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May Edel's The Chiga of Uganda is in the grand tradition of Franz
Boas, Margaret Mead, and Leslie Spier. Written at a time when older
ways were menaced by contact with other cultures, Edel's effort was
part of a descriptive urgency that aimed to capture the past before
the past disappeared. And that past should be viewed from the
perspective of the people themselves, by students going into the
field to observe, question, and report. This book is an enlarged
and amplified edition of The Chiga of Western Uganda published in
1957 by the Oxford University Press for the International African
Institute. It is enlarged by a major section on material culture
hitherto unpublished. The Chiga of Uganda provides a special
insight into a culture at that time (1933) still intact under the
British protectorate. It is for the most part a picture of life as
it was then still being lived. Where significant changes were
already taking place, the various changes are discussed in the
contexts in which they seemed relevant in social structure,
kinship, marriage, economics, social control, religion, and
education. What makes this edition unique is the new segment on
material culture. This delves into Chiga patterns of food supply
and preparation, horticulture, fire and heating, water supplies,
cattle raising, hunting, fishing, and problems related to shelter,
clothing, and hygiene. Two new special sections deal with tools and
utensils, and, no less important, the physical skills and motor
habits of the people. Edel's concrete yet wide-ranging descriptions
provide an irreplaceable insight into a people and a culture at a
unique point in world and colonial history. The new introduction,
written by Abraham Edel, provides a special sort of insight,
drawing heavily upon the correspondence that May Edel wrote at the
time. The introduction shows how the clouds of war and Nazism in
Europe at the time were already changing the character and context
of anthropology no less than every other area of human endeavor. A
final new aspect of The Chiga of Uganda is May Edel's last
reflections focusing on African tribalism, which turns out to be
not all that different from ethnic and national rivalries in the
Western world. This book will be indispensable to anthropologists,
Africanists, and historians.
Nuclear weapons are not a subject of intense public discussion and
debate, but they should be. Hiroshima and Nagasaki were only the
beginning; in recent times, nuclear annihilation at the hands of
rogues and terrorists has become an even greater concern than the
specter of nuclear war between superpowers. In a series of clear,
calm, well-reasoned dialogues, longtime scholars and practitioners
of peace Richard Falk and David Krieger probe key questions about
our nuclear reality and dig beneath the surreal surface tranquility
that has largely surrounded its existence. Although the authors
agree on much, there are many areas where their thoughts diverge,
including their assessment of the value of the Nuclear
Non-Proliferation Treaty and of President Obama s level of
commitment to nuclear issues. They put forward new proposals and
explore in the dialogues different ways to move ahead. They contend
that a nuclear-free future is not a subject to be left only to
experts for the so-called experts have brought us to the brink of
the nuclear precipice over and over again. Falk and Krieger believe
that although none of us has the power to bring about global change
alone, together we are immensely powerful powerful enough to
overcome the threats of the Nuclear Age and move us appreciably
along the path to zero. Covers questions about living in the
Nuclear Age including: How have we responded (or failed to respond)
to these immensely powerful weapons? Are we capable of escaping
their threat? Can civilization make the leap to survival in a world
with thousands of nuclear weapons? Will humankind become the victim
of its own cleverness? Will we recognize the nuclear dilemma that
confronts us in the 21st century? Will we be able also to recognize
our power, when acting together, to be a force for change? Will we
act soon enough and forcefully enough to assure civilization s
survival?"
Nuclear weapons are not a subject of intense public discussion and
debate, but they should be. Hiroshima and Nagasaki were only the
beginning; in recent times, nuclear annihilation at the hands of
rogues and terrorists has become an even greater concern than the
specter of nuclear war between superpowers. In a series of clear,
calm, well-reasoned dialogues, longtime scholars and practitioners
of peace Richard Falk and David Krieger probe key questions about
our nuclear reality and dig beneath the surreal surface tranquility
that has largely surrounded its existence. Although the authors
agree on much, there are many areas where their thoughts diverge,
including their assessment of the value of the Nuclear
Non-Proliferation Treaty and of President Obama s level of
commitment to nuclear issues. They put forward new proposals and
explore in the dialogues different ways to move ahead. They contend
that a nuclear-free future is not a subject to be left only to
experts for the so-called experts have brought us to the brink of
the nuclear precipice over and over again. Falk and Krieger believe
that although none of us has the power to bring about global change
alone, together we are immensely powerful powerful enough to
overcome the threats of the Nuclear Age and move us appreciably
along the path to zero. Covers questions about living in the
Nuclear Age including: How have we responded (or failed to respond)
to these immensely powerful weapons? Are we capable of escaping
their threat? Can civilization make the leap to survival in a world
with thousands of nuclear weapons? Will humankind become the victim
of its own cleverness? Will we recognize the nuclear dilemma that
confronts us in the 21st century? Will we be able also to recognize
our power, when acting together, to be a force for change? Will we
act soon enough and forcefully enough to assure civilization s
survival?"
