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Advances in Human Palaeopathology
Wiley 2008; US$ 169.95This volume presents a truly integrated methodological and biocultural approach to the expanding discipline of human palaeopathology. The book provides researchers and practitioners with a comprehensive guide to the main methods and techniques that are currently available for studying diseases and related conditions from human skeletal remains.... more...
Early Modern Humans at the Moravian Gate
Springer 2007; US$ 189.99Deals with the assemblage of the Mladec caves finds. This illustrated book includes the human cranial, post cranial, teeth and jaw fragments of several individuals as well as faunal remains and archaeological objects. Here, the scientists present their results, obtained with techniques such as DNA analysis, 3D-morphometry and isotope analysis. more...
AIDS, Sex, and Culture
Wiley 2009; US$ 109.95AIDS, Sex, and Culture is a revealing examination of the impact the AIDS epidemic in Africa has had on women, based on the author’s own extensive ethnographic research. based on the author's own story growing up in South Africa looks at the impact of social conservatism in the US on AIDS prevention programs discussion of the experiences... more...
Infections and Inequalities
University of California Press 2001; US$ 27.95Paul Farmer has battled AIDS in rural Haiti and deadly strains of drug-resistant tuberculosis in the slums of Peru. A physician-anthropologist with more than fifteen years in the field, Farmer writes from the front lines of the war against these modern plagues and shows why, even more than those of history, they target the poor. This "peculiarly modern... more...
Forensic Approaches to Death, Disaster and Abuse
Australian Academic Press 2008; US$ 41.95How are forensic investigations conducted? What are the latest techniques in forensic methods? This book provides a comprehensive resource for the study of forensic science and its approaches to the investigation of death, disaster, and abuse. It draws together scientists and practitioners from the AsiaPacific region with a range of specialties... more...
Juvenile Osteology
Elsevier Science 2010; US$ 53.95The need for a laboratory and field manual to assist with the evaluation of juvenile skeletal material is long overdue. This resource is essential for the practising osteoarchaeologist and forensic anthropologist who requires a quick, reliable and easy-to-use reference to aid in the identification, siding and aging of juvenile osseous material. While... more...
Female Genital Cutting, Women's Health, and Development
World Bank Publications 2007; US$ 9.99This strategy paper provides a comprehensive understanding of the issue of female genital mutilation/cuttingscope,challenges, opportunities, best practices, and how communities, development agencies, and national governments can work together to eliminate the practices on the ground. The World Bank is committed to assisting governments in ending... more...
Bioarchaeological Studies of Life in the Age of Agriculture
University of Alabama Press 2009; US$ 34.95Investigations of skeletal remains from key archaeological sites reveal new data and offer insights on prehistoric life and health in the Southeast. The shift from foraging to farming had important health consequences for prehistoric peoples, but variations in health existed within communities that had made this transition. This new collection... more...
Biocultural Histories in La Florida
University of Alabama Press 2010; US$ 29.95Indigenous populations respond to colonial expansion. This book examines the effects of the Spanish mission system on population structure and genetic variability in indigenous communities living in northern Florida and southern Georgia during the 16th and 17th centuries. Data on tooth size were collected from 26 archaeological samples representing... more...
Fellow Travelers
UPF 2003; US$ 44.95Examining the writings of European travelers who took to trails and rivers from the Rio Grande to the Arctic, Levy argues that travel relationships evolved from patterns of coercion and miscommunication to partnerships based on careful and constant negotiation. more...









