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"An anthropologist working with forensic teams and victims' families to investigate crimes against humanity in Latin America explores what science can tell us about the lives of the dead in this haunting account of grief, the power of ritual, and a questfor justice. "Exhumation can divide brothers and restore fathers, open old wounds and open the possibility of regeneration-of building something new with the pile of broken mirrors that is loss and...
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University of California Press
Pub. Date
2012
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1.
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1 online resource (298 p.)
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English
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"Chile is widely known as the first experiment in neoliberalism in Latin America, carried out and made possible through state violence. Since the beginning of the transition in 1990, the state has pursued a national project of reconciliation construed as debts owed to the population. The state owed a "social debt" to the poor accrued through inequalities generated by economic liberalization, while society owed a "moral debt" to the victims of human...
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The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2014.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (30 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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Strengthen your skills as a family history detective with this in-depth look at the Genealogical Proof Standard, the five-step process that certified genealogists use for proving ancestral identities, relationships, life events, and other biographical details. Then, wrap up the lecture with a fascinating look at the nature of evidence.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2017.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (27 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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Shift your attention from biology to archaeology, where you will dig up several answers about the Homo sapiens family tree. Here, Professor Lacy introduces what archaeologists do and how they work. He then examines the history of tools such as the hand-ax and the microlith, which had a tremendous impact on human population.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2017.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (29 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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Until recently, Westerners understood art in terms of progress, with non-Western art as somehow "primitive." Survey the changing views toward world art throughout the 20th century and the role of art in anthropology. Then turn to explore the benefits and challenges that film brings to ethnographic studies.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2014.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (33 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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Learn how to tap into the wealth of library material to get solid answers to the "why" behind events in the past. You'll tour genealogies and family histories; histories of states, counties, cities, and towns; the Periodical Source Index (PERSI); and several types of maps (which help ground events in the physical world).
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University of California Press
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1.
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1 online resource (336 p.)
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English
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"Neuropsychedelia examines the revival of psychedelic science since the "Decade of the Brain." After the breakdown of this previously prospering area of psychopharmacology, and in the wake of clashes between counterculture and establishment in the late 1960s, a new generation of hallucinogen researchers used the hype around the neurosciences in the 1990s to bring psychedelics back into the mainstream of science and society. This book is based on anthropological...
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The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2017.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (36 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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What is the purpose of life? This is arguably the biggest question of all, and anthropology helps point the way toward a few answers. See how each of the four subfields - biology, archaeology, linguistics, and cultural anthropology - approach the question of human satisfaction and what we can apply to our own lives.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2017.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (30 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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This course's final unit examines several realms of "applied anthropology." Here, discover how anthropology can assist with conflict resolution. After examining the history and nature of war, Professor Lacy offers several case studies around the world for resolving conflicts with anthropological methods.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2014.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (33 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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It's unthinkable to do genealogy today without the Internet. But not all online sources are reliable. First, take a look at the benefits (and drawbacks) of government, nonprofit, and commercial online sites. Then, learn how to make sense of U.S. population censuses - the most important record for constructing lineage in America.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2017.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (29 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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Conclude this first unit on biological anthropology by unpacking the ambiguities around race, skin color, and biology. After reviewing the history of Social Darwinism, you'll see how Franz Boas and other 20th century anthropologists shifted our understanding of race to show how it is a cultural construct, independent of biology and geography.
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Publisher
University of California Press
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1.
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1 online resource (224 p.)
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English
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"As the subject of a popular web reality series, Suzanne Barston and her husband Steve became a romantic, ethereal model for new parenthood. Called "A Parent is Born," the program's tagline was "The journey to parenthood . . . from pregnancy to delivery and beyond." Barston valiantly surmounted the problems of pregnancy and delivery. It was the "beyond" that threw her for a loop when she found that, despite every effort, she couldn't breastfeed her...
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Publisher
University of California Press
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1.
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1 online resource (230 p.)
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English
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"Michael Jackson extends his path-breaking work in existential anthropology by focusing on the interplay between two modes of human existence: that of participating in other peoples' lives and that of turning inward to one's self. Grounding his discussion in the subtle shifts between being acted upon and taking action, Jackson shows how the historical complexities and particularities found in human interactions reveal the dilemmas, conflicts, cares,...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2017.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (27 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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Anthropologists have several theories for how Homo sapiens spread out of Africa and around the globe. In this lecture, examine three theories to explain the migration, and then turn to archaeological and genetic evidence to uncover the latest thinking on when and how humans arrived in the Americas.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2017.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (31 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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Shift your attention to the field of paleoanthropology, the study of our human ancestors. Here, trace the development of our species from the earliest bipedal hominids to modern Homo sapiens. Explore archaeological evidence of Homo habilis, Homo erectus, and other species. See how anthropologists continue to test and correct their theories.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2017.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (31 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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Humans are all the same species, but we have a seemingly infinite cultural diversity. As an introduction to anthropology's fourth major subfield, Professor Lacy takes you around the world to meet Franz Boas, Bronislaw Malinowski, and others who helped anthropology transition from "cultural evolutionism" to "cultural relativism."
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AltaMira Press
Pub. Date
2001.
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1 online resource (256 pages)
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English
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"It started as a class project-a young, married, small-town white woman interviewing a gay acquaintance and his circle of friends. From this developed a three-year exploration of the complexities of carrying on gay-straight friendships. This reflexive, thoughtful, and compellingly written study moves from gay bars to softball leagues to visits with families and friends, both gay and straight. During its course, the author develops a growing understanding...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2017.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (28 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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Forensics is the science of analyzing and identifying unknown human remains. Using a hypothetical discovery as an example, you'll follow the stages of a forensics exam to see how anthropologists build a profile of the remains. Several test cases show forensics anthropology in action.
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Publisher
University of California Press
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1.
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1 online resource (312 p.)
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English
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"Holy Harlots examines the intersections of social marginality, morality, and magic in contemporary Brazil by analyzing the beliefs and religious practices related to the Afro-Brazilian spirit entity Pomba Gira. Said to be the disembodied spirit of an unruly harlot, Pomba Gira is a controversial figure in Brazil. Devotees maintain that Pomba Gira possesses an intimate knowledge of human affairs and the mystical power to intervene in the human world....
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2014.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (35 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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Did your immigrant ancestors become U.S. citizens? Did they procrastinate, or not naturalize at all? Dr. Colletta reveals how naturalization records can answer these and other biographical questions. You'll focus on adapting your research to three major naturalization periods: prior to 1790, 1790 to 1906, and 1906 to today.
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