The Fayoum Dr Andreas MaurerThe Fayoum, a large and exceptionally fertile depression in Egypts Western Desert, some 90 kilometers southwest of Cairo, is a region both rich in history and outstanding in natural beauty. Its historical legacy includes temples, pyramids, and towns from the Middle Kingdom and the Ptolemaic Period, as well as churches, monasteries, and mosques from later times. Neil Hewison here outlines the history (and prehistory) of the Fayoum and its lakes,
the volume bridges classical anthropological studies on kinship and contemporary research on the gender inequalities in transnational and transborder migrant families
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Illustrated throughout with color photographs of daily life and special occasions
Epigenetics have been shown to affect gene-expression and can thereby play a strong role on the construction and plasticity of phenotypes in many plant and animal species
noting the move from focusing exclusively on production traits to an emphasis on other traits such as those related to health
In telling the story of an unusual and unusually successful life
the contributors attack the question of just how effective festivals are at producing politically engaged spectators
Current challenges with supply logistics and feedstock conversion systems continue to slow the biofuel industry's expansion
It poses questions that engage with issues within film studies to stimulate debate
Affective bordering is a powerful exploration of the emotional politics of borders that demonstrates how racial and national boundaries are secured through the political mobilisation and unequal distribution of affect
the chapter suggests a number of areas for future research
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