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  | | Ancient Maya Political Economies(Updated) (World Social Change) by Marilyn A. Masson, David A. Freidel, Contributor-Georgia West, Contributor-Elizabeth Graham, Contributor-Steven Morandi, David Friedel, Kathryn Reese-Taylor, Dr William L. Rathje, Patricia A. Mcanany, Ben S. Thomas, Polly A. Peterson, And Eleanor Harrison, Lauren A. Sullivan, Geoffrey E. Braswell, Craig A. Hanson, Antonia E. Foias, Contributor-Kathryn Reese..., Masson/Freidel, Altamira Press Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2002 by Altamira Press ISBN-13: 978-0-7591-0081-7, ISBN: 0-7591-0081-0 "Ancient Maya Political Economies examines variation in systems of economic production and exchange and how these systems supported the power networks that integrated Maya society. Chapters in this book take a hard look at existing models of elite exchange and tribute and address the difficult question of how the flow of utilitarian goods supported Maya kingdoms and their ruling classes. Using models originally developed by William L. Ra ..." |
 | | Ancient Maya Political Economies by Contributor-Georgia West, Contributor-Steven Morandi, Contributor-Elizabeth Graham, Marilyn A. Masson, David A. Freidel, Kathryn Reese-Taylor, Patricia A. Mcanany, Craig A. Hanson, Geoffrey E. Braswell, Dr William L. Rathje, Ben S. Thomas, Polly A. Peterson, And Eleanor Harrison, Lauren A. Sullivan, Antonia E. Foias, David Mora-Marín, Contributor-Ben S., Masson/Freidel, Altamira Press Hardcover, 436 Pages, Published 2002 by Altamira Press ISBN-13: 978-0-7591-0080-0, ISBN: 0-7591-0080-2 "Ancient Maya Political Economies examines variation in systems of economic production and exchange and how these systems supported the power networks that integrated Maya society. Chapters in this book take a hard look at existing models of elite exchange and tribute and address the difficult question of how the flow of utilitarian goods supported Maya kingdoms and their ruling classes. Using models originally developed by William L. Ra ..." |
 | | Stewardship Collections and Historic Preservation (Small Museum Toolkit) by Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko, Stacy Klingler, Bob Beatty, Bruce Teeple, Julia Clark, Jackie Hoff, Nicolette B. Meister, Scott Carrlee, Patricia L. Miller, Julie A. Reilly, Catlin-Legutko/Kling, Altamira Press Paperback, 172 Pages, Published 2013 by Altamira Press ISBN-13: 978-0-7591-1340-4, ISBN: 0-7591-1340-8 "Proper collections care, planning, and conservation is an essential responsibility for a museum of any size, but funding for these obligations often falls to the bottom of funding priorities because its constituencies are the quietest. Small museums need affordable ways to provide basic care for their collections and the tools to lobby for additional funds for the long-term health of collections. Small museums often do not have staff ex ..." |
 | | Stewardship(Updated) Collections and Historic Preservation (Small Museum Toolkit, Book Six) (Small Museum Toolkit (Small Museum Toolkit, Book Six)) by Stacy Klingler, Bob Beatty, Bruce Teeple, Julia Clark, Jackie Hoff, Scott Carrlee, Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko, Nicolette B. Meister, Patricia L. Miller, Julie A. Reilly, Altamira Press Hardcover, 172 Pages, Published 2013 by Altamira Press ISBN-13: 978-0-7591-1953-6, ISBN: 0-7591-1953-8 "Proper collections care, planning, and conservation is an essential responsibility for a museum of any size, but funding for these obligations often falls to the bottom of funding priorities because its constituencies are the quietest. Small museums need affordable ways to provide basic care for their collections and the tools to lobby for additional funds for the long-term health of collections. Small museums often do not have staff ex ..." |
 | | Against the Grain The Vayda Tradition in Human Ecology and Ecological Anthropology by Bradley B. Walters, Susan Lees, Paige West, Bonnie J. Mccay, David J. Bart, Michael Dove, Catherine Driscoll, Cristina Eghenter, Gunnar Haaland, Kenneth J. Long, Keely Maxwell, Thomas R. Mcguire, A. Endre Nyerges, Christine Padoch, Jonathan Padwe, Padmapanil Perez, Gerard A. Persoon, Miguel Pinedo-Vasquez, Anne Rademacher, Andrew Roberts, Paul Roscoe, Richard Scaglion, Indah Setyawati, Stephen Stich, Andrew P. Vayda, Patricia Vondal, Lawrence A. Kuznar, Kuznar/Scaglion/Vayd, Altamira Press Hardcover, 392 Pages, Published 2008 by Altamira Press ISBN-13: 978-0-7591-1172-1, ISBN: 0-7591-1172-3 "To rise to the increasingly urgent challenge of understanding the relationship between human beings and the environment, scholars need to step back and re-evaluate their basic premises about how current explanations should shape the form and content of their research. Against the Grain addresses a variety of topics in the field of human ecology, including ecological anthropology, evolutionary psychology, environmental history, and geogr ..." |
