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The Archaeology and Ethnography of Central Africa

The Archaeology and Ethnography of Central Africa
The Archaeology and Ethnography of Central Africa By James Denbow
2013 | 241 Pages | ISBN: 1107040701 | PDF | 19 MB
The Archaeology and Ethnography of Central Africa provides the first detailed description of the prehistory of the Loango coast of west-central Africa over the course of more than 3,000 years. The archaeological data presented in this volume comes from a pivotal area through which, as linguistic and historical reconstructions have long indicated, Bantu-speaking peoples expanded before reaching eastern and southern Africa. Despite its historical importance, the prehistory of the Atlantic coastal regions of west-central Africa has until now remained almost unknown. James Denbow offers an imaginative approach to this subject, integrating the scientific side of fieldwork with the interplay of history, ethnography, politics, economics, and personalities. The resulting "anthropology of archaeology" highlights the connections between past and present, change and modernity, in one of the most inaccessible and poorly known regions of west-central and southern Africa.

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The Anthropological Paradox The Sociology of Knowledge as Perspective of the General Theory of Society (Warsaw Studies in Phil

The Anthropological Paradox The Sociology of Knowledge as Perspective of the General Theory of Society (Warsaw Studies in Phil
The Anthropological Paradox: The Sociology of Knowledge as Perspective of the General Theory of Society (Warsaw Studies in Philosophy and Social Sciences) By Radoslaw Sojak
2018 | 248 Pages | ISBN: 3631743335 | PDF | 2 MB
This book seeks to analyse the categorial structure of sociological theory. The analysis is based on three assumptions: first, sociological theory is in a state of structural crisis; second, one of the symptoms of the crisis is the existence of many theoretical dichotomies which hinder the unification of sociological knowledge; and third, sociology of knowledge may analyse the causes of sociological theory's structural crisis. Drawing on Foucault's work, the author defines the source of theoretical crisis as an anthropological paradox: the involvement of man in a dialectic of being created and defined by what is objective while, at the same time, transcending this condition into the subjective. This study argues that insights found in works by Luhmann, Latour, Collins, Shapin, and others provide a chance for a formulation of a theoretical language for sociology that escapes the anthropological paradox.

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The Ancient Greek Roots of Human Rights

The Ancient Greek Roots of Human Rights
The Ancient Greek Roots of Human Rights by Rachel Hall Sternberg
English | July 13, 2021 | ISBN: 1477322914 | True PDF | 184 pages | 15.3 MB
Although the era of the Enlightenment witnessed the rise of philosophical debates around benevolent social practice, the origins of European humane discourse date further back, to Classical Athens. The Ancient Greek Roots of Human Rights analyzes the parallel confluences of cultural factors facing ancient Greeks and eighteenth-century Europeans that facilitated the creation and transmission of humane values across history. Rachel Hall Sternberg argues that precursors to the concept of human rights exist in the ancient articulation of emotion, though the ancient Greeks, much like eighteenth-century European societies, often failed to live up to those values.

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The Age of Internationalism and Belgium, 1880-1930 Peace, Progress and Prestige

The Age of Internationalism and Belgium, 1880-1930 Peace, Progress and Prestige
The Age of Internationalism and Belgium, 1880-1930: Peace, Progress and Prestige By Daniel Laqua
2013 | 264 Pages | ISBN: 0719088836 | PDF | 32 MB
Belgium was a major hub for transnational movements. By taking this small and yet significant European country as a focal point, the book critically examines major issues in modern history, including nationalism, colonial expansion, debates on the nature of international relations and campaigns for political and social equality.The study explores an age in which many groups and communities - from socialists to scientists - organised themselves across national borders. The timeframe covers the rise of international movements and associations before the First World War, the conflagration of 1914 and the emergence of new actors such as the League of Nations. The book acknowledges the changing framework for transnational activism, including its interplay with domestic politics and international institutions.By tracing international movements and ideas, the book aims to reveal and explain the multifarious and sometimes contradictory nature of internationalism.

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The 7 Laws of Magical Thinking How Irrational Beliefs Keep Us Happy, Healthy, and Sane

The 7 Laws of Magical Thinking How Irrational Beliefs Keep Us Happy, Healthy, and Sane
Matthew Hutson, "The 7 Laws of Magical Thinking: How Irrational Beliefs Keep Us Happy, Healthy, and Sane"
English | ISBN: 1594630879 | 2012 | 304 pages | MOBI | 577 KB
What is so special about touching a piano John Lennon once owned? Why do we yell at our laptops? What drove the Yankees to dig up the Red Sox jersey secretly buried beneath their new stadium? And what's up with the phrase "Everything happens for a reason"?

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