Written primarily for 16-to-19-year-old students, this primer will cover the relatively new but fast-developing science of bioarchaeology.A fascinating introduction to bioarchaeology, an emerging science that explores a plethora of issues and themes. These include the impact of diet on health, the biochemistry of genetics and gene sequencing, human evolution and social biology, the impact of infectious and non-communicable diseases, and changes in biodiversity over time.Key Features:-An informative and accessible introduction to the rapidly developing science of bioarchaeology, which guides students through its key concepts while illustrating how a new scientific discipline emerges and evolves.-Engaging features such as case studies and pause-for-thought boxes introduce students to the challenges of big data, and encourage them to consider and discuss the many ethical issues that arise within bioarchaeology and their relevance to contemporary understandings of humanity.-Expert contributions from Sander Aerts, Head of Post-Excavation Specialist Service at Wessex Archaeology, and Professor Alice Roberts, Professor of Public Engagement in Science at the School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, add additional insights and further enliven the text.-Oxford Biology Primers are the only resource to introduce prospective and current students of undergraduate-level bioscience to a range of topics from this dynamic experimental science, enticing readers to study further. -Its titles directly support two key transitions in the student journey: from school to undergraduate-level study, and from undergraduate to independent researcher. -Its modular format offers a high degree of flexibility, with teachers being able to draw on specific volumes that augment the post-16 curriculum and university lecturers being able to draw on specific volumes at different stages of the undergraduate curriculum. -All titles in the series are available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats: the e-book and Science Trove offer a mobile experience and convenient access along with functionality tools, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support. For more information about e-books, please visit www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks

New analyses on the insightful ways in which Beckett’s work actively engages with contested notions of Nature and the natural, developing a radical version of modernism’s main questions and insights. Beckett and Nature takes its cue from contemporary developments in Beckett scholarship focused on ecocriticism, posthumanism, and the Anthropocene, going beyond them into a questioning of the very concepts of “Nature” and “the natural.” It examines one of the most unthought ontological dimensions of literature and life: that symbolic space, deemed natural or part of Nature, appears necessary and undeniable and, therefore, impossible to be deconstructed. In doing so, the authors show that, in fact, this space takes on many shapes, recognizing three “natural” dimensions criticized by Beckett: bodies, worlds, and literatures.Featuring a wide range of both Beckett's work and Beckett scholars – including Jean-Michel Rabaté and Stanley E. Gontarski – Beckett and Nature offers contextualized readings of the understandings of nature and the natural throughout his decade-spanning œuvre. The volume shows that part of the radicality of Beckett’s writing is that – through a variety of evolving techniques and strategies – it questions what appears in our cultures as the most unquestionable and opens up possibilities for thinking not only what is human, literature, and philosophy, but also gender, identity, and any attempt at definitions of ourselves or the world at large.

New analyses on the insightful ways in which Beckett's work actively engages with contested notions of Nature and the natural, developing a radical version of modernism's main questions and insights. Beckett and Nature takes its cue from contemporary developments in Beckett scholarship focused on ecocriticism, posthumanism, and the Anthropocene, going beyond them into a questioning of the very concepts of "e;Nature"e; and "e;the natural."e; It examines one of the most unthought ontological dimensions of literature and life: that symbolic space, deemed natural or part of Nature, appears necessary and undeniable and, therefore, impossible to be deconstructed. In doing so, the authors show that, in fact, this space takes on many shapes, recognizing three "e;natural"e; dimensions criticized by Beckett: bodies, worlds, and literatures. Featuring a wide range of both Beckett's work and Beckett scholars - including Jean-Michel Rabate and Stanley E. Gontarski - Beckett and Nature offers contextualized readings of the understandings of nature and the natural throughout his decade-spanning uvre. The volume shows that part of the radicality of Beckett's writing is that - through a variety of evolving techniques and strategies - it questions what appears in our cultures as the most unquestionable and opens up possibilities for thinking not only what is human, literature, and philosophy, but also gender, identity, and any attempt at definitions of ourselves or the world at large.

