Andrew Stewart: 27 books

Book cover of Zones of Control

Zones of Control

Perspectives on Wargaming

by Jon Peterson, John Curry, Tetsuya Nakamura
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2016

Examinations of wargaming for entertainment, education, and military planning, in terms of design, critical analysis, and historical contexts. Games with military themes date back to antiquity, and yet they are curiously neglected in much of the academic and trade literature on games and game...
Book cover of Re-Launch

Re-Launch

science fiction stories of new beginnings

by Douglas Smith, James Dorr, Gregory L. Norris
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2018

Beginnings are always messy. ~ John Galsworthy Spacecrafts hurtling toward alien worlds. Second chances for civilizations. First contact. Rebirth. Non-humans looking for a new life. Opportunities for fresh starts and do-overs far from Earth. These stories and more explore the theme of Re-Launch. Send...
Book cover of Breaking the Frames

Breaking the Frames

Anthropological Conundrums

by Pamela J. Stewart, Andrew J. Strathern
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2016

This book argues that the breaking and re-making of frames of analysis underlie the history of theorizing in anthropology. Pamela J. Stewart and Andrew J. Strathern note that this mode of analysis risks fabricating over-essentialized dichotomies between viewpoints. The authors advocate  a mindful,...
Book cover of Kinship in Action

Kinship in Action

Self and Group

by Andrew Strathern, Pamela J Stewart
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2015

For courses in Social Organization, Kinship, and Cultural Ecology. Kinship has made a come-back in Anthropology. Not only is there a line of noted, general, introductory works and readers in the topic, but theoretical discussions have been stimulated both by technological changes in mechanisms of...
Book cover of Remaking the World

Remaking the World

Myth, Mining, and Ritual Change Among the Duna of Papua New Guinea

by Pamela J. Stewart, Andrew Strathern
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014

Drawing on both their own fieldwork from 1991 to 1999 and older written sources, Stewart and Strathern explore how the Duna have remade their rituals and associated myths in response to the outside influences of government, Christianity, and large-scale economic development, specifically mining and...
Book cover of Arrow Talk

Arrow Talk

Transaction, Transition, and Contradiction in New Guinea Highlands History

by Andrew Strathern, Pamela T. Stewart
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2013

Arrow Talk makes a significant contribution to the understanding of Melanesian culture and contemporary sociopolitical issues in Papua New Guinea. In a post modern era in which culture has been dismissed by many anthropologists as a reification, this book makes a cogent argument for cultural holism...
Book cover of The Tennessee Campaign of 1864
by Stewart L. Bennett, Andrew S. Bledsoe, John J Gaines
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2016

Few American Civil War operations matched the controversy, intensity, and bloodshed of Confederate general John Bell Hood’s ill-fated 1864 campaign against Union forces in Tennessee. In the first-ever anthology on the subject, The Tennessee Campaign of 1864, edited by Steven E. Woodworth and Charles...
Book cover of Challenging Child Protection

Challenging Child Protection

New Directions in Safeguarding Children

by Brigid Daniel, Andrew Cooper, Kay Tisdall
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2015

Challenging Child Protection offers a ground-breaking new perspective which will illuminate and improve the professional understanding and practice of social workers and child protection workers. Taking a fresh look at the principles underlying child protection, this book provides a thought-provoking...
Book cover of The Philosophy of War Films
by David LaRocca, Fredric Jameson, Garrett Stewart
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2014

Wars have played a momentous role in shaping the course of human history. The ever-present specter of conflict has made it an enduring topic of interest in popular culture, and many movies, from Hollywood blockbusters to independent films, have sought to show the complexities and horrors of war on-screen. In...
Book cover of Ritual: Key Concepts in Religion
by Andrew Strathern, Professor Pamela J. Stewart
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2014

Ritual has emerged as a major focus of academic interest. As a concept, the idea of ritual integrates the study of behavior both within and beyond the domain of religion. Ritual can be both secular and religious in character. There is renewed interest in questions such as: Why do rituals exist at...
Book cover of Leveraging LinkedIn for Job Search Success 2019
by Fred Coon, Andrew R. Ko, Kelly Stewart
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2018

Job seekers must construct their LinkedIn profile so that it can easily be found by recruiters and corporations seeking qualified applicants. Job seekers are in a contest where there is only one winner. Companies do not hire two people for the same job. A LinkedIn profile must be sharp, its value...
Book cover of Peace-Making and the Imagination

Peace-Making and the Imagination

Papua New Guinea Perspectives

by Andrew Strathern, Pamela J Stewart
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2012

A compelling new book that presents a thoughtful and creative approach to transforming violent discordances, this work examines the intractable issues of revenge and restitution in a conflict context. It argues that in communities where violence must be paid for through compensation, violent conflict...
Book cover of Sacred Revenge in Oceania
by Pamela J. Stewart, Andrew Strathern
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2018

Revenge is an important motivation in human affairs relating to conflict and violence, and it is a notable feature in many societies within Oceania, where revenge is traditionally a sacred duty to the dead whose spirits demand it. Revenge instantiates a norm of reciprocity in the cosmos, ensuring...
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