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Title And Contents- Winter 2005

Great Plains Quarterly (through 2013)

Great Plains Quarterly

Volume 25 / Number 1 / Winter 2005

Contents

Some Thoughts on The 25th Anniversary Of The Great Plains Quarterly

Deep Mapping the Biome: The Biology Of Place In Don Gayton's The Wheatgrass Mechanism And John Janovy Jr.' S Dunwoody Pond

Child Labor in The Early Sugar Beet Industry In The Great Plains, 1890-1920

A Tribute to Sue Rosowski

Book Reviews

Notes And News

Book Review: The Anguish Of Snails: Native American Folklore In The West, Raymond J. Demallie

Great Plains Quarterly (through 2013)

For half a century Barre Toelken has studied Native American cultures in the West. In this volume he offers a perspective on how outsiders can approach the study of Native Americans using methods developed by the discipline of folklore. In doing so he displays a rare humility, exemplified by the book's title. The structure of its shell, he tells us, records "the ongoing responses of the living snail"; over time these form patterns whose meanings can be explored. Taking the snail shell as his metaphor for culture, he proposes that just as we can learn from studying the patterns in …

Review Of Native North American Armor, Shields, And Fortifications By David E. Jones, Robert Fields

Great Plains Quarterly (through 2013)

David Jones's purpose is to fill the curious gap in studies of the armor used in raids and warfare by the Native peoples of North America. Lacking iron and steel technology, Native Americans constructed their armor of "wood and bone (hard armor), leather (soft armor), and combinations of hard and soft materials."

The need for armor, Jones states in his introduction, preceded European contact, since "warfare was endemic among the North American Indians." He goes on to maintain that the superiority of European technology made Indian defeat inevitable, despite whatever improvements in armor production Indians might have made. "If Native …

Roads Diverging In Yellow Woods: New Paths For Ecological And Environmental Anthropology, Sarah Hitchner

Ecological and Environmental Anthropology (University of Georgia)

Anthropology is at a crossroads; perhaps it always has been. Because it is such a broad discipline, there has always been debate among anthropologists over its role inside and outside of academia. There are often tensions between the paradigms of theory and practice, modernism and postmodernism, constructionism and deconstructionism, scaling up and scaling down, and many other seeming dichotomies that really contain many shades of gray. Anthropology has been called “the most humanistic of the sciences, and the most scientific of the humanities.” We anthropologists should take this phrase as a compliment, and each strive to find our own niche …

Time In Service To Historical Ecology, Ted L. Gragson

Ecological and Environmental Anthropology (University of Georgia)

Historical Ecology is one of the ascendant views in ecological and environmental anthropology. It originates in the intellectual transformation of history and ecology during the last 50 years, and seeped into anthropology in the last 10 to 15 years. Historical Ecology is increasingly recognized as one of the key approaches in the discipline helping to advance our understanding of what it means to be human.
There are numerous definitions of historical ecology, but the anthropological challenge is to place human decision-making, and the consciousness that drives it, at the center of our analyses of the human-environmental relationship (Crumley 1994, Whitehead …

Letter From The Editors, The Editors

Ecological and Environmental Anthropology (University of Georgia)

We of the new journal Ecological and Environmental Anthropology thank you for visiting us and hope to engage you in the discussions and debates we aim to spark. We would like the journal to serve as a nexus for the free flow of ideas of scholars and practitioners in a wide range of fields, since many disciplines are both contained within, and influenced by, ecological and environmental anthropology.
Interest in and compassion for people lie at the heart of anthropology, and we would like to dedicate our first issue to the people of Asia and Africa who became victims of …

Review Of Ethnobotany And Conservation Of Biocultural Diversity (Advances In Economic Botany, V. 15) By Thomas J.S. Carlson And Luisa Maffi, Jen Shaffer

Ecological and Environmental Anthropology (University of Georgia)

