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  • Race, Rights, and Redemption

    The Derrick Bell Lectures on the Law and Critical Race Theory

    Edited by Janet Dewart Bell, Vincent M. Southerland ...
    Leading legal lights weigh in on key issues of race and the law—collected in honor of one of the originators of critical race theory"Penetrating essays on race and social stratification within policing and the law, in honor of pioneering scholar Derrick Bell." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)When Derrick Bell, one of the originators of critical race theory, turned sixty-five, his wife founded a ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Behavior of Lizards

    Evolutionary and Mechanistic Perspectives

    Edited by Vincent Bels, Anthony Russell ...
    Key features:Presents a contemporary snapshot of the mechanisms underlying the evolution and adaptation of behaviorExplores how genetics, epigenetics, development, and environment shape behaviorDiscusses a broad range of behavioral repertoires and responses, including those related to thermoregulatory, foraging, predatory, displaying, social and escape strategies.Examines physiological and sensory ... Read more

    $159.99 CAD

  • Biomimicry ─ A Functional Approach

    Edited by Vincent Bels, Stanislav N. Gorb, Roi Gurka ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Biomimetics, Bionics, Bioinspiration, Biomimetics, and Biomimicry are terms describing the branch of science between the studies of nature’s solutions and their inspiration on engineering sciences and technologies. Bioinspiration is viewed as using almost all biological phenomena to stimulate research in non-biological sciences and technologies for modifying and improving human life and welfare. ... Read more

    $318.99 CAD

  • Biology of Turtles

    From Structures to Strategies of Life

    Edited by Jeanette Wyneken, Matthew H. Godfrey, Vincent Bels ...
    Featuring in-depth contributions from an international team of experts, the Biology of Turtles provides the first comprehensive review of the Testudinata. The book starts with the premise that the structure of turtles is particularly interesting and best understood within the context of their development, novelty, functional diversity, and e ... Read more

    $321.99 CAD

  • Convergent Evolution

    Animal Form and Function

    Edited by Vincent L. Bels, Anthony P. Russell ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This volume presents a series of case studies, at different levels of inclusivity, of how organisms exhibit functional convergence as a key evolutionary mechanism resulting in responses to similar environmental constraints in mechanically similar ways. The contributors to this volume have selected and documented cases of convergent evolution of form and function that are perceived to be driven by ... Read more

    $192.19 CAD

  • Feeding in Vertebrates

    Evolution, Morphology, Behavior, Biomechanics

    Edited by Vincent Bels, Ian Q. Whishaw ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This book provides students and researchers with reviews of biological questions related to the evolution of feeding by vertebrates in aquatic and terrestrial environments. Based on recent technical developments and novel conceptual approaches, the book covers functional questions on trophic behavior in nearly all vertebrate groups including jawless fishes. The book describes mechanisms and ... Read more

    $166.99 CAD

  • Young People in Out-of-Home Care

    Findings from the Ontario Looking After Children Project

    by Elisa Romano, Lauren Stenason, M Erik Michael, Robert J. Flynn, Meagan Miller, Tessa Bell, Barbara Greenberg, Cynthia Vincent ...
    Series series Health and Society
    La maltraitance est généralement considérée comme étant la forme d’adversité la plus grave à laquelle peuvent être confrontés les enfants et les adolescents. Les jeunes victimes de mauvais traitement qui présentent le niveau de risque le plus élevé sont susceptibles d’être prises en charge dans des structures extrafamiliales – familles d’accueil, soins intrafamiliaux, foyers de groupe ou vie ... Read more

    $25.99 CAD

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    by Angela Y. Davis ...
    Series series Open Media Series
    With her characteristic brilliance, grace and radical audacity, Angela Y. Davis has put the case for the latest abolition movement in American life: the abolition of the prison. As she quite correctly notes, American life is replete with abolition movements, and when they were engaged in these struggles, their chances of success seemed almost unthinkable. For generations of Americans, the ... Read more

    $10.69 CAD

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  • Across the Bridge

    Understanding the Origin of the Vertebrates

    by Henry Gee ...
    "Addresses an important topic for biologists and zoologists about vertebrates' place in the 'grand scheme' . . . genuinely witty and charming . . . magnificent." —Neil J. Gostling, University of SouthamptonOur understanding of vertebrate origins and the backbone of human history evolves with each new fossil find and DNA map. Many species have now had their genomes sequenced, and molecular ... Read more

    $25.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Democracy in Chains

    The Deep History of the Radical Right's Stealth Plan for America

    by Nancy MacLean ...
    **Winner of the Lillian Smith Book AwardWinner of the Los Angeles Times Book PrizeFinalist for the National Book AwardThe Nation's "Most Valuable Book"“[A] vibrant intellectual history of the radical right.”—The Atlantic“This sixty-year campaign to make libertarianism mainstream and eventually take the government itself is at the heart of Democracy in Chains. . . . If you're worried about what all ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

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  • Herpetology

    An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles

    by Laurie J. Vitt, Janalee P. Caldwell ...
    This third edition, now fully revised and updated by two of Dr. Zug's colleagues, provides herpetology students and amateur reptile and amphibian keepers with the latest taxonomy and species developments from around the world. Herpetology is a rapidly evolving field, which has contributed to new discoveries in many conceptual areas of biology. The authors build on this progress by updating all ... Read more

    $73.99 CAD

  • Researching Resilience

    Edited by Linda Liebenberg, Michael Ungar ...
    While categorization has always been one of the primary focuses of the social sciences, recent trends within these disciplines have tended to categorize various behaviours as disorders. Researching Resilience challenges this tendency to pathologize, and marks a profound shift in research methods from the study of disorder to the study of well-being.This collection assembles qualitative and ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD