David W. McCurdy's Books

Conformity and Conflict

Readings in Cultural Anthropology

By: James P. Spradley,David W. McCurdy

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Conformity and Conflict

Readings in Cultural Anthropology

By: James P. Spradley,David W. McCurdy

Demonstrate the nature of culture and its influence on people's lives. For over 40 years, the best-selling Conformity and Conflict has brought together original readings and cutting edge research alongside classic works as a powerful way to study human behavior and events. Its readings cover a broad range of theoretical perspectives and demonstrate basic anthropological concepts. The Fourteenth Edition incorporates successful articles from past editions and fresh ideas from the field to show fascinating perspectives on the human experience. Teaching and Learning Experience Personalize Learning - MyAnthroLab delivers proven results in helping students succeed, provides engaging experiences that personalize learning, and comes from a trusted partner with educational expertise and a deep commitment to helping students and instructors achieve their goals. Improve Critical Thinking - Articles, article introductions and review questions encourage students to examine their assumptions, discern hidden values, evaluate evidence, assess their conclusions, and more! Engage Students - Section parts, key terms, maps, a glossary and subject index all spark student interest and illustrate the reader's main points with examples and visuals from daily life. Support Instructors - Teaching your course just got easier! You can create a Customized Text or use our Instructor's Manual, Electronic "MyTest" Test Bank or PowerPoint Presentation Slides. Additionally, Conformity and Conflict's part introductions parallel the basic concepts taught in introductory courses - which allow the book to be used alone as a reader or in conjunction with a main text. Note: MyAnthroLab does not come automatically packaged with this text. To purchase MyAnthroLab, please visit www.MyAnthroLab.com or you can purchase a valuepack of the text + MyAnthroLab (at no additional cost): VP ISBN-10: 0205176011/ISBN-13: 9780205176014

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

428

Publisher

Jill Potash

Published Date

ISBN 10

0205234100

ISBN 13

9780205234103

The Cultural Experience

Ethnography in Complex Society, Second Edition

By: David W. McCurdy,James P. Spradley,Dianna J. Shandy

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Cultural Experience

Ethnography in Complex Society, Second Edition

By: David W. McCurdy,James P. Spradley,Dianna J. Shandy

The Cultural Experience has helped generations of undergraduates discover the excitement of ethnographic research through participation in relatively familiar cultures in North American society. Grounded in the interviewing-based ethnographic technique known as ethnosemantics, the latest edition continues to treat ethnography as a discovery process. Students are taught how to set up an ethnographic field study, choose a microculture, and find and approach an informant, as well as how to ask ethnographic questions, record data, and organize and analyze what they have learned. Detailed instruction on how to write an ethnography is also provided. The guidelines are followed by ten short but substantive, well-written student ethnographies on such microcultures as exotic dancing, firefighting, pest extermination, and the work of midwives and police detectives. The Second Edition of this popular classroom volume includes boxed inserts that offer suggestions to aid in the research process, material on how to use observation and narratives with the ethnosemantic approach, an emphasis on how to find cultural themes and adaptive challenges by analyzing ethnographic field data, and extensive strategies for writing the final ethnographic paper. It also presents a comprehensive treatment of ethical responsibilities as well as a discussion of the significance of ethnographic research and its applications in the workplace.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

201

Publisher

Waveland Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1478609605

ISBN 13

9781478609605

Only One Place of Redress

African Americans, Labor Regulations, and the Courts from Reconstruction to the New Deal

By: David E. Bernstein

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Only One Place of Redress

African Americans, Labor Regulations, and the Courts from Reconstruction to the New Deal

By: David E. Bernstein

DIVFocuses on the role facially-neutral labor regulations played in institutionalizing discrimination against African Americans in the period between Reconstruction and the civil rights era./div

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

242

Publisher

Duke University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0822325837

ISBN 13

9780822325833

Kucers' The Use of Antibiotics Sixth Edition

A Clinical Review of Antibacterial, Antifungal and Antiviral Drugs

By: M Lindsay Grayson,Suzanne M Crowe,James S McCarthy,John Mills,Johan W Mouton,S Ragnar Norrby,David L Paterson,Michael A Pfaller

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Kucers' The Use of Antibiotics Sixth Edition

