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  • Chronic Failures

    Kidneys, Regimes of Care, and the Mexican State

    by Ciara Kierans ...
    Series series Medical Anthropology
    Chronic Failures: Kidneys, Regimes of Care and the Mexican State is about Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and the relentless search for renal care lived out in the context of poverty, inequality and uneven welfare arrangements. Based on ethnographic research conducted in the state of Jalisco, this book documents the routes uninsured Mexican patients take in order to access resource intensive ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • Social and Cultural Perspectives on Health, Technology and Medicine

    Old Concepts, New Problems

    by Ciara Kierans, Kirsten Bell, Carol Kingdon ...
    Developments in health, science and technology have long provided fertile analytical ground for social science disciplines. This book focuses on the critical and enduring importance of core concepts in anthropology and sociology for interrogating and keeping pace with developments in the life sciences. The authors consider how transformations in medical and scientific knowledge serve to reanimate ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

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  • Adam's Navel

    A Natural and Cultural History of the Human Form

    by Michael Sims ...
    In this amusing and brilliantly conceived book, Michael Sims introduces you to your body. Moving from head to toe, Sims blends cultural history with evolutionary theory to produce a wonderfully original narrative in which he analyzes the visible parts of the body. In this fascinating brew of science and storytelling, readers encounter not only accessible explanations of the mechanics of their ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Human Osteology

    by Tim D. White, Michael T. Black, Pieter A. Folkens ...
    A classic in its field, Human Osteology has been used by students and professionals through nearly two decades. Now revised and updated for a third edition, the book continues to build on its foundation of detailed photographs and practical real-world application of science. New information, expanded coverage of existing chapters, and additional supportive photographs keep this book current and ... Read more

    $71.09 USD

  • Introducing Anthropology

    A Graphic Guide

    by Merryl Wyn-Davis ...
    Series series Graphic Guides
    Anthropology originated as the study of 'primitive' cultures. But the notion of 'primitive' exposes presumptions of 'civilized' superiority and the right of the West to speak for 'less evolved' others. With the fall of Empire, anthropology became suspect and was torn by dissension from within. Did anthropology serve as a 'handmaiden to colonialism'? Is it a 'science' created by racism to prove ... Read more

    $5.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Forensic Anthropology

    Current Methods and Practice

    by Angi M. Christensen, Nicholas V. Passalacqua, Eric J. Bartelink ...
    Forensic Anthropology: Current Methods and Practice—winner of a 2015 Textbook Excellence Award (Texty) from The Text and Academic Authors Association—approaches forensic anthropology through an innovative style using current practices and real case studies drawn from the varied experiences, backgrounds, and practices of working forensic anthropologists. This text guides the reader through all ... Read more

    $63.89 USD

  • Dragon Bone Hill

    An Ice-Age Saga of Homo erectus

    by Noel T. Boaz, Russell L. Ciochon ...
    "Peking Man," a cave man once thought a great hunter who had first tamed fire, actually was a composite of the gnawed remains of some fifty women, children, and men unfortunate enough to have been the prey of the giant cave hyena. Researching the famous fossil site of Dragon Bone Hill in China, scientists Noel T. Boaz and Russell L. Ciochon retell the story of the cave's unique species of early ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

  • New Directions in Biocultural Anthropology

    Edited by Molly K. Zuckerman, Debra L. Martin ...
    Biocultural or biosocial anthropology is a research approach that views biology and culture as dialectically and inextricably intertwined, explicitly emphasizing the dynamic interaction between humans and their larger social, cultural, and physical environments. The biocultural approach emerged in anthropology in the 1960s, matured in the 1980s, and is now one of the dominant paradigms in ... Read more

    $120.00 USD

  • Unveiling Man's Origins (Routledge Revivals)

    Ten Decades of Thought About Human Evolution

    by L. S. B. Leakey, Vanne Morris Goodall ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    Originally published in 1969, the aim of this book is to tell the story of the major discoveries which have been made and the attitude of the world at large to these discoveries during the ten decades since Darwin published On the Origin of Species in 1859. For anyone interested in man's past and in understanding the significance of each new discovery relating to human evolution, this reissue will ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • A Companion to Forensic Anthropology

    Edited by Dennis Dirkmaat ...
    Series Book 39 - Wiley Blackwell Companions to Anthropology
    A Companion to Forensic Anthropology presents the most comprehensive assessment of the philosophy, goals, and practice of forensic anthropology currently available, with chapters by renowned international scholars and experts.Highlights the latest advances in forensic anthropology research, as well as the most effective practices and techniques used by professional forensic anthropologists in the ... Read more

    $47.00 USD

  • The Anthropology of Obesity in the United States

    by Anna Bellisari ...
    This volume examines the biocultural dimensions of obesity from an anthropological perspective in an effort to broaden understanding of a growing public health concern. The United States of America currently has the highest rates of obesity among developed countries, with an alarming rise in prevalence in recent decades which promises to affect the nation for years to come. Bellisari helps ... Read more

    $66.99 USD

  • Invertebrate Hormones: Tissue Hormones

    Edited by U. S. Von Euler, H. Heller ...
    Comparative Endocrinology, Volume II, Part One: Invertebrate Hormones: Tissue Hormones provides readers with some basic knowledge of animal morphology, physiology, and chemistry; a systematic and comprehensive account of endocrine principles from the comparative point of view. It can therefore be hoped to present a critical and up-to-date picture of the comparative aspects of endocrinology to the ... Read more

    $65.69 USD