Explores research in economic anthropology. This title examines topics such as rethinking the informal economy; specialization, exchange and power in small-scale societies and chiefdoms; and, approaches to prehistoric economies.

This is the 19th volume in a series of research in economic anthropology. It covers: studies of Otavalo, Ecuador; commoditization; women as consumers and producers; subsistence and market production - Siberia, Mexico, Sierra Leone; and, complex prehistoric economies - Louisiana and Illinois.

Hardbound. This volume contains 11 papers covering: 1) Women as Artisans from Colombia and the Phillippines; 2) Money and Witchcraft from Niger and Tanzania; 3) Resistance to Economic Development for Canada, Mexico and the US; 4) Changing Rural Economies from Guatemala and Kenya; and 5) Ethnoarchaeological Studies with the topics of ceramics in Peru and state origins on Bali.

Although the 500th anniversary celebration of the Reformation of 1517 is over, ministry in the church continues. In having looked to the past, we now focus on the present to see how the church can move forward with this strong historical base. Particularly, how do the solas of the Reformation apply as we look at Scripture and work within the church to nurture the laity in their practice of faith? This was the discussion at a recent conference, "Reformation Celebration," at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, Massachusetts. This book (written and edited by Gordon-Conwell professors) is the result of that conference, with multidiscipline essays ranging from Luther on Scripture, grace, and Christ to the implication today of the Christology of Athanasius and Calvin. Some of the important questions addressed-historically, theologically, and sociologically-include: * What does sola scriptura (scripture alone) have to say about spiritual formation? * What does Bible translation have to do with Christian mission? * How do grace and works compare in Islam and Christianity? * In what ways does sola gratia (grace alone) affect Christian counseling? * How are social ethics shaped by sola gratia? * How is sola fide (faith alone) the foundation for ministry? * In what way is solus Christus (Christ alone) related to Christian wholeness and maturity?

In his follow-up to ENDLESS, Albert Isaac offers a story about 21-Century American Astronaut Kyle Lucas Metheny, whose experimental flight has gone terribly wrong. He wakes up in a medical facility in a strange and unfamiliar Earth, remembering nothing of his mission. Kyle is greeted by the Utopians, immortal humans whose technology has brought about the end of death. He learns that they owe their immortality to the BIOCOM - a seemingly infallible computer; a reservoir of Utopian consciousness. The BIOCOM controls all of Utopian society through reconditioning sessions. Almost all. There are those who believe the BIOCOM is not what it seems and that Kyle Metheny is their Savior, brought back to Earth to fulfill a prophecy: To save humankind from the BIOCOM's grip.

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Since 1972, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has been the nation's largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to health. To further its mission of improving the health and health care of all Americans, the Foundation strives to foster innovation, develop ideas, disseminate information, and enable committed people to devote their energies to improving the nation's well-being. As part of the Foundation's efforts to inform the public, "To Improve Health and Health Care," the ninth volume in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Anthology series, provides an in-depth look into the programs it funds. Written for policymakers and practitioners, as well as interested members of the public, the series offers valuable lessons for leaders and educators developing plans for the coming years.

In Aztec and colonial Central Mexico, every individual was destined for lifelong placement in a legally defined social stratum or estate. Social mobility became possible after independence from Spain in 1821 and increased after the 1910-1920 Revolution. By 2000, the landed aristocracy that was for long Mexico's ruling class had been replaced by a plutocracy whose wealth derives from manufacturing, commerce, and finance-but rapid growth of the urban lower classes reveals the failure of the Mexican Revolution and subsequent agrarian reform to produce a middle-class majority. These evolutionary changes in Mexico's class system form the subject of Social Stratification in Central Mexico, 1500-2000, the first long-term, comprehensive overview of social stratification from the eve of the Spanish Conquest to the end of the twentieth century. The book is divided into two parts. Part One concerns the period from the Spanish Conquest of 1521 to the Revolution of 1910. The authors depict the main features of the estate system that existed both before and after the Spanish Conquest, the nature of stratification on the haciendas that dominated the countryside for roughly four centuries, and the importance of race and ethnicity in both the estate system and the class structures that accompanied and followed it. Part Two portrays the class structure of the post-revolutionary period (1920 onward), emphasizing the demise of the landed aristocracy, the formation of new upper and middle classes, the explosive growth of the urban lower classes, and the final phase of the Indian-mestizo transition in the countryside.