A Clinical Review of Antibacterial, Antifungal and Antiviral Drugs

By: M Lindsay Grayson,Suzanne M Crowe,James S McCarthy,John Mills,Johan W Mouton,S Ragnar Norrby,David L Paterson,Michael A Pfaller

I am unaware of any textbook which provides such comprehensive coverage of the field and doubt that this work will be surpassed in the foreseeable future, if ever!' From the foreword by Robert C. Moellering, Jr., M.D, Shields Warren-Mallinckrodt Professor of Medical Research, Harvard Medical School, USA Kucers' The Use of Antibiotics is the leading major reference work in this vast and rapidly developing field. More than doubled in length compared to the fifth edition, the sixth edition comprises 3000 pages over 2-volumes in order to cover all new and existing therapies, and emerging drugs not yet fully licensed. Concentrating on the treatment of infectious diseases, the content is divided into 4 sections: antibiotics, anti-fungal drugs, anti-parasitic drugs and anti-viral drugs, and is highly structured for ease of reference.Within each section, each chapter is structured to cover susceptibility, formulations and dosing (adult and paediatric), pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, toxicity and drug distribution, detailed discussion regarding clinical uses, a feature unique to this title. Compiled by an expanded team of internationally renowned and respected editors, with a vast number of contributors spanning Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, South America, the US and Canada, the sixth edition adopts a truly global approach. It will remain invaluable for anyone using antimicrobial agents in their clinical practice and provides in a systematic and concise manner all the information required when treating infections requiring antimicrobial therapy. Kucers' The Use of Antibiotics is available free to purchasers of the books as an electronic version on line or on your desktop: It provides access to the entire 2-volume print material It is fully searchable, so you can find the relevant information you need quickly Live references are linked to PubMed referring you to the latest journal material Customise the contents - you can highlight sections and make notes Comments can be shared with colleagues/tutors for discussion, teaching and learning The text can also be reflowed for ease of reading Text and illustrations copied will be automatically referenced to Kucers' The Use of Antibiotics

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

3211

Publisher

CRC Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1444147528

ISBN 13

9781444147520

The Myth of American Religious Freedom

By: David Sehat

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Myth of American Religious Freedom

By: David Sehat

In the battles over religion and politics in America, both liberals and conservatives often appeal to history. Liberals claim that the Founders separated church and state. But for much of American history, David Sehat writes, Protestant Christianity was intimately intertwined with the state. Yet the past was not the Christian utopia that conservatives imagine either. Instead, a Protestant moral establishment prevailed, using government power to punish free thinkers and religious dissidents. In The Myth of American Religious Freedom, Sehat provides an eye-opening history of religion in public life, overturning our most cherished myths. Originally, the First Amendment applied only to the federal government, which had limited authority. The Protestant moral establishment ruled on the state level. Using moral laws to uphold religious power, religious partisans enforced a moral and religious orthodoxy against Catholics, Jews, Mormons, agnostics, and others. Not until 1940 did the U.S. Supreme Court extend the First Amendment to the states. As the Supreme Court began to dismantle the connections between religion and government, Sehat argues, religious conservatives mobilized to maintain their power and began the culture wars of the last fifty years. To trace the rise and fall of this Protestant establishment, Sehat focuses on a series of dissenters--abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison, suffragist Elizabeth Cady Stanton, socialist Eugene V. Debs, and many others. Shattering myths held by both the left and right, David Sehat forces us to rethink some of our most deeply held beliefs. By showing the bad history used on both sides, he denies partisans a safe refuge with the Founders.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

