Authors:Ann Mcelroy, Patricia K Townsend,
Publisher: Westview Pre
Keywords: fifth, perspective, ecological, anthropology, medical
Number of Pages: 496
Published: 2009-01-04
List price: $45.00
ISBN-10: 0813343844
ISBN-13: 9780813343846

Widespread awareness of emerging infectious diseases and global environmental change makes the ecological perspective of this premier teaching text for medical anthropology as relevant as ever. Integrating biocultural, environmental, and evolutionary approaches to the study of human health, this fifth edition is now thoroughly revised to reflect new developments in the field. Research by human biologists and paleopathologists illuminates the history and prehistory of disease, while the work of cultural and applied anthropologists addresses contemporary health issues. The fifth edition feature

Author: Lee Cronk
Publisher: Westview Pre
Keywords: human, behavior, evolution, culture, whole, complex
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 1999-08-12
List price: $32.00
ISBN-10: 0813337054
ISBN-13: 9780813337050

A lively discussion of the relationship between culture and biology in the evolution of human behavior.

Author: Sabrina Petra Ramet
Publisher: Westview Pre
Keywords: special, studies, international, relations, westview, alliance, syrian, relationship, troubled, soviet
Number of Pages: 290
Published: 1990-05-29
List price: $49.90
ISBN-10: 0813377692
ISBN-13: 9780813377698

For most of the last 35 years, Soviet-Syrian friendship has been a key factor in superpower rivalry in the Middle East. In this study, Pedro Ramet examines the motives, instruments, successes and failures of Soviet and Syrian policies toward each other. The relationship has revolved around a common interest in military and economic cooperation, expecially in counterbalancing the US-Israeli alliance. Pedro Ramet argues that despite these shared concerns, the warmth of relations that existed between the two nations from 1955 to 1958 has never been duplicated. In fact, he contends that since Gorb

Authors:Thomas G Weiss, David P Forsythe, Roger A Coate, K
Publisher: Westview Pre
Keywords: politics, sixth, world, changing, nations, united
Number of Pages: 504
Published: 1970-01-01
List price: $47.00
ISBN-10: 0813344352
ISBN-13: 9780813344355

With updates throughout, this newly revised sixth edition serves as the definitive text for courses on the United Nations. Built around three critical themes in international relations—international peace and security, human rights and humanitarian affairs, and building peace through sustainable development—The United Nations and Changing World Politics guides readers through the complexity of politics and history of the UN. Students of all levels will learn what the UN is, how it operates, and what its relationships are with external actors and institutions, from sovereign states to nongo

Author: Steven J. Ott
Publisher: Westview Pre
Keywords: sector, nonprofit, nature
Number of Pages: 350
Published: 2000-10-01
List price: $53.00
ISBN-10: 0813367859
ISBN-13: 9780813367859

The Non-Profit Sector: An Overview is a collection of the most insightful and accessible writings about the nonprofit sector in the U.S. and its organizations. The book discusses everything from Andrew Carnegie’s turn-of-the-century philosophy of philanthropy, to the most recent writings by current scholars and practitioners. Accordingly, the book contains previously published articles, chapters, and encyclopedia entries that present the most influential theories, concepts, and issues associated with the nonprofit sector. Furthermore, each chapter opens with a framing essay that identifi

Author: Steven H. Strogatz
Publisher: Westview Pre
Keywords: chemistry, engineering, studies, nonlinearity, biology, physics, dynamics, chaos, applications, nonlinear
Number of Pages: 512
Published: 2001-01-18
List price: $56.00
ISBN-10: 0738204536
ISBN-13: 9780738204536

An introductory text in nonlinear dynamics and chaos, emphasizing applications in several areas of science, which include vibrations, biological rhythms, insect outbreaks, and genetic control systems. Contains a rich selection of illustrations, with many exercises and examples. Softcover.

Author: Jay Macleod
Publisher: Westview Pre
Keywords: income, neighborhood, third, low, attainment, makin, aspirations, ain
Number of Pages: 552
Published: 2008-07-28
List price: $39.00
ISBN-10: 0813343585
ISBN-13: 9780813343587

This classic text addresses one of the most important issues in modern social theory and policy: how social inequality is reproduced from one generation to the next. With the original 1987 publication of Ain’t No Makin’ It Jay MacLeod brought us to the Clarendon Heights housing project where we met the “Brothers” and the “Hallway Hangers.” Their story of poverty, race, and defeatism moved readers and challenged ethnic stereotypes. MacLeod’s return eight years later, and the resulting 1995 revision, revealed little improvement in the lives of these me