Lisa. Capps

Elinor Ochs

Jerome. Bruner

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

The Discourse of Agoraphobia

Offering a novel analysis of a patient’s experience of agoraphobia, this collaboration between a clinical psychologist and a linguist proposes a view of agoraphobia as a communicative disorder. It opens up potential for linguistic and narrative analysis by revealing the roots of panic and by establishing a framework for therapeutic intervention.

Constructing Panic

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Marshall D. Sahlins

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Structure in the Early History of the Sandwich Islands Kingdom

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Historical Metaphors and Mythical Realities

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Edward E. Evans-Pritchard

A Description of the Modes of Livelihood and Political Institutions of a Nilotic People

The Nuer

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Colin Turnbull

An anthropologist describes his observations during three years among the BaMbuti Pygmies

The Forest People

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Lawrence F. Locke

Waneen W. Spirduso

Stephen Silverman

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Social Studies

A Guide for Planning Dissertations and Grant Proposals

Covering all aspects of the proposal process, from the most basic questions about form and style to the task of seeking funding, 'Proposals That Work' offers clear advice backed up with examples.

Proposals That Work

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Paul A. Erickson

The fifth edition of this bestselling reader builds a strong foundation in both classical and contemporary theory, with a sharpened focus on gender and anthropology, and the anthropology of new media and technology. Short introductions and key terms accompany every reading, and light annotations have been added to aid students in reading original articles. Used on its own or together with A History of Anthropological Theory, Fifth Edition, this anthology offers a flexible and unrivalled introduction to anthropological theory that reflects not only the history but also the changing nature of the discipline today.

Readings for a History of Anthropological Theory

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Penelope Eckert

Sally McConnell-Ginet

Language and Gender is an introduction to the study of the relation between gender and language use, written by two leading experts in the field. This new edition, thoroughly updated and restructured, brings out more strongly an emphasis on practice and change, while retaining the broad scope of its predecessor and its accessible introductions which explain the key concepts in a non-technical way. The authors integrate issues of sexuality more thoroughly into the discussion, exploring more diverse gendered and sexual identities and practices. The core emphasis is on change, both in linguistic resources and their use and in gender and sexual ideologies and personae. This book explores how change often involves conflict and competing norms, both social and linguistic. Drawing on their own extensive research, as well as other key literature, the authors argue that the connections between language and gender are deep yet fluid, and arise in social practice.

Language and Gender

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Don Kulick

Sex, Gender, and Culture among Brazilian Transgendered Prostitutes

Travesti

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Laura M. Ahearn

Literacy, Love Letters, and Social Change in Nepal

A discussion of the implications of the emergence of love-letter correspondences for social relations in Nepal

Invitations to Love

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Naomi Wolf

How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women

The bestselling classic that redefined our view od the relationship between beauty and female identity. In today's world, women have more power, legal recognition, and professional success than ever before. Alongside the evident progress of the women's movement, however, writer and journalist Naomi Wolf is troubled by a different kind of social control, which, she argues, may prove just as restrictive as the traditional image of homemaker and wife. It's the beauty myth, an obsession with physical perfection that traps the modern woman in an endless spiral of hope, self-consciousness, and self-hatred as she tries to fulfill society's impossible definition of "the flawless beauty."

The Beauty Myth

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Ilisa Barbash

Lucien Taylor

A Handbook for Making Documentary and Ethnographic Films and Videos

Cross-Cultural Filmmaking

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Margaret. Mead

In Three Primitive Societies

First published in 1935, Sex & Temperament is a fascinating and brilliant anthropological study of the intimate lives of three New Guinea tribes from infancy to adulthood. Focusing on the gentle, mountain-dwelling Arapesh, the fierce, cannibalistic Mundugumor, and the graceful headhunters of Tchambuli -- Mead advances the theory that many so-called masculine and feminine characteristics are not based on fundamental sex differences but reflect the cultural conditioning of different societies. This edition, prepared for the centennial of Mead's birth, features introductions by Helen Fisher and Mead's daughter, Mary Catherine Bateson. A precursor to Mead's illuminating Male & Female, Sex & Temperament lays the groundwork for her lifelong study of gender differences.

