Using as his example post-World War I Italy and the government's interest in the size, growth rate, and "e;vitality"e; of its national population, David Horn suggests a genealogy for our present understanding of procreation as a site for technological intervention and political contestation.
Pirates and smugglers, ghost ships and sea-serpents, fishermen s prayers and sailors rituals the coastline of the British Isles plays host to an astonishingly rich variety of local legends, customs, and superstitions.
The best-selling author of Why the West Rules-for Now examines the evolution and future of human values Most people in the world today think democracy and gender equality are good, and that violence and wealth inequality are bad.
How the rise of leisure is changing contemporary LebanonSouth Beirut has recently become a vibrant leisure destination with a plethora of cafes and restaurants that cater to the young, fashionable, and pious.
The internationally renowned Fortnum & Mason store in Piccadilly, London, is synonymous with style, elegance, English charm and, above all, that most traditional of pastimes: tea-drinking.
Walking west on 46th Street in Manhattan, just three blocks from Rockefeller Center, one passes Brazilian restaurants, the office of New York's Brazilian newspaper, a Brazilian travel agency, a business that sends remittances and wires flowers to Brazil, and a store that sells Brazilian food products, magazines, newspapers, videos, and tapes.
With his acclaimed Eat Right 4 Your Type diet series, Dr Peter D'Adamo started a health craze which proved that when it comes to dieting, one plan does not fit all.
During the 1980s and 1990s, Brazil struggled to rebuild its democracy after twenty years of military dictatorship, experiencing financial crises, corruption scandals, political protest, and intense electoral contention.
A comparative look at religion and spirituality in postcolonial China and IndiaThe Modern Spirit of Asia challenges the notion that modernity in China and India are derivative imitations of the West, arguing that these societies have transformed their ancient traditions in unique and distinctive ways.
Guru English is a bold reconceptualization of the scope and meaning of cosmopolitanism, examining the language of South Asian religiosity as it has flourished both inside and outside of its original context for the past two hundred years.
BREAK YOUR ADDICTION TO SUGAR IN 2020 ___________David Gillespie was 6 stone overweight, lethargic and desperate to lose weight fast, but he'd failed every diet out there.
Discover the benefits of intermittent fasting with 150 nourishing and satisfying recipes in the game-changing 5:2 Fast Diet Cookbook_______Intermittent fasting, also known as the 5:2 diet, is the game-changing diet method that everyone is talking about.
LEARN THE SECRETS TO A LONG, HEALTHY AND HAPPY LIFE IN JUST 4 WEEKSThe bestselling, evidence-based fitness, diet and lifestyle plan inspired by the world's healthiest population'Read this book and you will add years to your life and life to your years' Deepak Chopra MD, author of Ageless Body, Timeless Mind___________There is nothing more universal than the desire to live a long, full, healthy life.
Embrace a healthy and natural lifestyle in 2020 with this delicious collection of over 110 paleo-inspired recipes __________This is heavenly food which is also incredibly good for you; the type of food that your body was designed to eat.
Each October, as the Day of the Dead draws near, Mexican markets overflow with decorated breads, fanciful paper cutouts, and whimsical toy skulls and skeletons.
Winner of the Best Book of 2008 from The International Gender and Language Association In this ground-breaking ethnography of girls on a playground, Goodwin offers a window into their complex social worlds.
Arthritis affects millions of people throughout the world and while its treatment is usually medical or surgical, there exists an increasingly large body of evidence concerning the positive effects of nutrition on the condition.
This thoughtful and engaging text challenges the widely held notion of science as somehow outside of society, and the idea that technology proceeds automatically down a singular and inevitable path.
The Nutritional Trace Metals covers the roles played by trace metals in human metabolism, a relatively neglected area of human metabolism and nutrition.
This important and extremely interesting book is a serious scientific and authoritative overview of the implications of drinking beer as part of the human diet.
Report of the British Nutrition Foundation s Task Force Chairman of the Task Force: Professor Malcolm Jackson, University of Liverpool Plants: Diet and Health is an extremely timely publication comprising the comprehensive and authoritative independent report of the British Nutrition Foundation s Task Force concentrating on bioactive substances and antioxidant nutrients in plant foods.
This Companion is comprised of 27 original contributions by leading scholars in the field and summarizes the state of anthropological knowledge of Indian peoples, as well as the history that got us to this point.
This innovative reader brings together classic theoretical texts and cutting-edge ethnographic analyses of specific state institutions, practices, and processes and outlines an anthropological framework for rethinking future study of the state .
Feminist Anthropology surveys the history of feminist anthropology and offers students and scholars a fascinating collection of both classic and contemporary articles, grouped to highlight key themes from the past and present.
This book brings together a range of anthropological writings that are inspired by the French philosopher Michel Foucault and examine Foucault's contribution to current theories of modernity.
