Construir sobre roca

El libro trata básicamente del problema del concepto de alteridad, la constitución de la mirada hacia el otro (el salvaje, el extranjero, la diferencia). Desde este punto de vista se analiza no sólo el concepto de sociedades sin Estado (pueblos primitivos, sociedades tribales) sino también la realidad del extranjero en las sociedades modernas, así como un debate resumido sobre las fases de la Historia de la Antropología y sus principales debates (natural/civilizado. civilización/cultura. etc

In Vulva, the author visits Japanese brothels, Irish churches and stripper bars in search of reconstructing the cultural significance of the silenced genital. This book compares the border that envelops the Virgin in medieval art with the lips of a vulva, and discusses its representation in contemporary art.

Did you know that 5 minutes of remembered anger can depress your immune function for up to 6 hours? That your platelets get sticky with stress? That the telomeres on your DNA shorten and you age faster? This book is filled with stories, comments, suggestions, quotes and references to medical research rich in proving the psychological and physical benefits in healthy thinking and feeling good. You can look over the "new thoughts" at the end of each segment with an open mind and see if there are any you want to "test drive" in your life to change your heart variability pattern from jagged and...

A study of the political and religious situation in the province of Valencia in eastern Spain, focusing primarily on the 6th century AD. With five major authorities holding political control in the south-east of the peninsula, Marti discusses archaeological evidence from sites and cemeteries, as well as textual and artistic evidence to discover the extent of authority held by each of these parties (Hispanic-Roman, Bishops, Visigoths, Byzantines and Francs).