Sex and Temperament

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Martin F. Manalansan

Filipino Gay Men in the Diaspora

A vivid ethnography of the global and transnational dimensions of gay identity as lived by Filipino immigrants in New York City, Global Divas challenges beliefs about the progressive development of a gay world and the eventual assimilation of all queer folks into gay modernity. Insisting that gay identity is not teleological but fraught with fissures, Martin Manalansan IV describes how Filipino gay immigrants, like many queers of color, are creating alternative paths to queer modernity and citizenship. He makes a compelling argument for the significance of diaspora and immigration as sites for investigating the complexities of gender, race, and sexuality.

Manalansan locates diasporic, transnational, and global dimensions of gay and other queer identities within a framework of quotidian struggles ranging from everyday domesticity to public engagements with racialized and gendered images to life-threatening situations involving AIDS. He reveals the gritty, mundane, and often contradictory deeds and utterances of Filipino gay men as key elements of queer globalization and transnationalism. Through careful and sensitive analysis of these men's lives and rituals, he demonstrates that transnational gay identity is not merely a consumable product or lifestyle, but rather a pivotal element in the multiple, shifting relationships that queer immigrants of color mobilize as they confront the tribulations of a changing world.

Global Divas

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Selected Essays from V. A. R. , 1990-1994

Visualizing Theory

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Ingrid Piller

An Introduction to Applied Sociolinguistics

This book explores how linguistic diversity mediates social justice in liberal democracies undergoing rapid change due to migration and globalization. Focusing on the linguistic dimensions of economic inequality, cultural domination and imparity of participation, Linguistic Diversity and Social Justice is a call to write language into the social justice agenda.

Linguistic Diversity and Social Justice

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Mark J. Plotkin

An Ethnobotanist Searches for New Medicines in the Amazon Rain Forest

Adventure, anthropology, and science converge in one man's quest among the rain forest shamans for ancient medicines that may hold the cure to today's devastating diseases. Vividly clarifies what destruction of the region's plant species may ultimately cost humanity.

Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice

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Ruth Benedict

"Unique and important . . . Patterns of Culture is a signpost on the road to a freer and more tolerant life." -- New York Times

A remarkable introduction to cultural studies, Patterns of Culture is an eloquent declaration of the role of culture in shaping human life. In this fascinating work, the renowned anthropologist Ruth Benedict compares three societies -- the Zuni of the southwestern United States, the Kwakiutl of western Canada, and the Dobuans of Melanesia -- and demonstrates the diversity of behaviors in them. Benedict's groundbreaking study shows that a unique configuration of traits defines each human culture and she examines the relationship between culture and the individual. Featuring prefatory remarks by Franz Boas, Margaret Mead, and Louise Lamphere, this provocative work ultimately explores what it means to be human.

"That today the modern world is on such easy terms with the concept of culture . . . is in very great part due to this book." -- Margaret Mead

"Benedict's Patterns of Culture is a foundational text in teaching us the value of diversity. Her hope for the future still has resonance in the twenty-first century: that recognition of cultural relativity will create an appreciation for 'the coexisting and equally valid patterns of life which mankind has created for itself from the raw materials of existence.'" -- from the new foreword by Louise Lamphere, past president of the American Anthrolopological Association

Ruth Benedict (1887-1948) was one of the most eminent anthropologists of the twentieth century. Her profoundly influential books Patterns of Culture and The Chrysanthemum and the Sword: Patterns of Japanese Culture were bestsellers when they were first published, and they have remained indispensable works for the study of culture in the many decades since.

Patterns of Culture

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Max Weber

Peter Baehr

Gordon C. Wells

And Other Writings

In The Protestant Ethic, Max Weber opposes the Marxist concept of dialectical materialism and relates the rise of the capitalist economy to the Calvinist belief in the moral value of hard work and the fulfillment of one's worldly duties. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism

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D. Stanley Eitzen

Lessons from Other Societies

This reader examines how other advanced industrial societies have dealt with social problems with relative success and looks how these strategies may be applicable to the United States. For each social problem considered, several articles have been selected. These articles either describe the situation in a single country or in multiple countries, or expressly contrast the situation of a country or countries with the United States.