368

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0199793115

ISBN 13

9780199793112

The Cornfield

Antietam's Bloody Turning Point

By: David A. Welker

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Cornfield

Antietam's Bloody Turning Point

By: David A. Welker

The Civil War battle in western Maryland that killed 22,000 men—and served no military purpose. For generations of Americans, the word Antietam—the name of a bucolic stream in western Maryland—held the same sense of horror and carnage that the date 9/11 does for Americans today. But Antietam eclipses even this modern tragedy as America’s single bloodiest day, on which 22,000 men became casualties in a war to determine our nation’s future. Antietam is forever burned into the American psyche as a battle bathed in blood that served no military purpose and brought no decisive victory. This much Americans know was true. What they didn’t know was why the battle broke out at all—until now. The Cornfield: Antietam’s Bloody Turning Point tells for the first time the full story of the struggle to control “the Cornfield,” the action on which the costly battle of Antietam turned. Because Federal and Confederate forces repeatedly traded control of the spot, the fight for the Cornfield is a story of human struggle against fearful odds, men seeking to do their duty, and a simple test of survival. Many of the firsthand accounts included in this volume have never before been revealed to modern readers or assembled in such a comprehensive, readable narrative. At the same time, The Cornfield offers fresh views of the battle as a whole, arguing that two central facts doomed thousands of soldiers. This new, provocative perspective is certain to change our modern understanding of how the battle of Antietam was fought and its role in American history.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

585

Publisher

Open Road Media

Published Date

ISBN 10

1504062388

ISBN 13

9781504062381

The Writing Process

A Concise Rhetoric

By: John M. Lannon,David B. Parsons

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Writing Process

A Concise Rhetoric

By: John M. Lannon,David B. Parsons

Appropriate for university level composition and essay writing courses. This practical and accessible writing guide unravels the complexities of writing by presenting the writing process as a series of critical thinking decisions. In addition to coverage of the traditional modes, the text offers practice in analyzing the unique rhetorical requirements of any writing situation by showing how audience and purpose influence writing. Student and professional readings throughout the text- including fiction, poetry, advertisements, memoirs and cartoons -illustrate various writing strategies.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

532

Published Date

ISBN 10

0201742233

ISBN 13

9780201742237

Rehabilitating Lochner

Defending Individual Rights against Progressive Reform

By: David E. Bernstein

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Rehabilitating Lochner

Defending Individual Rights against Progressive Reform

By: David E. Bernstein

In this timely reevaluation of an infamous Supreme Court decision, David E. Bernstein provides a compelling survey of the history and background of Lochner v. New York. This 1905 decision invalidated state laws limiting work hours and became the leading case contending that novel economic regulations were unconstitutional. Sure to be controversial, Rehabilitating Lochner argues that the decision was well grounded in precedent—and that modern constitutional jurisprudence owes at least as much to the limited-government ideas of Lochner proponents as to the more expansive vision of its Progressive opponents. Tracing the influence of this decision through subsequent battles over segregation laws, sex discrimination, civil liberties, and more, Rehabilitating Lochner argues not only that the court acted reasonably in Lochner, but that Lochner and like-minded cases have been widely misunderstood and unfairly maligned ever since.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

204

Publisher

University of Chicago Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0226043185

ISBN 13

9780226043180

Conformity and Conflict

Readings to Accompany Miller, Cultural Anthropology, 4e

By: David W. McCurdy

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Conformity and Conflict

Readings to Accompany Miller, Cultural Anthropology, 4e

By: David W. McCurdy

The best-selling Conformity and Conflict reader has been the ideal complement to standard anthropology texts for decades. This special edition offers 16 articles, hand-picked by Barbara Miller to complement her text, Cultural Anthropology, Fourth Edition.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

196

Publisher

Allyn & Bacon

Published Date

ISBN 10

0205541291

ISBN 13

9780205541294

Culture and Consumption

New Approaches to the Symbolic Character of Consumer Goods and Activities

By: Grant David McCracken

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Culture and Consumption

New Approaches to the Symbolic Character of Consumer Goods and Activities

By: Grant David McCracken

This book compiles and integrates highly innovative work aimed at bridging the fields of anthropology and consumer behavior." —Journal of Consumer Affairs " . . . fascinating . . . ambitious and interesting . . . " —Canadian Advertising Foundation Newsletter " . . . an anthropological dig into consumerism brimming with original thought . . . " —The Globe and Mail "Grant McCracken has written a provocative book that puts consumerism in its place in Western society—at the centre." —Report on Business Magazine " . . . a stimulating addition to knowledge and theory about the interrelationship of culture and consumption." —Choice "[McCracken's] synthesis of anthropological and consumer studies material will give historians new ideas and methods to integrate into their thinking." —Maryland Historian "The book offers a fresh and much needed cultural interpretation of consumption." —Journal of Consumer Policy "The volume will help balance the prevailing cognitive and social psychological cast of consumer research and should stimulate more comprehensive investigation into consumer behavior." —Journal of Marketing Research " . . . broad scope, enthusiasm and imagination . . . a significant contribution to the literature on consumption history, consumer behavior, and American material culture." —Winterhur Portfolio "For this is a superb book, a definitive exploration of its subject that makes use of the full range of available literature." —American Journal of Sociology "McCracken's book is a fine synthesis of a new current of thought that strives to create an interdisciplinary social science of consumption behaviors, a current to which folklorists have much to contribute." —Journal of American Folklore This provocative book takes a refreshing new view of the culture of consumption. McCracken examines the interplay of culture and consumer behavior from the anthropologist's point of view and provides new insights into the way we view ourselves and our society.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

