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  • Waiting for the End of the World?

    New Perspectives on Natural Disasters in Medieval Europe

    Edited by Christopher M. Gerrard, Paolo Forlin, Peter J. Brown ...
    Series series The Society for Medieval Archaeology Monographs
    Waiting for the End of the World? addresses the archaeological, architectural, historical and geological evidence for natural disasters in the Middle Ages between the 11th and 16th centuries. This volume adopts a fresh interdisciplinary approach to explore the many ways in which environmental hazards affected European populations and, in turn, how medieval communities coped and responded to short- ... Read more

    $64.99 USD

  • The Anthropology of Infectious Disease

    International Health Perspectives

    by Peter J. Brown, Marcia C. Inhorn ...
    Anthropological contributions to the study of infectious disease and to the study of actual infectious disease eradication programmes have rarely been collected in one volume. In the era of AIDS and the global resurgance of infectious diseases such as tuberculosis and malaria, there is widespread interest and concern about the cultural, ecological and political factors that are directly related to ... Read more

    $82.99 USD

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  • Saxons, Vikings, and Celts: The Genetic Roots of Britain and Ireland

    The Genetic Roots of Britain and Ireland

    by Bryan Sykes ...
    From the best-selling author of The Seven Daughters of Eve, an illuminating guide to the genetic history of the British Isles.One of the world's leading geneticists, Bryan Sykes has helped thousands find their ancestry in the British Isles. Saxons, Vikings, and Celts, which resulted from a systematic ten-year DNA survey of more than 10,000 volunteers, traces the true genetic makeup of the British ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Bigfoot!

    The True Story of Apes in America

    by Loren Coleman ...
    For years, scientists and researchers have studied, speculated about, and searched for an enigmatic creature that is legendary in the annals of American folklore. Now, learn the truth about...BIGFOOT!In this fascinating and comprehensive look at the fact, fiction, and fable of the North American "Sasquatch," award-winning author Loren Coleman takes readers on a journey into America's biggest ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Almost Human

    The Astonishing Tale of Homo naledi and the Discovery That Changed Our Human Story

    by John Hawks, Lee Berger ...
    This first-person narrative about an archaeological discovery is rewriting the story of human evolution. A story of defiance and determination by a controversial scientist, this is Lee Berger's own take on finding Homo naledi, an all-new species on the human family tree and one of the greatest discoveries of the 21st century.In 2013, Berger, a National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence, caught wind ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • Perfect Order

    Recognizing Complexity in Bali

    by J. Stephen Lansing ...
    Series series Princeton Studies in Complexity
    Along rivers in Bali, small groups of farmers meet regularly in water temples to manage their irrigation systems. They have done so for a thousand years. Over the centuries, water temple networks have expanded to manage the ecology of rice terraces at the scale of whole watersheds. Although each group focuses on its own problems, a global solution nonetheless emerges that optimizes irrigation ... Read more

    $70.59 USD

  • In America

    Tales from Trump Country

    by Caitríona Perry ...
    As RTÉ's Washington correspondent, Caitríona Perry has earned a reputation as a reliable source of truth as the world tries to make sense of the maelstrom of shocking headlines emanating from Donald Trump's America. In her first book, she goes beyond the news reports and delves into the American heartland where she witnessed his rise at first hand, while others were blindsided by his victory. ... Read more

    $10.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Cradle of Humanity

    How the changing landscape of Africa made us so smart

    by Mark Maslin ...
    Humans are rather weak when compared with many other animals. We are not particular fast and have no natural weapons. Yet Homo sapiens currently number nearly 7.5 billion and are set to rise to nearly 10 billion by the middle of this century. We have influenced almost every part of the Earth system and as a consequence are changing the global environmental and evolutionary trajectory of the Earth. ... Read more

    $10.49 USD

  • Bioethics

    An Introduction

    by Marianne Talbot ...
    Providing readers with the confidence needed to debate key issues in bioethics, this introductory text clearly explains bioethical theories and their philosophical foundations. Over 250 activities introduce topics for personal reflection, and discussion points encourage students to think for themselves and build their own arguments. Highlighting the potential pitfalls for those new to bioethics, ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • Designing Experimental Research in Archaeology

    Examining Technology through Production and Use

    Edited by Jeffrey R. Ferguson ...
    Designing Experimental Research in Archaeology is a guide for the design of archaeological experiments for both students and scholars. Experimental archaeology provides a unique opportunity to corroborate conclusions with multiple trials of repeatable experiments and can provide data otherwise unavailable to archaeologists without damaging sites, remains, or artifacts.Each chapter addresses a ... Read more

    $19.49 USD

  • Ethnolinguistics and Cultural Concepts

    Truth, Love, Hate and War

    by James W. Underhill ...
    'Ethnolinguistics' is the study of how language relates to culture and ethnicity. This book offers an original approach to ethnolinguistics, discussing how abstract concepts such as truth, love, hate and war are expressed across cultures and ethnicities. James W. Underhill seeks to situate these key cultural concepts within four languages (English, French, Czech and German). Not only do these ... Read more

    $38.99 USD

  • Biosocial Becomings

    Integrating Social and Biological Anthropology

    Edited by Tim Ingold, Gisli Palsson ...
    All human life unfolds within a matrix of relations, which are at once social and biological. Yet the study of humanity has long been divided between often incompatible 'social' and 'biological' approaches. Reaching beyond the dualisms of nature and society and of biology and culture, this volume proposes a unique and integrated view of anthropology and the life sciences. Featuring contributions ... Read more

    $95.99 USD