Medical Anthropology in Ecological Perspective (McElroy Ann)(Paperback)

Medical Anthropology in Ecological Perspective (McElroy Ann)(Paperback)

Global environmental change and recent worldwide infectious-disease outbreaks make the ecological perspective of medical anthropology more important a field of study than ever. In this premier teaching text, authors Ann McElroy and Patricia K. Townsend integrate biocultural, environmental, and

Introducing Medical Anthropology: A Discipline in Action (Singer Merrill)(Pevná vazba)

The third edition of Introducing Medical Anthropology: A Discipline in Action, provides students with a first exposure to the growing field of medical and health anthropology. The narrative is guided by unifying themes. First, health-oriented anthropologists are very involved in the process of

The Routledge Handbook of Medical Anthropology (Manderson Lenore)(Paperback)

A Possible Anthropology: Methods for Uneasy Times (Pandian Anand)(Paperback)

In a time of intense uncertainty, social strife, and ecological upheaval, what does it take to envision the world as it yet may be? The field of anthropology, Anand Pandian argues, has resources essential for this critical and imaginative task. Anthropology is no stranger to injustice and

Past Scents: Historical Perspectives on Smell (Reinarz Jonathan)(Paperback)

In this comprehensive and engaging volume, medical historian Jonathan Reinarz offers a historiography of smell from ancient to modern times. Synthesizing existing scholarship in the field, he shows how people have relied on their olfactory sense to understand and engage with both their immediate

Perspectives in Meiobenthology: Reviews, Reflections and Conclusions (Giere Olav)(Paperback)

Although of high abundance, diversity and ecological importance, meiofauna is little covered by relevant scientific media. How can this negligence be overcome? The present treatise highlights promising meiofauna research fields, selected both from basic and applied science, as well as new methods

Understanding and Applying Medical Anthropology (Brown Peter J.)(Paperback)

The editors of the third edition of the seminal textbook Understanding and Applying Medical Anthropology bring it completely up to date for both instructors and students. The collection of 49 readings (17 of them new to this edition) offers extensive background description and exposes students to

Centering the Margins of Anthropology's History: Histories of Anthropology Annual, Volume 14 (Darnell Regna)(Paperback)

The series Histories of Anthropology Annual presents diverse perspectives on the discipline's history within a global context, with a goal of increasing the awareness and use of historical approaches in teaching, learning, and conducting anthropology. The series includes critical, comparative,

Tracking Anthropological Engagements (Darnell Regna)(Paperback)

Histories of Anthropology Annual series presents diverse perspectives on the discipline's history within a global context, with a goal of increasing awareness and use of historical approaches in teaching, learning, and conducting anthropology. The series includes critical, comparative, analytical,

Working with Adolescents, Second Edition: A Guide for Practitioners (Laser Julie Anne)(Pevná vazba)

Noted for its multisystemic-ecological perspective, this accessible text and practitioner resource has now been revised and expanded with 60% new material. The book provides a comprehensive view of adolescent development and explores effective ways to support teens who are having difficulties. The

Man and Microbes: Disease and Plagues in History and Modern Times (Karlen Arno)(Paperback)

A noted medical historian places recent outbreaks of deadly diseases in historical perspective, with accounts of other alarming and recurring diseases throughout history and of the ways in which humans have adapted. Reprint. 17,500 first

The Adventure Zone: Murder on the Rockport Limited! (McElroy Clint)(Paperback)

In the second Adventure Zone graphic novel (adapted from the McElroy family's wildly popular D&D podcast), we rejoin hero-adjacent sort-of-comrades-in-arms Taako, Magnus, and Merle on a wild careen through a D&D railroad murder mystery. This installment has a little of everything: a genius child

A Possible Anthropology: Methods for Uneasy Times (Pandian Anand)(Pevná vazba)

In a time of intense uncertainty, social strife, and ecological upheaval, what does it take to envision the world as it yet may be? The field of anthropology, Anand Pandian argues, has resources essential for this critical and imaginative task. Anthropology is no stranger to injustice and

Perspectives in Male Psychology: An Introduction (Barry John)(Paperback)

PERSPECTIVES IN MALE PSYCHOLOGY Discover a balanced perspective on men's psychology in this accessible new resource Male psychology is a new field within the discipline of psychology, which focuses on men and boys. Male psychology moves us towards a more scientific and balanced understanding of the

New Perspectives in Medical Records: Meeting the Needs of Patients and Practitioners (Rinaldi Giovanni)(Paperback)

This book provides innovative practical suggestions regarding the production and management of medical records that are designed to address the inconsistencies and errors that have been highlighted especially in relation to national eHealth programs. Challenges and lessons that have emerged from

Reader in Anthropology of Reli (Lambek Michael)(Paperback)

A Reader in the Anthropology of Religion is a collection of some of the most significant classic and contemporary writings in the field. Updated in its second edition, this volume examines numerous aspects of religion in a diversity of cultures and expands upon the idea of what we mean by

Art/Commons: Anthropology Beyond Capitalism (Mollona Massimiliano)(Paperback)

Art/Commons is the first book to theorise the commons from the perspectives of contemporary art history and anthropology, focusing on the ongoing tensions between art and capitalism. This study is grounded in an analysis of contemporary artistic and curatorial practices, which the author describes

Anthropology of Landscape: The Extraordinary in the Ordinary (Tilley Christopher)(Paperback)

An Anthropology of Landscape tells the fascinating story of a heathland landscape in south-west England and the way different individuals and groups engage with it. Based on a long-term anthropological study, the book emphasises four individual themes: embodied identities, the landscape as a

Digital Anthropology (Geismar Haidy)(Paperback)

Digital Anthropology, 2nd Edition explores how human and digital can be explored in relation to one another within issues as diverse as social media use, virtual worlds, hacking, quantified self, blockchain, digital environmentalism and digital representation. The book challenges the prevailing

Roman Roads: New Evidence - New Perspectives (Kolb Anne)(Paperback)

This volume aims to present the current state of research on Roman roads and their foundations in a combined historical and archaeological perspective. The focus is on the diverse local histories and the varying degrees of significance of individual roads and regional networks, which are treated

Anthropology, History, and Education (Kant Immanuel)(Paperback)

Anthropology, History, and Education, first published in 2007, contains all of Kant's major writings on human nature. Some of these works, which were published over a thirty-nine year period between 1764 and 1803, had never before been translated into English. Kant's question 'What is the human

Living Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology (Ahearn Laura M.)(Paperback)

A new, fully revised edition of this bestselling textbook in linguistic anthropology, updated to address the impacts of globalization, pandemics, and other contemporary socio-economic issues in the study of language Living Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology has introduced

Writing Anthropology: Essays on Craft and Commitment (McGranahan Carole)(Paperback)

In Writing Anthropology, fifty-two anthropologists reflect on scholarly writing as both craft and commitment. These short essays cover a wide range of territory, from ethnography, genre, and the politics of writing to affect, storytelling, authorship, and scholarly responsibility. Anthropological

Art, Anthropology and the Gift (Sansi Roger)(Paperback)

In recent decades, the dialogue between art and anthropology has been both intense and controversial. Art, Anthropology and the Gift provides a much-needed and comprehensive overview of this dialogue, whilst also exploring the reciprocal nature of the two subjects through practice, theory and