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 * Escape from Freedom by Erich Fromm**

I read the Chinese version of this book when I was in China. So my impression was less about text. But I like this book for it tries to ask and answer questions that confuse people explicitly or implicitly in everyday life, and Fromm uses spectacular historical example (Nazi) to illustrate his theory.


 * Anthropology as Cultural Critique: An Experimental Moment in the Human Sciences by George E. Marcus and Michael M. J. Fischer**

I like this book for it locates the methodology of anthropology to the academic map of social science, and raises problem concerning the theoretical predicament confronted by all social sciences. Also it honestly stated the difficulties faced by anthropology.

The structure of this text is something that I want to imitate. In the first three chapters there is an integration of the theoretical frameworks on the topic of this book. Then David provides empirical examples to illustrate and characterize the “alternative pathways”. In the conclusion, he proposes some normative ideas on how to progress based on the lessons learned from the examples.
 * Alternative Pathways in Science and Industry: Activism, Innovation, and the Environment in an Era of Globalization by David J. Hess**