Survival in the harsh sub-arctic environment requires resourcefulness and ingenuity. This book explores the manifestations of Yup'ik technology by following the seasonal cycle of harvests and ceremonial renewals.

In the first comprehensive and critical assessment of Zygmunt Bauman's work on culture, Dariusz Brzezinski offers a comparative analysis of the theories of one of the most influential intellectuals of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Foregrounding the sociologist and philosopher's Polish period, Brzezinski introduces Bauman to a new international audience.