Rakuten Kobo

Indkøbskurv

Vare(r) ikke tilgængelig til køb

Gennemgå din indkøbskurv. Du kan fjerne de(n) tilgængelige vare(r) nu, ellers fjerner vi det automatisk ved kassen.

varervare

- Ubegrænset adgang til e-bøger
  
  Ubegrænset adgang til lydbøger
  
  Ingen forpligtelse, aflys når som helst på kobo.com/account/subscriptions
  
  Få 1 kredit hver måned til en lydbog efter eget valg
  
  Ingen forpligtelse, aflys når som helst på kobo.com/account/subscriptions
  
  Ubegrænset adgang til e-bøger
  
  Ubegrænset adgang til lydbøger
  
  Ingen forpligtelse, aflys når som helst på kobo.com/account/subscriptions
  lydbog
  af ,
  
  Ledig:
  
  . Ingen forpligtelse, aflys når som helst på kobo.com/account/subscriptions.
  
  Forudbestilling
  1 lydbog om måneden
  
  + GRATIS 30-dages prøve
  
  Særtilbud
  
  Få 1 kredit hver måned til at bytte til en lydbog efter eget valg
  
  *Ingen forpligtelse, annuller når som helst
  
  GRATIS

varervare

Ubegrænset adgang til e-bøger

Ubegrænset adgang til lydbøger

Ingen forpligtelse, aflys når som helst på kobo.com/account/subscriptions

Få 1 kredit hver måned til en lydbog efter eget valg

Ingen forpligtelse, aflys når som helst på kobo.com/account/subscriptions

Ubegrænset adgang til e-bøger

Ubegrænset adgang til lydbøger

Ingen forpligtelse, aflys når som helst på kobo.com/account/subscriptions
lydbog
af ,

Ledig:
. Ingen forpligtelse, aflys når som helst på kobo.com/account/subscriptions.

Forudbestilling
1 lydbog om måneden

+ GRATIS 30-dages prøve

Særtilbud

Få 1 kredit hver måned til at bytte til en lydbog efter eget valg

*Ingen forpligtelse, annuller når som helst

GRATIS

Anbefalet til dig

Skip side bar filters

Bioinsecurities

Disease Interventions, Empire, and the Government of Species

af Neel Ahuja ...

Serier serie ANIMA
In Bioinsecurities Neel Ahuja argues that U.S. imperial expansion has been shaped by the attempts of health and military officials to control the interactions of humans, animals, viruses, and bacteria at the borders of U.S. influence, a phenomenon called the government of species. The book explores efforts to control the spread of Hansen's disease, venereal disease, polio, smallpox, and HIV ... Læs mere

233,61 kr.

In Bioinsecurities Neel Ahuja argues that U.S. imperial expansion has been shaped by the attempts of health and military officials to control the interactions of humans, animals, viruses, and bacteria at the borders of U.S. influence, a phenomenon called the government of species. The book explores efforts to control the spread of Hansen's disease, venereal disease, polio, smallpox, and HIV
... Læs mere

Partner to the Poor

A Paul Farmer Reader

af Paul Farmer ...

Serier Bog 23 - California Series in Public Anthropology
For nearly thirty years, anthropologist and physician Paul Farmer has traveled to some of the most impoverished places on earth to bring comfort and the best possible medical care to the poorest of the poor. Driven by his stated intent to "make human rights substantial," Farmer has treated patients—and worked to address the root causes of their disease—in Haiti, Boston, Peru, Rwanda, and elsewhere ... Læs mere

266,86 kr.

For nearly thirty years, anthropologist and physician Paul Farmer has traveled to some of the most impoverished places on earth to bring comfort and the best possible medical care to the poorest of the poor. Driven by his stated intent to "make human rights substantial," Farmer has treated patients—and worked to address the root causes of their disease—in Haiti, Boston, Peru, Rwanda, and elsewhere
... Læs mere
The Culture Struggle

af Michael Parenti ...

