This book comprises the authoritative work from the International Committee for the Conservation of the Industrial Heritage, detailing the latest approaches to and the best practices for the conservation of the global industrial heritage.
In the student friendly textbook, Just Relationships, Douglas Kelley provides a conceptual framework for understanding social justice within an interpersonal context through the use of existing social science theory.
This engaging volume reveals how politics permeates all facets of museum practice, particularly in regions of political conflict. Using... Læs mere
Written in Berger’s friendly, personal style, he shows by example that academics can write good, readable prose in a variety of genres.
This volume tackles questions of cultural evolution empirically and quantitatively, using a range of case studies from Africa, the Pacific,... Læs mere
Argues for a new approach to combat stress and trauma that sees these "invisible wounds of war" not just as individual medical pathologies but as social phenomena demanding a collective reconciliation with the post-9/11 wars.
With more than 30 years of experience in the fields of applied anthropology and international health, former Harvard AIDS Prevention Project Director Edward Green calls for new emphasis on promoting sexual fidelity in Africa and the developing world’s battle against AIDS.
Kevin is a sometimes-violent teenager with severe emotional disturbance in a family environment of poverty and stress.
This interdisciplinary group of scholars—anthropologists, archaeologists, architects, educators, lawyers, heritage administrators, policy analysts, and... Læs mere
Sarah Milledge Nelson explores a bold thesis that the development of states in East Asia—China, Japan, Korea—was an outgrowth of the leadership in smaller communities guided by shamans.