Posts Tagged ‘History’

There is a movement in Africa to bolster pride in the continent by debunking European myths about ‘wild Africa,’ i.e. that before Europeans arrived here there was no civilization. This effort is attempting not only to reveal the truth about that period, but also build local pride in the ancient civilizations there. But, given the actual impact that human civilizations have had on the planet and on people outside any given society, is civilization really something to build pride upon? How we understand this history has impacts on not only Africans but people of all civilizations - the way we perceive ourselves and the future directions we take. For this piece I have drawn on my own observations of Ghana, my visit to Ghana’s Mole National Park, interviews with a tour company operator, recent developments regarding the San (Bush People) of Botswana and that country’s recent Supreme Court decision to allow them back onto their tribal lands but with strict conditions imposed, and extensive secondary research into African politics and history.

This paper was written as a thesis submitted to the University of Queensland’s School of Social Sciences in partial fulfillment of the requirements of a Bachelor of Anthropology Honours Degree. It describes how a proper understanding of cultural evolution dispels many current confusions over the origins of agriculture. Chris is pursuing a doctoral degree in [...]

The year 2004. A multiple of four. That means at least three things. A leap year, the Summer Olympics, and the U.S. Presidential election.
As for leap year, though it certainly applies this year, it actually doesn’t happen every multiple of four — and it isn’t really that big a deal anyway, is it?
Once upon a [...]

Titanic (Special Collector’s Edition)
Written and Directed by James Cameron

Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial And America’s Continuing Debate over Science And Religion
Edward J. Larson

The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
Thomas S. Kuhm

Stolen Continents: 500 Years of Conquest and Resistance in the Americas
Ronald Wright

The Skin of Our Teeth: A Play (Perennial Classics)
Thornton Wilder

Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed (The Institution for Social and Policy St)
James C. Scott

The Road to Serfdom Fiftieth Anniversary Edition
Friedrich A. Hayek