A watershed book that masterfully integrates insights from evolutionary biology, genetics, psychology, economics, and more to explore the development and workings of human societies "There is no good reason why human societies should not be described and explained with the same precision and success as the rest of nature." Thus argues evolutionary psychologist Pascal Boyer in this uniquely innovative book. Integrating recent insights from evol...
A groundbreaking study of one of the most crucial yet least understood issues of the twenty-first century: the governance of the Internet and its content
This professor of history from the University of Exeter approaches global history from a distinctive perspective, focusing on the relationship between information and society.
Throughout the late medieval period, from 1300 to 1500, England and France were bitter enemies, often at war or on the brink of it. In 1520, in an effort to bring conflict to an end, England's monarch, Henry VIII, and Francis I of France agreed to meet at "the Field of Cloth of Gold". The author offers a fresh appraisal of this historical event.
Looks at dozens of cities and suburbs in Europe and the United States - from Los Angeles to Copenhagen, Denver to the Swedish urban redevelopment project Hammarby Sjostad - to understand the diverse factors that affect their energy use: behaviour, climate, water supply, building quality, transportation, and others.
Subtitled, "Celebrity, Publicity, & Branding In the Social Media Age". Examines the role of Web 2.0 in terms of status-building techniques such as self-branding, micro-celebrity, and life-streaming.
An honest, self-critical and often funny account of the transformative experience of unexpectedly becoming the mother of a Down syndrome son, and the first 3 years of Henry's life.
