20 thousand years ago humans were living more satisfying, successful and fully functioning lives than we do at present; we can learn much from them. Throughout the intervening years power and de...więcej »
In addition to the apocalyptic prospect of global nuclear destruction, there are other dismal scenarios involving resource and environmental issues that are less imminent but still serious in the l...więcej »
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Official reports 2012 have highlighted that there is a rise in the nu...więcej »
The human-animal interaction started to be considered as an object of study in the international scenario from the 1940s. However, only after 1980 these studies gained strength through Ethology, Ve...więcej »
Food security is one of the hobbyhorse of the international community. When a crisis, natural, human or technological disaster arises, tons of food are transferred to needy populations. Food aid is...więcej »
Revision with unchanged content. The humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality and impartiality provide an ethical framework that defines and delineates the humanitarian space within which re...więcej »
In just a few years, our understanding of the human past has changed beyond recognition as new discoveries and advances in genetic techniques overturn long-held beliefs and make international ne...więcej »
This introduction to sociology examines the complex relationship between humans and the environment and how this relationship changes over time, with technology as the catalyst. Adopting a thematic...więcej »
Humans in the Extreme is a bracing and vital read and the first of its kind to expose the beguiling, yet deeply disturbing, fascination we have with the extreme. Simply put, this book w...więcej »
When Arthur Palmer started working in the homeless shelter, he did not expect to find much humor there. Surprisingly, it permeates the place: it could be found everywhere. It is part of survival...więcej »
Revision with unchanged content. This book encourages us to take humor at work seriously. Although humor is usually associated with trivial or non-serious banter; it is a significant factor in th...więcej »
Anthropological writings on humor are not very numerous or extensive, but they do contain a great deal of insight into the diverse mental and social processes that underlie joking and laughter. ...więcej »
The main purpose of this thesis is to point out the basics of historical, cultural, and political relationship between Turkey and Hungary. In this context, the historical and political events were ...więcej »
A young student of anthropology receives an offer she can't refuse: the chance to live among the Pumé, a South American hunting-and-gathering people who call the tropical Venezuelan s...więcej »
“The book spells out the great human achievements that have been brought about by humans who hunt and gather – across the millennia. It also shows that these achievements go beyond h...więcej »
The socio-economic transformations of the 1990s have forced many people in Poland into impoverishment. Hunters, Gatherers, and Practitioners of Powerlessness gives a dramatic account of...więcej »