Millions of people want to Save the Planet from human-caused catastrophe, and millions more want to Save Humanity from poverty and poor health. These are noble aspirations, and when noble aspirations succeed the world is a better place. But many don't, which is wasteful. It is good money spent badly... pure waste. This hurts the planet as much as any other kind of waste. What can save us from this waste? What can save us from good intentions gone bad? The key is being smart about good intentions - mixing in good head thinking with good heart thinking. Helping you learn how to do this is my goal for this book. Read this and help Save the Planet from the waste of good intentions gone bad.

Post India’s economic liberalization in the 1990s, the village ceased to be central to ongoing sociological concerns. As a result, the period saw a marginalization of rural life and agrarian economy in the national imagination. However, in the 21st century as India transforms, so does its rural life. This book revisits the realities of contemporary rural India, exploring the trajectories of change across regions such as those in rural economies, the relationship of villages to the outside world, and the dynamics of caste inequalities. The volume puts together 14 papers based on empirical studies carried out by sociologists, social anthropologists, and economists over the past 15 years to begin a holistic conversation on contemporary rural India which continues to be an important site of social, political, and economic activities. India’s Villages in the 21st Century stresses diversity as a fundamental structure of Indian economy and society and illustrates the point by focusing on the economies, patterns of settlements, and organization of social and political life in India’s villages.

This is about seeing the patterns of history and profiting from that insight.

In 1999 (August 30 - September 2) the Pan African Anthropological Association (PAAA) marked the 10th anniversary of its creation by holding its 9th Annual Conference in Yaounde, Cameroon - the city and country of its birth. The conference, themed "The Anthropology of Africa: Challenges for the 21st Century", was attended by some seventy participants, mostly African. Among the international participants was Dr Sydel Silverman, President of the Wenner Gren Foundation at the time - a long term partner of the PAAA; she was present at the inaugural conference in 1988. The conference proceedings were initially published in 2000 with very limited circulation. Given the continued relevance of the papers presented, and in view of the call by the President of the PAAA for African anthropologists to reunite anthropological theory and practice in the teaching programmes of African universities, the PAAA is pleased to republish the proceedings of its landmark 9th Annual Conference. The book consists of forty three divided into eight parts, namely: i) teaching anthropology in the decades ahead; ii) Health Challenges: HIV/AIDS Anthropological Perspectives; iii) NGOS: Use and Misuse of Anthropology; iv) Anthropological Focus on Environment; v) Some Applied Issues in Anthropology; vi) The African Family in Crisis; vii) Ethnicity and Ethnic Conflicts; and viii) Population issues and anthropology: Fertility Crisis. Paul Nkwi concludes his introduction to the volume with these words: "The Anthropology of Africa will remain for a long time, fundamentally applied if it is to meet the challenges of the 21st Century."

Keeping Faith in the 21st Century By: JOE NORQUIST, M.D. Over the past 2,000 years, humans have discovered great knowledge from science, theology, and personal experiences of life that clarify or change our understanding of various Biblical tenets and assumptions. Ancient people knew nothing of physics, biology, chemistry, or astronomy when they authored the Bible. Today, there are passages of Scripture that may not fit our modern knowledge. Keeping Faith in the 21st Century seeks to foster discussion and dialogue among Christians with questions or doubts about the Bible’s relation to this modern knowledge. This work is inspired by the author’s personal experience and questions in hopes to promote respectful conversation instead of “I’m right, you’re wrong” accusations.

Welcome to 2050what the real 2050 could be like. This book is about what life will be like when cyber is prolific, self-aware, and in full control of large scale industry, service, and transportation. There will be fascinating changes in how humans live and what they think about. Some changes you will read about are the following: Cyber muses: Behind every great man . . . er, person, there is a good wom . . . er, cyber muse! Wearables and surveillance: These mean fast fixing of problems in both machines and people. Privacy? Third fiddle to fast fix and inspiring body and mind altering. Total entitlement state: Necessities fully covered! Now how about human wants and feelings? The chapters in this book are of two styles: Essays describing what changes will be happening Stories that put a deeply human twist on the ramifications of these changes In this much-changed world, what will people be experiencing, what will they be thinking about, and what will they be aspiring for? These are the questions being asked and answered in Visions of 2050.

Albee and Influence contains essays, written by leading Albee scholars, that focus on literary and philosophical influences on Edward Albee’s plays as well as essays on writers and works that Albee influenced.