The human is a source of trouble for posthumanism. Committed to dis-turbing the opposition between human and nonhuman, posthumanist theory has tended to sideline the human from the scene of its theoretical engagements with otherness. The human has become akin to the “Invisible Gorilla” made famous by psychologists Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons. Seeking to establish …
These essays on a range of topics in the cognitive neurosciences report on the progress in the field over the twenty years of its existence and reflect the many groundbreaking scientific contributions and enduring influence of Michael Gazzaniga, "the godfather of cognitive neuroscience"?founder of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society, founding editor of the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, and …
The conversation had taken an unexpected turn. It is not often that people compare academic publishing and churchgoing. Nor would many think of using age as a measure of the credibility of an academic journal. Yet Akosua’s witty apercu, offered in an interview about academic publishing practices in Ghana, reveals an important truth. A scholarly journal…
Cats and Conservationists is the first multidisciplinary analysis of the heated debate about free-roaming cats. The debate pits conservationists against cat lovers, who disagree both on the ecological damage caused by the cats and the best way to manage them. An impassioned and spirited conflict, it also sheds light on larger questions about how we interpret science, incorporate diverse perspec…
This landmark collection of essays makes a major contribution to the globally burgeoning f ield of broadside ballad study by extending our gaze to include the largely underexplored treasure trove of some 100,000 Central/Eastern European broadside ballads of the Czech Republic, from the beginning of the sixteenth to the end of the nineteenth centuries. Czech broadside ballads, when viewed within…
Presents detailed coverage of the deities, legendary heroes and heroines, important animals, objects, and places that make up the mythic lore of the many peoples of North America.
The African continent is home to a fascinating and strong tradition of myth, due in part to the long history of human habitation in Africa; the diversity of its geography, flora, and fauna; and the variety of its cultural beliefs. African Mythology A to Z, Second Edition is a readable reference to the deities, places, events, animals, beliefs, and other subjects that appear in the myths of vari…
Less than a year after the end of authoritarian rule in 1998, huge images of Jesus Christ and Christian scenes proliferated on walls and billboards around a provincial town in eastern Indonesia in a conflict pitting Muslims against Christians. A manifestation of the extreme perception that emerged amidst the uncertainty and challenge to seeing brought on by urban warfare, the street paintings e…
While politicians, entrepreneurs, and even school children could tell you that sustainability is an important and nearly universal value, many of them, and many of us, may struggle to define the term, let alone trace its history. What is sustainability? Is it always about the environment? What science do we need to fully grasp what it requires? What does sustainability mean for business? How ca…
In July of 2013, I huddled closely with Yesenia, a mother of two and a respected community leader. We sat on a low wooden bench in the quiet green courtyard behind her home, high in the brown mountains of Andean Peru. I met Yesenia while doing research on the gendered impacts of Peru’s conditional cash transfer program, Juntos. Like most of the othe…
Through the interpretative lens of today’s leading thinkers, The Philosophical Salon illuminates the persistent intellectual queries and the most disquieting concerns of our actuality. Across its three main divisions—Speculations, Reflections, and Interventions—the volume constructs a complex mirror, in which our age might be able to recognize itself with all its imperfections, shadowy sp…
See all of the beautiful and historic sites of Boston with our DK Eyewitness Travel Guide. Whether you're on the lookout for walking tours, scenic sites, and outdoor activities, or you're planning on enjoying attractions like Boston Common, Fenway Park, or historic Harvard University, our travel guide has all the best tips for every budget, plus restaurant and hotel recommendations and fun acti…
Through their emphasis on innovation, Chinese dance practitioners interpret their research to create new forms. The removal of singing or speech in Shao’s sleeve dance choreography represents her obvious departure from xiqu, in which song and speech are usually considered essential to a complete performance. The rhythmical mapping of Shao’s classroom choreography onto e…
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Humans have a long history of using fire and it is difficult to separate humaninfluence from the natural occurrence of fire on the landscape (Pyne1997). Forcenturies, Native Americans used fire as a tool for multiple purposes, includingagriculture, managing wildlife habitat and hunting grounds, and cultural practices.As a result of lightning fires and Native American burning, as well as agricul…
The goal of this book is to take the student from the mechanics of basic sentence writing to the ability to construct a simple paragraph. The vocabulary and the structures have been planned chapter by chapter, from simple to more complex, and the lessons build on each other. For this reason, the students will probably benefit the most if they do the exercises in each chapter in the order they a…
Throughout 2022, as a form of normalcy emerged from the pandemic, the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP or Panel) returned to in-person engagements and carried on a series of insight and fact-finding discussions, along with its quarterly meetings. The Panel placed an emphasis on the significant strategic-level recommendations that it made in 2021, while continuing to explore NASA’s substa…
People in the Nordic states – Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland – rank as among the most proficient speakers of English in the world. In this unique volume, international experts explore how this came to be, what English usage and integration looks like in different spheres of society and the economy in these countries, and the implications of this linguistic phenomenon for lang…
We have theories of development because observers of human behavior have been intrigued by what they saw childern and adults do. A 3-year-old predicts that a crayon box holds crayons; then, after it is opened to reveal candles, he asserts that he always believed that it held candles. A 5-year-old claims that spreading out a row of buttons increases the number of buttons. A school-age child use…
In An Overview of the Pre-suppression Society of Jesus in Spain, Patricia W. Manning offers a survey of the Society of Jesus in Spain from its origins in Ignatius of Loyola’s early preaching to the aftereffects of its expulsion. Rather than nurture the nascent order, Loyola’s homeland was often ambivalent. His pre-Jesuit freelance sermonizing prompted investigations. The young Society confr…
Peterson's Two-Year Colleges 2014 includes information on more than 1,900 accredited two-year undergraduate institutions in the United States and Canada, as well as some international schools. It also includes detailed two-page descriptions written by admissions personnel. College-bound students and their parents can research two-year colleges, including community colleges, for information on c…
Nursing Programs 2010profiles nearly 3,500 undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral options at more than 700 institutions in the United States and Canada. A special section, ?the Nursing School Advisor,? includes in-depth articles about degree and career options, the admissions process, and specialized programs for professions such as nurse practitioner and clinical specialist.