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  • Canadian Politics, Seventh Edition

    Edited by James Bickerton, Alain-G. Gagnon ...
    For this new edition, James Bickerton and Alain-G. Gagnon have organized the book into six parts. Part I covers the origins and foundation of Canada as a political entity while Part II focuses on government, parliament, and the courts. Part III examines matters pertaining to federalism and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Part IV casts some new light on electoral politics and political ... Read more

    $50.99 USD

  • Language and Human Behavior

    by Derek Bickerton ...
    Series series Jessie and John Danz Lectures
    “What this book proposes to do,” writes Derek Bickerton, “is to stand the conventional wisdom of the behavioral sciences on its head: instead of the human species growing clever enough to invent language, it will view that species as blundering into language and, as a direct result of that, becoming clever.” According to Bickerton, the behavioral sciences have failed to give an adequate account of ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • Where is Eric?: Eric the earwig is missing

    by Andrew Bickerton ...
    Basil the shield bug causes a stink when his friend Eric the earwig goes missing. What has happened to him? Will his friends find him before it is too late? "Where is Eric?" is the third story involving a group of insects. It is suitable for children of primary school age. ... Read more

    $6.75 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Neurology for Nurses

    by J Bickerton, J. Victor Small ...
    Neurology for Nurses is an attempt to make neurology as clear as possible, using the nursing model. The first portion of this book provides a diagram of the planes of the body that considers the nervous system anatomically, which is referenced throughout the book. The different orientations and planes of the body include the anterior (ventral) surface, posterior (dorsal) surface, lateral, medial, ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • The Arab-Israeli Conflict

    A History

    by Ian J. Bickerton ...
    Series series RB-Contemporary Worlds
    Though more than sixty years have passed since the signing of the proclamation of the State of Israel, the impact of that epochal event continues to shape the political policies and public opinion of not only the Middle East but much of the world. The consequent conflict between Arabs and Israelis for sovereignty over the land of Palestine has been one of the most bloody, intractable, and drawn ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

  • Adam's Tongue

    How Humans Made Language, How Language Made Humans

    by Derek Bickerton ...
    How language evolved has been called "the hardest problem in science." In Adam's Tongue, Derek Bickerton—long a leading authority in this field—shows how and why previous attempts to solve that problem have fallen short. Taking cues from topics as diverse as the foraging strategies of ants, the distribution of large prehistoric herbivores, and the construction of ecological niches, Bickerton ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Politics Without Sovereignty

    A Critique of Contemporary International Relations

    Edited by Christopher Bickerton, Philip Cunliffe, Alexander Gourevitch ...
    Written by leading scholars, this volume challenges the recent trend in international relations scholarship – the common antipathy to sovereignty.The classical doctrine of sovereignty is widely seen as totalitarian, producing external aggression and internal repression. Political leaders and opinion-makers throughout the world claim that the sovereign state is a barrier to efficient global ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Bastard Tongues

    A Trailblazing Linguist Finds Clues to Our Common Humanity in the World's Lowliest Languages

    by Derek Bickerton ...
    "Part memoir, part intellectual detective story and part linguistics primer. Bickerton is a spirited, clever writer." —Nathaniel Rich, Los Angeles Times Book ReviewBastard Tongues is an exciting, firsthand story of scientific discovery in an area of research close to the heart of what it means to be human—what language is, how it works, and how it passes from generation to generation, even where ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Baby Bird and Its Problems

    by W. Bickerton ...
    First published in 1927, "The Baby Bird and Its Problems" is a vintage treatise on young birds with a special focus on their early development and common ailments. The author combined the simple observations of the naturalist with contemporary scientific understanding, making for fascinating and informative reading. This volume is highly recommended for those with an interest in ornithology, and ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • European Union Foreign Policy

    From Effectiveness to Functionality

    by C. Bickerton ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    Scholars and policymakers in EU foreign policy lament the EU's inability to assert itself on the world stage. This book explains this weakness by arguing that EU foreign policy is burdened by various internal functions, and systemizes the analysis of internal functionality, pushing the study beyond the concern with effectiveness. ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • More than Nature Needs

    Language, Mind, and Evolution

    by Derek Bickerton ...
    The human mind is an unlikely evolutionary adaptation. How did humans acquire cognitive capacities far more powerful than anything a hunting-and-gathering primate needed to survive? Alfred Russel Wallace, co-founder with Darwin of evolutionary theory, saw humans as "divine exceptions" to natural selection. Darwin thought use of language might have shaped our sophisticated brains, but his ... Read more

    $38.69 USD

  • Language & Species

    by Derek Bickerton ...
    The classic work on the origins and evolution of language from the pioneering linguist and author of Adam's Tongue.Language and Species presents the most detailed and well-documented scenario to date of the origins of language. Drawing on "living linguistic fossils" such as "ape talk," the "two-word" stage of small children, and pidgin languages—as well as important discoveries in ... Read more

    $24.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus