Cultural analysis and the navigation of complexity
By: edited by Lisa Kaye Brandt.
Contributors: Brandt, Lisa Kaye.
Publisher: University Press of America
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Lanham, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 180
Subjects: Gerlach, Luther P.; Social movements.; Social conflict.; Social change.; Environmental policy.; Complexity (Philosophy)
Description: The complexities involved in social dilemmas and ecological troubles today challenge scientists to conduct analyses of cultural phenomena that push the boundaries of disciplines and blur the line between theory and practice. Problems are not so much to be solved as they are to be explained, predicted, and navigated. Luther P. Gerlach, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the University of Minnesota, has exercised immense influence on social science, policy, and practice to accomplish these challenges. Professor Gerlach is highly regarded within and beyond anthropology for two areas of outstanding research: groundbreaking work on social movements and pioneering studies of local-global environmental conflict, i.e. the conflict between local social, political, and economic control versus global ecological and economic interdependence. This volume's Preface traces Professor Gerlach's intellectual biography and the peer-reviewed chapters indicate the far-reaching impact he and his research continue to have on academic and applied science.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.