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Bodies of Evidence: Reconstructing History Through Skeletal Analysis
ISBN: 9780471042792 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Subtitled Reconstructing history through skeletal analysis', the fourteen papers in this volume address the practical and scientific issues involved in studying cemetery remains in North America. Though using American and Canadian case studies, many of the papers have wider application and relevance. Contributors include: L Goldstein (Politics, law, pragmatics and human burial excavations); D Ubelaker (Historic cemetery analysis); S Nawrocki (Taphonomic processes in historic cemeteries); S Saunders & others (Can skeletal samples accurately represent the living population they come from?); J...
Subtitled Reconstructing history through skeletal analysis', the fourteen papers in this volume address the practical and scientific issues involved i...
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717,11 zł |
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Fundamentals of Forensic Anthropology
ISBN: 9780471210061 / Angielski / Twarda / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An 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:
An essential foundation for the practice of forensic anthropology
This text is the first of its level written in more than twenty years. It ... |
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691,49 zł |
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The Growth of Humanity
ISBN: 9780471354482 / Angielski / Twarda / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Growth of Humanity Barry Bogin The growth of human populations and human physical growth are intimately related, and their combined study links several fields including anthropology, demography, economics, and history. The Growth of Humanity provides an introduction to key concepts, methods of research, and essential discoveries in the fields of human demography and human growth and development, particularly in relation to disease, nutrition, and aging. This book explains the evolution and significance of human life history, especially human childhood and adolescence, and shows how new...
The Growth of Humanity Barry Bogin The growth of human populations and human physical growth are intimately related, and their combined study links se...
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632,57 zł |
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God-Apes and Fossil Men: Paleoanthropology of South Asia
ISBN: 9780472110131 / Angielski / Twarda / 504 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Until recently the scientific study of the prehistoric peoples of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and the South Asian borderlands has been neglected, beyond some cursory comments in the popular literature about archaeological discoveries. Here is a book that offers much more: a broad survey of all prehistoric cultures of the Indian subcontinent from Paleolithic to Iron Age times.
Written in a style accessible to the general reader, the book pioneers a new approach involving the integration of data from archaeological, paleontological, ecological, and anthropological investigations to offer a... Until recently the scientific study of the prehistoric peoples of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and the South Asian borderlands has been neglected, beyo...
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373,80 zł |
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anthropometric standards: an interactive nutritional reference of body size and body composition for children and adults
ISBN: 9780472115914 / Angielski / Twarda / 335 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. ." . . a useful and long-needed stand-alone clinical manual for nutritional assessment." This is a revised and updated 2nd edition of Anthropometric Standards for the Assessment of Growth and Nutritional Status. The data is based on the most recent available from the government (2003), and reflects the demographic change in the U.S. The easy-to-use tables and graphs have been expanded from age 2 months to 90 years. Designed for physicians, medical students, pediatricians, family doctors, and nutritionists interested... ." . . a useful and long-needed stand-alone clinical manual for nutritional assessment." |
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394,30 zł |
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Dominion
ISBN: 9780520208452 / Angielski / Miękka / 190 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Overpopulation, depletion of natural resources, hunting of nonhuman species to extinction: paleontologist Niles Eldredge questions the long term survival of humans, given our propensity for living beyond our ecological means. In Dominion he reviews the relation between biological and cultural evolution, showing how the agricultural revolution freed humans from dependence on local ecosystems and allowed us to assert our dominion, as the Christian Bible has it, over the beasts of the field. Unless we quickly change our homocentric ways, we'll irretrievably destroy our own habitat.
Overpopulation, depletion of natural resources, hunting of nonhuman species to extinction: paleontologist Niles Eldredge questions the long term survi...
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128,10 zł |
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Writing at the Margin: Discourse Between Anthropology and Medicine
ISBN: 9780520209657 / Angielski / Miękka / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. One of the most influential and creative scholars in medical anthropology takes stock of his recent intellectual odysseys in this collection of essays. Arthur Kleinman, an anthropologist and psychiatrist who has studied in Taiwan, China, and North America since 1968, draws upon his bicultural, multidisciplinary background to propose alternative strategies for thinking about how, in the postmodern world, the social and medical relate. Writing at the Margin explores the border between medical and social problems, the boundary between health and social change. Kleinman studies the...
