Titoli in Antropologia

In this engaging exploration, archaeologist Ian Hodder departs from the two prevailing modes of thought about human evolution: the older idea of constant advancement toward a civilized ideal and the newer one of a directionless process of natural selection. Instead, he proposes a theory of human evolution and history based on "entanglement," the ever-increasing mutual dependency between humans and things. 

It's on the television, in the papers, and in our minds. Every day we're bludgeoned by news of how bad everything is - financial collapse, unemployment, growing poverty, environmental disasters, disease, hunger, war. But the rarely acknowledged reality is that our progress over the past few decades has been unprecedented. By almost any index you care to identify, things are markedly better now than they have ever been for almost everyone alive.

Humans are a puzzling species. On the one hand, we struggle to survive on our own in the wild, often failing to overcome even basic challenges, like obtaining food, building shelters, or avoiding predators. On the other hand, human groups have produced ingenious technologies, sophisticated languages, and complex institutions that have permitted us to successfully expand into a vast range of diverse environments. What has enabled us to dominate the globe, more than any other species, while remaining virtually helpless as lone individuals?

In 1994 Professor Bryan Sykes, a leading world authority on DNA and human evolution, was called in to examine the frozen remains of a man trapped in glacial ice in northern Italy. News of both the Ice Man's discovery and his age, which was put at over 5,000 years, fascinated scientists and newspapers throughout the world. But what made Sykes's story particularly revelatory was his successful identification of a genetic descendant of the Ice Man, a woman living in Great Britain today. How was Sykes able to locate a living relative?

This guide to Mexico takes you to the heart of Mexican society. It describes how people socialize and meet members of the opposite sex, the dynamics of daily life, the central importance of family, and the annual cycle of Catholic feasts and fiestas. For business travelers, there are key sections on the economy and vital insights into the general business culture. The third-largest country in Latin America, Mexico is hugely diverse, having both rural areas, where time seems to have stood still, and manic urban centers like Mexico City, one of the most exciting cities in the world.

Una lectura apasionante en la que Eric Weiner nos invita a viajar por el mundo y a través del tiempo para demostrarnos cómo el genio creativo florece en lugares y en momentos específicos Weiner examina la conexión entre lo que nos rodea y nuestras ideas más innovadoras. Explora la Viena de...

La autora de la aclamada Wordslut analiza la ciencia social de la influencia de los cultos: cómo grupos de culto, desde Jonestown y la Cienciología hasta SoulCycle y los gurús de las redes sociales, utilizan el lenguaje como principal forma de poder. Nuestra cultura tiende a proporcionarnos...

What astronauts' extraordinary experiences of awe and humility teach us about humanity. What is it like to stand in the shadow of Earth and the Moon and look out at the vastness of the Milky Way? To confront a view so grand it cannot be reproduced in a photo? These are the questions space...

Bloomsbury presents Football by Mark Yakich, read by Josh Wichard. Object Lessons is a series of short books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. When is the “beautiful game” at its most beautiful? How does football function as a lens through which so many view their daily lives?...

A sweeping cultural history of two iconic landmarks that reflect the spirit, character, and values of the US—the Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty—and the role they play in shaping American culture, US history, and international relations In Empire and Liberty, historian Dr...

Award-winning historian Fay Bound-Alberti synthesizes over twenty years of research to offer a sweeping cultural history of our most decisive—and sometimes divisive—body part. What's in a face? And how much power does it hold? The Face begins in the historical West, where we learn how humans...

Природа, как говорят, приглашает нас к столу с помощью аппетита и вознаграждает вкусом. Но что именно представляют собой вкусы? Почему одни из них нам приятны, а другие нет? «Происхождение вкусов»—в высшей степени увлекательное погружение в наваристую гущу этих вопросов. Щедро сдобрив повествование столовыми ложками искренности и остроумия, Роб Данн и Моника Санчес предлагают новаторский взгляд на то, почему пища доставляет людям удовольствие и как поиск приятных вкусов оказался секретным ингредиентом всей человеческой истории.

You know when you’re in a Football City. The murals, the billboards, the graffiti, the colours on the bars and pubs. No two football cities are the same. That cross on the club badge, commemorating a 1st century fisherman martyr (Ajax). The ‘cemetery’ of graves dedicated to the club’s...

The historical figure of the dandy has commonly been described as an upper-class gentleman. But there is a broader history to be told about the dandy—one that incorporates unknown men from the lower strata of society. The Dandy: A People's History constitutes the first history of those dandies...

Brought to you by Penguin. From the award-winning scientist who identified the bones of Richard III in a Leicester carpark and genetically analysed Hitler, discover the myth-busting book that provides a window into the world of modern genetics and reveals the extraordinary true stories and...

Jared Diamond comenzó su carrera académica como naturalista: observaba a los pájaros y deducía reglas de su comportamiento. Cuando cambió de foco y empezó a estudiar organismos complejos como las sociedades humanas, no cambió de método, y en este breve libro explica cuánto se puede aprender a través de este procedimiento.

Bloomsbury presents Three Women by Lisa Taddeo, read by Lisa Taddeo, Tara Lynne Barr, Marin Ireland and Mena Suvari. The International No. 1 Bestseller A BBC 2 Between the Covers Book Club Pick 'Cuts to the heart of who we are' Sunday Times 'A book that begs discussion' Vanity Fair All Lina...

Un ensayo para pensar el futuro de la cultura y cómo esta puede cambiar el mundo. En pocos momentos como en el actual, la cultura ha gozado de tanto crecimiento como de tan mala consideración o indiferencia. Parece que ha sido relegada a un mero acto de consumo, en vez de ser un espacio de...

La vida cotidiana del misterio a través de los cultos que dan sentido a la vida de millones de personas en el mundo. Las religiones y espiritualidades contemporáneas siguen encendiendo la imaginación humana en todos los rincones del planeta. La Santa Muerte en México, los rituales del vudú...

Der Sozialpsychologe Jonathan Haidt zeigt: Die Antwort liegt in unserer Moral – die weit weniger auf Rationalität und Logik gründet als auf Intuition und Sozialtrieb. Moral bringt uns dazu, individuelle Interessen zu überwinden und mit anderen zu kooperieren; zugleich aber macht sie uns blind für die Perspektiven anderer Gruppen. So haben sich im Lauf der Evolution und Geschichte zwischen Gemeinschaften und Kulturen sehr unterschiedliche moralische Intuitionen herausgebildet.