Category: Textbooks

Varieties of Secularism in Asia: Anthropological Explorations of Religion, Politics and the Spiritual, (PDF) is an ethnographically rich, theoretically well-informed, and intellectually consistent volume which builds off the work of Talal Asad, Charles Taylor, and others who have engaged the issue of secularism(s) and in socio-political life. The volume aims

Anatomy for Plastic Surgery of the Face, Head, and Neck, (PDF) details the complicated regional anatomy of the face, head, and neck, offering plastic surgery and otolaryngology residents with a solid anatomical knowledge base. There are many risks involved in operating on the head and neck, and the comprehensive knowledge

A Companion to the Anthropology of Environmental Health (PDF) presents a collection of readings that utilize a medical anthropological approach to explore the interface of the environment and humans in the shaping of illness and health around the globe. Analyzes the conditions of social and cultural transformation that accompany environmental

With contributions from experts on democracy promotion Civil Society and Democracy Promotion (PDF) examines civil society development and external civil society promotion in post-socialist Europe. It emphasizes on countries with a failed or deficient process of democratic consolidation looking at unintended outcomes of external democracy promotion on civil society development.