The practical and artistic creations of native peoples permeate everyday life in settler nations, from the design elements on our clothing to the plot-lines of books we read to our children. Rarely, however, do native communities benefit materially from this use of their heritage, a situation that drives growing resistance to what some denounce as "cultural theft."
Who Owns Native Culture? documents the efforts of indigenous peoples to redefine heritage as a proprietary resource. Michael Brown takes readers into settings where native peoples defend what they consider their...
The practical and artistic creations of native peoples permeate everyday life in settler nations, from the design elements on our clothing to the p...
This textbook provides students and law enforcement officers with the fundamentals of the criminal investigation process, from arrival on the scene to trial procedures. Written in a clear and simple style, Criminal Investigation: Law and Practice surpasses traditional texts by presenting a unique combination of legal, technical, and procedural aspects of the criminal investigation. The hands-on approach taken by the author helps to increase the learning experience. Criminal Investigation: Law and Practice, Second Edition, has been written to provide future law enforcement officers with a...
This textbook provides students and law enforcement officers with the fundamentals of the criminal investigation process, from arrival on the scene to...
"An outstanding and innovative study on hunting, gardening, and love magic among the Aguaruna. . . . It is] both highly useful ethnographically and an important contribution to the understanding of how a primitive culture conceptualizes its transactions with nature. The book touches on cosmology and religion as well as the ethnoecology of hunting and agriculture--with an interlude on sex."
--American Ethnologist
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"An outstanding and innovative study on hunting, gardening, and love magic among the Aguaruna. . . . It is] both highly useful ethnographically an...
