Author : Peter Elsass
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 50,72 MB
Release : 1995-07
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780814721964
Why does one society survive while others perish? When two cultures come into contact, how do exploitation, violence, and terror arise? Interested in the survival of various cultures in the face of encroaching white civilization, Peter Elsass has studied five separate groups in Venezuela and Colombia and documented their successes and failures as they struggle to remain independent. This book has broad implications for anyone working with minority populations.
Author : Brian Crozier
Publisher : Arlington House Publishers
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 26,6 MB
Release : 1978
Category : History
ISBN :
Author : Jen White
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 42,17 MB
Release : 2015-06-09
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0374300852
Survival Strategy #50: If You Can, Be Brave It's easy to be brave when your eight-year-old sister, Billie, looks up to you as her protector. Twelve-year-old Liberty feels it's her job to look after Billie once they are sent to live with their father, whom they haven't seen since they were very young. Dad is unpredictable on his best days, but when he abandons the girls at a gas station in the middle of nowhere, Liberty's courage is truly put to the test. As she and Billie struggle to make it home on their own, they encounter a cast of both helpful and not-so-helpful characters, including a man with caterpillar eyebrows, a lady dressed entirely in lavender, a tattooed trucker with a soft spot for cats, a kid who is a little too obsessed with Star Wars, and a woman who lives with a houseful of nontraditional pets. Along the way, they learn that sometimes you have to get a little bit lost to be found.
Author : William Dusinberre
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 11,59 MB
Release : 2021-07-30
Category : African Americans
ISBN : 9780813947266
Strategies for Survival conveys the experience of bondage through the words of former slaves themselves. The interviews -- conducted in Virginia in 1937 by WPA interviewers -- are considered among the most valuable of the WPA interviews because in Virginia the interviewers were almost all African Americans; thus the interviewees almost certainly spoke more frankly than they would otherwise have done. Dusinberre uses the interviews to assess the strategies by which slaves sought to survive, despite the severe constrictions bondage imposed upon their lives. Religion and escape were common means of coping with the indignity of family disruption, contempt, and the harsh realities of slavery. However, while Dusinberre recognizes the creativity and variety of slaves' responses to oppression, he acknowledges the dispiriting realities of the limits of slave resistance and agency. - Publisher.
Author : Raghavendra Gadagkar
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 40,2 MB
Release : 2001-05-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0674005570
Only in recent years have biologists and ethologists begun to apply careful evolutionary thinking to the study of animal societies--and with spectacular results. This book presents the choicest of these findings, illustrated with both photographs and explanatory diagrams.
Author : Michael A. Jochim
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 13,28 MB
Release : 2013-09-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 1483273415
Strategies for Survival: Cultural Behavior in an Ecological Context focuses on the ecological relationships between cultural behavior and its environmental context. The proliferation of ecological studies within anthropology suggests the increasing emphasis given to the systemic context of behavior. The aim of this book is to develop a framework for examining these relationships and for comparing diverse ecological studies within a coherent conceptual structure. It seeks to include any aspect of behavior, to investigate the links between ideological and material factors, to broaden the view of relevant factors and possible assumptions, and to relate the processes of decision-making to their specific context in a manner allowing cross-cultural comparisons. In the process, certain popular forms of ecological explanation will be examined. In addition, specific behavioral examples will be investigated in an attempt to explain patterns of similarities and differences. This book is addressed to all individuals interested in human-environmental interactions, including professional anthropologists and general students of human behavior.
Author : Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
Publisher : AK Press
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 26,79 MB
Release : 2020-01-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1849353638
Transformative justice seeks to solve the problem of violence at the grassroots level, without relying on punishment, incarceration, or policing. Community-based approaches to preventing crime and repairing its damage have existed for centuries. However, in the putative atmosphere of contemporary criminal justice systems, they are often marginalized and operate under the radar. Beyond Survival puts these strategies front and center as real alternatives to today’s failed models of confinement and “correction.” In this collection, a diverse group of authors focuses on concrete and practical forms of redress and accountability, assessing existing practices and marking paths forward. They use a variety of forms—from toolkits to personal essays—to delve deeply into the “how to” of transformative justice, providing alternatives to calling the police, ways to support people having mental health crises, stories of community-based murder investigations, and much more. At the same time, they document the history of this radical movement, creating space for long-time organizers to reflect on victories, struggles, mistakes, and transformations.
Author : Don Mann
Publisher : Skyhorse
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 44,23 MB
Release : 2012-08-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1620873931
As the elite of the military elite, U.S. Navy SEALs know that they can be deployed anywhere in the world at a moment’s notice. Whether in a temperate, tropical, arctic, or subarctic region, they might find themselves alone in a remote area with little or no personal gear. In The U.S. Navy SEAL Survival Handbook, decorated Navy SEAL Team Six member Don Mann provides a definitive survival resource. From basic camp craft and navigation to fear management and strategies for coping with any type of disaster, it is an essential resource for all outdoorspeople. Complete with 150 color photographs, this comprehensive guide includes life-saving information on: - Making weapons and tools - Finding water - Wildlife for food - Making shelters - Signaling - Sea survival - And much more
Author : Elanor Bell
Publisher : CABI
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 42,35 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Science
ISBN : 1845938143
From arid deserts to icy poles, outer space to the depths of the sea, this exciting new work studies the remarkable life forms that have made these inhospitable environments their home. Covering not only micro-organisms, but also higher plants and animals such as worms, fish and polar plants, this book details the ecological, biological and biogeochemical challenges these organisms face and unifying themes between environments. Equally useful for the expert, student and casual scientific reader, this book also explores the impact of climate change, rapid seasonal changes and pollution on these extraordinary creatures.
Author : Haydee Antezana
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 14,39 MB
Release : 2017-08-23
Category :
ISBN : 9781975747893
Finally, a practical guide to create a STAND OUT brand and gain the recognition and bank balance you deserve. For thirty years, Haydee Antezana has researched and worked with successful, powerful personal brands. Her Packaged For Success program has impacted thousands of professionals and entrepreneurs, helping to transform their careers and business success. In this book, you will find powerful tools to achieve business and financial goals more quickly than you thought possible.Through inspiring stories and practical examples you'll discover: How you can create a personal brand action plan. Powerful strategies you can use to enhance credibility and trust. How you can add brand distinction to avoid extinction in this crowded marketplace. Proven ways you can network to increase your net worth. How you can create a five-star online presence to gain visibility. Ways you can dress to influence how you want to be addressed. How to take a leap of success to experience the fulfillment you deserve.
