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Biodiversity in Agriculture

Domestication, Evolution, and Sustainability

Edited by Paul Gepts, Thomas R. Famula, Robert L. Bettinger, Stephen B. Brush, Ardeshir B. Damania, Patrick E. McGuire, Calvin O. Qualset ...

The introduction of plant and animal agriculture represents one of the most important milestones in human evolution. It contributed to the development of cities, alphabets, new technologies, and ultimately to civilizations, but it has also presented a threat to both human health and the environment. Bringing together research from a range of fields including anthropology, archaeology, ecology, ... Read more

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The introduction of plant and animal agriculture represents one of the most important milestones in human evolution. It contributed to the development of cities, alphabets, new technologies, and ultimately to civilizations, but it has also presented a threat to both human health and the environment. Bringing together research from a range of fields including anthropology, archaeology, ecology,
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Affect, Conditioning, and Cognition (PLE: Emotion)

Essays on the Determinants of Behavior

Edited by J. Bruce Overmier, F. Robert Brush ...

Series series Psychology Library Editions: Emotion
Originally published in 1985, this title was a retrospective appreciation of the late Richard L. Solomon. His pre- and postdoctoral students from past years presented the 22 papers which are published in this volume. The book reflects the breadth of Solomon’s impact through his teaching and research.The first part contains a chapter that provides a bit of history in a retrospective appreciation of ... Read more

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Originally published in 1985, this title was a retrospective appreciation of the late Richard L. Solomon. His pre- and postdoctoral students from past years presented the 22 papers which are published in this volume. The book reflects the breadth of Solomon’s impact through his teaching and research.The first part contains a chapter that provides a bit of history in a retrospective appreciation of
... Read more
Psychoendocrinology

Edited by F. Robert Brush, Seymour Levine ...

Psychoendocrinology covers the advances in the field of biology and the development of highly refined measurement techniques for hormones. The book discusses the partitioning of neuroendocrine steroids and peptides between vascular and cerebral compartments; the mechanisms of the female reproductive behavior; and the sensory, hormonal, and neural determinant of maternal behavior. The text ... Read more

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Psychoendocrinology covers the advances in the field of biology and the development of highly refined measurement techniques for hormones. The book discusses the partitioning of neuroendocrine steroids and peptides between vascular and cerebral compartments; the mechanisms of the female reproductive behavior; and the sensory, hormonal, and neural determinant of maternal behavior. The text
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The Reconstructed Past

Reconstructions in the Public Interpretation of Archaeology and History

by Marion Blockley, Marley R. Brown III, Karen A. Brush, Edward A. Chappell, Robert Daniels-Dwyer, Joe Distretti, Peter J. Fowler, Bruce W. Fry, John H. Jameson, Ann E. Killebrew, Carl Kuttruff, Donald W. Linebaugh, Barry Mackintosh, Susan Mills, Haryold Mytum, Lynn A. Neal, Vergil E. Noble, Dwight Pitcaithley, Rodd L. Wheaton, Esther C. White, Ronald F. Williamson ...

To reconstruct or not to reconstruct? That is the question facing many agencies and site managers throughout the world. While reconstructed sites provide a three-dimensional pedagogic environment in which visitors can acquire a heightened sense of the past, an ethical conflict emerges when on-site reconstructions and restorations contribute to the damage or destruction of the original ... Read more

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To reconstruct or not to reconstruct? That is the question facing many agencies and site managers throughout the world. While reconstructed sites provide a three-dimensional pedagogic environment in which visitors can acquire a heightened sense of the past, an ethical conflict emerges when on-site reconstructions and restorations contribute to the damage or destruction of the original
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9/11 in American Culture

by Mary Weems, Henry A. Giroux, Douglas Kellner, Peter McLaren, Jack Z. Bratich, Arnold, Shepperson Tomaselli, Patricia Tacineto Clough, Michelle Fine, Joanne Robertson, Karen Staller, Greg Dimitriadis, Angharad N. Valdivia, Laurel Richardson, Heidi Marie Brush, Robert W. McChesney, Dierde Glenn Paul, Joe L. Kincheloe, Shirley Steinberg, Birgit Richard, Cameron McCarthy, Virginia Olesen, Cary Nelson, Kenneth J. Gergen, William L. Miller, Anton J. Kuzel, Mary Gergen, Kathy Charmaz, Davydd J. Greenwood, Shulamit Reinharz, Staceyann Chin, Lois Weis, Arthur P. Bochner, Carolyn Ellis, Ivan Brady, William G. Tierney, Gerardo R. Lopez, H.L Goodall Jr, Karen Scott-Hoy, Tracy K. Lewis, Patricia Geist Martin, James Joseph Scheurich, Dr. Christopher N. Poulos, Gloria Ladson-Billings, Stephen John Hartnett ...

Series series Crossroads in Qualitative Inquiry
In response to the events following September 11, a number of leading cultural studies and interpretive qualitative researchers write from their own experiences and hearts. Their essays-by noted scholars Kellner, Fine, McLaren, Richardson, Denzin, Giroux and others-are collected in this volume, and were written in crisis within days and weeks of September 11. The immediacy of their writing is ... Read more

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In response to the events following September 11, a number of leading cultural studies and interpretive qualitative researchers write from their own experiences and hearts. Their essays-by noted scholars Kellner, Fine, McLaren, Richardson, Denzin, Giroux and others-are collected in this volume, and were written in crisis within days and weeks of September 11. The immediacy of their writing is
... Read more

The Whole Picture

The colonial story of the art in our museums & why we need to talk about it

by Alice Procter ...

