This volume traces the origins and evolution of the idea of human extinction, from the ancient Presocratics through contemporary work on "existential risks.
Although you can get by in Denmark without speaking the language, knowing just a few essential phrases can help you make friends, enjoy service with a smile, and discover richer, more rewarding travel experiences. Fast Talk Danish is the concise language guide that is guaranteed to get you talking with confidence. Order salmon-topped smørrebrød, Denmark's famous open sandwich, ask where to find Copenhagen's best coffee house, or get in-the-kn...
This practical and creative resource is designed to engage children in the natural world through folktales, storytelling, and artmaking. It is essential and enjoyable reading for primary teachers, outdoors practitioners, therapists, art educators, community and youth workers, home schoolers, parents, carers, and families.
This book provides coverage of key methods and issues in forensic anthropology. Using terminology and best practices recommended by the SWGANTH, it introduces students to major topics in the field, with material ranging from the attribution of ancestry and sex, to various forms of bone trauma, to identification through radiography.
In Gebirgslandschaften eingebettete Fußballplätze, kleine Arenen in urbanen Nischen, an felsigen Küsten, oder als grüne Oasen in staubigen Sandwüsten - "Die ganze Welt ist ein Spielfeld", der vielfach hochgelobten Wandkalender vom Fußballmagazin 11FREUNDE, zeigt in 2023 wieder 12 +1 atemberaubende Aufnahmen von Fußballplätzen in aller Welt.
Far too many poor Black communities struggle with gun violence and homicide. The result has been the unnatural contortion of Black families and the inter-generational perpetuation of social chaos and untimely death. Young people are repeatedly ripped away from life by violence, while many men are locked away in prisons. In neighborhoods like those of Wilmington, Delaware, residents routinely face the pressures of violence, death, and incarcera...
Displacing Territory explores the core concepts of territory and belonging-and humanizes refugees in the process. Based on fieldwork with Palestinian and Syrian refugees in Jordan, Displacing Territory explores how the lived realities of refugees are deeply affected by their imaginings of what constitutes territory and their sense of belonging to different places and territories. Karen Culcasi shows how these individual conceptualizations abou...
Four out of the ten largest U.S. health care systems follow the policies of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops that forbid abortion, sterilization, and related treatments in their hospitals. Drawing on rich interviews with patients and providers, Bishops and Bodies shows how these opaque restrictions conflict with medical standards, producing unjust and unequal reproductive care.
Lonely Planet's Malta & Gozo is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the country has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Visit ancient temples, dive into deep blue waters and marvel at St John's Cathedral in Valetta all with your trusted travel companion.
Although you can get by in Spain without speaking the language, knowing just a few essential phrases can help you make friends, enjoy service with a smile, and discover richer, more rewarding travel experiences. Fast Talk Spanish is the concise language guide that is guaranteed to get you talking with confidence. Order delicious tapas in a bar packed with locals, find a hidden art gallery or grab a great shopping bargain from a hot new designe...
Ways that understandings of bodies, and the politics ascribed to them, are culturally produced. It contributes to current debates on methodology in anthropology, social life in China, bodily politics, and the emergence of a global middle class. Its accessible writing style will be suitable for a wide audience across multiple fields--including anthropology, women's studies, and East Asian studies--and appropriate for classroom use at both the u...
Although you can get by in Italy without speaking the language, knowing just a few essential phrases can help you make friends, enjoy service with a smile, and discover richer, more rewarding travel experiences. Fast Talk Italian is the concise language guide that is guaranteed to get you talking with confidence. Experience a delicious meal at a no-menu trattoria, find a hidden art gallery off the tourist trail, or discover the best cappuccino...
A colorful, comprehensive guide to Newfoundland's coastal beauty With almost 10, 000 kilometres of coastline, Newfoundland has beaches in abundance Whether you're looking for sun and sand, wind and waves, or cobblestones and caplin, you'll find it here This comprehensive guide takes you across the island to a wide range of beaches, from small rocky coves to vast stretches of fine white sand Detailed descriptions, color photographs, and lists o...
This practical and creative resource is designed to engage children in the natural world through folktales, storytelling, and artmaking. It is essential and enjoyable reading for primary teachers, outdoors practitioners, therapists, art educators, community and youth workers, home schoolers, parents, carers, and families.
Lonely Planet's Budapest & Hungary is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the city and country has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Take a cruise along the Danube, hang out at a ruin bar and take a dip in one of the many thermal baths, all with your trusted travel companion. Covers Budapest, the Danube Bend, Lake Balaton, Szeged, Pecs, Sopron, Southern Transdanubia, the Great Pl...
Lonely Planet's Sweden is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the country has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Wander the old town of Stockholm, spot wildlife in the Arctic and sample Swedish meatballs, all with your trusted travel companion. Local insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - whether it's history, people, music, landscapes, wildlife, politics. ...
Four out of the ten largest U.S. health care systems follow the policies of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops that forbid abortion, sterilization, and related treatments in their hospitals. Drawing on rich interviews with patients and providers, Bishops and Bodies shows how these opaque restrictions conflict with medical standards, producing unjust and unequal reproductive care.
In the summer of 1938, botanists Elzada Clover and Lois Jotter set off down the Colorado River, accompanied by an ambitious expedition leader and three amateur boatmen. With its churning rapids, sheer cliffs, and boat-shattering boulders, the Colorado was famed as the most dangerous river in the world. But for Clover and Jotter, it held a tantalizing appeal: no one had surveyed the Grand Canyon's plants, and they were determined to be the firs...
