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Recipes from the Garden of Contentment: Yuan Mei`s Manual of
Gastronomy (Suiyuan Shidan) is, remarkably, the first English
edition of one of the world's most famous books about food. Recipes
from the Garden of Contentment is a treatise and a cookbook,
written in the late eighteenth century by the Qing dynasty poet
Yuan Mei. It includes recipes for well-known dishes such as birds
nest and sharks fin, and offers modern readers an appealing
perspective on Chinese history and culinary culture. It was
translated and annotated by Sean J. S. Chen with editorial advice
from E. N. Anderson and Jeffrey Riegel. This edition is bilingual
(English-Chinese) and extensively annotated, and 428 pages in
length. The team's aim was to convey the charm, humor, and
erudition of one of China's greatest writers. Also included are a
glossary and a bibliography of additional sources. Chinese food
expert Nicole Mones, author of the novel The Last Chinese Chef, has
contributed an engaging introduction to Yuan Mei and his work. The
cover illustration is by Lichia Liu.
This book examines the origins of genocide and mass murder in the
everyday conflicts of ordinary people, exacerbated by special
interests. We examine cases harming people simply because they are
considered unworthy and undeserving-for instance, if they are
dehumanized. We confine our attention to genocide, mass murder,
large-scale killing motivated by hate or desire for gain, and
fascism as an ideology since it usually advocates and leads to such
killing. The book draws on social psychology, especially recent
work on the psychology of prejudice. Much new information on the
psychology of fear, hate, intolerance, and violence has appeared in
recent years. The world has also learned more on the funding of
dehumanization by giant corporations via "dark money," and on the
psychology of genocidal leaders. This allows us to construct a much
more detailed back story of why people erupt into mass killing of
minorities and vulnerable populations. We thus go on to deal with
the whole "problem of evil" (or at least apparently irrational
killing) in general, broadening the perspective to include
politics, economics, and society at large. We draw on psychology,
sociology, economics, political science, public health,
anthropology, and biology in a uniquely cross-disciplinary work.
Drawing on a powerful Native American metaphor to frame this work,
E.N. Anderson and Barbara Anderson examine complicity in genocide,
stressing that it only through feeding the good wolf that a moral
and social order of inclusion and tolerance can be built, while
feeding the bad wolf will result in fear, hatred, exclusion, and
violence. In Complying with Genocide: The Wolf You Feed, Anderson
and Anderson illustrate how everyday frustration and fear, combined
with hatred and social othering toward rivals and victims of
discrimination, can lead individuals and whole nations to become
complicit in genocide. Anderson and Anderson propose powerful
actions that can both protect against complicity and create social
change, as exemplified from populations recovering from genocidal
regimes. This book is recommended for students and scholars of
anthropology, sociology, public health, psychology, criminal
justice, and political science.
The wolf you feed refers to a powerful Native American metaphor.
Feeding the good wolf builds a moral and social order of inclusion
and tolerance, whereas feeding the bad wolf leads to fear, hatred,
exclusion, and violence. You must decide which wolf to feed. E.N.
Anderson and Barbara A. Anderson use this metaphor to examine
complicity in genocide. Anderson and Anderson argue that everyday
frustration and fear, combined with hatred and social othering
toward rivals and victims of discrimination, are powerful
precursors to conforming to genocide and the very tools that
genocidal leaders use to instigate hatred. Anderson and Anderson
examine why individuals and whole nations become complicit in
genocide. They propose powerful actions that can both protect
against complicity and create social change, as exemplified from
populations recovering from genocidal regimes. This book is
targeted toward scholars and persons who are interested in
understanding genocidal complicity and examining social strategies
to counteract it.