One of the most influential and creative scholars in medical anthropology takes stock of his recent intellectual odysseys in this collection of essays...
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148,60 zł |
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What It Means to Be 98% Chimpanzee: Apes, People, and Their Genes
ISBN: 9780520240643 / Angielski / Miękka / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Marks presents the field of molecular anthropologya synthesis of the holistic approach of anthropology with the reductive approach of molecular geneticsas a way of improving our understanding of the science of human evolution. This iconoclastic, witty, and extremely readable book illuminates the deep background of our place in nature and asks us to think critically about what science is, and what passes for it, in modern society."
Marks presents the field of molecular anthropologya synthesis of the holistic approach of anthropology with the reductive approach of molecular geneti...
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178,20 zł |
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Sexual Selections: What We Can and Can't Learn about Sex from Animals
ISBN: 9780520240759 / Angielski / Miękka / 250 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Scientific discoveries about the animal kingdom fuel ideological battles on many fronts, especially battles about sex and gender. We now know that male marmosets help take care of their offspring. Is this heartening news for today's stay-at-home dads? Recent studies show that many female birds once thought to be monogamous actually have chicks that are fathered outside the primary breeding pair. Does this information spell doom for traditional marriages? And bonobo apes take part in female-female sexual encounters. Does this mean that human homosexuality is natural? This highly provocative...
Scientific discoveries about the animal kingdom fuel ideological battles on many fronts, especially battles about sex and gender. We now know that mal...
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128,10 zł |
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Born Again Bodies: Flesh and Spirit in American Christianity
ISBN: 9780520242401 / Angielski / Miękka / 337 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Fat People Don't Go to Heaven " screamed a headline in the tabloid Globe in November 2000. The story recounted the success of the Weigh Down Workshop, the nation's largest Christian diet corporation and the subject of extensive press coverage from Larry King Live to the New Yorker. In the United States today, hundreds of thousands of people are making diet a religious duty by enrolling in Christian diet programs and reading Christian diet literature like What Would Jesus Eat? and Fit for God. Written with style and wit, far ranging in its implications, and...
"Fat People Don't Go to Heaven " screamed a headline in the tabloid Globe in November 2000. The story recounted the success of the Weigh Down W...
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146,03 zł |
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Comparative Primate Socioecology
ISBN: 9780521004244 / Angielski / Miękka / 424 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Comparative studies have become both more frequent and more important as a means for understanding the biology, behavior, and evolution of mammals. Primates have complex social relationships and diverse ecologies, and represent a large species radiation. This book draws together a wide range of experts from diverse fields, such as reproductive biology and foraging energetics, to place recent field research into a synthetic perspective. The chapters tackle controversial issues in primate biology and behavior, including the role of brain expansion and infanticide in the evolution of primate...
Comparative studies have become both more frequent and more important as a means for understanding the biology, behavior, and evolution of mammals. Pr...
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324,69 zł |
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Human Growth: Assessment and Interpretation
ISBN: 9780521017732 / Angielski / Miękka / 324 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This complete reference to the field for researchers and professionals includes methods to measure size and maturity; the judgement and interpretation of recorded data; evaluations of influences on growth and the significance of abnormal growth. It is an essential source of information for pediatricians, human biologists, health workers, nutritionists, epidemiologists and others responsible for the health and welfare of children.
This complete reference to the field for researchers and professionals includes methods to measure size and maturity; the judgement and interpretation...
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269,82 zł |
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The Cerebellum and Adaptive Control
ISBN: 9780521018074 / Angielski / Miękka / 356 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book reinforces the view that the cerebellum functions as an adaptive control system, automatically adjusting its output as needed for such eventualities as temporary or lasting muscle weakness. It is the first text to synthesize the substantial body of literature on the subject, combining the neuroscience of the cerebellum with the science of control theory common to electrical and computer engineers. An appendix demonstrates evidence to support the adaptive control model from a detailed comparison of the cerebellum with an adaptive signal processor of the author's design and...
This book reinforces the view that the cerebellum functions as an adaptive control system, automatically adjusting its output as needed for such event...
