Civilization S Amer Indians (History of Civilization) by Karsten

The Cultural Politics of Sugar: Caribbean Slavery and Narratives of Colonialism (Cultural Margins)

With the growth of exchange and empire within the early sleek interval, the prestige of sugar replaced from dear rarity to renowned buyer commodity, and its genuine and imagined houses functioned as valuable metaphors for the cultural wishes of West Indian Creoles. Sandiford's 2000 learn examines how the writings of six colonial West Indian authors discover those homes to publicise the industrial worth of the shopper item, and to invent a metaphor for West Indian cultural wishes.

The Power of Place, the Problem of Time: Aboriginal Identity and Historical Consciousness in the Cauldron of Colonialism

The Indigenous groups of the decrease Fraser River, British Columbia (a crew in general referred to as the Stó:lõ), have historic thoughts and senses of identification deriving from occasions, cultural practices, and kinship bonds that were consistently adapting lengthy prior to a non-Native visited the world at once.

War in Ecological Perspective: Persistence, Change, and Adaptive Processes in Three Oceanian Societies

This e-book bargains with conflict in 3 Oceanian societies. extra specifi­ cally, it analyzes the next: the method of warfare with regards to inhabitants strain between New Guinea's Maring humans; exten­ sion and contraction within the headhunting actions of the Iban humans of Sarawak in the course of the 19th century; and the disrup­ tion caused by the creation of muskets within the battle of the Maoris of latest Zealand.

Choosing Daughters: Family Change in Rural China

China's patrilineal and patriarchal culture has inspired a long-standing choice for male heirs inside of households. Coupled with China's birth-planning coverage, this has ended in a serious gender imbalance. yet a counterpattern is rising in rural China the place a visible share of younger have willingly approved having a unmarried daughter.