The world environmental and social justice crises brought on by our
high-throughput global economy can be ameliorated only if we adapt
the pragmatic ethics of social cohesion in traditional societies to
the modern world. Traditional societies have much to teach the
modern world about conservation and environmental management. The
Pursuit of Ecotopia: Lessons from Indigenous and Traditional
Societies for the Human Ecology of Our Modern World argues that the
root of our environmental crisis is that we have not devised modern
ways to induce people with diverse interests to think and act
cooperatively to secure shared interests. We take a short-term,
narrow view of resource management and ethical conduct instead of a
long-term, global view of "ecotopia"—a conception in which the
destructive corollaries of consumerism are curbed by emotionally
grounded policies and ethics of sustainability, social justice, and
stewardship. In this controversial and brilliantly written book,
author E. N. Anderson maintains that the world can escape impending
ecological disaster only by embracing a political and ethical
transformation that will imbue modern societies with the same
shared sense of emotional rationality practiced by traditional
cultures. He draws lessons from ecologically successful traditional
societies—and also draws cautionary tales from traditional
societies that have responded maladaptively to disruption and
failed ecologically as a result.
Genocide occurs when a government attempts to exterminate
systematically a large percentage of its own citizens or subjects,
simply because they fall into a particular group defined by
religion, ethnicity, political affiliation, or (rarely) other group
identification ranging from occupation to gender status. Genocide
has been a major cause of death worldwide over the last 100 years
or more, and is far from being eliminated. Through examining
available cases, Warning Signs of Genocide: An Anthropological
Perspective shows that genocide becomes a live danger when group
hatreds-especially religious, ethnic, and political-are exploited
by political regimes as major ways of seizing and maintaining
power. Genocide is actually invoked, however, only when such
regimes feel they are threatened, usually either because they are
new and not consolidated in power or because they are challenged by
local rebellions, civil war, or (less often) international war or
major economic decline. Knowing these warning signs should make the
international community take note that genocide is virtually
certain to occur, and take action to stop it. This book joins
others in noting that the international community has rarely
intervened in time, and in the hope that these findings will
encourage more prompt action.
All peoples and cultures face environmental issues-but as this
accessible text shows, how they respond to such issues varies
widely around the world and across human history. Introduction to
Cultural Ecology, Third Edition, familiarizes students with the
foundations of the field and provides a framework for exploring
what other cultures can teach us about human/environment
relationships. Drawing on both biological and cultural approaches,
the authors first cover basic principles of cultural anthropology,
environmental studies, and human biological adaptations to the
environment. They then consider environmental concerns within the
context of diverse means of making a living, from hunting and
gathering to modern industrial societies; detailed case studies add
depth and breadth to the discussion.
Genocide occurs when a government attempts to exterminate
systematically a large percentage of its own citizens or subjects,
simply because they fall into a particular group defined by
religion, ethnicity, political affiliation, or (rarely) other group
identification ranging from occupation to gender status. Genocide
has been a major cause of death worldwide over the last 100 years
or more, and is far from being eliminated. Through examining
available cases, Warning Signs of Genocide: An Anthropological
Perspective shows that genocide becomes a live danger when group
hatreds-especially religious, ethnic, and political-are exploited
by political regimes as major ways of seizing and maintaining
power. Genocide is actually invoked, however, only when such
regimes feel they are threatened, usually either because they are
new and not consolidated in power or because they are challenged by
local rebellions, civil war, or (less often) international war or
major economic decline. Knowing these warning signs should make the
international community take note that genocide is virtually
certain to occur, and take action to stop it. This book joins
others in noting that the international community has rarely
intervened in time, and in the hope that these findings will
encourage more prompt action.
How can cultural forms motivate people to care about their
environment? While important scientific data about ecosystems is
mushrooming, E. N. Anderson argues in this powerful new book that
putting effective conservation into practice depends primarily on
social solidarity and emotional factors. Marshaling decades of
research on cultures across several continents, he shows how
societies have been more or less successful in sustainably managing
their environments based on collective engagements such as
religion, art, song, myth, and story. This provocative and deeply
felt book by a leading writer and scholar in human ecology and
anthropology will be read and debated widely for years to come.
Everyone eats, but rarely do we investigate why we eat what we eat.
