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Since the politicization of anthropology in the 1970s, most
anthropologists have been reluctant to approach the topic of
universals-that is, phenomena that occur regularly in all known
human societies. In this volume, Christoph Antweiler reasserts the
importance of these cross-cultural commonalities for
anthropological research and for life and co-existence beyond the
academy. The question presented here is how anthropology can help
us approach humanity in its entirety, understanding the world less
as a globe, with an emphasis on differences, but as a planet, from
a vantage point open to commonalities.
Since the politicization of anthropology in the 1970s, most
anthropologists have been reluctant to approach the topic of
universals-that is, phenomena that occur regularly in all known
human societies. In this volume, Christoph Antweiler reasserts the
importance of these cross-cultural commonalities for
anthropological research and for life and co-existence beyond the
academy. The question presented here is how anthropology can help
us approach humanity in its entirety, understanding the world less
as a globe, with an emphasis on differences, but as a planet, from
a vantage point open to commonalities.
Southeast Asia is a laboratory showing current worldwide ecological
issues. Environmental change, natural resource exploitation as well
as global climate change increasingly threaten people's
livelihoods. Environmentally-based uncertainties foster a high
level of knowledge uncertainty. This poses a constantly growing
threat to agricultural production. Vulnerable communities with a
low degree of resilience are most severely affected. But local
communities have abilities to innovate and develop locally embedded
coping strategies. The contributors of this volume are most
interested in environmental change that fosters knowledge
uncertainties. Regions discussed include the Mekong Delta in
Vietnam, Moluccas, Central Kalimantan, West Sumatra and South
Sulawesi in Indonesia and Tangail Region in Bangladesh.
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