This excellent new volume in the series from the Society for Economic Anthropology focuses on the role of labor in contrasting world economies. The contributors offer a diverse collection of case studies, illustrating labor processes in a wide range of contexts in both western and nonwestern societies. The volume presents a detailed portrait of how the mobilization of labor changes dramatically with variations in social, political and economic conditions, as well as location and time perio...

Social history of the native peoples of the American South, bridging prehistory and historyThe past 20 years have witnessed a change in the study of the prehistory and history of the native peoples of the American South. This paradigm shift is the bridging of prehistory and history to fashion a seamless social history that includes not only the 16th-century Late Mississippian period and the 18th-century colonial period but also the largely forgotten--and critically...

This book offers a long-overdue analysis of the ubiquity of eco-apocalypticism in current discourses on the climate crisis.Drawing on a wide range of sources and theoretical traditions from ecological works and radical pamphlets, through political theology and continental philosophy to ancient and medieval apocalypses, the book sheds a comprehensive light on the concepts, processes, and experiences which circulate around the figure of the environmental end of the world. Importantly...

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One soul. Ten lifetimes. A mission to save us all.When a secret group known as the Eradicators sets out to manipulate humanity toward its own destruction, the Masters turn to one extraordinary soul-Harmony. Gifted with the rare ability to remember what truly matters in each lifetime, she's humanity's last hope to awaken before it's too late.But there's a catch: Harmony's last ten lives have all ended before their t...

It may be one of the most complex questions ever asked:*What really happens to the soul after death?*Some discarnate souls may cross over; others may stay in the earthy realm to help or protect family members; and other earthbound souls may need to work through psychospiritual dilemmas before being escorted to the Other Sidewith help from a shaman psychopomp.Dr. David Kowalewski relies on personal experiences and his studies with shamans of many continents to illuminate the mysteri...

The real estate code has been cracked: Here‘s how to build wealth today while the old system collapses.The real estate market as we know it is at an impasse. Rising interest rates, skyrocketing prices, and bureaucratic hurdles make the dream of home ownership or profitable capital investment unattainable for many. But while the masses still mourn yesterday‘s missed opportunities, a revolution is taking place in the background that is changing everything: tokenization.Marco Kowalewski, inte...

When a secret group known as the Eradicators sets out to manipulate humanity toward its own destruction, one soul is chosen to stop them.Harmony has been selected for an extraordinary purpose—to help humanity remember who we truly are and why we are here. But before she can accept this divine assignment, she must uncover the mystery behind her past: her last ten lives on Earth ended before their time.As the veil between spirit and matter grows thinner, Harmony races to unde...

Over two thousand years ago, Oaxaca, Mexico, was the site of one of the New World's earliest episodes of primary state formation and urbanism, and today it is one of the world's archaeologically best-studied regions. This volume, which thoroughly revises and updates the first edition, provides a highly readable yet comprehensive path to acquaint readers with one of the earliest and best-known examples of Native American state formation and its consequences as seen from the perspectives of ...

This book critically analyzes the reasons for the lack of tangible success in preventing progressing eutrophication and its negative effects as a global environmental problem without a clear solution until now. Particular attention of the authors will be paid to the currently existing approaches to setting the ecological standards for the nutrients content in surface waters and wastewater, the appropriate selection of wastewater treatment technology, the issues of monitoring and trophic st...

In the last ten years, there has been a resurgence of interest in repression and violence within states. Paths to State Repression improves our understanding of why states use political repression, highlighting its relationship to dissent and mass protest. The authors draw upon a wide variety of political-economic contexts, methodological approaches, and geographic locales, including Cuba, Nicaragua, Peru, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Israel, Eastern Europe, and Africa. This book is inva...

Ancestry is big business these days, but mere biological genealogy fails to tap into our spiritual roots. The shamans of indigenous cultures have known for millennia how to do this. In this comprehensive cross-cultural survey, Dr. David Kowalewski, scholar and practicing shaman, offers several techniques for engaging the Old Ones the old-fashioned way. Although modern people have largely lost this tradition, the ancestors are coming back strong, along with the shamans—a welcome happening t...