Deze atlas laat op tal van fraaie kaarten zien hoe de Homo sapiens zich over de aarde verspreidde.
Cache-sexe
€ 34,90This book asks why humans through history have covered their genitals and worn a cache-sexe. Does the cache-sexe merely provide protection, or is it an instrument to draw attention? Can the cache-sexe be used to stimulate certain thoughts? Why does not wearing a cache-sexe provoke shame one society but not in another? Are nudity and nakedness the same?
On his quest to answer these questions, the author takes the reader on a review of the anatomy of the female and male genitals and reflects on how this part of the human body has been perceived over time and in various cultures. The different types of male and female cache-sex are discussed with reference to comprehensive illustrations based on unique and sometimes previously unpublished examples of cache-sexes and photographic documentation. The book also pays attention to the covering of the ‘backside’. Following this 360° exploration of the use of the cache-sexe, the place of the cache-sexe in art and fashion is uncovered.
Philip Van Kerrebroeck is an urologist and professor emeritus of Urology at the University of Maastricht. Born in Leuven (Belgium), he trained in Surgery and Urology in Brussels, Utrecht, Nijmegen and San Francisco. Over the years, he has also developed an interest in the history of urology and cultural anthropology. He is currently chairman of the History Office of the European Association of Urology (EAU).
De verstandige kock
€ 35,00De verstandige kock, of sorghvuldige huyshoudster was een kleine honderd jaar lang dé culinaire bestseller van Nederlandse bodem. Het is het enige gedrukte Nederlandstalige kookboek uit de zeventiende eeuw in de Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden. De Amsterdamse druk uit 1669 werd als sluitstuk opgenomen in het driedelige Het Vermakelijck landtleven, een handleiding voor buitenplaatsbezitters om zelfvoorzienend te zijn. Een kookboek om lekker te koken met wat de grond schaft.
MARLEEN WILLEBRANDS, ALEXANDRA VAN DONGEN EN MANON HENZEN
De verstandige kok Lekker koken met wat de grond schaft Marleen Willebrands, neerlandica en culinair-historisch deskundige, hertaalde 194 recepten in modern-Nederlands en geeft uitgebreide achtergrondinformatie bij dit bijzondere kookboek. Alexandra van Dongen, kunsthistorica en conservator van Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, beschrijft het keuken- en tafelgerei dat voorkomt in De verstandige kok aan de hand van eigentijdse schilderijen en voorwerpen, en koppelt dit aan de recepten. Manon Henzen, culinair historica en eigenaar van historisch kookatelier eet!verleden, bewerkte twintig tongstrelende recepten voor de moderne keuken. Zo kan iedereen de smaak van de zeventiende eeuw ontdekken.
Humanity is not a plague
€ 15,00In Humanity is Not a Plague, Cees Buisman argues that it is possible for 10 billion people to exist together on this Earth – as predicted for the year 2100 – provided that the richer part of the world no longer merely focuses on its own health, prosperity and happiness, and instead starts working seriously on developing a higher consciousness.
In this essay, Buisman sharply analyzes some of the problems facing mankind, such as fresh water shortages, whilst overturning several clichés and offering unexpected, positive solutions. Overpopulation is not the problem; the effects of our actions on the rest of the world have a much greater impact. ‘Back to nature’ is not the solution, nor is an overreliance on science and innovation. Large-scale technologies could even increase our problems. It seems that the growth of humanity will depend on the growth of our consciousness.
Cees Buisman studied water purification engineering, in addition to business administration, communication theory and applied integral psychology. Throughout his life he has worked on new environmental technologies, which are used in industry all over the world. His scientific work is highly cited. Buisman is the Director of Wetsus – European Center for Sustainable Water Technology, and Professor at Wageningen University, in the Netherlands.