One of America’s most astute and engaging political analysts, Michael Parenti shows us that culture is a changing process and the product of a dynamic interplay between a wide range of social and political interests. Drawing from cultures around the world, Parenti shows that beliefs and practices are readily subjected to political manipulation, and that many parts of culture are being commodified, ... Læs mere

86,46 kr.

One of America’s most astute and engaging political analysts, Michael Parenti shows us that culture is a changing process and the product of a dynamic interplay between a wide range of social and political interests. Drawing from cultures around the world, Parenti shows that beliefs and practices are readily subjected to political manipulation, and that many parts of culture are being commodified,
... Læs mere
Epidemic Illusions

On the Coloniality of Global Public Health

af Eugene T Richardson ...

A physician-anthropologist explores how public health practices--from epidemiological modeling to outbreak containment--help perpetuate global inequities.In Epidemic Illusions, Eugene Richardson, a physician and an anthropologist, contends that public health practices--from epidemiological modeling and outbreak containment to Big Data and causal inference--play an essential role in perpetuating a ... Læs mere

146,99 kr.

A physician-anthropologist explores how public health practices--from epidemiological modeling to outbreak containment--help perpetuate global inequities.In Epidemic Illusions, Eugene Richardson, a physician and an anthropologist, contends that public health practices--from epidemiological modeling and outbreak containment to Big Data and causal inference--play an essential role in perpetuating a
... Læs mere
Race

af Peter Wade ...

Taking a comparative approach, this textbook is a concise introduction to race. Illustrated with detailed examples from around the world, it is organised into two parts. Part I explores the historical changes in ideas about race from the ancient world to the present day, in different corners of the globe. Part II outlines ways in which racial difference and inequality are perceived and enacted in ... Læs mere

298,69 kr.

Taking a comparative approach, this textbook is a concise introduction to race. Illustrated with detailed examples from around the world, it is organised into two parts. Part I explores the historical changes in ideas about race from the ancient world to the present day, in different corners of the globe. Part II outlines ways in which racial difference and inequality are perceived and enacted in
... Læs mere
Commodifying Bodies

Redigeret af Nancy Scheper-Hughes, Loïc Wacquant ...

Serier serie Published in association with Theory, Culture & Society
Increasingly the body is a possession that does not belong to us. It is bought and sold, bartered and stolen, marketed wholesale or in parts. The professions - especially reproductive medicine, transplant surgery, and bioethics but also journalism and other cultural specialists - have been pliant partners in this accelerating commodification of live and dead human organisms. Under the guise of ... Læs mere

689,19 kr.

Increasingly the body is a possession that does not belong to us. It is bought and sold, bartered and stolen, marketed wholesale or in parts. The professions - especially reproductive medicine, transplant surgery, and bioethics but also journalism and other cultural specialists - have been pliant partners in this accelerating commodification of live and dead human organisms. Under the guise of
... Læs mere
Introducing Anthropology

What Makes Us Human?

af Laura Pountney, Tomislav Marić ...

The perfect starting point for any student new to this fascinating subject, offering a serious yet accessible introduction to anthropology.Across a series of fourteen chapters, Introducing Anthropology addresses the different fields and approaches within anthropology, covers an extensive range of themes and emphasizes the active role and promise of anthropology in the world today. The new edition ... Læs mere

266,99 kr.

The perfect starting point for any student new to this fascinating subject, offering a serious yet accessible introduction to anthropology.Across a series of fourteen chapters, Introducing Anthropology addresses the different fields and approaches within anthropology, covers an extensive range of themes and emphasizes the active role and promise of anthropology in the world today. The new edition
... Læs mere
Exotic No More

Anthropology for the Contemporary World

Redigeret af Jeremy MacClancy ...

"This excellent collection of essays by some of the leading lights of anthropology provides paths from the never more pressing question 'what is to be done?'" —Catherine Lutz, University of North Caroline at Chapel HillIn this new edition of the anthropological classic Exotic No More, some of today's most respected anthropologists demonstrate the tremendous contributions that anthropological ... Læs mere

179,36 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

"This excellent collection of essays by some of the leading lights of anthropology provides paths from the never more pressing question 'what is to be done?'" —Catherine Lutz, University of North Caroline at Chapel HillIn this new edition of the anthropological classic Exotic No More, some of today's most respected anthropologists demonstrate the tremendous contributions that anthropological
... Læs mere
Epidemics in Modern Asia

af Robert Peckham ...