A growing recognition of humans as intrinsic parts of ecosystems implies that consideration of human activities and needs is as essential to successful conservation planning, as consideration of other species. Carlson and Maffi organize this volume of papers, given at the Sixteenth International Botanical Congress in 1999, into three sections. Part one focuses on indigenous knowledge and the creation/conservation of biodiversity in the Amazon Basin. Part two examines knowledge and sustainable use of plant resources in the Amazon Basin, sub-Saharan Africa, and Northern Vietnam. The book finishes with a section concerning ethical issues surrounding ethnobiological research and its dissemination – …

Review Of Going Native Or Going Naive? White Shamanism And The Neo-Noble Savage By Dagmar Wernitznig, S. Elizabeth Bird

Great Plains Quarterly (through 2013)

In this slim volume, Wernitznig addresses the New Age phenomenon of "white shamanism"- the appropriation of Native American traditions by white self-help gurus who draw heavily on Plains Indian lore, with a sprinkling of everything from Buddhism to Celtic mythology for good measure.

Wernitznig distinguishes between "white shamans" and "plastic medicine men." Unlike the latter, white shamans do not claim Indian identity. Instead, popular writers like Lynn Andrews, Marie Herbert, and Michael Bromley claim to have been instructed by Indian mentors. They advocate "easy-fix" enlightenment through painless, pleasant initiations, such as Herbert's Healing Quest, which involved "spending three days …

Tenure And Promotion In Honors, Rosalie Ortero

Honors in Practice Online Archive

The Chronicle of Higher Education Review (2/11/05) published an article on “Collaborative Efforts: Promoting Interdisciplinary Scholars” by Stephanie L. Pfirman, James P. Collins, Susan Lowes, and Anthony F. Michaels. They wrote, “Creative research and teaching increasingly occur at the junction between traditional disciplines. As a result, many colleges and universities have committed themselves to fostering interdisciplinary scholarship. But the scholars who work at that junction are confronted with conventional departmental hiring, review, and tenure procedures that are not suited to interdisciplinary work and can slow or block the progress of their careers.”

Using Students Mentors In An “Introduction To Honors” Course, Betsy Bach, Rachel Kinkie, Sam Schabacker

Honors in Practice Online Archive

The Davidson Honors College at the University of Montana requires “Introduction to Honors” of all matriculating students. The course is offered for one credit and is designed to develop a sense of organizational identification among the first-year students enrolled in each of the ten sections that we teach every fall semester. Specifically, the goals of the course for students are to a) develop community, b) learn the essentials of a liberal arts education, and c) participate in activities they might not typically experience (e.g., community service or cultural events). Faculty members teaching each section volunteer their time and are provided …

The Practical Soul Of Business Ethics: The Corporate Manager's Dilemma And The Social Teaching Of The Catholic Church, Leo L. Clarke, Bruce P. Frohnen, Edward C. Lyons

Seattle University Law Review

This Article focuses on and attempts to dispel an overly narrow view of the moral responsibilities of corporations and their managers. Many businessmen and lawyers, relying on prevailing approaches to business ethics, labor under the misperception that the moral ladder in the business world has only one rung: "Be honest." Americans, however, should, can and do expect more from the managers of our large corporations, and virtually every Fortune 100 company publicly espouses a "social responsibility" far exceeding mere honesty. Further, as is demonstrated, American jurisprudence is consistent with those expectations. This Article's thesis is that Catholic Social Teaching provides …

Focus Emu, September 20, 2005, Office Of Public Information

Focus EMU

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Focus Emu, January 11, 2005, Office Of Public Information

Focus EMU

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Csusb Viewbook (2005-2006) [Small Format], California State University, San Bernardino

CSUSB Viewbooks

No abstract provided.

Csusb Viewbook (2005-2006), California State University, San Bernardino

CSUSB Viewbooks

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Convocation Video (2005), California State University, San Bernardino

CSUSB Sound and video recordings

No abstract provided.

From The Lucky Land To The Beautiful Country: Illegal Immigration Of Fujianese To The United States, Miao Lin

Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

It is puzzling why Fujianese are willing to pay seventy thousand dollars, which could entitle them to a comfortable life in China, to be smuggled to the United States. Despite the voluminous body of research, the life of Fujianese illegal immigrants has not been systematically explored. This study confirmed that people smuggling is a phenomenon that combines cultural, economic, and political factors. Furthermore, Fujianese who came to seek an American dream have lost something much more valuable than what they have gained, such as their youth and family connections.

