Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The evolutionary biology of human body fatness The evolutionary biology of human body fatness Jonathan C. K. Wells "This comprehensive synthesis of current medical and evolutionary literature addresses key questions about the role body fat plays in human biology. It explores how body energy stores are regulated, … OL15081980W
Nighttime breastfeeding Nighttime breastfeeding Cecília Tomori xi, 299 pages : 23 cm OL23188412W
Caring for patients from different cultures Caring for patients from different cultures Geri-Ann Galanti What happens when a Cherokee patient summons a medicine man to the hospital, or when an Anglo nurse refuses to take orders from a Japanese doctor? Why do Asian patients rarely ask for pain medication… OL3297325W
The Chrysanthemum and the Sword The Chrysanthemum and the Sword Ruth Benedict Anthropologist Ruth Benedict prepared this study of Japanese culture towards the end of World War II to explain Japan to Americans. It's become a classic. Published in 1946. OL4646221W
THE LAND OF ENGLAND THE LAND OF ENGLAND Dorothy Hartley How English country folk lived, worked, threshed, thatched, rolled fleece, milled corn, brewed mead, and carried on all the other tasks and trades of daily rural life. OL4692041W
Cultural anthropology Cultural anthropology Felix Maxwell Keesing "Cultural anthropology presents the social science and humanities facets of anthropology, in contrast to its biological facet, physical anthropology. ... This text is organized to answer a series of … OL5272577W
Man in adaptation Man in adaptation Yehudi A. Cohen "This book contains 36 selections that are intended to serve as an introduction to physical anthropology, archeology and linguistics from the point of view of the processes of adaptation."--Preface. OL6700815W