Labor in Cross-cultural Perspective

Labor in Cross-cultural Perspective
Author: Society for Economic Anthropology (U.S.). Meeting
Publisher: Rowman Altamira
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2006
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780759105836

This excellent new volume in the series from the Society for Economic Anthropology focuses on the role of labor in world economies. Contributors offer a range of case studies illustrating labor processes in both western and nonwestern societies. Individual sections include discussions on household labor, firms and corporatations, and state and transnational conditions. This book will be a valuable resource for scholars, students, and interested readers of international economics, anthropology, development issues, labor studies, and sociology.

South East Asia Colonial History V2

South East Asia Colonial History V2
Author: Paul Kratoska
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 418
Release: 2021-12-17
Genre: History
ISBN: 1000560481

The six volumes that make up this set provide an overview of colonialism in South East Asia. The first volume deals with Portuguese, Spanish and Dutch Imperialism before 1800, the second with empire-building during the Nineteenth Century, and the third with the imperial heyday in the early Twentieth Century. The remaining volumes are devoted to the decline of empire, covering nationalism and the Japanese challenge to the Western presence in the region, and the transition to independence. The authors whose works are anthologised include both official participants, and scholars who wrote about events from a more detached perspective. Wherever possible, authors have been chosen who had first-hand experience in the region

A Thousand Miles on an Elephant in the Shan States

A Thousand Miles on an Elephant in the Shan States
Author: Holt Samuel Hallett
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-07-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9781019944769

In this fascinating travelogue, Samuel Hallett recounts his adventure riding an elephant through the hills and jungles of the Shan States in Burma. With vivid descriptions of the landscape, the people, and the elephant itself, Hallett brings the reader along on his journey and offers a unique perspective on this remote corner of the world. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.