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The Struggle for Democracy

Edward S. GreenbergBenjamin I. PageGordon Scott Fulcher Professor of Decision Making in the Department of Political Science Benjamin I PageGreenbergPage

出版	Pearson Education, Limited, 2004-12
主題	Political Science / GeneralPolitical Science / Political Ideologies / DemocracyPolitical Science / History & TheoryPolitical Science / American Government / General
ISBN	03213454289780321345424
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=fkjROwAACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋

Over the past decade, many of us have been alarmed to learn of the rapidly accelerating extinction of our planet's diverse flora and fauna. But how many of us know that our human cultural diversity is also going extinct at a shocking rate? Biologists estimate that 18% of mammals and 11% of birds are threatened, while botanists anticipate the loss of 8% of flora. Meanwhile, of the 7,000 languages in the world today, 50% will disappear in our lifetime. Languages are merely the canaries in the coalmine: what of the poetry, songs, knowledge, and ways of seeing encoded in these disappearing voices? InThe Wayfinders, acclaimed anthropologist Wade Davis offers a gripping account of this urgent crisis. He leads us on a fascinating tour through a handful of indigenous cultures and worldviews while reminding us of the encroaching dangers posed by unchecked globalization. An enlightening, awe-inspiring, and cautionary look at vanishing cultures and languages from one of the world's most celebrated and distinguished anthropologists.