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  • Local Democracy Under Siege

    Activism, Public Interests, and Private Politics

    2007 Society for the Anthropology of North America (SANA) Book AwardComplete List of Authors:Dorothy Holland, Donald M. Nonini, Catherine Lutz, Lesley Bartlett, Marla Frederick-McGlathery, Thaddeus C. Guldbrandsen, and Enrique G. Murillo, Jr.What is the state of democracy at the turn of the twenty-first century? To answer this question, seven scholars lived for a year in five North Carolina ... Leer más

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  • Carjacked

    The Culture of the Automobile & Its Effect on Our Lives

    Carjacked is an in-depth look at our obsession with cars. While the automobile's contribution to global warming and the effects of volatile gas prices are is widely known, the problems we face every day because of our cars are much more widespread and yet much less known -- from the surprising $14,000 per year that the average family pays each year for the vehicles it owns, to the increase in ... Leer más

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  • Schooled—Ordinary, Extraordinary Teaching in an Age of Change

    This beautifully written book highlights working teachers speaking on many key educational problems under debate as well as many of the controversial solutions put forth, including revamped teacher evaluations, curricular standardization, and increased testing and data collection. Anthropologist Catherine Lutz and high school teacher Anne Lutz Fernandez traveled the country to meet a wide range of ... Leer más

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  • The 'BrainCanDo' Handbook of Teaching and Learning

    Practical Strategies to Bring Psychology and Neuroscience into the Classroom

    The 'BrainCanDo' Handbook of Teaching and Learning provides teachers and school leaders with a concise summary of how some of the latest research in educational neuroscience and psychology can improve learning outcomes. It aims to create a mechanism through which our growing understanding of the brain can be applied in the world of education. Subjects covered include memory, social development, ... Leer más

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  • War and Health

    The Medical Consequences of the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

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    Series Libro 4 - Anthropologies of American Medicine: Culture, Power, and Practice
    Provides a detailed look at how war affects human life and health far beyond the battlefieldSince 2010, a team of activists, social scientists, and physicians have monitored the lives lost as a result of the US wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan through an initiative called the Costs of War Project. Unlike most studies of war casualties, this research looks beyond lives lost in violence to ... Leer más

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  • The Ruin of J. Robert Oppenheimer

    And the Birth of the Modern Arms Race

    Series series Johns Hopkins Nuclear History and Contemporary Affairs
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    Decoding Soviet Espionage in America

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