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Starry Nights: Critical Structural Realism in Anthropology offers
nothing less than a reinventing of the discipline of anthropology.
In these six essays - four published here for the first time -
Stephen Reyna critiques the postmodern tenets of anthropology,
while devising a new strategy for conducting research. Combative
and clear, Starry Nights provides an important critique of
mainstream anthropology as represented by Geertz and the postmodern
legacy, and envisions a mode of anthropological research that
addresses social, cultural and biological questions with techniques
that are theoretically rigorous and practically useful.
Starry Nights: Critical Structural Realism in Anthropology offers
nothing less than a reinventing of the discipline of anthropology.
In these six essays - four published here for the first time -
Stephen Reyna critiques the postmodern tenets of anthropology,
while devising a new strategy for conducting research. Combative
and clear, Starry Nights provides an important critique of
mainstream anthropology as represented by Geertz and the postmodern
legacy, and envisions a mode of anthropological research that
addresses social, cultural and biological questions with techniques
that are theoretically rigorous and practically useful.
As US imperialism continues to dictate foreign policy, Deadly
Contradictions is a compelling account of the American empire.
Stephen P. Reyna argues that contemporary forms of violence
exercised by American elites in the colonies, client state, and
regions of interest have deferred imperial problems, but not
without raising their own set of deadly contradictions. This book
can be read many ways: as a polemic against geopolitics, as a
classic social anthropological text, or as a seminal analysis of
twenty-four US global wars during the Cold War and post-Cold War
eras.
As US imperialism continues to dictate foreign policy, Deadly
Contradictions is a compelling account of the American empire.
Stephen P. Reyna argues that contemporary forms of violence
exercised by American elites in the colonies, client state, and
regions of interest have deferred imperial problems, but not
without raising their own set of deadly contradictions. This book
can be read many ways: as a polemic against geopolitics, as a
classic social anthropological text, or as a seminal analysis of
twenty-four US global wars during the Cold War and post-Cold War
eras. Â
Originally published in 1991. This volume explores the combination
of political and economic forces that influence different levels of
food supply. The book begins with a discussion of famine theories,
ranging from cultural ecology to neo-Marxism. Following this survey
is a series of essays by anthropologists, geographers, economists
and development practitioners that explores the role of Western
institutions in African famine, analyzes famine in particular
countries, and documents the relationship between famine and
gender. This book takes an unusually broad look at famine by
including analyses of countries where hunger has rarely been
studied and by examining African famine from both African and
Western perspectives. Its concluding proposals for eradicating
famine make innovative and provocative contributions to current
global debates on food and nutrition.
Originally published in 1991. This volume explores the combination
of political and economic forces that influence different levels of
food supply. The book begins with a discussion of famine theories,
ranging from cultural ecology to neo-Marxism. Following this survey
is a series of essays by anthropologists, geographers, economists
and development practitioners that explores the role of Western
institutions in African famine, analyzes famine in particular
countries, and documents the relationship between famine and
gender. This book takes an unusually broad look at famine by
including analyses of countries where hunger has rarely been
studied and by examining African famine from both African and
Western perspectives. Its concluding proposals for eradicating
famine make innovative and provocative contributions to current
global debates on food and nutrition.
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