Why do we love spices, sweets, coffee? How did rice become such a
staple food throughout so much of eastern Asia? Everyone Eats
examines the social and cultural reasons for our food choices and
provides an explanation of the nutritional reasons for why humans
eat what they do, resulting in a unique cultural and biological
approach to the topic. E. N. Anderson explains the economics of
food in the globalization era; food's relationship to religion,
medicine, and ethnicity; and offers suggestions on how to end
hunger, starvation, and malnutrition. This thoroughly updated
Second Edition incorporates the latest food scholarship, most
notably recognizing the impact of sustainable eating advocacy and
the state of food security in the world today. Anderson also brings
more insight than ever before into the historical and scientific
underpinnings of our food customs, fleshing this out with fifteen
new and original photographs from his own extensive fieldwork. A
perennial classic in the anthropology of food, Everyone Eats feeds
our need to understand human ecology by explaining the ways that
cultures and political systems structure the edible environment.
This contemporary introduction to the principles and research base
of cultural ecology is the ideal textbook for advanced
undergraduate and beginning graduate courses that deal with the
intersection of humans and the environment in traditional
societies. After introducing the basic principles of cultural
anthropology, environmental studies, and human biological
adaptations to the environment, the book provides a thorough
discussion of the history of, and theoretical basis behind,
cultural ecology. The bulk of the book outlines the broad economic
strategies used by traditional cultures: hunting/gathering,
horticulture, pastoralism, and agriculture. Fully explicated with
cases, illustrations, and charts on topics as diverse as salmon
ceremonies among Northwest Indians, contemporary Maya agriculture,
and the sacred groves in southern China, this book gives a global
view of these strategies. An important emphasis in this text is on
the nature of contemporary ecological issues, how peoples worldwide
adapt to them, and what the Western world can learn from their
experiences. A perfect text for courses in anthropology,
environmental studies, and sociology.
This contemporary introduction to the principles and research base
of cultural ecology is the ideal textbook for advanced
undergraduate and beginning graduate courses that deal with the
intersection of humans and the environment in traditional
societies. After introducing the basic principles of cultural
anthropology, environmental studies, and human biological
adaptations to the environment, the book provides a thorough
discussion of the history of, and theoretical basis behind,
cultural ecology. The bulk of the book outlines the broad economic
strategies used by traditional cultures: hunting/gathering,
horticulture, pastoralism, and agriculture. Fully explicated with
cases, illustrations, and charts on topics as diverse as salmon
ceremonies among Northwest Indians, contemporary Maya agriculture,
and the sacred groves in southern China, this book gives a global
view of these strategies. An important emphasis in this text is on
the nature of contemporary ecological issues, how peoples worldwide
adapt to them, and what the Western world can learn from their
experiences. A perfect text for courses in anthropology,
environmental studies, and sociology.
Everyone eats, but rarely do we investigate why we eat what we eat.
Why do we love spices, sweets, coffee? How did rice become such a
staple food throughout so much of eastern Asia? Everyone Eats
examines the social and cultural reasons for our food choices and
provides an explanation of the nutritional reasons for why humans
eat what they do, resulting in a unique cultural and biological
approach to the topic. E. N. Anderson explains the economics of
food in the globalization era; food's relationship to religion,
medicine, and ethnicity; and offers suggestions on how to end
hunger, starvation, and malnutrition. This thoroughly updated
Second Edition incorporates the latest food scholarship, most
notably recognizing the impact of sustainable eating advocacy and
the state of food security in the world today. Anderson also brings
more insight than ever before into the historical and scientific
underpinnings of our food customs, fleshing this out with fifteen
new and original photographs from his own extensive fieldwork. A
perennial classic in the anthropology of food, Everyone Eats feeds
our need to understand human ecology by explaining the ways that
cultures and political systems structure the edible environment.
All peoples and cultures face environmental issues-but as this
accessible text shows, how they respond to such issues varies
widely around the world and across human history. Introduction to
Cultural Ecology, Third Edition, familiarizes students with the
foundations of the field and provides a framework for exploring
what other cultures can teach us about human/environment
relationships. Drawing on both biological and cultural approaches,
the authors first cover basic principles of cultural anthropology,
environmental studies, and human biological adaptations to the
environment. They then consider environmental concerns within the
context of diverse means of making a living, from hunting and
gathering to modern industrial societies; detailed case studies add
depth and breadth to the discussion.
This book examines ways of conserving, managing, and interacting
with plant and animal resources by Native American cultural groups
of the Pacific Coast of North America, from Alaska to California.