Solutions to Social Problems

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Barbara Johnstone

Revised and updated, this third edition of Barbara Johnstone’s Discourse Analysis encourages students to think about discourse analysis as an open-ended set of techniques. Exploring a variety of approaches, including critical discourse analysis, conversation analysis, interactional and variationist sociolinguistics, ethnography, corpus linguistics, social semiotics, and other qualitative and quantitative methods, the book balances its comprehensive coverage with extensive practical examples, making it the ideal introductory text for students new to the subject. This new edition reflects the increased importance within the field of new media discourse, multi-modal discourse and the analysis of large corpora of discourse data. Updated material expands the discussion of stancetaking, whilst new material addresses recontextualization, precontextualization, and language and the body. Pedagogical features have been refreshed, including discussion questions, exercises, and ideas for small research projects, with suggested supplementary readings at the end of each chapter to encourage further discovery. Chapters in this book are self-contained, so they can be handled in any order Suggested supplementary readings are featured at the end of every chapter Book is written specifically for a non-specialist, interdisciplinary audience Examples of computer-aided corpus analysis (reflecting the improvements made to theories and tools) supplement every chapter Discussion questions and ideas for small research projects are interspersed throughout The combination of breadth of coverage, practical examples, and student-friendly pedagogical features ensures Discourse Analysis remains the ideal textbook for students taking their first course in linguistic approaches to discourse.

Discourse Analysis

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Theodor Adorno

Philosophy

In this remarkable work written 50 years ago, Adorno showcases the dangers inherent in modern obsessions with consumption.

The Stars down to Earth

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Rachel Charlotte Smith

Introduction : Design Anthropological Futures / Mette Gislev Kjaersgaard, Joachim Halse, Rachel Charlotte Smith, Kasper Tang Vangkilde, Thomas Binder, and Ton Otto -- Cultures of the Future : Emergence and Intervention in Design Anthropology / Rachel Charlotte Smith and Ton Otto -- Design and the Future : Temporal Politics of "Making a Difference" / Ramia Mazé -- Different Presents in the Making / Mike Anusas and Rachel Harkness -- The New Design Ethnographers, 1968-1974 : Towards a Critical Historiography of Design Anthropology / Alison J. Clarke -- Design Interventions as a Form of Inquiry / Joachim Halse and Laura Boffi -- Jostling Ethnography Between Design and Participatory Art Practices and the Collaborative Relations it Engenders / George E. Marcus -- Conversation Dispositifs : Towards a Transdisciplinary Design Anthropological Approach / Zoy Anastassakis and Barbara Szaniecki -- The Irony of Drones for Foraging : Exploring the Work of Speculative Interventions / Carl DiSalvo -- Para-ethnography 2.0. : an Experiment in Design Anthropological Collaboration / Kaspar Tang Gangilde and Morten Hulvey Rod -- Design Anthropology On the Fly : Performative Spontaneity in Commercial Ethnographic Research / Brendon Clark and Melissa L. Caldwell -- Politics of Inviting : Co-Articulations of Issues in Designerly Public Engagement / Kristina Lindstrom and Sa Stuhl -- Collaborative Cleaning, Archiving and Curating the Heritage of the Future / Adam Drazin, Robert Knowles, Isabel Brendenbroker and Anais Bloch -- Design Anthropological Frictions : Mundane Practices meet Speculative Critique / Mette Kjaersgaard and Laurens Boer -- Things as Co-ethnographers Implications of a Thing Perspective for Design and Anthropology / Elisa Giaccardi, Chris Speed, Nazli Cila and Melissa L. Caldwell -- Design Anthropology as Ontological Exploration and Inter-Species Engagement / Tau Ulv Lenskjold and Sissel Olander -- The Things We Do : Encountering the Possible / Thomas Binder.

Design Anthropological Futures

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Bridget Somekh

Previous ed.: Research methods in the social sciences, 2005.

Theory and Methods in Social Research

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Liam D. Murphy

"An accessible and engaging overview of anthropological theory that provides a comprehensive history from antiquity through to the twenty-first century. The fifth edition has been revised throughout, with substantial updates to the Feminism and Anthropology section, including more on Gender and Sexuality, and with a new section on Anthropologies of the Digital Age. Once again, A History of Anthropological Theory will be published simultaneously with the accompanying reader, mirroring these changes in the selection of readings, so they can easily be used together in the classroom. Additional biographical information about some of theorists has been added to help students."--

A History of Anthropological Theory

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Katherine Scully

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