In addressing the smuggling strategies, causes, and experiences of Fujianese immigrants, …

National Culture In Post-National Societies, Angel R. Oquendo

Villanova Law Review (1956 - )

No abstract provided.

Bridgewater Magazine, Volume 15, Number 2, Winter 2005, Bridgewater State College

Bridgewater Magazine

Feature stories cover BSC’s Office of International and Exchange Programs, which provide numerous opportunities for students, faculty, staff and members of the community to study abroad; also Alumni Profiles, College News, Career Services Update, and Class Notes.

Bridgewater Magazine, Volume 16, Number 1, Fall 2005, Bridgewater State College

Bridgewater Magazine

Feature stories cover BSC students’ volunteer activities throughout the region; also Alumni Profiles, College News, and Class Notes.

Cl 617 Urban Leadership, Richard Gray

Syllabi

COURSE READING: REQUIRED BOOKS Bakke, Ray. The Urban Christian. Downers Grove, IL.: InterVarsity Press, 1987. (197 pages) Shriberg, Arthur., and Carol Lloyd., Practicing Leadership: Principles and Applications. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1997. (242 pages) Elliston, Eddie and Timothy J. Kaufman., Developing Leaders for Urban Ministry. Peter Lang Publishers. (345 pages) Gmelch, George., and Walter P. Zenner., Urban Life: Readings in Urban Anthropology. Prospect Heights, IL: Waveland Press, 1996. (580 pages) Tonna, Benjamin. Gospel for the Cities. Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 1985. (197 pages) Weems, Lovett H., Leadership in the Wesleyan Spirit. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1999. (158 pages) RECOMMENED …

Mb 730 The Change Agent In Mission, Michael A. Rynkiewich

Syllabi

Required Reading 1. Diffusion of Innovations, 4th edition. 1995 Everett M. Rogers. 2. Applied Anthropology, 3rd edition. 1993 John van Willigen. 3. Change Across Cultures: A Narrative Approach to Social Transformation. 2002 Bruce Bradshaw. 4. The Church in Response to Human Need. 1987 Vinay Samuel & Chris Sugden. (WIPF reprint) 5. The Good News of the Kingdom Coming. 1997 Andrew Kirk. (WIPF reprint)

2000-2005 Bibliography, Johann G. Roten

Marian Bibliographies

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Choosing Your Baseline Carefully: Integrating Historical And Political Ecology In The Evaluation Of Environmental Intervention Projects, Danny De Vries

Journal of Ecological Anthropology

Environmental intervention projects aim to re-engineer the cultural landscape. Entering at a particular moment in time, such projects commonly produce a "baseline" analysis. This analysis captures elements in the environment that are later compared to measured changes the project claims to produce. Illustrated through a case study of a Tanzanian community conservation non-governmental organization, the argument made in this paper is that uncritical use of such baselines in measuring and evaluating environmental intervention projects is a practice that tends to impose ahistorical understandings of human-environmental relationships that have deep historical roots. The paper illustrates how an attempt to draw a …

Ecological Sustainability: A New Look At An Old Paradigm, Peter E. Black

Journal of Ecological Anthropology

No abstract provided.

Conservation: Linking Ecology, Economics And Culture, Dan Brockington

Journal of Ecological Anthropology

No abstract provided.

Cultural Coevolution: How The Human Bond With Crows And Ravens Extends Theory And Raises New Questions, John M. Marzluff, Tony Angell

Journal of Ecological Anthropology

No abstract provided.

The End Of Oil: On The Edge Of A Perilous New World, Jim Igoe

Journal of Ecological Anthropology

No abstract provided.

The Power Of The Machine: Global Inequalities Of Economy, Technology, And Environment, Eric C. Jones

Journal of Ecological Anthropology

No abstract provided.

Literature Cited, Studies In Avian Biology

Studies in Avian Biology

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