In the more than sixty years since the advent of nuclear weapons,
there has been little meaningful progress toward nuclear
disarmament. Some countries have nuclear weapons, while other
states are forbidden to acquire them, a status quo that lacks
rational basis and cannot be sustained. In this remarkable
collection, scholars and policy analysts argue that humankind has a
choice: either allow nuclear weapons to continue to proliferate
throughout the world or move toward their complete elimination. The
vast majority of people on the planet would surely opt to abolish
nuclear weapons. But decisions about nuclear weapons are not made
by the public, but by small groups of political elites.
Consequently, in a world with nuclear weapons, the fate of humanity
rests in the hands of a small number of individuals, whose
perceptions, communications, and judgment determine whether there
is to be a future. The contributors to this volume provide
historical perspective on nuclear weapons policy; explore the role
of international law in furthering the prospects of nuclear weapons
abolition; consider the obstacles to abolition; present a path to
achieving a nuclear weapons-free world; and look beyond abolition
to consider issues of post-abolition sovereignty and general and
complete disarmament. The goal of a nuclear weapons-free world can
be awakened by an engaged citizenry bringing pressure from below in
demanding action from political leaders. This book contributes to
this awakening and engagement.
May Edel's The Chiga of Uganda is in the grand tradition of
Franz Boas, Margaret Mead, and Leslie Spier. Written at a time when
older ways were menaced by contact with other cultures, Edel's
effort was part of a descriptive urgency that aimed to capture the
past before the past disappeared. And that past should be viewed
from the perspective of the people themselves, by students going
into the field to observe, question, and report. This book is an
enlarged and amplified edition of The Chiga of Western Uganda
published in 1957 by the Oxford University Press for the
International African Institute. It is enlarged by a major section
on material culture hitherto unpublished.
The Chiga of Uganda provides a special insight into a culture at
that time (1933) still intact under the British protectorate. It is
for the most part a picture of life as it was then still being
lived. Where significant changes were already taking place, the
various changes are discussed in the contexts in which they seemed
relevant--in social structure, kinship, marriage, economics, social
control, religion, and education.
What makes this edition unique is the new segment on material
culture. This delves into Chiga patterns of food supply and
preparation, horticulture, fire and heating, water supplies, cattle
raising, hunting, fishing, and problems related to shelter,
clothing, and hygiene. Two new special sections deal with tools and
utensils, and, no less important, the physical skills and motor
habits of the people. Edel's concrete yet wide-ranging descriptions
provide an irreplaceable insight into a people and a culture at a
unique point in world and colonial history.
The new introduction, written by Abraham Edel, provides a
special sort of insight, drawing heavily upon the correspondence
that May Edel wrote at the time. The introduction shows how the
clouds of war and Nazism in Europe at the time were already
changing the character and context of anthropology no less than
every other area of human endeavor. A final new aspect of The Chiga
of Uganda is May Edel's last reflections focusing on African
tribalism, which turns out to be not all that different from ethnic
and national rivalries in the Western world. This book will be
indispensable to anthropologists, Africanists, and historians.
Die Autorinnen und Autoren setzen sich interdisziplinar mit
unterschiedlichen Aspekten innovativer Wirtschaftskommunikation
auseinander. Sie stellen Fallstudien und Losungskonzepte zu
folgenden Themenbereichen vor: Kommunikationsmanagement,
Kommunikationsstrategien, integrierte Kommunikation,
Methodeneinsatz in der Kommunikation, Diversity Management,
Textanalyse und Theorieentwicklung in der Kommunikation.
