Joseph M Fischer: 8 books
Frieden stiften
Vermittlung und Konfliktlösung vom Mittelalter bis heute
Language: German
Release Date: June 1, 2015
Wenn US-Präsident Obama Richard Holbrook als seinen neuen Vermittler für Afghanistan und Pakistan vorstellt, ist dies eine Nachricht, die weltweite Aufmerksamkeit findet. Sondergesandte sind in allen Krisenregionen der Welt im Einsatz. Wie aber geht das: Frieden stiften? Und wann entwickelte sich...
Generals of the Army
Marshall, MacArthur, Eisenhower, Arnold, Bradley
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2013
Formally titled "General of the Army," the five-star general is the highest possible rank awarded in the U.S. Army in modern times and has been awarded to only five men in the nation's history: George C. Marshall, Douglas MacArthur, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Henry H. Arnold, and Omar N. Bradley....
by Michael M. J. Fischer, Joseph Dumit
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2009
In Anthropological Futures, Michael M. J. Fischer explores the uses of anthropology as a mode of philosophical inquiry, an evolving academic discipline, and a means for explicating the complex and shifting interweaving of human bonds and social interactions on a global level. Through linked essays,...
Two Bits
The Cultural Significance of Free Software
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2008
In Two Bits, Christopher M. Kelty investigates the history and cultural significance of Free Software, revealing the people and practices that have transformed not only software but also music, film, science, and education. Free Software is a set of practices devoted to the collaborative creation...
Asian Biotech
Ethics and Communities of Fate
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2010
Providing the first overview of Asia’s emerging biosciences landscape, this timely and important collection brings together ethnographic case studies on biotech endeavors such as genetically modified foods in China, clinical trials in India, blood collection in Singapore and China, and stem-cell...
Roads Taken
The Professorial Life, Scholarship in Place, and the Public Good
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Public liberal arts colleges are higher education’s gems, yet their intimate campus settings and locations outside of the intellectual-cultural capitals challenge the traditional rhythm of academic careers. Professors trained at elite research institutions, usually located in large urban centers, must...
Ordinary Genomes
Science, Citizenship, and Genetic Identities
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2009
Ordinary Genomes is an ethnography of genomics, a global scientific enterprise, as it is understood and practiced in the Netherlands. Karen-Sue Taussig’s analysis of the Dutch case illustrates how scientific knowledge and culture are entwined: Genetics may transform society, but society also transforms...
Networking Futures
The Movements against Corporate Globalization
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2008
Since the first worldwide protests inspired by Peoples’ Global Action (PGA)—including the mobilization against the November 1999 World Trade Organization meetings in Seattle—anti–corporate globalization activists have staged direct action protests against multilateral institutions in cities...