By bringing together economic anthropology, ecology, and culture history, The Anthropology of Complex Economic Systems not only proposes a new model of human social evolution, but equally importantly creates a methodology for speaking to, and against, our present economic and environmental situation.
By bringing together economic anthropology, ecology, and culture history, The Anthropology of Complex Economic Systems not only proposes a new model of human social evolution, but equally importantly creates a methodology for speaking to, and against, our present economic and environmental situation.
Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: Anthropology and Economics: A Review Chapter 1: Anthropology and the Cosmology of Modern Economics Chapter 2: Wants, Needs, and the Question of Surplus versus Wealth Chapter 3: Complexity and Stability or Stagnation: Declining Returns and the Business Cycle Chapter 4: Wealth, Consumption, Quality of Life & Standard of Living Part II: Introduction to Hominid Economics Chapter 6: Introduction Chapter 7: Forest Fires, Origins, and Myths Chapter 8: Traditional Peoples and Fire Chapter 9: Climate and Fire, Assessing Time's Arrow and the Antiquity of Anthropogenic Fire Chapter 10: Forest Management in Modern and Traditional Society Chapter 11: The Degraded Environment and Homo Sapiens Chapter 12: Co-evolutionary Processes & Environmental Exploitation Chapter 13: Makeup and Nature of Forests: Fire-adapted Species vs 'Old Growth' Chapter 14: Determining Fire History: Fire Scars, Fire Histories, and Thermal Alteration Chapter 15: Insects, Biomass Reduction, and Pesticides Chapter 16: Conclusion: Forests and the Future Man Part III: Cycles of Growth & Collapse versus the Possibility of Sustainable Societies Chapter 17: Introduction Chapter 18: The Problem of Population & the Nature of Human Society Chapter 19: Consumerism and Sustainability: Japan as an Example Chapter 20: The Evolution of Modern Japan and its Transformation Part IV: The Role of Ideology and Religious Precepts in the Containment and Change of Society: A Modernist View Chapter 21: The Credit Crisis of 2008 to 201? Chapter 22: Ideology and Religious Precepts and Motivations: Why People Work Chapter 23: Fundamentalism versus Globalism Part V: Conclusion Bibliography Index About the Author
Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: Anthropology and Economics: A Review Chapter 1: Anthropology and the Cosmology of Modern Economics Chapter 2: Wants, Needs, and the Question of Surplus versus Wealth Chapter 3: Complexity and Stability or Stagnation: Declining Returns and the Business Cycle Chapter 4: Wealth, Consumption, Quality of Life & Standard of Living Part II: Introduction to Hominid Economics Chapter 6: Introduction Chapter 7: Forest Fires, Origins, and Myths Chapter 8: Traditional Peoples and Fire Chapter 9: Climate and Fire, Assessing Time's Arrow and the Antiquity of Anthropogenic Fire Chapter 10: Forest Management in Modern and Traditional Society Chapter 11: The Degraded Environment and Homo Sapiens Chapter 12: Co-evolutionary Processes & Environmental Exploitation Chapter 13: Makeup and Nature of Forests: Fire-adapted Species vs 'Old Growth' Chapter 14: Determining Fire History: Fire Scars, Fire Histories, and Thermal Alteration Chapter 15: Insects, Biomass Reduction, and Pesticides Chapter 16: Conclusion: Forests and the Future Man Part III: Cycles of Growth & Collapse versus the Possibility of Sustainable Societies Chapter 17: Introduction Chapter 18: The Problem of Population & the Nature of Human Society Chapter 19: Consumerism and Sustainability: Japan as an Example Chapter 20: The Evolution of Modern Japan and its Transformation Part IV: The Role of Ideology and Religious Precepts in the Containment and Change of Society: A Modernist View Chapter 21: The Credit Crisis of 2008 to 201? Chapter 22: Ideology and Religious Precepts and Motivations: Why People Work Chapter 23: Fundamentalism versus Globalism Part V: Conclusion Bibliography Index About the Author
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