Study of political evolution viewed in the field of social anthropology. Looks at what is seen as the first major political development in history, when previously separate... Læs mere
'The Artifacts of Pecos has been widely recognized as a groundbreaking volume by one of the most influential figures in modern American Archaeology.' So writes Fred Wendorf in his new foreword to this classic work published in 1932 by Yale University Press.
The authors—professional psychologists who work with children and families—believe that adults can help children build hope and combat hopelessness, and use stories that children construct about themselves to document the hope-building process.
In this famous study, the author argues that the familiar correlation between educational training and job performance is a myth and that the upgrading of... Læs mere
The availability and delivery of health care is one of the most important issues on the American public policy agenda. The authors analyze the social,... Læs mere
This classic work, first published in German in 1926, was the first comprehensive introduction to the field of comparative developmental psychology. In her... Læs mere
In this volume, originally published by Smithsonian Institution Press in 1990, the editors present eight thorough case studies on a wide range of environments and cultural contexts to argue the advantages of full-coverage survey-the systematic coverage of a whole study area.
Thomas Babington Macaulay was one of the great English historians of the... Læs mere
The Agate Basin monograph is not only a classic of Plains paleoindian archaeology, but also of... Læs mere
With his background in ranching and hunting, Frison knows more about large animals than any other archaeologist. In The Casper... Læs mere
The decade of the 1960s witnessed early attempts to create a unified science-profession of clinical psychology. Following in the path of these efforts, Donald... Læs mere
David Rogers uses competing sociological models of mass society to analyze the New York City school system, which he... Læs mere