Environment, Subsistence and System: The Ecology of Small-Scale Social Formations (Themes in the Social Sciences) - Tapa blanda

Ellen, Roy

 
9780521287036: Environment, Subsistence and System: The Ecology of Small-Scale Social Formations (Themes in the Social Sciences)
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ISBN 10: 0521287030 ISBN 13: 9780521287036
Editorial: Cambridge University Press, 1982

Sinopsis

Human ecology is ultimately part of a general theory of society. This is the argument developed here by Roy Ellen, whose exploration of the interplay between social organization and ecology in small-scale subsistence systems has direct bearings both on the investigation of human environmental relations in general and on contemporary social theory. He argues that while ecological study of non-industrial societies cannot be elevated to the status of theory, domain or discipline, it can be represented as a single 'problematic' that historically has acquired some degree of autonomy and which continues to make a significant contribution to a wider anthropology. Dr Ellen introduces his subject matter through an extended and systematic discussion of some major frameworks developed within the last hundred years to examine and explain facets of the relationship between culture, social organization and the environment: determinism, possibilism, cultural ecology, systems theory and ideas derived from modern biology. He follows this with a detailed review and appraisal of important recent research involving the use of ecological models, methods and data. This original and innovative study of the pre-eminently social character of human ecological relations will be of considerable interest to all students and researchers concerned with understanding the nature of the relationship between human beings and their environments.

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Acerca del autor

Charlotte y Peter Fiell son dos autoridades en historia, teoría y crítica del diseño y han escrito más de sesenta libros sobre la materia, muchos de los cuales se han convertido en éxitos de ventas. También han impartido conferencias y cursos como profesores invitados, han comisariado exposiciones y asesorado a fabricantes, museos, salas de subastas y grandes coleccionistas privados de todo el mundo. Los Fiell han escrito numerosos libros para TASCHEN, entre los que se incluyen 1000 Chairs, Diseño del siglo XX, El diseño industrial de la A a la Z, Scandinavian Design y Diseño del siglo XXI.

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Editorial
Cambridge University Press
Año de publicación
1982
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0521287030
ISBN 13 
9780521287036
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
340
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9780521244589: Environment, Subsistence and System: The Ecology of Small-Scale Social Formations (Themes in the Social Sciences)

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ISBN 10:  0521244587 ISBN 13:  9780521244589
Editorial: Cambridge University Press, 1982
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