 | | Interpreting Historic House Museums(1st Edition) (American Association for State and Local History) by Jamie Credle, Catherine Howett, Jessica Foy Donnelly, Margaret Piatt, Bradley C. Brooks, Patrick H. Butler, Rex M. Ellis, Patricia L. Kahle, Meggett B. Lavin, Barbara Abramoff Levy, Sandra Mackenzie Lloyd, Valerie Coons Mcallister, Debra A. Reid, Donnelly/Levy/Lloyd/, Altamira Press Paperback, 336 Pages, Published 2002 by Altamira Press ISBN-13: 978-0-7591-0251-4, ISBN: 0-7591-0251-1 "Times are changing at historic house museums and no one is more aware of this than the fourteen contributors to Interpreting Historic House Museums. These respected museum professionals consider the history of house museums and the need to look at familiar issues from new perspectives and using new methods. If your site isn't using a comprehensive interpretive plan, how can you create one? While doing so, how do you address contemporary ..." |
 | | Organizational Management(Updated) (Small Museum Toolkit) by Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko, Stacy Klingler, Bob Beatty, Patricia Anne Murphy, Claudia J. Nicholson, Patricia L. Miller, Amanda Wesselmann, Eileen Mchugh, Catlin-Legutko/Kling, Varios Autores, Altamira Press Hardcover, 156 Pages, Published 2013 by Altamira Press ISBN-13: 978-0-7591-1950-5, ISBN: 0-7591-1950-3 "Effectively managing people, facilities, and partnerships can make or break an institution. Museum operations encompasses responsibility for the maintenance of your structure, the safety of your visitors, and the security of your staff and collections. This behind-the-scenes administrative effort is rarely what calls people to work in museums, but good organizational management keeps your institution functioning smoothly. This book exam ..." |
 | | Religion and Public Life in the Pacific Northwest The None Zone (Religion by Region) by Mark Silk, Patricia O'connell Killen, Contributor-Mark Shibley, Contributor-Dale Soden, Contributor-James Wellman, Contributor-Lance Laird, Connell Killen, Altamira Press Hardcover, 208 Pages, Published 2004 by Altamira Press ISBN-13: 978-0-7591-0624-6, ISBN: 0-7591-0624-X "When asked their religious identification, more people answer 'none' in the Pacific Northwest than in any other region of the United States. But this does not mean that the region's religious institutions are without power or that Northwesterners who do attend no place of worship are without spiritual commitments. With no dominant denomination, Evangelicals, Mainline Protestants, Catholics, Jews, adherents of Pacific Rim religious tradi ..." |
 | | The War Machine and Global Health by Merrill Singer, G. Derrick Hodge, Abigail E. Adams, Hans Baer, Patrick F. Clarkin, Scott Harding, Elaine A. Hills, Rohit Karki, Avram S. Bornstein, Brandon A. Kohrt, Kathryn Libal, Judith Pettigrew, Adrienne Pine, Wietse A. Tol, David Vine, Dahlia S. Wasfi, Professor Merrill Singer, Altamira Press Hardcover, 332 Pages, Published 2010 by Altamira Press ISBN-13: 978-0-7591-1190-5, ISBN: 0-7591-1190-1 "In the contemporary world, war rivals infectious disease as a global cause of morbidity and mortality. Since the end of World War II, there have been at least 160 wars around the world with as many as 25 million (and probably many more) people killed, most of them civilians. Directly or indirectly, war touches the lives of most people on the planet, often with lasting and costly impact. Framed by the holistic and ethnographically ground ..." |
 | | Free-Choice Learning and the Environment(1st Edition) (Learning Innovations Series) by Susan Foutz, Joe E. Heimlich, John H. Falk, Elaine Andrews, Nicole Ardoin, Roy Ballantyne, Judy Braus, Lisa Brochu, Janet Ady, Michael Brody, Kerry Bronnenkant, Tim Merriman, Corinne Monroe, Jan Packer, Ginger Potter, Sarah M. Bexell, Carol D. Saunders, Jerry R. Schubel, Kathryn A. Schubel, John Howard Falk, Falk/Heimlich/Foutz, Altamira Press Hardcover, 224 Pages, Published 2009 by Altamira Press ISBN-13: 978-0-7591-1122-6, ISBN: 0-7591-1122-7 "Most environmental learning takes place outside of the formal education system, but our understanding of how this learning actually occurs is in its infancy. By surfing the internet, watching nature documentaries, and visiting parks, forests, marine sanctuaries, and zoos, people make active choices to learn about various aspects of their environment every day. Free-Choice Learning and the Environment explores the theoretical foundations ..." |
