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Invitation to Sociology

Gananath Obeyesekere

An Essay on Personal Symbols and Religious Experience

The great pilgrimage center of southeastern Sri Lanka, Kataragama, has become in recent years the spiritual home of a new class of Hindu-Buddhist religious devotees. These ecstatic priests and priestesses invariably display long locks of matted hair, and they express their devotion to the gods through fire walking, tongue-piercing, hanging on hooks, and trance-induced prophesying. The increasing popularity of these ecstatics poses a challenge not only to orthodox Sinhala Buddhism (the official religion of Sri Lanka) but also, as Gananath Obeyesekere shows, to the traditional anthropological and psychoanalytic theories of symbolism. Focusing initially on one symbol, matted hair, Obeyesekere demonstrates that the conventional distinction between personal and cultural symbols is inadequate and naive. His detailed case studies of ecstatics show that there is always a reciprocity between the personal-psychological dimension of the symbol and its public, culturally sanctioned role. Medusa's Hair thus makes an important theoretical contribution both to the anthropology of individual experience and to the psychoanalytic understanding of culture. In its analyses of the symbolism of guilt, the adaptational and integrative significance of belief in spirits, and a host of related issues concerning possession states and religiosity, this book marks a provocative advance in psychological anthropology.

Medusa's Hair

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Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

First Philosophy: God, Mind, and Freedom brings together classic and ground-breaking readings on metaphysics, the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of religion. Mindful of the intrinsic difficulty of much of the material, the editor has provided comprehensive introductions both to the central topics and to each individual selection. By providing a detailed discussion of the historical and intellectual background to each piece, he aims to enable readers to approach the material without unnecessary barriers to understanding. In an introductory chapter, the editor provides a brief introduction to the nature of philosophical enquiry, to the nature of argument, and to the process of reading and writing within the academic discipline of philosophy.

First Philosophy: Fundamental Problems and Readings in Philosophy

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Conrad Phillip Kottak

Appreciating Cultural Diversity

Focused on the appreciation of anthropology, the new edition of Cultural Anthropology: Appreciating Cultural Diversity offers an up-to-date holistic introduction to cultural anthropology. Key themes of appreciating the experiences students bring to the classroom, appreciating cultural diversity, and appreciating the field of anthropology are showcased throughout the text. In this edition, Understanding Ourselves chapter openers and Through the Eyes of Others boxes show how anthropology helps us understand ourselves. New Appreciating Diversity boxes focus on the various forms of human biological and cultural diversity. Appreciating Anthropology boxes are also new to the text and focus on the value and usefulness of anthropological research and approaches.

Cultural Anthropology

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James P. Spradley

David W. McCurdy

Social Studies

Readings in Cultural Anthropology

Conformity and Conflict

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Michael Woodford

A Barack Obama Biography

BARACK OBAMA: A Barack Obama Biography Barack Obama was born to a single mother and absent father in 1961. The America around him was still racially segregated and divided. Large parts of his childhood were spent in the care of his grandparents in Hawaii, his mother having left America for a new husband and job in Indonesia. Barack Obama, despite the disadvantages that life threw at him, worked hard and eventually enrolled to study law at Harvard University. After graduating with honours he settled in Chicago where he met Michelle Robinson. Like Barack Obama she was a young lawyer who was keen to address the racial disadvantages that were still present in American society. Following their marriage, and the arrival of two daughters, Barack Obama was elected as Illinois Senator and then as the 44th President of the United States of America. He became the first African American to hold this role. Obama used his position to push America into becoming a more equal and fairer society. Initiatives such as Obamacare and the repeal of the Don

Barack Obama

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William Julius Wilson

Beautiful paperback with slight wear to putter page margins - possibly from improper storage before we got hold of it.

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The World of the New Urban Poor

For the first time in the 20th century, the majority of adults in the inner cities are not working. In an important and long-awaited study, one of the country's leading sociologists, the acclaimed author of The Truly Disadvantaged, analyzes the disappearance of work and its effects on the inner city of Chicago.

