Titoli in Antropologia

Después de su libro No son micro. Machismos cotidianos, Eréndira Derbez y Claudia de la Garza regresan con Mapas corporales, en el que proponen una aproximación a distintas partes del cuerpo en diversas culturas y épocas para poner en entredicho esas normas sociales que nos han construido durante años para, precisamente, desmantelarlas y poder resignificar cada una de estas inscripciones.

A provocative and shocking look at how western society is misunderstanding and mistreating mental illness. In Britain alone, more than 20% of the adult population take a psychiatric drug in any one year. This is an increase of over 500% since 1980 and the numbers continue to grow. Yet, despite...

**A SUNDAY TIMES MUST-READ** 'Riveting and vitally important' - Steven Pinker 'A gripping narrative of a world on the cusp of profound change' - Anjana Ahuja, New Statesman Empty Planet offers a radical, provocative argument that the global population will soon begin to decline, dramatically...

Welcome to the wild, wacky and wonderful world of outback Aussie festivals! Bill 'Swampy' Marsh has travelled far and wide to capture the true stories behind Australia's most unconventional festivals. You'll meet the larrikin locals, dedicated organisers and competitive spirits who turn cockroaches into champions, guinea pigs into thoroughbreds and dunnies into racing machines.

Øl, bue og pil og tegninger på væggen. Urmennesket havde en formidabel evne til at kombinere leg og fantasi med arbejde. Vi skal lade os inspirere af dén centrale del i menneskets udviklingshistorie og lukke legen ind i hverdagen igen. Rane Willerslev og tre videnskabsmænd fra...

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...

¿Es sexista decir que «los hombres son una basura»? ¿Pueden las personas blancas ser víctimas del racismo? ¿El cambio climático es responsabilidad de cada uno de nosotros? Todos hemos lidiado con este tipo de preguntas, ya sea que estemos gritándole a un pariente al otro lado de la mesa...

¿Es sexista decir que «los hombres son una basura»? ¿Pueden las personas blancas ser víctimas del racismo? ¿El cambio climático es responsabilidad de cada uno de nosotros? Todos hemos lidiado con este tipo de preguntas, ya sea que estemos gritándole a un pariente al otro lado de la mesa...

En un mundo asolado por la discordia y la soledad, encontrar la armonía y la felicidad puede resultar difícil. Pero ¿y si la clave para desbloquear nuestro potencial radica en un concepto aparentemente simple? Pertenecer es el sentimiento de formar parte de un grupo que nos valora, nos...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. This is an audio adaptation of the ⁠OpenStax Introduction to Anthropology textbook⁠. The audiobook is produced by ⁠⁠Audileo⁠⁠. What OpenStax says about their textbook: Designed to meet the scope and sequence of your course, OpenStax...

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...

Émile Zola's The Fortune of the Rougons (1871), the opening title in the series of twenty novels dealing with the Rougon-Macquart dynasty, explores the origins of the family against the backdrop of the 1851 coup d'état. Major themes across the series have their catalyst here: ambition, greed and psychological flaws are shown to pass from one generation to the next as a result of heredity and social environment. Zola contrasts the cynical opportunism of the Rougons with the romantic idealism of his younger characters.

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...

Charles Derber shows how the United States is moving toward sociocide—the erosion of durable, positive social relations in the economy, family, politics, and civil society essential to sustaining society itself—while offering pragmatic solutions. Bonfire: American Sociocide, Broken Relations...

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?...

What does free speech really mean? How does our understanding of it differ around the world? Why does it divide us – and how can we find common ground? What free speech really means is hotly contested. Is it increasingly under attack in our democracies, or is it being weaponized by the...

A hugely entertaining social history of the elite and exclusive Caribbean island of St. Barthélemy from the New York Times bestselling author of Model and 740 Park. St. Barthelemy is revered for its luxury, its stunning beaches and its VIP fans. Those who’ve either been there or hope to go...

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...