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  • Yoga in Modern India

    The Body between Science and Philosophy

    by Joseph S. Alter ...
    Yoga has come to be an icon of Indian culture and civilization, and it is widely regarded as being timeless and unchanging. Based on extensive ethnographic research and an analysis of both ancient and modern texts, Yoga in Modern India challenges this popular view by examining the history of yoga, focusing on its emergence in modern India and its dramatically changing form and significance in the ... Read more

    $59.99 CAD

  • Capturing the Ineffable

    An Anthropology of Wisdom

    Edited by Philip Y. Kao, Joseph S. Alter ...
    Grounded in ethnographic case studies that examine experiences from which wisdom emerges, Capturing the Ineffable provides a rigorous analysis of the sociocultural context of wisdom in the contemporary world. Each chapter in the volume deals with different aspects and showcases how communities in different contexts - nursing homes, religious organizations, corporations, and monastic institutions, ... Read more

    $74.99 CAD

  • Connecting China, Latin America, and the Caribbean

    Infrastructure and Everyday Life

    Edited by Enrique Dussel Peters, James A. Cook, Joseph S. Alter ...
    Series series Pitt Latin American Series
    A long history of migration, trade, and shared interests links China to Latin America and the Caribbean. Over the past twenty years, China has increased direct investment and restructured trade relations in the region. In addition, Chinese public sector enterprises, private companies, and various branches of the central government have planned, developed, and built a large number of infrastructure ... Read more

    $67.99 CAD

  • Asian Medicine and Globalization

    Edited by Joseph S. Alter ...
    Series series Encounters with Asia
    Medical systems function in specific cultural contexts. It is common to speak of the medicine of China, Japan, India, and other nation-states. Yet almost all formalized medical systems claim universal applicability and, thus, are ready to cross the cultural boundaries that contain them. There is a critical tension, in theory and practice, in the ways regional medical systems are conceptualized as ... Read more

    $62.99 CAD

  • Asian Medicine and Globalization

    Edited by Joseph S. Alter ...
    Series series Encounters with Asia
    Medical systems function in specific cultural contexts. It is common to speak of the medicine of China, Japan, India, and other nation-states. Yet almost all formalized medical systems claim universal applicability and, thus, are ready to cross the cultural boundaries that contain them. There is a critical tension, in theory and practice, in the ways regional medical systems are conceptualized as ... Read more

    $74.99 CAD

  • Tortured Logic: A Verbatim Critique of the George W. Bush Presidency

    by Joseph Russomanno ...
    It is hard to imagine a more Orwellian presidency than George W. Bush's, according to Joseph Russomanno, who demonstrates how a form of Newspeak became thoroughly entrenched in the historical record. Bush and his team, especially Vice President Dick Cheney, neither respected the Constitution nor the separation of powers. Instead, the Bush administration deliberately and explicitly violated the law ... Read more

    $25.31 CAD

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  • Buddhism and Bioethics

    by Damien Keown ...
    Buddhism and Bioethics is the first book to discuss contemporary issues in bioethics from a Buddhist perspective. Written in a clear and accessible style by a leading expert in field, and drawing on both ancient and modern sources, it shows how Buddhist ethical teachings can be applied to a range of controversial issues like abortion and euthanasia. ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • White Saris and Sweet Mangoes

    Aging, Gender, and Body in North India

    by Sarah Lamb ...
    This rich ethnography explores beliefs and practices surrounding aging in a rural Bengali village. Sarah Lamb focuses on how villagers' visions of aging are tied to the making and unmaking of gendered selves and social relations over a lifetime. Lamb uses a focus on age as a means not only to open up new ways of thinking about South Asian social life, but also to contribute to contemporary ... Read more

    $38.99 CAD

  • Yoga Body : The Origins Of Modern Posture Practice

    The Origins of Modern Posture Practice

    by Mark Singleton ...
    Yoga is so prevalent in the modern world--practiced by pop stars, taught in schools, and offered in yoga centers, health clubs, and even shopping malls--that we take its presence, and its meaning, for granted. But how did the current yoga boom happen? And is it really rooted in ancient Indian practices, as many of its adherents claim? In this groundbreaking book, Mark Singleton calls into question ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD

  • Decentralization and Popular Democracy

    Governance from Below in Bolivia

    by Jean-Paul Faguet ...
    Bolivia decentralized in an effort to deepen democracy, improve public services, and make government more accountable. Unlike many countries, Bolivia succeeded. Over the past generation, public investment shifted dramatically toward primary services and resource distribution became far more equitable, partly due to the creation of new local governments. Many municipalities responded to ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • The Buddhist and the Ethicist

    Conversations on Effective Altruism, Engaged Buddhism, and How to Build a Better World

    by Peter Singer, Shih Chao-Hwei ...
    Eastern spirituality and utilitarian philosophy meet in these unique dialogues between a Buddhist monastic and a moral philosopher on such issues as animal welfare, gender equality, the death penalty, and moreAn unlikely duo—Professor Peter Singer, a preeminent philosopher and professor of bioethics, and Venerable Shih Chao-Hwei, a Taiwanese Buddhist monastic and social activist—join forces to ... Read more

    $23.19 CAD

  • Buddhist Philosophy

    Essential Readings

    Edited by William Edelglass, Jay Garfield ...
    The Buddhist philosophical tradition is vast, internally diverse, and comprises texts written in a variety of canonical languages. It is hence often difficult for those with training in Western philosophy who wish to approach this tradition for the first time to know where to start, and difficult for those who wish to introduce and teach courses in Buddhist philosophy to find suitable textbooks ... Read more

    $40.99 CAD