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Sleep Around the World: Anthropological Perspectives (Culture, Mind and Society)
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Description for Sleep Around the World: Anthropological Perspectives (Culture, Mind and Society)
Hardcover. Although humans slumber for approximately one third of our lives, sleep itself is vastly understudied. This volume provides a comparative frame through which we can understand the myriad ways in which sleep reflects and embodies culture as contributors examine aspects of sleep in various countries and contexts. Editor(s): Glaskin, Katie; Chenhall, Richard. Series: Culture, Mind and Society. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC; JMTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
Although humans slumber for approximately one third of our lives, sleep itself is vastly understudied. This volume provides a comparative frame through which we can understand the myriad ways in which sleep reflects and embodies culture as contributors examine aspects of sleep in various countries and contexts.
Although humans slumber for approximately one third of our lives, sleep itself is vastly understudied. This volume provides a comparative frame through which we can understand the myriad ways in which sleep reflects and embodies culture as contributors examine aspects of sleep in various countries and contexts.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
Series
Culture, Mind and Society
Number of Pages
245
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137320933
SKU
V9781137320933
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Roger Ivar Lohmann, Trent University, Canada Kalissa Alexeyeff, University of Melbourne, Australia Yasmine Musharbash, University of Sydney, Australia Diana Adis Tahhan, University of New South Wales, Australia Lisa Carrie Goldberg, University of Western Australia Monica Toselli, University of Firenze, Italy Angela Costabile, University of Calabria, Italy M. Luisa Genta, University of Bologna, Italy Rachel Morgain, Australian National University Toon van ... Read more
Reviews for Sleep Around the World: Anthropological Perspectives (Culture, Mind and Society)
"Sleep is understudied in anthropology - and there are remarkably few published resources available. This is not only ironic because of the many sleep-related experiences of fieldworkers, but because all human beings spend approximately one-third of their lives asleep - quite a lot of time to go by unexamined. The study of sleep is of tremendous and increasing popular (as ... Read more