Written primarily for 16-to-19-year-old students, this primer will cover the relatively new but fast-developing science of bioarchaeology.A fascinating introduction to bioarchaeology, an emerging science that explores a plethora of issues and themes. These include the impact of diet on health, the biochemistry of genetics and gene sequencing, human evolution and social biology, the impact of infectious and non-communicable diseases, and changes in biodiversity over time.Key Features:-An informative and accessible introduction to the rapidly developing science of bioarchaeology, which guides students through its key concepts while illustrating how a new scientific discipline emerges and evolves.-Engaging features such as case studies and pause-for-thought boxes introduce students to the challenges of big data, and encourage them to consider and discuss the many ethical issues that arise within bioarchaeology and their relevance to contemporary understandings of humanity.-Expert contributions from Sander Aerts, Head of Post-Excavation Specialist Service at Wessex Archaeology, and Professor Alice Roberts, Professor of Public Engagement in Science at the School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, add additional insights and further enliven the text.-Oxford Biology Primers are the only resource to introduce prospective and current students of undergraduate-level bioscience to a range of topics from this dynamic experimental science, enticing readers to study further. -Its titles directly support two key transitions in the student journey: from school to undergraduate-level study, and from undergraduate to independent researcher. -Its modular format offers a high degree of flexibility, with teachers being able to draw on specific volumes that augment the post-16 curriculum and university lecturers being able to draw on specific volumes at different stages of the undergraduate curriculum. -All titles in the series are available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats: the e-book and Science Trove offer a mobile experience and convenient access along with functionality tools, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support. For more information about e-books, please visit www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks

New analyses on the insightful ways in which Beckett’s work actively engages with contested notions of Nature and the natural, developing a radical version of modernism’s main questions and insights. Beckett and Nature takes its cue from contemporary developments in Beckett scholarship focused on ecocriticism, posthumanism, and the Anthropocene, going beyond them into a questioning of the very concepts of “Nature” and “the natural.” It examines one of the most unthought ontological dimensions of literature and life: that symbolic space, deemed natural or part of Nature, appears necessary and undeniable and, therefore, impossible to be deconstructed. In doing so, the authors show that, in fact, this space takes on many shapes, recognizing three “natural” dimensions criticized by Beckett: bodies, worlds, and literatures.Featuring a wide range of both Beckett's work and Beckett scholars – including Jean-Michel Rabaté and Stanley E. Gontarski – Beckett and Nature offers contextualized readings of the understandings of nature and the natural throughout his decade-spanning œuvre. The volume shows that part of the radicality of Beckett’s writing is that – through a variety of evolving techniques and strategies – it questions what appears in our cultures as the most unquestionable and opens up possibilities for thinking not only what is human, literature, and philosophy, but also gender, identity, and any attempt at definitions of ourselves or the world at large.

New analyses on the insightful ways in which Beckett's work actively engages with contested notions of Nature and the natural, developing a radical version of modernism's main questions and insights. Beckett and Nature takes its cue from contemporary developments in Beckett scholarship focused on ecocriticism, posthumanism, and the Anthropocene, going beyond them into a questioning of the very concepts of "e;Nature"e; and "e;the natural."e; It examines one of the most unthought ontological dimensions of literature and life: that symbolic space, deemed natural or part of Nature, appears necessary and undeniable and, therefore, impossible to be deconstructed. In doing so, the authors show that, in fact, this space takes on many shapes, recognizing three "e;natural"e; dimensions criticized by Beckett: bodies, worlds, and literatures. Featuring a wide range of both Beckett's work and Beckett scholars - including Jean-Michel Rabate and Stanley E. Gontarski - Beckett and Nature offers contextualized readings of the understandings of nature and the natural throughout his decade-spanning uvre. The volume shows that part of the radicality of Beckett's writing is that - through a variety of evolving techniques and strategies - it questions what appears in our cultures as the most unquestionable and opens up possibilities for thinking not only what is human, literature, and philosophy, but also gender, identity, and any attempt at definitions of ourselves or the world at large.