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It is said that for every naturally occurring ailment, there is a naturally occurring remedy. So many people are in the process of finding earth friendly practices to help improve the health of the planet. Incorporating herbs into your life can benefit both the earth, and your body, this book provides a path to taking control of your own health, even growing beneficial plants in your own back yard. If you are familiar with using herbs or are discovering them for the first time; Herbs To Help you Heal can give you the information you need at a glance to make smart and informed choices.
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This book brings together a range of anthropological writings that are inspired by the French philosopher Michel Foucault and examine Foucault’s contribution to current theories of modernity. Treats modernity as an ethnographic object by focusing on its concrete manifestations. Tackles issues of broad interest: from colonialism and globalization to war, genetics, and AIDS. Draws on work from North and South America, Europe, Africa, and South and Southeast Asia. Contributors include James Ferguson, Akhil Gupta, Aihwa Ong, Paul Rabinow, and Rayna Rapp.
Refugees in a Global Era offers a topical and informative analysis of forced migration in the age of globalization, identifying mass displacement as an outcome of conflicts and contradictions in the global system. It looks critically at histories of migration, exploring the constructed nature of the refugee and considers the changing patterns of migration and the refugee experience of displacement, flight and the search for asylum. Additionally, it offers a critical analysis of refugee policy in Europe, North America and Australia and advances the case for open borders.
Experience nursing-the hardcore and the heartfelt-with these 80 true stories, written mainly by nurses. Let these stories show you the real world of nursing: The compassionate nurse who inspires dignity and strength in a young soldier losing his wife, The nurse who realizes her best friend, a fellow nurse, is stealing drugs from patients, The stellar, life-saving teamwork of doctor/nurse teams based on mutual respect, Nurses learning to deal with issues of respect, power, and experience versus status in nurse/doctor relationships, The retired doctor who recalls the nurse who saved him, as a young intern, from badly mishandling the care of a dying patient, The nurse who willingly took on an angry patient with a challenging case, to offer special help and encouragement, The stories of inspiring patients, who help nurses remember why they became a nurse to begin with, Experience the challenges, insights, and hard-earned wisdom at the heart of nursing. Book jacket.
Translated by Carl Ipsen. This short book provides a succinct and masterly overview of the history of migration, from the earliest movements of human beings out of Africa into Asia and Europe to the present day, exploring along the way those factors that contribute to the successes and failures of migratory groups. Separate chapters deal with the migration flows between Europe and the rest of the world in the 19th and 20th centuries and with the turbulent and complex migratory history of the Americas. Livi Bacci shows that, over the centuries, migration has been a fundamental human prerogative and has been an essential element in economic development and the achievement of improved standards...