Stefansson, Dr. Anderson and the Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-1918

Stefansson, Dr. Anderson and the Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-1918
Author: Stuart E. Jenness
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Total Pages: 441
Release: 2011-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1772824186

The first comprehensive account of one of the great sagas of Arctic exploration and discovery, the Canadian Arctic Expedition of 1913–1918, led by the ethnologist/explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson and the zoologist Dr. Rudolph M. Anderson. There are details of the Expedition’s successes and tragedies, including the discovery of all but one large island north of the Canadian mainland, the accumulation of considerable scientific information and valuable collections, and the personal feud of the Expedition’s two leaders. Four appendices list Expedition personnel, fifty-three geographical sites in the Arctic named after them, locations of their diaries and collected specimens, and the thirteen government volumes arising from the Expedition.

The Indians of Canada

The Indians of Canada
Author: Diamond Jenness
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages: 472
Release: 1977-01-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780802063267

The Indians of Canada remains the most comprehensive works available on Canada's Indians.

Warlike and Peaceful Societies

Warlike and Peaceful Societies
Author: Agner Fog
Publisher: Open Book Publishers
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2017-10-13
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1783744065

Are humans violent or peaceful by nature? We are both. In this ambitious and wide-ranging book, Agner Fog presents a ground-breaking new argument that explains the existence of differently organised societies using evolutionary theory. It combines natural sciences and social sciences in a way that is rarely seen. According to a concept called regality theory, people show a preference for authoritarianism and strong leadership in times of war or collective danger, but desire egalitarian political systems in times of peace and safety. These individual impulses shape the way societies develop and organise themselves, and in this book Agner argues that there is an evolutionary mechanism behind this flexible psychology. Incorporating a wide range of ideas including evolutionary theory, game theory, and ecological theory, Agner analyses the conditions that make us either strident or docile. He tests this theory on data from contemporary and ancient societies, and provides a detailed explanation of the applications of regality theory to issues of war and peace, the rise and fall of empires, the mass media, economic instability, ecological crisis, and much more. Warlike and Peaceful Societies: The Interaction of Genes and Culture draws on many different fields of both the social sciences and the natural sciences. It will be of interest to academics and students in these fields, including anthropology, political science, history, conflict and peace research, social psychology, and more, as well as the natural sciences, including human biology, human evolution, and ecology.

The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music

The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music
Author: Ruth M. Stone
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 3969
Release: 2017-09-25
Genre: Music
ISBN: 135154411X

The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music is a ten-volume reference work, organized geographically by continent to represent the musics of the world in nine volumes. The tenth volume houses reference tools and descriptive information about the encyclopedia’s structure, criteria for inclusion and other information specific to the field of ethnomusicology. An award-winning reference, its contributions are from top researchers around the world who were active in fieldwork and from key institutions with programs in ethnomusicology. GEWM has become a familiar acronym, and it remains highly revered for its scholarship, uncontested in being the sole encompassing reference work with a broad survey of world music. More than 9,000 pages, with musical illustrations, photographs and drawings, it is accompanied by 300+ audio examples.

Through darkening spectacles

Through darkening spectacles
Author: Diamond Jenness
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Total Pages: 435
Release: 2008-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1772824178

Diamond Jenness was one of the most outstanding Canadian anthropologists of the early twentieth century. His books, The Indians of Canada and People of the Twilight, are classics. Now, details about the private life of this dedicated scholar are revealed in his own words augmented with contributions by his son Stuart.