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Against the Anthropological Grain
In Against the Anthropological Grain Washburn critically examines key anthropological beliefs, especially in the importance of cultural relativism and Western colonialism's harmful effects on Third World cultures. He turns the tables on theorists from the discipline. He questions whether anthropology has a credible past, whether anthropologists should even involve themselves in inter-tribal conflicts, whether museums should return "sacred objects" from their collections, and whether museums provide adequate physical care of their collections.
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Dyslexia
The book deals with understanding the symptoms and signs of dyslexia and dealing with their consequences. It is aimed at parents, teachers and other educational markets.
Science, Materialism, and the Study of Culture
"Well-argued, clearly written essays by anthropologists committed to understanding culture through theoretically grounded analysis of its material underpinnings. The authors' impassioned call for an anthropology that addresses pressing social problems--exploitation, inequality, violence, hunger, and underdevelopment--is a welcome counterweight to studies that view power primarily as discourse or poetics."--Marc Edelman, Hunter College and the Graduate Center, CUNY "A major contribution to anthropology in both theory and application."--Barbara Miller, George Washington University The social sciences, especially cultural anthropology, are mired in contentious arguments about the desirability--...
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