{"product_id":"the-mother-infant-nexus-in-anthropology-rebecca-gowland-9783030273927","title":"The Mother-Infant Nexus in Anthropology: Small Beginnings, Significant Outcomes","description":"Over the past 20 years there has been increased research traction in the anthropology of childhood. However, infancy, the pregnant body and motherhood continue to be marginalised. This book will focus on the mother-infant relationship and the variable constructions of this dyad across cultures, including conceptualisations of the pregnant body, the beginnings of life, and implications for health. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is particularly topical because there is a burgeoning awareness within anthropology regarding the centrality of mother-infant interactions for understanding the evolution of our species, infant and maternal health and care strategies, epigenetic change, and biological and social development. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book will bring together cultural and biological anthropologists and archaeologists to examine the infant-maternal interface in past societies. It will showcase innovative theoretical and methodological approaches towards understanding societal constructions of foetal, infant and maternal bodies. It will emphasise their interconnectivity and will explore the broader significance of the mother\/infant nexus for overall population well-being. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rebecca Gowland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 303027392X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783030273927\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Springer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.69d","brand":"Rebecca Gowland","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44125934616831,"sku":"9783030273927","price":159.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_017c4524-304a-4679-b512-484ae6d222ea.jpg?v=1687445389","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-mother-infant-nexus-in-anthropology-rebecca-gowland-9783030273927","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}