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        Pre/Architecture

        Pre/Architecture

        Pre/Architecture

        by Spyros Papapetros

        ISBN: 9783956792847

        Publisher: Sternberg Press

        Pub Date: April 14, 2026

        How a pre-architectural world became a central object of study by architectural historians and architects in the aftermath of world historical events.
        Fragilities

        Fragilities

        Fragilities

        Essays on the Politics, Ethics, and Aesthetics of Maintenance and Repair

        Edited by Fernando Domínguez Rubio, Jérôme Denis and David Pontille

        ISBN: 9780262550758

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: April 29, 2025

        An original essay collection that explores the generative dimensions of fragility, which can help reveal new life-affirming politics and ethics.
        At the Crossroads of Psychology and Anthropology

        At the Crossroads of Psychology and Anthropology

        At the Crossroads of Psychology and Anthropology

        In Conversation with Jerome Bruner

        Edited by Bradd Shore

        ISBN: 9780262551045

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: February 18, 2025

        A prominent anthropologist in conversation with one of America's most influential psychologists and educators.
        The Tales Teeth Tell

        The Tales Teeth Tell

        The Tales Teeth Tell

        Development, Evolution, Behavior

        by Tanya M. Smith

        ISBN: 9780262553858

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: January 21, 2025

        What teeth can tell us about human evolution, development, and behavior.
        Endangered Languages

        Endangered Languages

        Endangered Languages

        by Evangelia Adamou

        ISBN: 9780262548700

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: August 6, 2024

        A concise, accessible introduction to language endangerment and why it is one of the most urgent challenges of our times.
        Critical Perspectives on Ancient DNA

        Critical Perspectives on Ancient DNA

        Critical Perspectives on Ancient DNA

        Edited by Daniel Strand, Anna Källén and Charlotte Mulcare

        ISBN: 9780262548090

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: July 2, 2024

        The first comprehensive critical analysis of the practices and consequences of ancient DNA research.
        Convergent Evolution in Stone-Tool Technology

        Convergent Evolution in Stone-Tool Technology

        Convergent Evolution in Stone-Tool Technology

        Edited by Michael J. O'Brien, Briggs Buchanan and Metin I. Eren

        ISBN: 9780262552080

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: May 21, 2024

        Scholars from a variety of disciplines consider cases of convergence in lithic technology, when functional or developmental constraints result in similar forms in independent lineages.
        Sahara

        Sahara

        Sahara

        A Thousand Paths Into the Future

        Edited by Kateryna Botanova, Yarri Kamara and Quinn Latimer

        ISBN: 9781915609205

        Publisher: Sternberg Press

        Pub Date: February 13, 2024

        An anthology that accompanies Culturescapes 2023 Sahara, the 17th edition of the Swiss multidisciplinary festival.
        Postcards for Mia

        Postcards for Mia

        Postcards for Mia

        by Michael Taussig

        ISBN: 9781913689421

        Publisher: Strange Attractor Press

        Pub Date: November 21, 2023

        A picture book to be shared and savored by both children and adults: a journey into a wondrous world colored by the stories we might choose to tell about it.
        Inequality

        Inequality

        Inequality

        A Genetic History

        by Carles Lalueza-Fox

        ISBN: 9780262547314

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: September 19, 2023

        How genomics reveals deep histories of inequality, going back many thousands of years.
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