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...

If you're planning to visit Puerto Rico, it's a great idea to learn some basic phrases and expressions in the local dialect to make your experience smoother and more enjoyable. That's where a Puerto Rican audio course targeted at tourists comes in handy.This course is designed to teach you how to understand and speak Puerto Rican Spanish, with a specific focus on common tourist situations. The course is includes different topic areas, such as hotels, restaurants, shopping, airports...

With contributions from a range of expert voices within the field, this book explores the use of art therapy as a response to traumatic events. Offering rare insight into ways in which art therapists have responded to recent crises, this is a unique resource for art therapists looking to coordinate interventions for large-scale disaster and resulting trauma.Chapters address a range of environmental and manmade disasters around the world, including hurricanes, typhoons, wildfires, m...

Estudiar la sociedad es una tarea apasionante. La sociología es una de las ciencias que se encarga de este cometido. Existen otras ciencias que comparten el interés por la sociedad como la psicología social, la ciencia política o la antropología cultural, aunque "es seguramente la sociología la que mira a la sociedad desde un punto de vista más general". Cuando los sociólogos hablan de social o sociedad adoptan una perspectiva con dos dimensiones.

El adolescente Santiago recibe una revelación de la patrona el día de su veneración, pero no puede confiárselo a sus dos mejores amigos para evitar que el conjuro se rompa. Más tarde, ciegamente devoto, seguirá los designios de Santa Bárbara emprendiendo una cruzada personal, ingenua y extraña, que lo llevará a descubrir sus talentos en los negocios, su capacidad para manipular, y sobre todo, su gusto por el poder. Será capaz de hacer lo que sea necesario, desde su silenci...

El presente volumen forma parte de una amplia serie de investigaciones sobre Guerrero. Dicha serie es fruto de los esfuerzos de un proyecto para impulsar las investigaciones desde una perspectiva integral, que aborda tanto las poblaciones antiguas del estado, hasta las contemporáneas.

Life in a nutshell.A premature baby destined to die, a devastating breakup, a seemingly affectionate couple's suicide, and how a sliding door moment in time can change your life. Together with sixteen more essays of crushing emotional vulnerability, Unforgettable delivers what the book's sub-heading promises: Stories that stay with you forever.The stories in Unforgettable are about love in unexpected places, love as desire, as confusion, or self-betrayal. It is about memori...

Breaking the Chains, Forging the Nation offers a new perspective on black political life in Cuba by analyzing the time between two hallmark Cuban events, the Aponte Rebellion of 1812 and the Race War of 1912. In so doing, this anthology provides fresh insight into the ways in which Cubans practiced and understood black freedom and resistance, from the aftermath of the Haitian Revolution to the early years of the Cuban republic. Bringing together an impressive range of scholars fro...

Life in a nutshell.A premature baby destined to die, a devastating breakup, a seemingly affectionate couple's suicide, and how a sliding door moment in time can change your life. Together with sixteen more essays of crushing emotional vulnerability, Unforgettable delivers what the book’s sub-heading promises: Stories that stay with you forever.The stories in Unforgettable are about love in unexpected places, love as desire, as confusion, or self-betrayal. It is about memori...