Anthropology

En 1952 Alberto Ruz Lhuillier descubrió en Palenque la tumba de K'inich Janaab' Pakal, el más grande soberano de aquella antigua ciudad maya, además del rico ajuar con el que había sido ataviado: orejeras, anillos, pulseras, complejos collares y adornos, así como una magnífica máscara de mosaico, todo ello tallado en jade verde de distintas tonalidades.

This book considers the challenges posed by fieldwork in centres of power to researchers in the social sciences, with a focus on deliberative assemblies.

In the historical record there is abundant evidence that obesity was a medical and health concern as long as medicine has been practiced.

This edited volume uses ethnographic cases to examine social, political, and economic inequality in diverse urban settings.

El siglo XIX fue un periodo de grandes cambios de paradigmas sociales, politicos y economicos que, junto con la expansion del imperialismo, asi como de las revoluciones industriales, suscitaron nuevas discusiones respecto de las diferencias culturales e historicas entre grupos sociales.

A complex disease entity, intestinal failure (IF) has only recently become accepted as a distinct clinical syndrome.

Characterized by obesity, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, and hypertension, metabolic syndrome is associated with the risks of type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease.

This book comprehensively accounts the current understanding of genetic mechanisms of obesity by analyzing obesity phenotypes and genotypes and, gene polymorphisms and mutations, and current results from animal model research and genetic studies in human models.

This edited volume uses ethnographic cases to examine social, political, and economic inequality in diverse urban settings.

This concise handbook provides evidence-based, practical horse nutrition accessible to all readers.

Exciting developments in research among, with and by Indigenous scholars and communities are enriching a wide range of disciplines, methodologies and trans-disciplinary conversations.

It is no surprise that women and men experience biological and physiological differences fundamentally and throughout the lifecycle.

This book is a collection of six essays by the authors on conflicts around water.

This book provides a detailed and a clear picture about the impact of climate changes on all aspects of our lives.

This book explores, from a feminist sociological viewpoint, the ways gender is constructed in the priesthood in the Church of England, and the political, emotional, and spiritual resources generated by women priests in their resistance praxis against a discriminating structure.

In this second and retitled edition of Anthropology and/as Education, Tim Ingold shows that there is more to anthropology than ethnography and more to education than teaching and learning.

In Deconstructing Purity Culture to Embrace Sexual Pleasure, certified sex therapist Andreya Jones explains how purity culture came to fruition and how its teachings have affected the sexuality and pleasure of generations of women.

Bone health is one of the most widely discussed topics in pediatric nutrition.

In this second and retitled edition of Anthropology and/as Education, Tim Ingold shows that there is more to anthropology than ethnography and more to education than teaching and learning.

The One Health Case Studies book is a collection of international case studies showcasing the work of One Health practitioners and their projects.

This book considers the challenges posed by fieldwork in centres of power to researchers in the social sciences, with a focus on deliberative assemblies.

Religious Studies Made Simple discusses the historical background, beliefs, and practices of religions that influence the world, particular Christianity.

An anthropologist's quest to understand the deep social and political divides in American society, and the everyday strategies that can overcome them.

In Deconstructing Purity Culture to Embrace Sexual Pleasure, certified sex therapist Andreya Jones explains how purity culture came to fruition and how its teachings have affected the sexuality and pleasure of generations of women.

The most comprehensive major academic textbook available on its topic, this classic text presents the most important research studies in the field.

Nutritional genomics, also referred to as nutrigenomics, is considered one of the next frontiers in the post-genomic era.

During the past decade since the first edition of this practical work was published, global prevalence of obesity has increased by epic proportions, and physical fitness levels have continued to decline.

Since its first appearance in 1925, Elizabethan Life in Town and Country (1961) has securely established itself both for the general reader and the student as an accepted authority for the social history of the age.

Amplia investigacion sobre la indumentaria indigena en Mexico tanto prehispanica y colonial como la existente hasta hoy dia.

Church and Manor (1913) examines the unit of English territorial organisation known as the manor.

This handbook is a concise, thorough, and portable reference guide to the multitude of complex chemotherapy protocols and other frequently utilized medications in the field of Hematology/Oncology.

Understanding the biochemistry of food is basic to all other research and development in the fields of food science, technology, and nutrition, and the past decade has seen accelerated progress in these areas.

Since its discovery in 1957, Coenzyme Q has piqued the interest of scientists from a wide range of disciplines because of its bioenergetics, vitamin-like behavior, and interactions with antioxidant vitamins E and C.

This book explores, from a feminist sociological viewpoint, the ways gender is constructed in the priesthood in the Church of England, and the political, emotional, and spiritual resources generated by women priests in their resistance praxis against a discriminating structure.

Gift-giving is extremely important in Japanese society, not only at personal and household levels, but at the national and macroeconomic levels as well.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared obesity a global epidemic.

The book probes the lesser-known history of the Great Wars in the India-Myanmar borderland from the perspective of the indigenous people of the area.

This book draws on the relationship between culture and the environment and its connection with health and well-being.

This book is a collection of six essays by the authors on conflicts around water.

Truffles are hypogeous ectomycorrhizal ascomycetous edible mushrooms distributed worldwide in terrestrial ecosystems, including deserts, as non-timber forest products.

An anthropologist's quest to understand the deep social and political divides in American society, and the everyday strategies that can overcome them.

Biological justification for all forms of inequality has a long history, with the claim that particular groups suffer disproportionately from inherited flaws of ability and character used to explain a remarkably wide variety of inequalities.

El 16 de septiembre de 2014, en el marco de su 75 aniversario, el Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia (INAH) anuncio que habia comprado y repatriado tres volumenes de manuscritos coloniales que durante casi dos siglos habian estado fuera del pais.

Blood Platelets in Man and Animals in Two Volumes, Volume 1 presents a general synopsis of all fields of interest in the study of platelets including a chapter dealing with Blood Platelets in Animals.

Over the last 25 years, the "e;Africa Rising"e; discourse has been used to signify hope and promise for the continent, marking a break from previous pessimistic portrayals.

The Evolution of the English House (1933) discusses the popular and native art in domestic English architecture, tracing the changes over the years.