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Lost Crops of the Incas
This fascinating, readable volume is filled with enticing, detailed information about more than 30 different Incan crops that promise to follow the potato's lead and become important contributors to the world's food supply. Some of these overlooked foods offer special advantages for developing nations, such as high nutritional quality and excellent yields. Many are adaptable to areas of the United States. Lost Crops of the Incas includes vivid color photographs of many of the crops and describes the authors' experiences in growing, tasting, and preparing them in different ways. This book is for the gourmet and gourmand alike, as well as gardeners, botanists, farmers, and agricultural specialists in developing countries.
Los paisajes que han tejido nuestra historia
Algunos temas que contiene: Intervención ambiental desde la cultura; El Poblado y su historia socioambiental; Los paisajes que construyeron la vida; El Poblado histórico; Facsímil del acta de constitución de la parroquia de San José (Imagen); Un Poblado con mucha vida; Carrera 43B. Antigua vía a Medellín (Imagen); Iglesia del Poblado. Hacia la década de los cincuenta; Nacimiento de la experiencia urbana; Más proyectos de modernización; Las lomas y el sector rural; Muchas carencias, mucha vida; Cambios en los ecosistemas sociales y naturales; Avenida de El Poblado, a la altura de la escuela Francisco Herrera Campuzano (Imagen); Carrilera, a la altura de donde hoy queda Monterrey. Archivo Familia Velásquez (Imagen); Las memorias que la modernidad condenó al olvido; Aprovechamiento del medio ambiente; Puente sobre el río Medellín, a la altura de la calle 10, demolido durante la construcción del Metro (Imagen); El arte de la pesca; Bosques amenazados; Minas y tabaco; Caña de azúcar y ...
WJP Rule of Law Index 2015
The rule of law provides the foundation for communities of opportunityand equity - communities that offer sustainable economic development,accountable government, and respect for fundamental rights.Executive SummaryThe World Justice Project (WJP) joins efforts to producereliable data on rule of law through the WJP Rule of LawIndex 2015, the fifth report in an annual series, whichmeasures rule of law based on the experiences andperceptions of the general public and in-country expertsworldwide. We hope this annual publication, anchoredin actual experiences, will help identify strengths andweaknesses in each country under review and encouragepolicy choices that strengthen the rule of law.The WJ...
A Companion to Latin American Anthropology
Comprised of 24 newly commissioned chapters, this defining reference volume on Latin America introduces English-language readers to the debates, traditions, and sensibilities that have shaped the study of this diverse region. Contributors include some of the most prominent figures in Latin American and Latin Americanist anthropology Offers previously unpublished work from Latin America scholars that has been translated into English explicitly for this volume Includes overviews of national anthropologies in Mexico, Cuba, Peru, Argentina, Ecuador, Bolivia, Colombia, and Brazil, and is also topically focused on new research Draws on original ethnographic and archival research Highlights national and regional debates Provides a vivid sense of how anthropologists often combine intellectual and political work to address the pressing social and cultural issues of Latin America
A Companion to the Anthropology of American Indians
This Companion is comprised of 27 original contributions by leading scholars in the field and summarizes the state of anthropological knowledge of Indian peoples, as well as the history that got us to this point. Surveys the full range of American Indian anthropology: from ecological and political-economic questions to topics concerning religion, language, and expressive culture Each chapter provides definitive coverage of its topic, as well as situating ethnographic and ethnohistorical data into larger frameworks Explores anthropology’s contribution to knowledge, its historic and ongoing complicities with colonialism, and its political and ethical obligations toward the people 'studied'
Neutrino Cosmology
A self-contained guide to the role played by neutrinos in the Universe and how their properties influence cosmological and astrophysical observations.
