25 posts tagged with history and anthropology.
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Books about the history of the Americas
I've just returned to my home in the US from my first trip to Mexico City. I'm really interested in the history of the indigenous people of the Americas, especially in the differences between North and South American cultures and how they were each affected by the arrival of Europeans. Can you recommend some books on this subject? Thanks.
Mesoamerica for dummies
I'm looking for an accessible and fairly recently written history of Mesoamerica, in English. Any suggestions? [more inside]
Is my university a particularly leftist bubble?
I'm constantly confused. I go to university. I study Anthropology and History. I'm not the best student, but I try and do my readings. I'm constantly told in some nominally progressive places online that I'm living in some sort of leftist alternate reality, that doesn't reflect the consensus on a range of issues. Well, Marx is in the syllabus, and Hayek isn't. Is that unusual? [more inside]
Like The Golden Bough, but accurate
As a high school student, I discovered Frazer's The Golden Bough and was fascinated. Unfortunately, it turns out that "whenever the evidence did not fit he simply altered the evidence". Is there any book you can recommend which is as wide-ranging in its anthropological and historical interests but more truthful?
Help me understand and deal with my cynical comrades
I love my leftist allies, but their attitudes can sometimes turn me off, and I am looking for resources to help me process this. Deets inside! [more inside]
What are the "big shifts" that have changed humanity?
I'm looking to explore the big shifts and major revolutions that have made a historical impact. Examples in the modern age: the rise of democracy, the proliferation of capitalism, and the Information Age / Internet. What other big shifts and major revolutions have changed humanity? [more inside]
[Book Recommendation Filter] A comprehensive history of Savile Row
I'm looking for book recommendations for thorough, engaging, and rigorous histories of Savile Row tailoring and/or books that talk about the history and philosophy of fine men's tailoring and dress. I'm not averse to books with technical information, as well as historical and cultural information. Thank you!
Medical anthropology and history: what to read next?
I'm about to finish The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down. Before that, I read Nancy Scheper-Hughes' Death Without Weeping. What's next? [more inside]
Have norms surrounding eating chicken changed over time?
Was there ever a period in time before widespread acceptance of germ theory, or, is there a current culture where raw or undercooked chicken is an accepted part of cuisine? [more inside]
I am trying so hard not to make a joke about prawns.
I get to go to South Africa to do field work next summer, hurray! I know very little about South African history and culture beyond what I get from the (US) media. I'd like to read a few books between now and then to try and get caught up. [more inside]
Books about the beginning needed.
I saw Cave Of Forgotten Dreams and loved it. Now I want to read more about early human history. Please recommend some good books on the beginnings of human art in particular and the emergence of human society and the beginnings of conciousness in general. I'm not a scientist and I'm not looking for a textbook, but I'm not afraid of a challenging read, either.
So I want to be a social studies textbook editor...
A few years ago I landed on this idea of what I think may really be the perfect fun-and-interesting job for me: a textbook editor. But even more so with social studies content. How do I do it? [more inside]
What are the top academic journals in various fields?
What are the best academic journals in each field? [more inside]
cultures in transition, over time
Looking for writing on how cultures/nations/tribes handled, fared, cope/d with alien influences.
In the past or now, ongoing. [more inside]
Should Immigrants Be Required to Learn a National Language?
What are the reasons for and against constitutionally requiring a specific national language? [more inside]
Fluorescent flat caffeine lights / It's furious balancing
What online reads can you recommend on the subject of circadian rhythms and rituals, preferably from an anthropological and/or historical point of view? [more inside]
Help me find interesting anthropology/sociology books.
Books about anthropology, psychology, sociology, modern rituals...I think. Can you point me in the right direction? [more inside]
Examples of 'The Infinite' in Myth and Their Effect on Conditions of Truth
I am searching for examples of The Infinite, or the immeasurably large, in our mythologies and archetypes. I am also interested in the categories of Truth which came out of the emergence of Western, ontological thought. Does the trust in a rationally conceivable reality deny us the infinity of the mythological realm? By rooting ourselves in the present, and denying atemporal mythologies, do we also deny the infinite origins from where we came? [more inside]
Took courses, got A's, still not sure what it is.
When I was younger, I read a sociology textbook trying to find out why sociology was treated as a separate discipline and how it differs fundamentally from the other social sciences. I learned a lot about Weber and Durkheim, but I still don't get it. Can you help? [more inside]
History, Anthropology, and Fiction
I'm looking for any historical or anthropological studies of fiction. Any ideas? [more inside]
Calling all anthropologists!
What were some of the most idyllic communities to have ever existed? I’m not looking for opinions, I’m looking for hard anthropological examples or studies that have been carried out on such cultures. [more inside]
whence do you love
what are some good theoretical works on the concepts of love, monogamy, and so forth? [more inside]
Lumpy Earth---gravity's effects on us?
Gravity/Life/SocietyFilter: So the Earth is all lumpy, with more or less gravity in some places. Has anyone ever corroborated it with life/social/world things? Many questions inside... [more inside]
What can I learn about women's changing roles in the world?
In the U.S., we get all caught up in the decisions that adult women make and the consequences of those decisions. (To have children, not to have children, to work, to stay home with the children, not to work, to marry, to have children without marrying, etc.) Are there similar convulsions about these cultural issues in other countries, especially non-English speaking ones? How can I learn about them? I'm curious both about how women's roles in in their societies are changing and about how those societies are reacting to the changes.
books about india?
Can anyone recommend some good books on Indian (particularly South Indian) culture/history/politics/etc? [more inside]
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