Serier serie New Approaches to Asian History
Epidemics have played a critical role in shaping modern Asia. Encompassing two centuries of Asian history, Robert Peckham explores the profound impact that infectious disease has had on societies across the region: from India to China and the Russian Far East. The book tracks the links between biology, history, and geopolitics, highlighting infectious disease's interdependencies with empire, ... Læs mere

306,55 kr.

Epidemics have played a critical role in shaping modern Asia. Encompassing two centuries of Asian history, Robert Peckham explores the profound impact that infectious disease has had on societies across the region: from India to China and the Russian Far East. The book tracks the links between biology, history, and geopolitics, highlighting infectious disease's interdependencies with empire,
... Læs mere
The Afterlife Is Where We Come From

af Alma Gottlieb ...

When a new baby arrives among the Beng people of West Africa, they see it not as being born, but as being reincarnated after a rich life in a previous world. Far from being a tabula rasa, a Beng infant is thought to begin its life filled with spiritual knowledge. How do these beliefs affect the way the Beng rear their children?In this unique and engaging ethnography of babies, Alma Gottlieb ... Læs mere

247,24 kr.

When a new baby arrives among the Beng people of West Africa, they see it not as being born, but as being reincarnated after a rich life in a previous world. Far from being a tabula rasa, a Beng infant is thought to begin its life filled with spiritual knowledge. How do these beliefs affect the way the Beng rear their children?In this unique and engaging ethnography of babies, Alma Gottlieb
... Læs mere
The War on Drugs and the Global Colour Line

Redigeret af Kojo Koram ...

The War on Drugs has led to millions of people dead, displaced and incarcerated. Disproportionately enforced on oppressed races, international drug prohibition has reinforced the colour line across the globe.While laws prohibiting the production, sale and use of particular drugs are presented as politically neutral and objective, this collection reveals the racist impact of the War on Drugs across ... Læs mere

196,12 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

The War on Drugs has led to millions of people dead, displaced and incarcerated. Disproportionately enforced on oppressed races, international drug prohibition has reinforced the colour line across the globe.While laws prohibiting the production, sale and use of particular drugs are presented as politically neutral and objective, this collection reveals the racist impact of the War on Drugs across
... Læs mere
The Promise of Multispecies Justice

Redigeret af Sophie Chao, Karin Bolender, Eben Kirksey ...

What are the possibilities for multispecies justice? How do social justice struggles intersect with the lives of animals, plants, and other creatures? Leading thinkers in anthropology, geography, philosophy, speculative fiction, poetry, and contemporary art answer these questions from diverse grounded locations. In America, Indigenous peoples and prisoners are decolonizing multispecies relations ... Læs mere

180,11 kr.

What are the possibilities for multispecies justice? How do social justice struggles intersect with the lives of animals, plants, and other creatures? Leading thinkers in anthropology, geography, philosophy, speculative fiction, poetry, and contemporary art answer these questions from diverse grounded locations. In America, Indigenous peoples and prisoners are decolonizing multispecies relations
... Læs mere

e-læsere

Apps

Tilbehør

Indkøbskurv

Du får VIP-behandling!

Din indkøbskurv er tom

Ledig:

1 lydbog om måneden

+ GRATIS 30-dages prøve

Ledig:

1 lydbog om måneden

+ GRATIS 30-dages prøve

Anbefalet til dig

ANIMA Bogserier

Bioinsecurities

Personer, der læser dette, syntes også om...

Partner to the Poor

The Culture Struggle

Epidemic Illusions

Race

Commodifying Bodies

Introducing Anthropology

Exotic No More

Epidemics in Modern Asia

The Afterlife Is Where We Come From

The War on Drugs and the Global Colour Line

The Promise of Multispecies Justice