"Probing, jargon-free and written with the pace of a detective story... [Procter] dissects western museum culture with such forensic fury that it might be difficult for the reader ever to view those institutions in the same way again. " Financial Times'A smart, accessible and brilliantly structured work that encourages readers to go beyond the grand architecture of cultural institutions and see ... Read more

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"Probing, jargon-free and written with the pace of a detective story... [Procter] dissects western museum culture with such forensic fury that it might be difficult for the reader ever to view those institutions in the same way again. " Financial Times'A smart, accessible and brilliantly structured work that encourages readers to go beyond the grand architecture of cultural institutions and see
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Unspeak

How Words Become Weapons, How Weapons Become a Message, and How That Message Becomes Reality

by Steven Poole ...

"A sharply articulated, well-documented expos of the political and economic manipulation of language . . . Fans of Orwell, take heart."— Kirkus ReviewsWhat do the phrases "pro-life," "intelligent design," and "the war on terror" have in common? Each of them is a name for something that smuggles in a highly charged political opinion. Words and phrases that function in this special way go by many ... Read more

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"A sharply articulated, well-documented expos of the political and economic manipulation of language . . . Fans of Orwell, take heart."— Kirkus ReviewsWhat do the phrases "pro-life," "intelligent design," and "the war on terror" have in common? Each of them is a name for something that smuggles in a highly charged political opinion. Words and phrases that function in this special way go by many
... Read more
How Buildings Learn

What Happens After They're Built

by Stewart Brand ...

A captivating exploration of the ever-evolving world of architecture and the untold stories buildings tell.When a building is finished being built, that isn’t the end of its story. More than any other human artifacts, buildings improve with time—if they’re allowed to. Buildings adapt by being constantly refined and reshaped by their occupants, and in that way, architects can become artists of time ... Read more

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A captivating exploration of the ever-evolving world of architecture and the untold stories buildings tell.When a building is finished being built, that isn’t the end of its story. More than any other human artifacts, buildings improve with time—if they’re allowed to. Buildings adapt by being constantly refined and reshaped by their occupants, and in that way, architects can become artists of time
... Read more
In Small Things Forgotten

An Archaeology of Early American Life

by James Deetz ...

A fascinating study of American life and an explanation of how American life is studied through the everyday details of ordinary living, colorfully depicting a world hundreds of years in the past.History is recorded in many ways. According to author James Deetz, the past can be seen most fully by studying the small things so often forgotten. Objects such as doorways, gravestones, musical ... Read more

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A fascinating study of American life and an explanation of how American life is studied through the everyday details of ordinary living, colorfully depicting a world hundreds of years in the past.History is recorded in many ways. According to author James Deetz, the past can be seen most fully by studying the small things so often forgotten. Objects such as doorways, gravestones, musical
... Read more

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Dark Ages America

The Final Phase of Empire

by Morris Berman ...

In Dark Ages America, the pundit Morris Berman argues that the nation has entered a dangerous phase in its historical development from which there is no return.As the corporate-consumerist juggernaut that now defines the nation rolls on, the very factors that once propelled America to greatness—extreme individualism, territorial and economic expansion, and the pursuit of material wealth—are, ... Read more

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In Dark Ages America, the pundit Morris Berman argues that the nation has entered a dangerous phase in its historical development from which there is no return.As the corporate-consumerist juggernaut that now defines the nation rolls on, the very factors that once propelled America to greatness—extreme individualism, territorial and economic expansion, and the pursuit of material wealth—are,
... Read more
Landscape Architecture

A Very Short Introduction

by Ian Thompson ...

Series series Very Short Introductions
Landscape architecture plays an important role in shaping the places in which we live and work. But what is it? Landscape architects are involved, amongst other things, in the layout of business parks, the reclamation of derelict industrial sites, the restoration of historic city parks, and the siting and design of major pieces of infrastructure such as motorways, dams, power stations, and flood ... Read more

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Landscape architecture plays an important role in shaping the places in which we live and work. But what is it? Landscape architects are involved, amongst other things, in the layout of business parks, the reclamation of derelict industrial sites, the restoration of historic city parks, and the siting and design of major pieces of infrastructure such as motorways, dams, power stations, and flood
... Read more
The Demon Lover

The Roots of Terrorism

by Robin Morgan ...

A riveting exploration of terrorism's relationship to sex, with a new preface by the authorTerrorism is the international crime that has captured the attention of the entire world, forcing governments to make radical changes in security and civil liberties. Meanwhile, everyone tries to comprehend the real reasons that inspire such violence.This is where political philosopher Robin Morgan begins ... Read more

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A riveting exploration of terrorism's relationship to sex, with a new preface by the authorTerrorism is the international crime that has captured the attention of the entire world, forcing governments to make radical changes in security and civil liberties. Meanwhile, everyone tries to comprehend the real reasons that inspire such violence.This is where political philosopher Robin Morgan begins
... Read more

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