Jared Diamond, “The World Until Yesterday: What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies?”
[Cross-posted from New Books in Big Ideas] It’s pretty common–and has long been–for people to think that the “way it used to be” is better than the way it…
Jared Diamond, “The World Until Yesterday: What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies?” (Viking, 2012)
It’s pretty common–and has long been–for people to think that the “way it used to be” is better than the way it is. This tendency to idealize an…
– Academics, speak out against neoliberalism!
It was one of the worst economic crashes in history: A conversation with anthropologist Gísli Pálsson about the meltdown in Iceland, dubious entanglements between universities…
Marlene Zuk, “Paleofantasy: What Evolution Really Tells Us about Sex, Diet, and How We Live”
[Cross-posted from New Books in Big Ideas] The Hebrews called it “Eden.” The Greeks and Romans called it the “Golden Age.” The philosophes–or Rousseau at least–called it the…
Marlene Zuk, “Paleofantasy: What Evolution Really Tells Us about Sex, Diet, and How We Live” (Norton, 2013)
The Hebrews called it “Eden.” The Greeks and Romans called it the “Golden Age.” The philosophes–or Rousseau at least–called it the “State of Nature.” Marx and Engels called…
Travels in the Congo: First Things First
So, I’ve been travelling and working in the Congo for about a month now and I already have an awful lot to write about – both the awesome…
David Graeber im Exil
Vorgestern, am Montag, den 15. April 2013, erschien in The Chronicle of Higher Education ein mehr als einsichtsvoller Artikel: A Radical Anthropologist Finds Himself in Academic 'Exile'. Dazu…
David Graeber im Exil
Vorgestern, am Montag, den 15. April 2013, erschien in The Chronicle of Higher Education ein mehr als einsichtsvoller Artikel: A Radical Anthropologist Finds Himself in Academic 'Exile'. Dazu…
David Graeber im Exil
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Malaysian General Election May 5th: Who can meet the expectations of the majority?
Malaysia’s thirteenth general elections (GE13) will be a battle of the coalitions, pitting the world’s most successful ruling coalition – the 13 party Barisan Nasional (BN/National Front) against…
28. Internationales Dokumentarfilmfestival München 08. bis 15. Mai 2013
Das neue Programm vom DOK.fest ist nun draußen.Hier findet ihr alle Filme und Reihen:Programm
28. Internationales Dokumentarfilmfestival München 08. bis 15. Mai 2013
Das neue Programm vom DOK.fest ist nun draußen.Hier findet ihr alle Filme und Reihen:Programm
28. Internationales Dokumentarfilmfestival München 08. bis 15. Mai 2013
< !doctype html> 28. Internationales Dokumentarfilmfestival München 08. bis 15. Mai 2013 April 16, 2013 12:04:57 PM CEST April 16, 2013 12:04:57 PM…
April Is the Cruelest Month
April is the cruelest month. The headwinds we face are very stiff. As we move forward to a new academic year, we’ll need to be persistent and resilient…
April Is the Cruelest Month
April is the cruelest month. The headwinds we face are very stiff. As we move forward to a new academic year, we’ll need to be persistent and resilient…
April Is the Cruelest Month
April is the cruelest month. The headwinds we face are very stiff. As we move forward to a new academic year, we’ll need to be persistent and resilient…
April Is the Cruelest Month
April is the cruelest month. The headwinds we face are very stiff. As we move forward to a new academic year, we’ll need to be persistent and resilient…
April Is the Cruelest Month
April is the cruelest month. The headwinds we face are very stiff. As we move forward to a new academic year, we’ll need to be persistent and resilient…
April Is the Cruelest Month
April is the cruelest month. The headwinds we face are very stiff. As we move forward to a new academic year, we’ll need to be persistent and resilient…
A cultural icon
Filmmaker Ken Burns say that Louis Armstrong is to music “what Einstein is to physics, what Freud is to medicine and what the Wright brothers are to travel.”…
A cultural icon
Filmmaker Ken Burns say that Louis Armstrong is to music “what Einstein is to physics, what Freud is to medicine and what the Wright brothers are to travel.”…
A cultural icon
Filmmaker Ken Burns say that Louis Armstrong is to music “what Einstein is to physics, what Freud is to medicine and what the Wright brothers are to travel.”…