Childbirth, Midwifery and Concepts of Time

Childbirth, Midwifery and Concepts of TimeAll cultures are concerned with the business of childbirth, so much so that it can never be described as a purely physiological or even psychological event. This volume draws together work from a range of anthropologists and midwives who have found anthropological approaches useful in their work. Using case studies from a variety of cultural settings, the writers explore the centrality of the way time is conceptualized, marked and measured to the ways

The diverse contributions to Environmental History of the Hudson River examine how the natural and physical attributes of the river have influenced human settlement and uses

Chinese film history and film studies

Highlights Merleau-Ponty's interest in film and connects it to his aesthetic theory

there is tremendous variation in how individual organizations are structured

In providing an unprecedented in-depth

and researchers to explore how the Shoah

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It suggests a way forward for rethinking the work that literary studies can do – less as a set of literary objects

Romanians perform new types of citizenship

Catherine Fieschi examines why populism and populist parties have become a feature of our politics

The authors argue convincingly that current housing policy and regulations

It is based on a study of 25 young rural Thai men who were each interviewed three times within a two-year period while they were aged 18–20