Marvelous Bodies
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Marvelous Bodies
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Author : Vetri Nathan
language : en
Publisher: Purdue University Press
Release Date : 2017-08-15
Marvelous Bodies written by Vetri Nathan and has been published by Purdue University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-15 with Performing Arts categories.
Historically a source of emigrants to Northern Europe and the New World, Italy has rapidly become a preferred destination for immigrants from the global South. Life in the land of la dolce vita has not seemed so sweet recently, as Italy struggles with the cultural challenges caused by this surge in immigration. Marvelous Bodies by Vetri Nathan explores thirteen key full-length Italian films released between 1990 and 2010 that treat this remarkable moment of cultural role reversal through a plurality of styles. In it, Nathan argues that Italy sees itself as the quintessential internal Other of Western Europe, and that this subalternity directly influences its cinematic response to immigrants, Europe's external Others. In framing his case to understand Italy's cinematic response to immigrants, Nathan first explores some basic questions: Who exactly is the Other in Italy? Does Italy's own past partial alterity affect its present response to its newest subalterns? Drawing on Homi Bhabha's writings and Italian cinematic history, Nathan then posits the existence of marvelous bodies that are momentarily neither completely Italian nor completely immigrant. This ambivalence of forms extends to the films themselves, which tend to be generic hybrids. The persistent curious presence of marvelous bodies and a pervasive generic hybridity enact Italy's own chronic ambivalence that results from its presence at the cultural crossroads of the Mediterranean.
Our Marvelous Bodies
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Author : Gary F. Merrill
language : en
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Release Date : 2008-03-07
Our Marvelous Bodies written by Gary F. Merrill and has been published by Rutgers University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-03-07 with Science categories.
Our Marvelous Bodies offers a unique perspective on the structure, function, and care of the major systems of the human body. Unlike other texts that use a strictly scientific approach, physiologist Gary F. Merrill relays medical facts alongside personal stories that help students relate to and apply the information. Readers learn the basics of feedback control systems, homeostasis, and physiological gradients. These principles apply to an understanding of the body’s functioning under optimal, healthy conditions, and they provide insight into states of acute and chronic illness. Separate chapters are devoted to each of the body’s systems in detail: nervous, endocrine, cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, reproductive, and immune. Through a series of real-life examples, the book also shows the importance of maintaining careful medical records for health care professionals, scientists, and patients alike.
Marvelous Body
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Author : Jane Wilsher
language : en
Publisher: What on Earth Books
Release Date : 2022-05-03
Marvelous Body written by Jane Wilsher and has been published by What on Earth Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-03 with categories.
Reveal the incredible inner workings of the human body In this eye-catching book, readers can explore the hidden inner workings of the human body, look inside different organs and body systems, and learn about how to look after their own physical and mental health at the same time. Readers use the see-through "magic lens" to reveal how our bodies function and the different body parts hard at work inside us. Find out how your senses work with your brain to show us the world around us, how doctors and nurses spot diseases, and how we turn food into energy... and poop. So pick up the magic lens and take a tour of the marvelous human body!
Marvellous Body
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Author : Jane Wilsher
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022-05
Marvellous Body written by Jane Wilsher and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05 with Human body categories.
"In this eye-catching book, readers can explore the hidden inner workings of the human body, look inside different organs and body systems and learn about how to look after their own physical and mental health at the same time. Readers use the see-through magic lens to reveal how our bodies function and the different body parts hard at work inside us. Find out how your senses work with your brain to show us the world around us, how doctors and nurses spot diseases and how we turn food into energy... and poo. So pick up the magic lens and take a tour of the marvellous human body!"--Amazon.com.
Marvelous Bodies
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Author : Vetri Janak Nathan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
Marvelous Bodies written by Vetri Janak Nathan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with categories.
The Marvelous Learning Animal
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Author : Arthur W. Staats
language : en
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Release Date : 2012-06-12
The Marvelous Learning Animal written by Arthur W. Staats and has been published by Prometheus Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-12 with Science categories.
What makes us human? In recent decades, researchers have focused on innate tendencies and inherited traits as explanations for human behavior, especially in light of groundbreaking human genome research. The author thinks this trend is misleading. As he shows in great detail in this engaging, thought-provoking, and highly informative book, what makes our species unique is our marvelous ability to learn, which is an ability that no other primate possesses. In his exploration of human progress, the author reveals that the immensity of human learning has not been fully understood or examined. Evolution has endowed us with extremely versatile bodies and a brain comprised of one hundred billion neurons, which makes us especially suited for a wide range of sophisticated learning. Already in childhood, human beings begin learning complex repertoires—language, sports, value systems, music, science, rules of behavior, and many other aspects of culture. These repertoires build on one another in special ways, and our brains develop in response to the learning experiences we receive from those around us and from what we read and hear and see. When humans gather in society, the cumulative effect of building learning upon learning is enormous. The author presents a new way of understanding humanness—in the behavioral nature of the human body, in the unique human way of learning, in child development, in personality, and in abnormal behavior. With all this, and his years of basic and applied research, he develops a new theory of human evolution and a new vision of the human being. This book offers up a unified concept that not only provides new ways of understanding human behavior and solving human problems but also lays the foundations for opening new areas of science.
Marvelous Wonders Of The Whole World
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Author : Henry Davenport Northrop
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1886
Marvelous Wonders Of The Whole World written by Henry Davenport Northrop and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1886 with Encyclopedias and dictionaries categories.
Body Of Christ The Secret Of The Essenes And Other Marvelous Tales
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Author : Dominick Ricca
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2010-06-21
Body Of Christ The Secret Of The Essenes And Other Marvelous Tales written by Dominick Ricca and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06-21 with Fiction categories.
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Our Intelligent Bodies
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Author : Gary F. Merrill
language : en
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Release Date : 2021-01-15
Our Intelligent Bodies written by Gary F. Merrill and has been published by Rutgers University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-15 with Health & Fitness categories.
In Our Intelligent Bodies, physiology professor Gary F. Merrill takes you on a guided tour through the human body and its marvelously sophisticated autonomic systems. Written in a fun, easy-to-comprehend style, it will give you a new appreciation for the smart decisions our bodies are making when our brains aren't paying attention.
Our Aging Bodies
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Author : Gary F. Merrill
language : en
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Release Date : 2015-02-03
Our Aging Bodies written by Gary F. Merrill and has been published by Rutgers University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-03 with Self-Help categories.
People in developed countries are living longer and, just as the aged population around the world is steadily growing, the number of adults eighty-five and older in the United States is projected to quadruple to twenty-one million people by 2050. The aging of our population has huge implications for baby boomers and their children, and has generated a greater interest in the causes and effects of aging. Our Aging Bodies provides a clear, scientifically based explanation of what happens to all the major organ systems and bodily processes—such as the cardiovascular and digestive systems—as people age. The first section is an overview of secondary aging—changes that occur with age that are related to disease and the environment—and include the effect of such things as diet, humor, and exercise. Readers will also learn about primary aging—intrinsic changes that occur with the aging of specific organs and body systems (including the prostate, the heart, the digestive system, and the brain). Throughout the book, Gary F. Merrill weaves in personal anecdotes and stories that help clarify and reinforce the facts and principles of the underlying scientific processes and explanations. Our Aging Bodies is accessible to a general reader interested in the aging phenomenon, or baby boomers wanting to be more informed when seeing their doctor and discussing changes to their bodies as they age.