The region of Mesoamerica, extending from central Mexico through Honduras and El Salvador, was home to a variety of advanced civilizations in ancient times. This reader contains 25 chapters written by scholars that explore the nature of these ancient Mesoamerican civilizations.
Offers a perspective on everyday life in ancient Egypt. This book provides discussions of topics of debate, including the body,... Læs mere
Offers an introduction to the history of the American West. This title covers such topics as industrialism, women, Native Americans, exploration, religion, politics, and art. It is suitable for students, scholars, and all interested readers of the history of the American West.
The remarkably diverse writings of Zygmunt Bauman range across a large number of issues in sociology, politics, history, and cultural studies. This is the first collection of Baumana s... Læs mere
The first edition of this successful reader brought together key readings in the area of developmental cognitive neuroscience for students. Now updated in order... Læs mere
aeo Mixes classic articles fundamental to analysis with modern treatments of frontier issues in applied theory. aeo Presents... Læs mere
The Blackwell Companion to Criminology provides a contemporary and global resource to scholarship in both classical and topical areas of criminology. Written... Læs mere
This guide is an introduction to the core areas of metaphysics. It brings together sixteen internationally respected philosophers who examine topics including causation, temporality, ontology, personal identity, idealism, and realism.
This volume brings together a collection of essays which examines fundamental issues in social and political theory. Each essay provides a map to the history of the issue at hand and an assessment of the main arguments that have been brought to bear upon that issue.
* A lively introduction to the birth of modern science exploring clashes between science and tradition. * Covers the key discoveries and experiments that advanced modern... Læs mere
* Assembles key anthropological articles that challenge accepted definitions and ideas of space and place. * Reveals how both the conceptual and material dimensions of space as well as of built forms and landscape characteristics are central to the production of social life.
The brutal story of African slavery in the British colonies of the West Indies and North America is told in this history. All aspects of African slavery up to... Læs mere