Author: Noreen Herzfeld
Publisher: Templeton Pre
Keywords: religion, templeton, science, series, world, created, remaining, human, technology
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 2009-06-01
List price: $17.95
ISBN-10: 1599473135
ISBN-13: 9781599473130

Authors:Noreen Giffney and Myra J. Hird, Noreen Giffney, Myr
Publisher: Ashgate
Keywords: interventions, queer, human, non, queering
Number of Pages: 412
Published: 2008-08-22
List price: $124.95
ISBN-10: 0754671283
ISBN-13: 9780754671282

What might it mean to queer the Human? By extension, how is the Human employed within queer theory? These questions invite a reconsideration of the way we think about queer theory, the category of the Human and the act of queering itself. This interdisciplinary collection of essays gathers together essays by international pioneering scholars in queer theory, critical theory, cultural studies and science studies who have written on topics as diverse as Christ, antichrist, dogs, starfish, werewolves, vampires, murderous dolls, cartoons, corpses, bacteria, nanoengineering, biomesis, the incest ta

Author: Michael Herzfeld
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Keywords: indifference, production, social
Number of Pages: 207
Published: 1993-10-01
List price: $25.00
ISBN-10: 0226329089
ISBN-13: 9780226329086

Herzfeld argues that "modern" bureaucratically regulated societies are no more "rational" or less "symbolic" than the societies traditionally studied by anthropologists. He suggests that we cannot understand national bureaucracies divorced from local-level ideas about chance, personal character, social relationships and responsibility."Herzfeld’s book is extremely ambitious and will be of interest to any anthropologist concerned with the study of bureaucracy, organizational and institutional control, symbols and their power, and social conflict. . . . Thoughtful and challenging."—Helen

Author: Michael Herzfeld
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Keywords: society, culture, practice, theoretical, anthropology
Number of Pages: 384
Published: 2001-02-22
List price: $58.95
ISBN-10: 0631206590
ISBN-13: 9780631206590

Anthropology: Theoretical Practice in Culture and Society builds on a collaborative, international project sponsored by UNESCO to offer an overview of social and cultural anthropology. Not a textbook in the ordinary sense, this volume explores the "militant middle ground" between theory and practice, humanistic and scientific approaches, and symbolic and materialist perspectives. Rejecting conventional layout, noted anthropologist Michael Herzfeld brings his collaborators - specialists in their various fields - into a broader conversation about the ways in which social and cultural anthropolog

Author: Ute Christina Herzfeld
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: satellite, radar, altimeter, data, analysis, geostatistical, antarctica, topographic, maps, atlas
Number of Pages: 364
Published: 2004-11-10
List price: $269.00
ISBN-10: 3540434577
ISBN-13: 9783540434573

The atlas consists of 136 topographic maps derived from satellite radar altimetry (Geosat and ERS-1 data). Each map is presented together with a description of glaciologic and topographic features. The main section is preceded by an introduction and three up-to-date topics and followed by applications. Introductory chapters lead to the world of ice and climate and to the fascinating technology of satellite observations and concern the timely problems, (A) the Antarctic ice sheet and its role in the global system, (B) satellite remote sensing and (C) methods utilized in atlas production and map

Author: Thomas J. Herzfeld
Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill
Keywords: funds, closed, guide, herzfeld
Number of Pages: 453
Published: 1992-06-29
List price: $22.95
ISBN-10: 0070284350
ISBN-13: 9780070284357

Closed-end funds continue to gain prominence as one of today’s most popular vehicles for buying stocks and bonds. Now, for the first time, individual investors and savvy professionals alike have access to the most complete directory and guide to these funds ever published... from the man whose name is synonymous with profitable closed-end fund investing. Thomas J. Herzfeld, the world’s foremost expert in closed-end funds, covers virtually everything the reader needs to know to invest wisely, including: a listing of more than 300 closed-end funds--the most comprehensive directory of

Author: Margaret Herzfeld-Sander
Publisher: Continuum
Keywords: german, library, theater, essays
Number of Pages: 388
Published: 1985-11-01
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 0826402976
ISBN-13: 9780826402974