Der vorliegende Band ist aus dem dreijahrigen Forschungsprojekt
"Interreligiose Umweltethik" des Instituts fur
Kommunikationsforschung heraus entstanden, das vom Schweizerischen
Nationalfonds finanziert wurde und im Rahmen des
Schwerpunktprogramms Umwelt lief Das Buch setzt sich aus drei
Teilen zusammen: Im ersten Teil wird der Zusammenhang zwischen
Natur und Kultur reflektiert. Ausgehend von der Tatsache, dass
Umweltforschung schon langst nicht mehr ausschliessliche
Fragestellung oder gar Eigentum der Naturwissenschaften ist, werden
Natur und Kultur als soziales System aufgefasst. Umwelttfagen, ihre
Thematisierung oder Ignorierung sind Ausdruck gesellschaftlicher
Kommunikation, bzw. der Art, wie eine Gesellschaft organisiert ist.
Dabei wird versucht, Prinzipien einer (geisteswissenschaftlichen)
Kulturokologie als Beitrag zur aktuellen Umwelt-und
Okologiediskussion zu skizzieren. Zentral im ersten Teil dieses
Bandes ist die Frage nach einer "okologischen" Kultur. Damit ist
nicht eine Kultur gemeint, die an ihre naturliche Umwelt
"angepasst" ist oder wird, sondern die Organisation
gesellschaftlicher Kommunikation, die in sich genugend Komplexitat,
aber auch Flexibilitat aufweist, um die Informationen, welche die
Naturwissenschaften standig liefern, politisch, wirtschaftlich,
rechtlich usw. umzusetzen."
This book makes a passionate argument that the only sane and
rational number of nuclear weapons is zero. With penetrating
insight, the author dispels the myth that nuclear deterrence
provides protection to a country and argues there exists a human
responsibility to eliminate nuclear weapons before they eliminate
us. Archbishop Desmond Tutu writes, "This book makes a clear and
persuasive case for why we must move urgently and globally to zero
nuclear weapons. It should be required reading for all citizens of
Earth."
Winning poems from 2003-2010 n the annual Barbara Mandigo Kelly
Peace Poetry Awards sponsored by the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation.
A collection of quotations on peace, war and the human spirit.
These quotations were selected by David Krieger, long-time
President of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, to encourage thought
and inspire action toward a more peaceful and nuclear weapon-free
world. The book is divided into ten chapters: Lessons of History;
War; Peace; Nuclear Weapons / Nuclear War; Earth Citizenship; Human
Spirit; Commitment to Life; Individual Power; Individual
Responsibility; and Hope. The book includes quotes by Albert Camus;
Norman Cousins; Albert Einstein; The XIVth Dalai Lama; Helen
Keller; John F. Kennedy; Martin Luther King, Jr.; Eleanor
Roosevelt; Albert Schweitzer; Mother Teresa; Howard Zinn, and many
other notable individuals.
The information age has brought about a growing conflict between
proponents of a data-driven society on the one side and demands for
protection of individual freedom, autonomy, and dignity by means of
privacy on the other. The causes of this conflict are rooted in the
modern Western opposition of individual and society and a
self-understanding of the human as an autonomous rational subject
with an inalienable right to informational self-determination.
Andrea Belliger and David J. Krieger propose a theory of
information as a common good and redefine the individual as an
informational self who exists in networks made up of both humans
and nonhumans. Privacy is replaced by publicy and issues of data
use and data protection are described in terms of governance
instead of government.
After postmodern critique has deconstructed, decentered, and
displaced order and identity on all levels, we are faced with the
Humpty Dumpty question of how to put the pieces back together
again. This book brings together the seldom associated discourses
of hermeneutics, actor-network theory, and new media in order to
formulate a theory of a global network society. Hermeneutics
re-opens the question of unity in a fragmented world. Actor-network
theory reinterprets the construction of meaning as networking. New
media studies show how networking is done. Networks arise, are
maintained, and are transformed by communicative actions that are
governed by network norms that make up a social operating system.
The social operating system offers an alternative to the
imperatives of algorithmic logic, functionality, and systemic
closure that dominate present day solutions to problems of
over-complexity in all areas. The world of meaning constructed by
the social operating system is a mixed reality in which filters and
layers replace the physical restraints of space and time as
parameters of knowing and acting. Society and nature, humans and
non-humans come together in a socio-sphere consisting of hybrid,
heterogeneous actor-networks. This book proposes reinterpreting
hermeneutics as networking and networking as guided by a social
operating system whose norms are based on new media. There emerges
a theory for a global network society described by different
concepts than those typical of Western modernity.
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