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Statistics in Geography: A Practical Approach

D. Ebdon (1977) Basil Blackwell, (0–631–10131–4), 195pp

Statistical Methods and the Geographer

S. Gregory (1978), Fourth Edition, Longman, (0–582–48186–4), 240 pp

Quantitative Techniques in Geography: An Introduction

R. Hammond &; P. S. McCullagh (1978), Second Edition, Oxford University Press, (0–19–874067–0) 364 pp

Multivariate Statistical Analysis in Geography: A Primer on the GeneralLinear Model

R.J. Johnston (1978), Longman, (0–582–48677–7), 280 pp

Maps and Statistics

P. Lewis (1977), Methuen, (0–416–65380–4), 318 pp

Inferential Statistics for Geographers

G.B. Norcliffe (1977), Hutchinson, (0–09–128621–2), 272 pp

Statistical Concepts in Geography

J. Silk (1979), George Allen &; Unwin, (0–04–910066–8), 276 pp

Patterns in Human Geography

D.M. Smith (1977), Penguin, (0–14–080926–0), 373 pp

Quantitative Methods in Human Geography: An Introduction to SpatialAnalysis

P.J. Taylor (1977), Houghton‐Mifflin, (0–395–18699–4), 386 pp

An Introduction to Quantitative Analysis in Human Geography

M. Yeates (1974), McGraw‐Hill; (0–07–072251–X), 300 pp     

The ILT and Geographers: If you are not in it,you cannot influence it

Film as a tool for learning offers considerable opportunity for enhancing student understanding. This paper reflects on the experiences of a project that required students to make a short film demonstrating their practical understanding of qualitative methods. In the psychogeographical tradition, students were asked to “drift” across the urban environment and record their own experiences of the places encountered. The findings suggest this “drift-film” strategy can be successful in sensitizing individuals to the benefits of qualitative methods, can enhance students' ability to story-board and structure their arguments, and develop key editing skills which can be transferred to future employability.     

If you are not one of them you feel out of place: understanding divisions in a Northern Irish town

This paper examines and reflects on the use of Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking devices as a method to understand and analyse young people’s everyday movement in Northern Ireland, a divided society emerging from conflict. The paper also seeks to contribute to the extensive body of literature which already exists on young people’s geographies and movements within the Northern Ireland context. We highlight how the use of GPS together with more traditional methods gives us considerable insights of movements of young people in Northern Ireland and sheds light on the communal divisions in one town in Northern Ireland, Coleraine. We argue that the use of a GPS methodology significantly adds to the understanding of young people’s movements and geographies, particularly in a post-conflict context where notions of place and territory have particular significance.     

Contraception. Not as safe as you think

The condom has generally been accepted as protective both against unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. New evidence based on a study of 4000 women found that diaphragms were the most effective against gonorrhea and chlamydia having 65% and 72% less risk respectively. The contraceptive sponge lowered risk by 13% for chlamydia and 65% for gonorrhea. Condoms lowered risk only 3$ for chlamydia and 34% for gonorrhea. These findings were suggested by researchers to be due possibly to women's more consistent and efficient use of diaphragms and sponges, rather than the devices themselves. Another study of IUD use by WHO among 20,000 women on 5 continents showed that the risk of pelvic inflammation was higher in younger women and incidence of inflammation was greater during the first 20 days after IUD insertion. Incidence of inflammation decreased after the 20-day initial period of insertion. Of the 4000 users in the study from China, there were no reported cases of pelvic disease attributed to the IUD. Chinese women use 70% of the 84 million IUDs used worldwide. Prior reports from the 1970s and 1980s had identified the IUD as having an increased risk of pelvic inflammatory disease.     

松布同志,请一路走好

政协青海省委员会原副主席松布,因病医治无效,于2005年4月5日4时43分在西宁逝世,享年83岁。松布同志1921年11月出生于青海省互助土族自治县加定乡庄浪滩村一个农民家庭。1925年认定为互助县佑宁寺第六世松布活佛,1945年任佑宁寺法台。1950年10月参加工作。1950年10月至1955年9月任青海省人民政府监察委员会委员、副主任;1955年9月至1965年11月任青海省民委副主任;     

Cheese Gives you Nightmares: Old Hags and Heartburn

Stories of witches transforming men into beasts of burden told by Homer, Apuleius, and St Augustine follow a narrative schema also found in legends of people turned into horses by witches with magic bridles. The stories figuratively convey symptoms of the nightmare, known as the "Mare" or "Old Hag." Cheese features in several of them. Although these narratives seem a far cry from the commonplace that cheese is indigestible and causes nightmares, indigestion and the Mare are inextricably entwined. This essay explores the relationships between them. [1]     

