Thursday, September 16, 2004, 14:44
UN Decade of Indigenous People Ending to Mixed Reviews
National Geographic News
2004 is the last year of the United Nations International Decade of the World's Indigenous People. The program's accomplishments… more »
Category: "politics"
by lorenz on Sep 7, 2004 in politics, Asia, development empowerment, medical anthropology / ethnobothany, poverty
Medical anthropologist Sabina Faiz Rashid, The Daily Star Bangladesh
The assumption often among policymakers is that mere provision of health services and better choices will improve health of the poor. Universal education in public health and biology… more »
National Catholic Reporter
American scholars are alarmed by a controversial education bill that would increase government monitoring of federally funded programs in international studies at colleges and universities.
Backers of the bill say it will… more »
New York Times
You've probably heard that the presidential candidates have been crossing the country arguing about Iraq and taxes, but, as usual, the press has ignored the true anthropological significance of their journeys.
"Ritual is absolutely c… more »
The Independent
The party aims to be a new force in New Zealand politics, wooing Maori voters who have traditionally supported Labour. It has threatened to join forces with the centre-right National Party to oust Ms Clark's Labour minority government… more »
Rediff India
"I was doing my first major anthropology project studying the Baul protest movement and how it used music to talk about injustice, superstitions and hypocrisy. In Brazil too some of its most popular music and dance started in the ghettos… more »
Christian Science Monitor
For centuries, it was tribal leaders rather than kings who truly ruled Afghanistan. "Given the fact that the present administration neither is very strong nor has a great deal of legitimacy, tribal structures have rebounded",… more »
Free Detroit Press
How do poor people or street people meet their basic needs in the world's wealthiest nation? "We think of the world as being increasingly mean-spirited and competitive, but here were homeowners and small-business owners and homeless… more »
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