There is much to learn from the work of Boyd and Richerson, and the initiative to bring together some of their scattered papers in this volume is laudable. Many professional anthrologists, biologists, philosophers and psychologists interested in the study of culture and the evolution of mind and behavior will benefit from it. --Metapsychology "This book is a must-have for philosophers of psychology, philosophers of biology, philosophers of the social sciences, and, more generally, anybody who is interested in the evolution of mind and behavior." --Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
Essential reading for all those interested in Audiovisual Translation, this volume contains relevant material of considerable interest to anyone looking for a broad understanding of this emerging field. The comprehensive and updated introduction written by the editor and the remarkable selection of innovative and exciting articles make this stimulating contribution a valuable and helpful tool that will appeal to researchers, teachers and students interested in this dynamic field of translation.
The book is somewhat polemical, but it's well-informed and occasionally laugh-out-loud funny. It's quite personal and not written like a stale academic text. Despite the targets of his argument, the book is *not* a right-wing screed; on the contrary, it is steeped in classical liberalism. The emphasis on legal examples may not serve some readers more interested in broader social trends, but they are interesting. It's definitely a good read for students of and citizens in modern multicultural societies.
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Using cultural anthropology to analyze debates that reverberate throughout the human sciences, George E. Marcus and Michael M. J. Fischer look closely at cultural anthropology's past accomplishments, its current predicaments, its future direction, and the insights it has to offer other fields of study. The result is a provocative work that is important for scholars interested in a critical approach to social science, art, literature, and history, as well as anthropology.
