Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Lonely Crowd The Lonely Crowd Reuel Denney,David Riesman,Nathan Glazer **The Lonely Crowd** is a 1950 sociological analysis by David Riesman, Nathan Glazer, and Reuel Denney. Together with White Collar: The American Middle Classes (1951), it is considered a landmark stu… OL15410871W
Studies on bio-medical anthropology Studies on bio-medical anthropology Indian Anthropological Congress (2007 Pune, India) Papers presented at the Indian Anthropological Congress, held at Pune during 21-23 February 2007. OL15509861W
The power of feelings The power of feelings Nancy Chodorow "In the middle of the twentieth century, leading cultural critics and visionaries - Erik Erikson, Lionel Trilling, Herbert Marcuse, and many others - turned to psychoanalysis as a measure of human pe… OL15839199W
Drugs Intoxication And Society Drugs Intoxication And Society Angus Bancroft "Drugs and intoxication have been facts of human life for millennia. Across the world, many people use illicit drugs, smoke, and drink alcohol. Yet very little has been written about their experience… OL17396072W
The woman warrior The woman warrior Maxine Hong Kingston The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts is Kingston's disturbing and fiercely beautiful account of growing up Chinese-American in California. The young Kingston lives in two worlds: the… OL1822441W
Multicultural manners Multicultural manners Norine Dresser Both highly informative and entertaining, Multicultural Manners gives readers the understanding they need, the perfect words to say, and the correct behavior to use in a wide range of cross-cultural … OL1925256W
Chimpanzee cultures Chimpanzee cultures Richard W. Wrangham Bringing together studies of behavioral variation within and among chimpanzees and bonobos - the sibling species of the genus Pan - this book provides the basis for answering such questions. In Chimp… OL20775556W
Early intervention practices around the world Early intervention practices around the world Samuel L. Odom "Early Intervention Practices Around the World spotlights effective practices at work in 13 countries. Readers will learn about innovations in four areas: service delivery models, family support, pro… OL20792678W
From famine to fast food From famine to fast food Ken Albala This book examines how diet affects health in countries around the world, discussing how the availability of food and the types of foods eaten influence numerous health factors and are tied to the pr… OL21314934W
The Marsh Arabs The Marsh Arabs Wilfred Thesiger During the years he spent among the Marsh Arabs of southern Iraq-long before they were almost completely wiped out by Saddam Hussein-Wilfred Thesiger came to understand, admire, and share a way of li… OL2880103W
Indigenous peoples' food systems Indigenous peoples' food systems Bill Erasmus,Dina Spigelski,Harriet V. Kuhnlein The case studies presented in this book show the wealth of knowledge in indigenous communities in diverse ecosystems, the richness of their food resources, the strengths of the local traditional food… OL32818890W
Addressing cultural complexities in practice Addressing cultural complexities in practice Pamela A. Hays "Addressing Cultural Complexities in Practice: A Framework for Clinicians and Counselors moves beyond one-dimensional concepts of identity to an understanding of the multiplicity of cultural influenc… OL8854118W