196

Publisher

Indiana University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0253206286

ISBN 13

9780253206282

Liberty of Contract

Rediscovering a Lost Constitutional Right

By: David N. Mayer

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Liberty of Contract

Rediscovering a Lost Constitutional Right

By: David N. Mayer

Examines the history of the liberty of contract and shows how this right has been continuously diminished by court decisions and by our country's growing regulatory and welfare state.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

202

Publisher

Cato Institute

Published Date

ISBN 10

1935308408

ISBN 13

9781935308409

Consuming Power

A Social History of American Energies

By: David E. Nye

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Consuming Power

A Social History of American Energies

By: David E. Nye

Nye uses energy as a touchstone to examine the lives of ordinary people engaged in normal activities. How did the United States become the world's largest consumer of energy? David Nye shows that this is less a question about the development of technology than it is a question about the development of culture. In Consuming Power, Nye uses energy as a touchstone to examine the lives of ordinary people engaged in normal activities. He looks at how these activities changed as new energy systems were constructed, from colonial times to recent years. He also shows how, as Americans incorporated new machines and processes into their lives, they became ensnared in power systems that were not easily changed: they made choices about the conduct of their lives, and those choices accumulated to produce a consuming culture. Nye examines a sequence of large systems that acquired and then lost technological momentum over the course of American history, including water power, steam power, electricity, the internal-combustion engine, atomic power, and computerization. He shows how each system became part of a larger set of social constructions through its links to the home, the factory, and the city. The result is a social history of America as seen through the lens of energy consumption.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

358

Publisher

MIT Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0262640384

ISBN 13

9780262640381

Conformity and Conflict

Readings in Cultural Anthropology

By: James P. Spradley,David W. McCurdy

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Conformity and Conflict

Readings in Cultural Anthropology

By: James P. Spradley,David W. McCurdy

An ideal complement to standard anthropology texts or as a stand-alone text/reader, the best-selling Conformity and Conflict continues to offer students an in-depth look at anthropology as a powerful way to study human behavior and events. This Premium Edition retains all 37 readings from the Twelfth Edition, and provides online access to seventeen additional readings from the Tenth and Eleventh Editions. As always, each reading retains the accessibility Conformity and Conflict is well known for, covers a broad range of theoretical perspectives that demonstrate basic anthropological concepts, and presents the view that anthropology provides a fascinating perspective on the human experience.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

462

Published Date

ISBN 10

0205593283

ISBN 13

9780205593286

Conformity and Conflict

Readings to Accompany Miller, Cultural Anthropology, 4e

By: David W. McCurdy

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Conformity and Conflict

Readings to Accompany Miller, Cultural Anthropology, 4e

By: David W. McCurdy

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

196

Publisher

Allyn & Bacon

Published Date

ISBN 10

0205541291

ISBN 13

9780205541294

Book's by David W. McCurdy

Conformity and Conflict

Conformity and Conflict

The Cultural Experience

The Cultural Experience

Only One Place of Redress

Only One Place of Redress

Kucers' The Use of Antibiotics Sixth Edition

Kucers' The Use of Antibiotics Sixth Edition

The Myth of American Religious Freedom

The Myth of American Religious Freedom

The Cornfield

The Cornfield

The Writing Process

The Writing Process

Rehabilitating Lochner

Rehabilitating Lochner

Conformity and Conflict

Conformity and Conflict

Culture and Consumption

Culture and Consumption

Liberty of Contract

Liberty of Contract

Consuming Power

Consuming Power

Conformity and Conflict

Conformity and Conflict

Conformity and Conflict

Conformity and Conflict

Username

Password

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email