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Arizpe, Lourdes was born on April 10, 1946 in Mexico City. Daughter of Jesus and Luisa (Schlosser) Arizpe.
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Never before in history have humans had such power over the environment as we have today, and never before have we been so close to the end of nature. With the destruction of the earth a realistic possibility, global change is the point on which theoretical discussions and practical challenges must converge. The authors of this compelling book argue that before suitable solutions can be found to pressing environmental problems, we need a way to gather information on the human dimensions of global changes. How do small and everyday individual actions add up to the intricate networks of global interactions? What are our rights and responsibilities as humans toward the planet and its natural resources? The Lacandon rain forest in Mexico provides a vivid example of an environmental challenge that will demand the concerted efforts of many different groups, and not only technical solutions, to resolve successfully. Using data taken largely from in-depth interviews with landowners, farm workers, cattle raisers, housewives, professionals, and civil servants, the authors draw a rich portrait of the varied perceptions and positions these groups and individuals hold. At issue are the social, rather than psychological, bases of their perspectives. Culture and Global Change offers a model for how the social sciences, and anthropology in particular, can lead the way in developing comprehensive understandings of the interrelationships between groups at the local, regional, and international levels that affect perceptions of the environment and thus the viability of solutions. It is required reading for anthropologists and environmental activists alike. Lourdes Arizpe is Assistant Director-General for Culture, UNESCO. Fernanda Paz and Margarita Vel´zquez work for the Centro Regional de Investigaciones Multidisciplinarias, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México.
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Arizpe, Lourdes was born on April 10, 1946 in Mexico City. Daughter of Jesus and Luisa (Schlosser) Arizpe.
Master of Arts in Ethnology, Escuela National Anthropology, Mexico City, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology, London School of Economics, 1975.
With Escuela National de Anthropologia, 1966-1969. Ethnologist National Anthropology Museum, Mexico City, 1967-1969. With London School of Economics, 1970-1975.
Researcher El Colegio de Mexico, Mexico City, 1973-1985. Professor National University, since 1985. Lecturer Rutgers University, New Jersey, 1978.
Consultant United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization/International Labor Organization/United Nations, Geneva, 1978-1987, Indian Organization, Mexico, 1975-1985. Director National Museum Popular Culture Mexico, Mexico City, 1985-1988, Institute Anthropological Research National University, since 1991. Member steering committee Development Alternatives for Women, Brazil, 1985.
Committee member Human Dimensions of Global Change, Paris, 1989. Committee member Society Sciences Research Council, New York, 1986-1989. Secretary Mexican National Science Academy, since 1992.
( Never before in history have humans had such power over...)
Fellow Institute Development Studies. Member International Union Anthropological Sciences (president 1988-1993), International Social Science Council (executive committee 1990-1992, vice president since 1992), Royal Anthropological Society, Latin American Studies Association, International Sociological Association (officer 1986-1988), Mexican Anthropological Association (president 1984-1986), Society International Development (vice president since 1991), Mexican Society for Anthropology (secretary since 1992).
