1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910779550903321

Autore

Marks Jonathan (Jonathan M.), <1955->

Titolo

Why I am not a scientist : anthropology and modern knowledge / Jonathan Marks

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009

ISBN

0-520-94330-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (341 p.)

Disciplina

301.01

Soggetti

Anthropology - Philosophy

Science - Philosophy

Evolution (Biology) - Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-314) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Science as a Culture and as a "Side" -- 2. The Scientific Revolution -- 3. Normative Science -- 4. Science as Practice -- 5. The Problem of Creationism -- 6. Bogus Science -- 7. Scientific Misconduct -- 8. The Rise and Fall of Colonial Science -- 9. Racial and Gendered Science -- 10. Nature/Culture -- Notes -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

This lively and provocative book casts an anthropological eye on the field of science in a wide-ranging and innovative discussion that integrates philosophy, history, sociology, and auto-ethnography. Jonathan Marks examines biological anthropology, the history of the life sciences, and the literature of science studies while upending common understandings of science and culture with a mixture of anthropology, common sense, and disarming humor. Science, Marks argues, is widely accepted to be three things: a method of understanding and a means of establishing facts about the universe, the facts themselves, and a voice of authority or a locus of cultural power. This triple identity creates conflicting roles and tensions within the field of science and leads to its record of instructive successes and failures. Among the topics Marks addresses are the scientific revolution, science as thought and performance, creationism, scientific fraud, and modern scientific racism. Applying his considerable insight, energy, and wit, Marks sheds new light on the evolution of science, its



role in modern culture, and its challenges for the twenty-first century.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910828036903321

Autore

Sullivan Steve

Titolo

Encyclopedia of great popular song recordings / / Steve Sullivan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham : , : Scarecrow Press, , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

1-78684-189-4

0-8108-8296-5

Edizione

[[Enhanced Credo edition]]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1027 p.)

Disciplina

016.781640266

Soggetti

Popular music

Popular music - History and criticism

Sound recordings - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographies and index.

Nota di contenuto

Volume 1 : Abbreviations -- Criteria for Song Selection -- Introduction -- Playlist 1: Crazy Blues, 1906 / 2004 -- Playlist 2: Down Home Rag, 1897 / 2005 -- Playlist 3: Sitting on Top of the World, 1890 / 2011 -- Playlist 4: Good Rockin' Tonight, 1904 / 2005 -- Playlist 5: Jazznocracy, 1897 / 2010 -- Playlist 6: Hot Time in the Old Town, 1893 / 2008 -- Playlist 7: Fascinating Rhythm, 1891 / 2008 -- Playlist 8: Let the Good Times Roll, 1895 / 2011 -- Playlist 9: Wasn't That a Time? 1895 / 2006 -- Playlist 10: Memories of You, 1889 / 2012 -- Bibliography.

Sommario/riassunto

From John Philip Sousa to Green Day, from Scott Joplin to Kanye West, from Stephen Foster to Coldplay, The Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings covers the vast scope of its subject with virtually unprecedented breadth and depth. Approximately 1,000 key song recordings from 1889 to the present are explored in full, unveiling the stories behind the songs, the recordings, the performers, and the songwriters.