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Social and Cultural Lives of Immune Systemsby James M. Wilce Jr.
Routledge 2003; US$ 66.95This book introduces a provocative new branch of social theory: the hypothesis that immunity and disease are in part socially constituted. It suggests that immune systems function not only as material entities but also as social symbols. more...
Embodied Progressby Sarah Franklin
Routledge 1997; US$ 51.95This book offers a unique perspective on the cultural dimensions of assisted conception techniques such as IVF. It looks at experiences of those who undergo the treatment and asks how such experiences may be variously understood. more...
New Horizons in Medical Anthropologyby Mark Nichter; Margaret Lock
Routledge 2002; US$ 140.00These cutting edge essays and case studies on issues like AIDS, medical technologies and overpopulation, are collected here in honour of Charles Leslie, the influential anthropologist. more...
Human Biologists in the Archivesby D. Ann Herring; Alan C. Swedlund; C. G. Nicholas Mascie-Taylor; R. A. Foley; Nina Jablonski; Karen Strier; Michael Little; Kenneth M. Weiss
Cambridge University Press 2002; US$ 60.00In this book, the 'field' is not an exotic locale but the sometimes dusty back rooms of libraries, archives and museums. These largely untapped resources however reveal how the study of human biology through historical documents can expand the horizons of anthropological resarch. more...
An Ecology of High-Altitude Infancyby Andrea S. Wiley; Alan Harwood
Cambridge University Press 2004; US$ 31.00This book considers how the unique mountain ecology and socio-cultural patterns of the Himalayan region of Ladakh contribute to a peculiar pattern of infant mortality. Highlighting the roles of ecology, culture, history, and political economy, it stresses the burdens of women's work in this region as crucial to birth outcome. more...
Fundamentals of Forensic Anthropologyby Linda L. Klepinger
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2006; US$ 124.95An essential foundation for the practice of forensic anthropology This text is the first of its level written in more than twenty years. It serves as a summary and guide to the core material that needs to be mastered and evaluated for the practice of forensic anthropology. The text is divided into three parts that collectively provide a solid base in theory and methodology: Part One, "Background Setting for Forensic Anthropology," introduces the field and discusses the role of forensic anthropology in historic context. Part Two, "Towards Personal Identification," discusses initial assessments of skeletal remains; determining sex, age, ancestral background, and stature; and skeletal markers of activity and life history. Part Three, "Principal... more...
Framing and Imagining Disease in Cultural Historyby George S. Rousseau; Miranda Gill
Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. 2003; US$ 130.00This text extends the modern theory of the frame as an interpretative tool for understanding how society has dealt with sickness in previous eras. The book covers a wide range of canonical writers, across different countries and over a time span of five centuries. more...
Bioarchaeologyby Jane Buikstra; Lane Beck
Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006; US$ 77.95A multi-disciplinarian approach to the interpretation of human skeletal remains more...
The Juvenile Skeletonby Louise Scheuer; Sue Black
Elsevier 2004; US$ 104.00The identification of even the smallest human fetal bone can be vital to the success of a criminal investigation or to the identification of the deceased. This book examines every bone in the human body from its earliest embryological stage through to maturity and is profusely illustrated with superb bone drawings at every stage of development. The ability to identify every component of the developing skeleton is of core relevance not only to the forensic profession but also to clinicians, skeletal biologists and physical anthropologists. KEY FEATURES: *Identifies every component of the developing skeleton *Provides detailed analysis of juvenile skeletal remains and the development of bone as a tissue *Summarizes key morphological stages... more...
Medical Anthropologyby Robert Pool
McGraw-Hill Education 2005; US$ 47.98Examines - concepts of culture; medical systems; patient's experience of illness and treatment; and other topics. This book includes examples of particular health problems, such as HIV and malaria, which show how an anthropological approach can contribute to a better understanding of health and illness. more...