 | | Killer Commodities(1st Edition) Public Health and the Corporate Production of Harm by Merrill Singer, Hans A. Baer, Roberto Abadie, Martine Hackett, Arachu Castro, Jeff Howard, Martha Livingston, Terence Love, Brian Mckenna, Michael Oldani, Joan Paluzzi, Michael Westerhaus, Ann M. Cheney, Alexa S. Dietrich, Pamela I. Erickson, Edward J. Woodhouse, Professor Merrill Singer, Altamira Press Hardcover, 438 Pages, Published 2008 by Altamira Press ISBN-13: 978-0-7591-0978-0, ISBN: 0-7591-0978-8 "Killer Commodities enters the increasingly heated debate regarding consumer culture with a critical examination of the relationship between corporate production of goods for profit and for public health. This collection analyzes the nature and public health impact of a wide range of dangerous commercial products from around the world, and it addresses the question of how policies should be changed to better protect the public, workers, ..." |
 | | Ethnic Community Builders Mexican-Americans in Search of Justice and Power--The Struggle for Citizenship Rights in San Jose, California by Francisco Jimenez, Richard A. Garcia, Alma M. Garcia, Jimenez/Garcia/Garci, Altamira Press Paperback, 334 Pages, Published 2007 by Altamira Press ISBN-13: 978-0-7591-1101-1, ISBN: 0-7591-1101-4 "Reviews of Ethnic Community Builders "By documenting the oral accounts of experiences of MexicanAmericans across the American West, Ethnic Community Builders provides an original perspective of the struggles, successes, and challenges of Hispanics in urban centers. Too often, written accounts can obscure the character of important people and events. Ethnic Community Builders goes straight to the source and harmoniously captures the voic ..." |
 | | Sharing Our Stories of Survival(1st Edition) Native Women Surviving Violence (Tribal Legal Studies) by Bonnie Clairmont, Sarah Deer, Carrie A. Martell, J. Agtuca, Judi Armbruster, Sally Brunk, Lea Carr, Lisa Frank, Joy Harjo, Brenda Hill, Eileen Hudon, Jayci Malone, Tracy Meyer, Frances Monroe, Marijo Moore, Nila Northsun, Stormy Ogden, Juanita Pahdopony, Kim Querdibitty, Diane E. Benson, Mary Black Bonnet, Rose L. Clark, Amanda D. Faircloth, Carrie L. Johnson, B.J Jones, Charlene A. Lapointe, Sarah Michèle Martin, Eleanor Ned-Sunnyboy, Sharon Lynn Reyna, Venus St. Martin, Kim Shuck, Kelly Gaines Stoner, George Twiss, Hallie Bongar White, James G. White, Victoria Ybanez, Karlene, Kochuten, Deer/Clairmont/Marte, Altamira Press Paperback, 382 Pages, Published 2007 by Altamira Press ISBN-13: 978-0-7591-1125-7, ISBN: 0-7591-1125-1 "A general introduction to the social and legal issues involved in acts of violence against Native women, this book's contributors are lawyers, social workers, social scientists, writers, poets, and victims. In the U.S. Native women are more likely than women from any other group to suffer violence, from rape and battery to more subtle forms of abuse, and Sharing Our Stories of Survival explores the causes and consequences of such behavi ..." |
 | | Fast Food/Slow Food(Illustrated) The Cultural Economy of the Global Food System (Society for Economic Anthropology Monograph Series) by Richard Wilk, Jane Dixon, Sarah Hinde, Valerie Imbruce, Cathy Banwell, Dolores Koenig, Sarah Lyon, Ty Matejowsky, Heather Mcintyre, Sidney Mintz, Heather Paxson, Jeffery Pilcher, Lois Stanford, Gavin Whitelaw, Theodore C. Bestor, Michael L. Burton, James A. Egan, Karen L. Nero, Penny Van Esterik, Altamira Press Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2006 by Altamira Press ISBN-13: 978-0-7591-0915-5, ISBN: 0-7591-0915-X "Wilk and his colleagues draw upon their own international field experience to examine how food systems are changing around the globe. The authors offer a cultural perspective that is missing in other economic and developmental studies, and provide rich ethnographic data on markets, industrial production, and food economies. This new book will appeal to professionals in economic and environmental anthropology: economic development, agric ..." |
