Aging in Today's World

Aging in Today's WorldNever before in human existence have the aged been so numerous and for the most part healthy. In this important new book, two professionals, an anthropologist and a physician, wrestle with the complex subject of aging. Is it inevitable? Is it a burden or gift? What is successful aging? Why are some people better at aging than others? Where is aging located? How does it vary among individuals, within and between groups, cultures, societies, and indeed,

but also reclaiming the political influence of the dramatic arts in order to promote a contemporary social struggle

Nature conservation widens the gap between people in the North and the South

and Native Americans

issues about land and cosmology

gender and reproduction and biopolitics and community

His interpretation of the relation between the phenomenology and the logic has the result of marking a rupture in French thought

ritual complexity

"[B]roadly clinically useful and provides excellent

In Such a Deathly Desire (Un si funeste désir)

The chapter includes a detailed case study of IPM in fresh-market tomatoes

market incentives in environmental regulation

Water Margin: Hong Kong's Link to the Sea is an enchanting exploration of the human and natural geography of Hong Kong's coastline and waters