Peacock, James L.

The anthropological lens : harsh light, soft focus by James L Peacock( )

42 editions published between 1986 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 2,642 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Anthropology is a complex, wide-ranging, and ever-changing field. This clear, coherent, and well crafted book is a revised version of a very successful text first published in 1986, designed to supplement standard textbooks and monographs. It covers the central concepts, distinctive methodologies and philosophical as well as practical issues of cultural anthropology, and it is accessible to the anthropological novice while being of value to the professional. The updated version covers current issues in cultural anthropology, and includes topics such as globalization, gender, post-modernism and public issues, and reflects changes in perspective and language."--Jacket

Grounded globalism : how the U.S. South embraces the world by James L Peacock( )

12 editions published between 2007 and 2010 in English and held by 1,673 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

'Grounded Globalism' is a study of globalism's impact on a region legendarily resistant to change that draws on diverse perspectives. It looks at the South to develop the idea of 'grounded globalism' in which abstract global forces and local cultures rooted in history and place reverberate against each other

Pilgrims of paradox : Calvinism and experience among the Primitive Baptists of the Blue Ridge by James L Peacock( Book )

9 editions published between 1989 and 2017 in English and held by 582 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Cover" -- "Contents" -- "ACKNOWLEDGMENTS" -- "PREFACE" -- "CHAPTER ONE: The Primitive Baptists" -- "CHAPTER TWO: Orientations" -- "CHAPTER THREE: Multiplying by Dividing: Trouble at Low Valley" -- "CHAPTER FOUR: Interlude: Doctrine, Polity, History, and Form" -- "CHAPTER FIVE: Parallel Lives" -- "CHAPTER SIX: The Wind Bloweth Where It Listeth" -- "CHAPTER SEVEN: Pilgrims and Paradoxes" -- "CHAPTER EIGHT: Theory and Ethnography" -- "APPENDIX A: 1983 Minutes of the Mountain District Primitive Baptist Association" -- "APPENDIX B: Excerpts from the London Meeting of 1689" -- "APPENDIX C: Number of Primitive Baptist Churches by State" -- "APPENDIX D: Demography of the Mountain District Primitive Baptist Association" -- "APPENDIX E: Membership of Churches in the Mountain District Association" -- "APPENDIX F: Characters and Their Affiliations" -- "APPENDIX G: Patterns of Reciprocity and Exclusion among the Churches" -- "APPENDIX H: Obituary of Elder Elmer Sparks" -- "APPENDIX I: Independent Protestants: Background Information" -- "NOTES" -- "INDEX" -- "A" -- "B" -- "C" -- "D" -- "E" -- "F" -- "G" -- "H" -- "I" -- "J" -- "K" -- "L" -- "M" -- "N" -- "O" -- "P" -- "Q" -- "R" -- "S" -- "T" -- "U" -- "V" -- "W" -- "Y

Purifying the faith : the Muhammadijah movement in Indonesian Islam by James L Peacock( Book )

24 editions published between 1977 and 2017 in English and Indonesian and held by 511 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Identity matters : ethnic and sectarian conflict by James L Peacock( Book )

9 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 390 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"In response to the attacks of September 11, 2001 and war in Afghanistan, the Fulbright New Century Scholars program brought together social scientists from around the world to study sectarian, ethnic, and cultural conflict within and across national borders. As one result of their year of intense discussion, this book examines the roots of collective violence - and the measures taken to avoid it - in Burma (Myanmar), China, Germany, Pakistan, Senegal, Singapore, Thailand, Tibet, Ukraine, Southeast Asia, and Western Europe." "Case studies and theoretical essays introduce the basic principles necessary to identify and explain the symbols and practices each unique human group holds sacred or inalienable. The authors apply the methods of political science, social psychology, anthropology, journalism, and educational research. They build on the insights of Gordon Allport, Charles Taylor, and Max Weber to describe and analyze the patterns of behavior that social groups worldwide use to maintain their identities." "Written to inform the general reader and communicate across disciplinary boundaries, this important and timely volume demonstrates ways of understanding, predicting and coping with ethnic and sectarian violence."--Jacket

Sea and land : cultural and biological adaptations in the southern coastal plain by Sea and land( Book )

4 editions published in 1988 in English and held by 242 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Why belong? : a Conversation about cultural anthropology with James Peacock by Carol Ball Ryan( Book )

2 editions published in 1974 in English and held by 71 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Understanding Paul Auster by James Peacock( Book )

9 editions published between 2010 and 2017 in English and Undetermined and held by 40 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Understanding Paul Auster -- The invention of solitude -- The New York trilogy -- Last chances: In the country of last things and The music of chance -- Auster's frontier novels: Moon palace and Mr. Vertigo -- The book of illusions -- Other works