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  • Pelican Guide to the Louisiana Capitol

    by Ellen Roy Jolly, James Calhoun ...
    Series series Pelican Guides
    The most beautiful of America's fifty statehouses, the Louisiana capitol in Baton Rouge ranks second behind the New Orleans Superdome as the state's leading tourist attraction-and this comprehensive guidebook shows why.Constructed in 1932 under the reign of Huey Long at a cost of only $5 million, the thirty-four-story tower houses some of the most impressive examples of art deco architecture in ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Redefining Nature

    Ecology, Culture and Domestication

    Edited by Roy Ellen, Katsuyoshi Fukui ...
    Series series Explorations in Anthropology
    How can anthropology improve our understanding of the interrelationship between nature and culture?- What can anthropology contribute to practical debates which depend on particular definitions of nature, such as that concerning sustainable development?Humankind has evolved over several million years by living in and utilizing 'nature' and by assimilating it into 'culture'. Indeed, the ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Indigenous Knowledge

    Enhancing its Contribution to Natural Resources Management

    by Professor Paul Sillitoe, Andrew Ainslie, Kojo Amanor, Samara Brock, Stephen Brush, David A. Cleveland, Luisa Cortesi, Michael R Dove, Romain Duda, Roy Ellen0, James Fairhead1, Álvaro Fernández-Llamazares2, James Fraser3, Sandrine Gallois4, Chris Hebdon5, Patricia Howard6, Samuel Guindo7, Sascha Huditz8, Amy Leigh Johnson9, Alder Keleman0, J Stephen Lansing1, Melissa Leach2, Rosalinda Hidalgo Ledesma3, Johannes Lehmann4, Francis Michael Ludlow5, Doyle McKey6, Citlalli López Binnqüist7, Paul Van Mele8, Tom van Mourik9, Lars Otto Naess0, Florencia Palis1, Fortunata Panzo Panzo2, Victoria Reyes García3, Delphine Renard4, Gede Sedana5, Christopher Shepherd6, Daniela Soleri7, Dawit Solomon8, Sidi Toure9, Thérèse de Vet0, Wayan Windia1, Gérard Zoundji2, Jeffery W Bentley3 ...
    Indigenous Knowledge (IK) reviews cutting-edge research and links theory with practice to further our understanding of this important approach's contribution to natural resource management. It addresses IK's potential in solving issues such as coping with change, ensuring global food supply for a growing population, reversing environmental degradation and promoting sustainable practices. It is ... Read more

    $132.89 USD

  • Kinship, population and social reproduction in the 'new Indonesia'

    A study of Nuaulu cultural resilience

    by Roy Ellen ...
    Series series The Modern Anthropology of Southeast Asia
    Nuaulu people on the Indonesian island of Seram have displayed remarkable linguistic and cultural resilience over a period of 50 years. In 1970 their language and traditional culture was widely considered ‘endangered.’ Despite this, Nuaulu have not only maintained their animist identity and shown a robust ability to reproduce 'traditional' ritual performances, but have exhibited both population ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Modern Crises and Traditional Strategies

    Local Ecological Knowledge in Island Southeast Asia

    Edited by Roy Ellen ...
    Series Book 6 - Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology
    The 1990s have seen a growing interest in the role of local ecological knowledge in the context of sustainable development, and particularly in providing a set of responses to which populations may resort in times of political, economic and environmental instability. The period 1996-2003 in island southeast Asia represents a critical test case for understanding how this might work. The key issues ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • Modern Crises and Traditional Strategies

    Local Ecological Knowledge in Island Southeast Asia

    Edited by Roy Ellen ...
    Series Book 6 - Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology
    The 1990s have seen a growing interest in the role of local ecological knowledge in the context of sustainable development, and particularly in providing a set of responses to which populations may resort in times of political, economic and environmental instability. The period 1996-2003 in island southeast Asia represents a critical test case for understanding how this might work. The key issues ... Read more

    Was $31.99 USD Now $23.99 USD

  • Understanding Cultural Transmission in Anthropology

    A Critical Synthesis

    Edited by Roy Ellen, Stephen J. Lycett, Sarah E. Johns ...
    Series Book 26 - Methodology & History in Anthropology
    The concept of "cultural transmission" is central to much contemporary anthropological theory, since successful human reproduction through social systems is essential for effective survival and for enhancing the adaptiveness of individual humans and local populations. Yet, what is understood by the phrase and how it might best be studied is highly contested. This book brings together contributions ... Read more

    $26.59 USD

  • Understanding Cultural Transmission in Anthropology

    A Critical Synthesis

    Edited by Stephen J. Lycett, Sarah E. Johns, Roy Ellen ...
    Series Book 26 - Methodology & History in Anthropology
    The concept of "cultural transmission" is central to much contemporary anthropological theory, since successful human reproduction through social systems is essential for effective survival and for enhancing the adaptiveness of individual humans and local populations. Yet, what is understood by the phrase and how it might best be studied is highly contested. This book brings together contributions ... Read more

    $26.59 USD

  • Nature Wars

    Essays Around a Contested Concept

    by Roy Ellen ...
    Series Book 27 - Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology
    Organized around issues, debates and discussions concerning the various ways in which the concept of nature has been used, this book looks at how the term has been endlessly deconstructed and reclaimed, as reflected in anthropological, scientific, and similar writing over the last several decades. Made up of ten of Roy Ellen’s finest articles, this book looks back at his ideas about nature and ... Read more

    $21.89 USD

  • Nature Wars

    Essays Around a Contested Concept

    by Roy Ellen ...
    Series Book 27 - Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology
    Organized around issues, debates and discussions concerning the various ways in which the concept of nature has been used, this book looks at how the term has been endlessly deconstructed and reclaimed, as reflected in anthropological, scientific, and similar writing over the last several decades. Made up of ten of Roy Ellen’s finest articles, this book looks back at his ideas about nature and ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Indigenous Enviromental Knowledge and its Transformations

    Critical Anthropological Perspectives

    Edited by Alan Bicker, Roy Ellen, Peter Parkes ...
    Series series Studies in Environmental Anthropology
    The first concerted critical examination of the uses and abuses of indigenous knowledge. The contributors focus on a series of interrelated issues in their interrogation of indigenous knowledge and its specific applications within the localised contexts of particular Asian societies and regional cultures. In particular they explore the problems of translation and mistranslation in the local-global ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics E-Book

    Edited by Heidi M Feldman, Ellen Roy Elias, Nathan J Blum, Manuel Jimenez, Terry Stancin ...
    Addressing the major advances in biomedical, psychological, social, and environmental sciences over the past decade, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, 5th Edition, remains the reference of choice for professionals in a wide range of fields, including medicine and health care, education, social service, advocacy, and public policy. This foundational, pioneering resource emphasizes children's ... Read more

    $160.99 USD