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xi+290 pages with maps, illustrations, figures, charts, tables, appendices and index. Small quarto (10 1/4" x 7 1/2") bound in original red cloth with black lettering to spine. First edit… Mehr…

xi+290 pages with maps, illustrations, figures, charts, tables, appendices and index. Small quarto (10 1/4" x 7 1/2") bound in original red cloth with black lettering to spine. First edition. In the ninth century, southern lowland Maya civilization began a decline, known as the collapse, that lasted into the Colonial period. Archaeologists have long debated possible causes, with supporters of an ecological model proposing that overpopulation and over cultivation of cropland led to environmental stress, poor nutrition, and widespread disease. Bringing together for the first time current research on Maya bioarchaeology , Bones of the Maya presents fifteen osteological and dental studies of skeletons buried five hundred to twenty-five hundred years ago at a wide range of sites in Mexico and Central America. Contributors address such topics as cranial deformation tooth filing and inlaying, damage caused by sacrificial rites, and bony evidence of nutritional and infectious diseases. Incorporating traditional methods of paleopathology as well as new techniques of DNA and stable isotope analysis, the studies cover a range of time periods, social classes, and political systems. Including an extensive indexed bibliography of publications on Maya osteology form 1839 through 1994, this work not only addresses models of Maya complexity, but also demonstrates how skeletal analysis has contributed substantially to processual archaeology, systems theory and theories of human ecology in efforts to reconstruct ancient Maya culture and explain its demise. Condition: A fine copy in like jacket., Smithsonian Institution Press, 1997, Marcel Dekker, 1982. 280 pp., hardcover, ex library, else text clean & binding tight, Marcel Dekker, 1982, National Academies Press, 1995. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,650grams, ISBN:9780309051361, National Academies Press, 1995, This compelling and inspiring book, now in a deluxe paperback edition, shows how one person can work wonders. In Mountains Beyond Mountains, Pulitzer Prizewinning author Tracy Kidder tells the true story of a gifted man who loves the world and has set out to do all he can to cure it.In medical school, Paul Farmer found his lifes calling: to cure infectious diseases and to bring the lifesaving tools of modern medicine to those who need them most. Kidders magnificent account takes us from Harvard to Haiti, Peru, Cuba, and Russia as Farmer changes minds and practices through his dedication to the philosophy that "the only real nation is humanity." At the heart of this book is the example of a life based on hope and on an understanding of the truth of the Haitian proverb "Beyond mountains there are mountains"as you solve one problem, another problem presents itself, and so you go on and try to solve that one too."Mountains Beyond Mountains unfolds with a force of gathering revelation," says Annie Dillard, and Jonathan Harr notes, "[Paul Farmer] wants to change the world. Certainly this luminous and powerful book will change the way you see it.", Random House Trade Paperbacks, New York, New York, U.S.A.: Wiley-Liss, 1990. Book. Very Good Ex-Library Cond Book. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 0471567302 | 410 pgs. Sections cover: molecular biology of HTLV; molecular biology of HIV; virus-cell interactions; strategies for vaccine and treatment; the search for new human retroviruses; index. White/maroon boards. Usual library markings. Clean and tightly bound.., Wiley-Liss, 1990, National Academies Press, 2001-04-15. 1. Hardcover. Used:Good., National Academies Press, 2001-04-15, ASM Press, 01 July, 2003. Hardcover. LikeNew. ., ASM Press, 01 July, 2003<

ISBN: 9781555812409

This new volume, the only text focusing exclusively on viral encephalitis in humans, is designed to assist clinicians in the diagnosis and therapy of patients with suspected viral encepha… Mehr…

This new volume, the only text focusing exclusively on viral encephalitis in humans, is designed to assist clinicians in the diagnosis and therapy of patients with suspected viral encephalitis. The authors have organized the volume according to the clinical and epidemiological information available at the time of presentation of the patients rather than according to principles of viral taxonomy. Emphasis is on neuropathological descriptions and pathogenesis concepts, reflecting the authors' belief that an understanding of pathogenesis facilitates the diagnostic process and is central to therapeutic intervention. The authors cover the full range of human encephalitis/encephalopathy, including HIV/AIDS, prion diseases, and smallpox. Media > Book<