A balanced and accessible philosophical introduction to feminist scientists' and science scholars' engagements with approaches to and hypotheses about... Læs mere
The nature/nurture question is an age-old problem. By taking into account brain physiology on the one hand, and the developmental processes that shape the brain on the other, this book presents a compelling unifying theory of which brain modules can be innate and which cannot.
Using the case of Mexico, this book examines how the concept of caste evolved by studying the most extreme racial mixtures in society.... Læs mere
The book explores contemporary challenges for teaching and learning in the middle years, with a focus on student experience, identity,... Læs mere
L-functions associated to automorphic forms encode all classical number theoretic information. They are akin to elementary particles in physics. This... Læs mere
An authoritative and accessible account of French literature from medieval romance to avant-garde poetry. It explores the medieval roots of modern literature;... Læs mere
This Companion offers an accessible overview to the diversity of the American Gothic that will be of use to undergraduates, graduate students, and professional... Læs mere
The conflict that ended in 1945 is often described as a 'total war', unprecedented in scale and character.... Læs mere
Grounded in contemporary, evidence-based research, the second edition of Assessment for Teaching provides a comprehensive introduction to assessment and teaching in primary and... Læs mere
Terrorist organizations have become media-centric enterprises, while also hijacking a world religion, holding large swaths of physical territory, and... Læs mere
Comparison of early and ancient cities as arenas of performance, writing and information technology in early... Læs mere
From 1200 BCE to 900 CE, the world witnessed the rise of powerful new states and empires, as well as networks... Læs mere