The search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) represents one of the most significant crossroads at which the assumptions and methods of scientific inquiry come into direct contact with—and in ma
This book explores humanity’s thoughts and ideas about extraterrestrial life, paying close attention to the ways science and culture interact with one another to create a context of imagination and di
Traphagan (anthropology, California State U.) explores the cultural construction of categories of senility in modern rural Japan. He focuses upon those older people who have managed to maintain social
The 11 studies have been culled from anthropological panels in Philadelphia in 1998 and Boston in 1999. They focus on the relationship between the Japanese family and the problematic demographic trend
Explores how tradition and modernity coexist in regional Japan, arguing that the rural/urban dichotomy is outmoded for understanding this contemporary society.
Explores how tradition and modernity coexist in regional Japan, arguing that the rural/urban dichotomy is outmoded for understanding this contemporary society.