"Now if you have only sons you are dead": migration, gender, and family economy in twentieth century northwestern Ghana

This article explores the interconnectedness between labor migration, gender, and the family economy in northwestern Ghana in the 20th century. It focuses specifically on the Dagaaba of the Nadowli and Jirapa administrative districts of what is now the Upper West Region (UWR). It examines how the relationships between men and women in terms of roles, status, access to productive resources and inheritance, changed in tandem with broader changes in society in the 20th century; changes that over time produced enhanced value and elevated status for women in the family. These changes in gender relations are reflected increasingly in the belief among elderly men that ‘now if you have only sons, you are dead’. By focusing on the lived experiences of ordinary women and men in the migration process, it argues that even though indigenous social structures privileged men over women in almost all spheres of life, Dagaaba women were nonetheless significantly active in shaping the history of their communities and that gender relations in Dagaaba communities were not static — they changed over time and generation. This article contributes to the ongoing discussion of the internal migration phenomenon in West Africa, which has so far attracted scant historical analysis.     

你还好吗,我们的羌寨乡亲

<正>题记:我们的面前,摆着那本2008年第1期《旅游纵览》。在第16页,刊登着从许多稿件中选出的《情迷羌寨——汶川漫游》,捧起它,我们哭了。发生在那里的"5·12"8.0级大地震,崩摧了曾经的美好与安详,很多锦绣山川中的村庄,霎时废墟一片,爹娘妻儿、兄弟姐妹、亲朋好友,早上还在围坐、闲     

You are what you eat: New approaches to economic prehistory

E. S. Higgs, ed. Papers in Economic Prehistory. Studies by Members and Associates of the British Academy Major Research Project in the Early History of Agriculture. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1973. x + 219 pp. Illustrations, figures, tables, bibliography and index. $15.50.     

Pandemics,transformations and tourism: be careful what you wish for

Abstract

Disease outbreaks and pandemics have long played a role in societal and economic change. However, the nature of such change is selective, meaning that it is sometimes minimal and, at other times, and change or transformation may be unexpected, potentially even reinforcing contemporary paradigms. A comprehensive overview of pandemics and their effects is provided. This is used to help contextualise the COVID-19 pandemic, its impact on tourism and government, industry and consumer response. Drawing on the available literature, factors that will affect tourism and destination recovery are then identified. Some measures will continue or even expand present growth orientations in tourism while others may contribute to sustainability. It is concluded that that the selective nature of the effects of COVID-19 and the measures to contain it may lead to reorientation of tourism in some cases, but in others will contribute to policies reflecting the selfish nationalism of some countries. However, the response to planetary limits and sustainable tourism requires a global approach. Despite clear evidence of this necessity, the possibility for a comprehensive transformation of the tourism system remains extremely limited without a fundamental transformation of the entire planet.     

Don't worry if you fail to save the world on your first go

During these tumultuous times, many anthropologists want to use their skills and knowledge to help make a difference. This guest editorial offers 12 practical tips on doing engaged research – ranging from ‘accept that you won't always be in charge’ to ‘listen to people with different perspectives’.     

EXCHANGING BUSINESS CARDS IN JAPAN: Oh! So you are an …

This article uses the simple example of a Japanese business card as a threefold way to explore identity making, essentialist features, and what it is that anthropologists do. In Japan, the transmission of idealized forms of identity has been explained through numerous processes, such as national discourses or education. Yet, how stereotypical ways of being are reproduced and embedded in insignificant little things – like the worlds that collide on the two faces of a business card – is a subject that has received far less attention. Anthropology has much to gain by focusing on how everyday objects simplify, encapsulate or sanitize identities in ways that disregard the lived experiences of many.     

Everything you always wanted to know about agrarian reform but were afraid to ask!

Robert J. Alexander. Agrarian Reform in Latin America. New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., 1974. xiii +118 pp. Author's preface and index. $5.95.     

我爱你没有最高级——珠峰极限之爱

平淡生活才是生命最后的本核,而生命本核中的童真,只有在爱的保护下,才会保持它最真实最透彻的样子。泽龙现在眼里的番茄,跟他们刚认识时一样,没有变化,仍然像个没长大的孩子。“我想去爬山。”2016年4月番茄第一次打电话给泽龙时,就这么直截了当地说了自己的想法,飒得很。泽龙当时正在第一次去登珠穆朗玛峰的路上,他在电话里甩给番茄的回复是:你去登海拔8163米的马纳斯鲁峰,十万块钱。