California Press: 1495 books
Working Hard, Drinking Hard
On Violence and Survival in Honduras
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2008
"Honduras is violent." Adrienne Pine situates this oft-repeated claim at the center of her vivid and nuanced chronicle of Honduran subjectivity. Through an examination of three major subject areas—violence, alcohol, and the export-processing (maquiladora) industry—Pine explores the daily...
Life Histories of the Dobe !Kung
Food, Fatness, and Well-being over the Life-span
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2010
Life Histories of the Dobe !Kung re-examines an important anthropological data set for the Dobe !Kung, the well-known "Bushmen" of the Kalahari Desert, collected by Nancy Howell and colleagues. Using life history analysis, Howell reinterprets this rich material to address the question of...
Rough and Tumble
Aggression, Hunting, and Human Evolution
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2013
Travis Rayne Pickering argues that the advent of ambush hunting approximately two million years ago marked a milestone in human evolution, one that established the social dynamic that allowed our ancestors to expand their range and diet. He challenges the traditional link between aggression and human...
Performing Piety
Making Space Sacred with the Virgin of Guadalupe
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2011
The Virgin of Guadalupe, though quintessentially Mexican, inspires devotion throughout the Americas and around the world. This study sheds new light on the long-standing transnational dimensions of Guadalupan worship by examining the production of sacred space in three disparate but interconnected...
Hizmet Means Service
Perspectives on an Alternative Path within Islam
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2015
Hizmet Means Service examines Hizmet, a Turkey-based but global movement dedicated to human service. Inspired by Fethullah Gülen, a Sufi Muslim mystic, scholar, and preacher, it is an international endeavor focused on education, business, interfaith dialogue, science, and efforts to promote tolerance...
The Wherewithal of Life
Ethics, Migration, and the Question of Well-Being
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2013
The Wherewithal of Life engages with current developments in the anthropology of ethics and migration studies to explore in empirical depth and detail the life experiences of three young men – a Ugandan migrant in Copenhagen, a Burkina Faso migrant in Amsterdam, and a Mexican migrant in Boston –...
Constructions of Terrorism
An Interdisciplinary Approach to Research and Policy
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017
Discussions about the meaning of terrorism are enduring in everyday language, government policy, news reporting, and international politics. And disagreements about both the definition and the class of violent events that constitute terrorism contribute to the difficulty of formulating effective...
Islam and Christianity
Theological Themes in Comparative Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2011
In light of the widespread public perception of incompatibility between Islam and Christianity, this book provides a much-needed straightforward comparison of these two great faith traditions from a broad theological perspective. Award-winning scholar John Renard illuminates the similarities as well...
From Village to City
Social Transformation in a Chinese County Seat
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2016
Between 1988 and 2013, the Chinese city of Zouping transformed from an impoverished town of 30,000 people to a bustling city of over 300,000, complete with factories, high rises, parks, shopping malls, and all the infrastructure of a wealthy East Asian city. FromVillage to**City paints a vivid portrait...
Kendo
Culture of the Sword
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2015
Kendo is the first in-depth historical, cultural, and political account in English of the Japanese martial art of swordsmanship, from its beginnings in military training and arcane medieval schools to its widespread practice as a global sport today. Alexander Bennett shows how kendo evolved through...
Parrots of the Wild
A Natural History of the World's Most Captivating Birds
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2015
**"Parrots of the Wild is an exhaustive compendium of information about parrots, from their evolutionary history to their behavior to present-day conservation issues. A must-have for anyone interested in these amazing creatures." —Irene M. Pepperberg, Professor at Harvard University and...
Jack Johnson, Rebel Sojourner
Boxing in the Shadow of the Global Color Line
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2012
In his day, Jack Johnson—born in Texas, the son of former slaves—was the most famous black man on the planet. As the first African American World Heavyweight Champion (1908–1915), he publicly challenged white supremacy at home and abroad, enjoying the same audacious lifestyle of conspicuous...
by Joanne O'Brien, Martin Palmer
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2016
The world's religions have emerged as one of the greatest geopolitical forces now shaping our lives. Now available in an updated edition, this authoritative atlas is an essential resource for understanding the powerful role of religion around the globe. In an accessible text packed with information,...
by Clive Coates M. W.
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2008
Ten years after the publication of the highly acclaimed, award-winning Côte D'Or: A Celebration of the Great Wines of Burgundy, the "Bible of Burgundy," Clive Coates now offers this thoroughly revised and updated sequel. This long-awaited work details all the major vintages from 2006 back...