Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Engaged anthropology: cultural relativism, development anthropology, and human rights activism/ Mary Racelis

The Converging adverse effects of the financial and political crises/ Alejandro Toledo

Uncrystallized society and libertarian spirit/ Charles J-H Macdonald

Power and kinship: the relations of power between age groups and sexes among the Alangan Mangyan of Northeastern Mindoro/ Jurg Helbling

Walkable streets, living cities: Quiapo lessons/ Fernando Zialcita

The Crack in the cosmic egg: reflections on healing a violent world/ Richard Mollica

Dispersion and concentration in the Andes/ Juan M. Ossio

A cultural perspective on ambient intelligence/ F.D.J. Grotenhuis

Building an Asean community/ Wilfrido V. Villacorta

Architectural anthropology as a practical methodology-- toward the "place" for creating new intellectual frameworks/ Fuyuki Makino

The warrior being: metaphysics and human development/ Riccardo Colasanti

Dynamics of learning organization in rural development: green promotion and cooperation project in Kareygorou, Niger by the Japan Overseas Cooperation volunteers/ Yuichi Sekiya

Ethnic transformation: the building of a nation/ Jesus T. Peralta

Evaluating the impact of Andean cultural values and idiosyncrasies on associative models for small farmers in Peru: Irrigator committees in Piura case study/ Oswaldo Morales Tristan

Ancestors of heritage: cognatic society and spirit of worship of Lao peasants/ Rie Odajima

Transformation of cultural landscape of complex societies in Southeast Asia: a case study of Cebu Central settlement, Philippines/ Masao Nishimura