A collection of papers that provides a scientific foundation for justifying the use of and a solid framework for examining…

Tina Maschi and Keith Morgen offer a data-driven and compassionate analysis of the lives of incarcerated older people. The…

This is the first English-language book to explore the rich and fascinating archaeological site of Tharros in western…

What do we now know about the origins of plants on land, from an evolutionary and an environmental perspective? The essays…

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Rob DeSalle and Ian Tattersall explain how science has been misused to sustain belief in the biological basis of racial…

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This is the first English-language book to explore Mont''e Prama''s limestone statues'-among the most important…

A series of essays which explore some of the possible sustainable uses of the world's largest rain forest, the Amazon. The…

Synthesizing a literature in ecology, this book addresses the theoretical and methodological relevance of scale within a…

The Ecology of the Cambrian Radiation offers a comprehensive and surprising picture of the Earth at that ancient time. The…

Reforming Modernity is a sweeping intellectual history and philosophical reflection built around the work of the philosopher…

Bridging the divide between social and natural sciences, this text uses a holistic perspective to explore the relationships…

Many Worlds Under One Heaven analyzes a wide range of newly excavated materials to offer a new perspective on political and…

Marketed as a life-saving advancement, flame retardants are now mired in controversy. Alissa Cordner describes how…

In Han China, few luxury objects were as widely coveted as bronze mirrors. Yanlong Guo explores how and why these objects…

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Sebastian Veg explores the rise of minjian'-unofficial, unaffiliated, and among the people'-intellectuals and how they have…

From the scorching center of Earth's core to the outer limits of its atmosphere, from the gradual process of erosion that…

In eighteenth-century China, a remarkable intellectual transformation took place, centered on the ascendance of philology.…

One of the important issues confronting moral and political philosophers is the question of justification. This book shows…

Through the lens of Chinese food, the authors address recent theories in social science concerning cultural identity,…

The "Maratha period" of the 17th and 18th centuries, when an independent Maratha state successfully resisted the Mughals, is…

Principles of Geochemistry offers broader coverage of the field than is currently available in other texts, including an…

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Sister to the king of France, queen of Navarre, gifted writer, religious reformer, and patron of the arts - in her many…

Explores the massively popular cinema of writer-director James Cameron…

Geared toward a broad variety of students, Dinosaurs: The Textbook offers a concise and lucid presentation of the core…

'"Information'" has become a core concept across the disciplines, yet it is still often seen as a unique feature of the…

Disrespectful Democracy offers a new account of the relationship between incivility and political behavior based on a key…

Focusing on the biodiversity of Costa Rica, the contributors to this book demonstrate the use of geographic information…

Hugo Marcus (1880'-1966) was a man of many names and many identities. In German, Jew, Muslim, Gay, Marc David Baer uses…

Covering both the internal and external incubation of offspring, this book provides a biology-rich survey of the natural…

Cuts through the confusion and rhetoric to offer straightforward, incisive analyses of globalisation and its future. The…

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America''s Response to China has long been the standard resource for a succinct, historically grounded assessment of an…

An inside look at parole board decision making and its consequences.…

Michael Jackson demonstrates the significance of a phenomenology of time through a multifaceted consideration of the gap…

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Combines into a single volume, two of Adorno's most important postwar works - "Interventions: Nine Critical Models" (1963)…

Environmental Success Stories delves into the most daunting ecological and environmental challenges humankind has faced and…

Making the best of cooperation with unreliable partners is fundamental to the success of counterterrorism. Stephen Tankel…

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What We Eat explores world history through the lens of the global journeys of nearly ninety food products. Leading…

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This is one of the most justly celebrated texts of the Chinese tradition - impressive for both its bold philosophical…

Exiles in New York City shares untold stories from Ward''s Island, offering a new lens on the city''s past and present from…

Drawing on concepts taken from US law and legal theory, postmodernism and queer theory, as well as the author's own…

Eric Hayot argues that it is time to make a positive case for what the humanities are and what they can become. Humanist…