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Jack David Eller

The fifth edition of Cultural Anthropology: Global Forces, Local Lives offers a clear and readable introduction to the field of cultural anthropology, with a special focus on how digital technologies and social media function as prime global forces that are nevertheless used, adapted, transformed, or ignored by people in their everyday local lives.This thoroughly modern textbook challenges traditional views of anthropology by positioning it as uniquely qualified to analyze...

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Jack David Eller

The Economy of Life offers a groundbreaking examination of sacrificial traditions across cultures and history, suggesting that the purpose of sacrificial acts is not destruction but creation, not death but life.Sacrifice is a topic that has fascinated and perplexed scholars since the birth of modern social sciences. Many famous scholars have theorized it—as a communal meal, a gift to the gods, an exercise in patriarchy, and more—almost always focusing on the violence of th...

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Anthropology of Now

This book is a study of the dynamic, multi-faceted, and even unorthodox things that are happening within Muslim-majority societies. The mission is to bring together in a single volume an array of anthropological observations of individuals, groups, and movements in contemporary Islamic settings, focusing neither primarily on religion nor on nonreligion or secularism but on the range of activities that people engage in under the umbrella of Islam.This volume includes 14 chapters by ...

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Christopher Parkening, Christopher Parkening, Jack Marshall, David Brandon

(Guitar Method). This premier method for the beginning classical guitarist, by one of the world's pre-eminent virtuosos and the recognized heir to the legacy of Andres Segovia, is now completely revised and updated! Guitarists will learn basic classical technique by playing over 50 beautiful classical pieces, 26 exercises and 14 duets, and through numerous photos and illustrations. The method covers: rudiments of classical technique, note reading and music theory, selection and care of gui...

Note to Readers: Publisher does not guarantee quality or access to any included digital components if book is purchased through a third-party seller.Pediatric Nurse Certification Review is designed to help you prepare for the PNCB® Certified Pediatric Nurse (CPN) and ANCC Pediatric Nursing (PED-BC™) certification exam. This comprehensive study aid provides key foundational content, including detailed information on growth and development, physical and psyc...

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David-Jack Fletcher

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Age as Disease explores the foundations of gerontology as a discipline to examine the ways contemporary society constructs old age as a disease-state. Framed throughout as ‘gerontological hygeine’, this book examines contemporary regimes, strategies and treatment protocols deployed throughout Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom. The book deploys critical cultural theories such as biopolitics, somatechnics, ethics, and governmentality to examine how anti-aging tech...

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D. L. Winchester

Tha-Thump.Tha-Thump.Tha-Thump.Horror lovers are used to the sound of a heartbeat, be it their own or one piped through a sound system at a critical moment. In this collection, Winchester presents a series of heartbeats-flash fiction tales-that explore the world and the fearsome things within, both human and monstrous.Your heart will race as a woman hangs a hundred feet from the ground in a lightning storm. It will break at the reason a pair of boys scheme to...

Nonbelievers, Apostates, and Atheists in the Muslim World offers a contemporary, cross-cultural look at nonbelief and nonreligion in Islam. Providing historical, conceptual, statistical, and ethnographic data on nonbelievers from Morocco to Egypt, Turkey, and Bangladesh, it explores the unique nature and challenges of nonreligion for Muslims.It includes 11 chapters by experts on nonbelief, nonreligion, and atheism in an array of Muslim-majority countries. The book features...

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Jack David Eller

This book unites the burgeoning scholarly literature on not-believing in various disciplines into a proposed new field of apisteology. It demonstrates that not-believing—like not-knowing—is a worthy and distinct subject and not merely a vacuum where belief (like knowledge) is lacking. Several contemporary issues appear repeatedly in the book, such as conspiracy theories, vaccine skepticism, climate change denial, and fake news. Each chapter begins with a vignette on one of these topics and...

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Jack David Eller

In the post-Cold War era, the most common and often the most violent conflicts are ethnic conflicts. Many people, including many scholars, see ethnic conflicts as a return to the past, as contests between ancient and well-defined groups with long-standing grievances and animosities. Jack David Eller argues instead that these conflicts are a defining phenomenon of the "new world order"--that they are, in many ways, modern-day inventions based only loosely on "traditional" cultures and hosti...

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George MacDonald

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David Jack

Featuring an introduction by G. K. Chesterton and seven illustrations by Carrie Stout and Arthur HughesFollowing the success of David Jack's two-column "Scots-English" editions (which feature both languages side-by-side) this new "Standard Edition" remains unabridged, but with the dialogue translated and formatted more conventionally, from the former tongue to the latter. Only the easiest Scots words have been retained, removing the need to decipher while ...

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George MacDonald

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David Jack

Featuring vintage illustrations, English translation of all Scots dialogue, and an introduction by Dr. Carolyn Weber, award-winning author of Surprised by Oxford, speaker and professor at New College FranklinTHE ELECT LADY is the story of three childhood friends, whose histories become entangled with a fabled golden cup. Declared by its possessor to be the Holy Grail itself, it has by that time wormed its way into his heart, imperilling hi...