating the distinctive contribution of social and cultural anthropology to the environmental debate. It will be of particular interest to students and researchers in the fields of social science and the environment.
The Way of Inuit Art
Author: Emily Elisabeth AugerPublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 9780786418886
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Inuit art, both ancient and contemporary, has inspired the interest of scholars, collectors and art lovers around the globe. This book examines Inuit art from prehistory to the present with special attention to methodology and aesthetics, exploring the ways in which it has been influenced by and has influenced non-Inuit artists and scholars. Part One gives the history of the main art-producing prehistoric traditions in the North American arctic, concentrating on the Dorset who once flourished in the Canadian region. It also demonstrates the influence of theories such as evolutionism, diffusionism, ethnographic comparison, and shamanism on the interpretation of prehistoric Inuit art. Part Two demonstrates the influence of such popular theories as nationalism, primitivism, modernism, and postmodernism on the aesthetics and representation of twentieth-century Canadian Inuit art. This discussion is supported by interviews conducted with Inuit artists. A final chapter shows the presence of Inuit art in the mainstream multi-cultural environment, with a discussion of its influence on Canadian artist Nicola Wojewoda. The work also presents various Inuit artists' reactions to Wojewoda's work.
Man
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anthropology
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
In 1995, Man became Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute. The volumes under the current title do not yet appear in the database, as JSTOR coverage of the journal currently ends at 1993.
Archaeology on the Great Plains
Author: W. Raymond WoodPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
This synthesis of Great Plains archaeology brings together what is currently known about the inhabitants of the ancient Plains. The essays review the Paleo-Indian, Archaic, Woodland, and Plains Village peoples, providing information on technology, diet, settlement and adaptive patterns.
Animal communities in temperate America
Author: Victor Ernest ShelfordPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Animal communities
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
Bulletin of the Geographic Society of Chicago
Author: Geographic Society of ChicagoPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description