These practices helped them maintain and restore ecological balance
for thousands of years. Building upon the authors' and others'
previous works, the book brings in perspectives from ethnography
and marine evolutionary ecology. The core of the book consists of
Native American testimony: myths, tales, speeches, and other texts,
which are treated from an ecological viewpoint. The focus on
animals and in-depth research on stories, especially early
recordings of texts, set this book apart. The book is divided into
two parts, covering the Northwest Coast, and California. It then
follows the division in lifestyle between groups dependent largely
on fish and largely on seed crops. It discusses how the survival of
these cultures functions in the contemporary world, as First
Nations demand recognition and restoration of their ancestral
rights and resource management practices.
Ecologies of the Heart offers a highly readable new look at the range of approaches we use in thinking about environmental management. In answering the questions of why people hold beliefs about the environment that are `counterfactual' - against the facts - to modern scientists, often making ecological choices on emotional grounds, the book shows that these beliefs are understandable and have an empirical basis in solving the world ecological crisis. Eugene Anderson argues that although no one person is going to solve the world ecological crisis single-handedly, it will never be solved unless we recognize the problem presented by beliefs that are plausible but inadequate.
How can cultural forms motivate people to care about their
environment? While important scientific data about ecosystems is
mushrooming, E. N. Anderson argues in this powerful new book that
putting effective conservation into practice depends primarily on
social solidarity and emotional factors. Marshaling decades of
research on cultures across several continents, he shows how
societies have been more or less successful in sustainably managing
their environments based on collective engagements such as
religion, art, song, myth, and story. This provocative and deeply
felt book by a leading writer and scholar in human ecology and
anthropology will be read and debated widely for years to come.
Chinese food is one of the most recognizable and widely consumed
cuisines in the world. Almost no town on earth is without a Chinese
restaurant of some kind, and Chinese canned, frozen, and preserved
foods are available in shops from Nairobi to Quito. But the
particulars of Chinese cuisine vary widely from place to place as
its major ingredients and techniques have been adapted to local
agriculture and taste profiles. To trace the roots of Chinese
foodways, one must look back to traditional food systems before the
early days of globalization."Food and Environment in Early and
Medieval China" provides an account of the development of the food
systems that coincided with China's emergence as an empire. Before
extensive trade and cultural exchange with Europe was established,
Chinese farmers and agriculturalists developed systems that used
resources in sustainable and efficient ways, permitting intensive
and productive techniques to survive over millennia. Fields,
gardens, semiwild lands, managed forests, and specialized
agricultural landscapes all became part of an integrated network
that produced maximum nutrients with minimal input--though not
without some environmental cost. E. N. Anderson examines premodern
China's vast, active network of trade and contact, such as the
routes from Central Asia to Eurasia and the slow introduction of
Western foods and medicines under the Mongol Empire. Bringing
together a number of new findings from archaeology, history, and
field studies of environmental management, "Food and Environment in
Early and Medieval China" provides an updated picture of language
relationships, cultural innovations, and intercultural
exchanges.
Recipes from the Garden of Contentment: Yuan Mei`s Manual of
Gastronomy (Suiyuan Shidan) is, remarkably, the first English
edition of one of the world's most famous books about food. Recipes
from the Garden of Contentment is a treatise and a cookbook,
written in the late eighteenth century by the Qing dynasty poet
Yuan Mei. It includes recipes for well-known dishes such as birds
nest and sharks fin, and offers modern readers an appealing
perspective on Chinese history and culinary culture. It was
translated and annotated by Sean J. S. Chen with editorial advice
from E. N. Anderson and Jeffrey Riegel. This edition is bilingual
(English-Chinese) and extensively annotated, and 428 pages in
length. The team's aim was to convey the charm, humor, and
erudition of one of China's greatest writers. Also included are a
glossary and a bibliography of additional sources. Chinese food
expert Nicole Mones, author of the novel The Last Chinese Chef, has
contributed an engaging introduction to Yuan Mei and his work. The
cover illustration is by Lichia Liu.
University Of California Publications In History, No. 61.
Additional Editors Are M. H. Curtis And G. E. Mowry.
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