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251,53 zł |
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Human Variability and Plasticity
ISBN: 9780521018555 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Plasticity refers to the ability of many organisms to change their biology or behavior to respond to changes in the environment. Humans are probably the most plastic of all species, and hence the most variable. This is the first book to examine the history of research in this area and it provides information on state-of-the-art research methods and discoveries. It also maps out some areas of future research in human plasticity and variability. Topics discussed include child growth, starvation, diseases of both young and old, and the effects of migration, modernization and other life-style...
Plasticity refers to the ability of many organisms to change their biology or behavior to respond to changes in the environment. Humans are probably t...
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219,51 zł |
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Research Strategies in Human Biology: Field and Survey Studies
ISBN: 9780521019095 / Angielski / Miękka / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is about doing field research - the obstacles that are faced and the strategies used.
This book is about doing field research - the obstacles that are faced and the strategies used.
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242,38 zł |
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Primates Face to Face: The Conservation Implications of Human-Nonhuman Primate Interconnections
ISBN: 9780521019279 / Angielski / Miękka / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. New information about disease transmission, dietary and economic linkage, and the continuing international focus on conservation and primate research have created a surge of interest in primates, and focus on the diverse interaction of human and nonhuman primates has become an important component in primatological and ethnographic studies. By examining the diverse and fascinating range of relationships between humans and other primates and observing how this plays a critical role in conservation practice and programs, Primates Face to Face disseminates the information gained from the...
New information about disease transmission, dietary and economic linkage, and the continuing international focus on conservation and primate research ...
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310,98 zł |
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Applications of Biological Anthropology to Human Affairs
ISBN: 9780521019354 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The unique contribution made by biological anthropology to human welfare lies in the fundamental understanding it can provide of the dynamic interrelationships between physical and social factors. By understanding these patterns, we can interpret the significance of variation in such measures of human well-being in terms of the incidence of disease and mortality rates. Topics covered in this book include reproductive ecology and fertility, nutritional status in relation to health, and the effects of pollution on individual growth. In later chapters, the concepts of physiological adaptation...
The unique contribution made by biological anthropology to human welfare lies in the fundamental understanding it can provide of the dynamic interrela...
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219,47 zł |
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Mountain Gorillas: Three Decades of Research at Karisoke
ISBN: 9780521019866 / Angielski / Miękka / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Over thirty years ago, Dian Fossey established the Karisoke Research Center in Rwanda to study the behavior and ecology of mountain gorillas. Some of the offspring of the gorillas first studied by Fossey are still being observed today and the long-term observations on known individuals, from birth to death, and data on social behavior within and among the groups have led to an understanding of many aspects of gorilla social structure. Written by scientists who have worked at Karisoke over the years, this book highlights and summarizes what we have learned about the behavior, ecology, and...
Over thirty years ago, Dian Fossey established the Karisoke Research Center in Rwanda to study the behavior and ecology of mountain gorillas. Some of ...
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338,42 zł |
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Anthropometry: The Individual and the Population
ISBN: 9780521019972 / Angielski / Miękka / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Anthropometry is the measurement of human morphology and is used in a wide range of applied and research contexts. In this volume, distinguished contributors including anthropologists, human biologists, physiologists, nutritionists and clinical scientists describe many of the ways in which anthropometry is used, and discuss problems associated with different methods of assessment. Topics include the measurement of growth asymmetry and variability in adult body size, measurement error and statistical issues in anthropometry and the construction and use of growth charts in growth monitoring. In...
Anthropometry is the measurement of human morphology and is used in a wide range of applied and research contexts. In this volume, distinguished contr...
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310,98 zł |
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Biological Perspectives on Human Pigmentation
ISBN: 9780521020206 / Angielski / Miękka / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Skin color is perhaps the most decisive and abused physical characteristic of humankind. This book presents a multidisciplinary overview of how and why human populations vary so markedly in their skin color. The biological aspects of the pigment cell and its production of melanin are reviewed. The functions of melanin in the skin, brain, eye and ear are considered, and the common clinical abnormalities of pigmentation, such as albinism, are described and illustrated. Detailed reflectance data from worldwide surveys of skin color are also presented. Next, historical and contemporary...
Skin color is perhaps the most decisive and abused physical characteristic of humankind. This book presents a multidisciplinary overview of how and wh...
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233,24 zł |
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