When Work Disappears

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A wonderful soil science resource used at New York Botanical Garden Horticulture School 

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Science

For Community and Technical College level courses in soil sciences, this text emphasizes the human interaction with and affect on soils, rather than treating the soil as an independent element. Comprehensive, yet not intimidating, this text has been revised to encompass more ecological themes within the established topics of soil science and use. Non-technical, and easy-to-understand, Soil Science and Management, fourth edition teaches the essentials of soils from the perspective of farmers, horticulturists, environmentalists, and others who are concerned about how soils work and how they are used most effectively. An emphasis on management and the sustainable use of soils and water resources make it especially relevant to these audiences. Nutrient management, best practices and relevant legal issues and government programs make this text a practical application for agricultural and horticultural students.

Soil Science and Management

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Virginia M. Satir

Other than a few scuffs on cover, one dog eared page, and minimal highlighting, this book is in great condition! 

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Revised and expanded seminal work on families, with more than a million copies sold in 12 languages. The New Peoplemaking expresses Satir's most evolved thoughts on self-worth, communication, family systems, and the ways in which people relate to one another. Drawn on Satir's lifetime of experience with thousands of families around the world, it is written in the engaging style for which she is famous. The New Peoplemaking is completely revised and enlarged by six new chapters that elaborate on the whole of life.

The New Peoplemaking

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Charles P. Barnard

A preparatory text for students preparing to write the Supervisory Philosophy Statement and Case Study required for the Approved Supervision application for the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy. The 26 contributors outline contextual variables such as gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity and class to increase sensitivity, and the contexts in which supervision occurs including academic settings, agencies, and private practices. Additionally, discussions of supervision philosophy and pragmatics help students develop their own "game plan" to meet supervision challenges and requirements. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

Procedures in Marriage and Family

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English

Retaining the valuable features of the original book, this revision provides coverage of the main literary theories and useful further readings as well as bibliographies. Remaining true to its title, this new edition adds new material on 'contemporary' literary theories, such as: cultural materialism, post-colonial theory, feminist theory, Black British, African-American, Asian, Caribbean theory, and Gay and Lesbian theory.

A Reader's Guide to Contemporary Literary Theory

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A Hands-on Guide to Harnessing the Wind

Harnessing the wind can be a tricky business, but in this ground-breaking book the authors provide step-by-step, illustrated instructions for building a wind generator in a home workshop and then installing it in an off-grid home electrical system. Even if you don't plan on building your own turbine, this book is packed with valuable information for anyone considering wind energy. It covers the basic physics of how the energy in moving air is turned into electricity, and most importantly, it will give you a realistic idea of what wind energy can do for you--and what it can't.

Homebrew Wind Power

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The Three Cornered World is the novelistic expression of the contrast between the Western ethical view of reality and the Eastern ethical view by one of Japan's most beloved authors. Natsume Soseki tells of an artist who retreats to a country resort and becomes involved in a series of mysterious encounters with the owner's daughter. Intricately interwoven with the author's reflections on art and nature, conversations with Zen monks and writers of haiku, are a plethora of unique Japanese characters offering the reader an exquisite "word painting."

The Three Cornered World

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The Oxford companion to English literature

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Conformity and Conflict

Michael Woodford

Barack Obama

William Julius Wilson

When Work Disappears

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Soil Science and Management

Virginia M. Satir

The New Peoplemaking

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Procedures in Marriage and Family

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A Reader's Guide to Contemporary Literary Theory

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Invitation to Sociology

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Medusa's Hair

Andrew Bailey editor

First Philosophy: Fundamental Problems and Readings in Philosophy

Conrad Phillip Kottak

Cultural Anthropology

James P. Spradley; David W. McCurdy

Conformity and Conflict

Michael Woodford

Barack Obama

William Julius Wilson

When Work Disappears

Edward J. Plaster

Soil Science and Management

Virginia M. Satir

The New Peoplemaking

Gregory Brock; Charles P. Barnard

Procedures in Marriage and Family

Raman Selden

A Reader's Guide to Contemporary Literary Theory

Dan Bartmann; Dan Fink; Mick Sagrillo (Foreword by)

Homebrew Wind Power

Natsume Soseki

The Three Cornered World

Margaret Drabble

The Oxford companion to English literature

Matthew D. Selekman

Solution-focused therapy with children

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