 | | Directory of Historic House Museums in the United States (American Association for State and Local History) by Patricia Chambers Walker, Thomas Graham, Chambers/Graham, Altamira Press Paperback, 500 Pages, Published 1999 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers ISBN-13: 978-0-7425-0344-1, ISBN: 0-7425-0344-5 "The first comprehensive guide to America's historic house museums, this directory moves beyond merely listing institutions to providing information about interpretive themes, historical and architectural significance, collections, and cultural and social importance, along with programming events and facility information. Useful cross-reference guides provide quick and easy ways of locating information on almost 2500 museums. A multi-fun ..." |
 | | Reading Native American Women(1st Edition) Critical/Creative Representations (Contemporary Native American Communities) by Gloria Bird, Joanne Barker, Victoria Bomberry, Carolyn Dunn, Janice Gould, Joy Harjo, Luana Ross, Andrea Smith, Teresia Teaiwa, Reid Gómez, Inés Talamantez, S., Inés Hernández-Avila, Mary C. Churchill, Elizabeth Cook-Lynn, Deborah A. Miranda, Hulleah J. Tsinhnahjinnie, Ndez-Avila, Ins Hernndez-Avila, Inzs Hernndez-Avila, Ins Hernndez-Vila, Altamira Press, Inzs Hernondez-Avila Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2005 by Altamira Press ISBN-13: 978-0-7591-0372-6, ISBN: 0-7591-0372-0 "This new collection reveals the vitality of the intellectual and creative work of Native women today. The authors examine the avenues that Native American women have chosen for creative, cultural, and political expressions, and discuss the points of convergence between Native American feminisms and other feminisms. Individual contributors articulate their positions around issues such as identity, community, sovereignty, culture, and rep ..." |
 | | Reading Native American Women Critical/Creative Representations (Contemporary Native American Communities) by Ines Hernandez-Avila, Contributor-Gloria Bird, Contributor-Victoria Bomberry, Contributor-Joanne Barker, Contributor-Carolyn Dunn, Contributor-Reid Gómez, Mary C. Churchill, Elizabeth Cook-Lynn, Janice Gould, Joy Harjo, Deborah A. Miranda, Luana Ross, Andrea Smith, Inés Talamantez, Teresia Teaiwa, Hulleah J. Tsinhnahjinnie, Contributor-Janice, Altamira Press Hardcover, 288 Pages, Published 2005 by Altamira Press ISBN-13: 978-0-7591-0371-9, ISBN: 0-7591-0371-2 "This new collection reveals the vitality of the intellectual and creative work of Native women today. The authors examine the avenues that Native American women have chosen for creative, cultural, and political expressions, and discuss the points of convergence between Native American feminisms and other feminisms. Individual contributors articulate their positions around issues such as identity, community, sovereignty, culture, and rep ..." |
 | | Ethnodrama An Anthology of Reality Theatre (Crossroads in Qualitative Inquiry) by Johnny Saldaña, Elissa Foster, Laura Eason, Macklin Finley, Susan Finley, Michael Keck, Jim Mienczakowski, Steve Morgan, Monica Prendergast, Michael Rohd, Anne Swedberg, Heather Sykes, Charles Vanover, José Casas, Jennifer Chapman, Matthew J. Meyer, Josã Casas, Johnny Salda-A, Contributor-Matthe, Altamira Press Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2005 by Altamira Press ISBN-13: 978-0-7591-0813-4, ISBN: 0-7591-0813-7 "Ethnodrama: An Anthology of Reality Theatre contains seven carefully-selected ethnodramas that best illustrate this emerging genre of arts-based research, a burgeoning but evident trend in the field of theatre production itself. In his introduction to ethnodrama and to the plays themselves, Saldana emphasizes how a credible, vivid, and persuasive rendering of a research participant's story as a theatrical performance creates insights fo ..." |
 | | Resisting Racism and Xenophobia Global Perspectives on Race, Gender, and Human Rights by Faye V. Harrison, Cheryl Fischer, Diana Hayman, Jan Delacourt, Camille Hazeur, Devaki Jain, Fatma Napoli, Helen Safa, Mohamed Saleh, Faye Venetia Harrison, Ginaulysse, Subhadra Mitra Channa, Fadwa El Guindi, Melissa D. Hargrove, Esther I. Njiro, Philomina E. Okeke, J. Maria Pedersen, Gina A. Ulysse, Altamira Press Paperback, 296 Pages, Published 2005 by Altamira Press ISBN-13: 978-0-7591-0482-2, ISBN: 0-7591-0482-4 "Faye V. Harrison's collection of essays focuses on the intersections between race, gender, sexuality, class, and nationality that exert a huge influence on human rights conflicts around the world. Using compelling examples, the authors illustrate the central premise that understanding the dynamics of these intersections has important implications for effectively confronting oppression and constructing positive change. Investigating conf ..." |
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