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Seeks to combine the study of human social cognition - the way we think, decide, plan and analyze social situations - with a framework that considers these activities in light of evolutionary adaptations for solving problems of survival faced by our ancestors over thousands of generations.

Papers in honour of Martin Henig, presented on the occasion of his 65th birthdayFor weeks after his Christian baptism and confirmation into the Church of England Martin presented a vivid sight as he walked briskly along the Oxford streets. Dressed in white trousers and white open neck shirt (no jersey or jacket in even the coldest weather) and long white hair, it was a striking statement of a new life that would easily have been recognised by ...

This study examines the relationship between technology and social organisation in a range of Early and Middle Bronze Age cultural groups and proposes that in the process of material culture production, technological choices not only deliver an end product but are also an essential part of complex, dynamic social strategies.

teacher materials include presentation books, teacher's guide, answer key, and spelling book.

Ancient Rome was a highly militaristic culture, at war almost annually throughout the period of the republic. The expert contributors to this volume delve into this culture, offering an extensive account of the Roman army, from its beginnings to its transformation in the later Roman Empire.

Presents a collection of eleven essays which bring together a number of intellectual, political, and ethical domains that were central to Elaine Marks' work: pedagogy, feminism, lesbianism, women's auto/biography, Jewish identity, community, memory, mourning, isolation, and death.

In this book contributions by archaeologists and numismatists from six countries address different aspects of how silver was used in both Scandinavia and the wider Viking world during the 8th to 11th centuries AD. The volume brings together a combination of recent summaries and new work on silver and gold coinage, rings and bullion, which allow a better appreciation of the broader socioeconomic conditions of the Viking world. This is an indisp...

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Glean, a reference to the gathering of grain after harvest, explores the appalling trust implicit in any act of faith that prayer may not elicit a response. Spare and evocative, the collection struggles with a language at odds with itself

Incorporates a review of various psychoanalytic concepts, a critical history of analytical ideas and an assessment of the contribution neuroscience has to offer. This book uses clinical examples to demonstrate how insights from neuroscience and infant development research change how the analyst responds to his or her patient.

Provides a framework for the many voices calling for the reaffirmation of democratic values, citizenship, and service in the public interest. This edition includes a chapter that addresses the practical issues of applying these ideals in actual, real-life situations.

Provides an approach to the study of media genres - including reality programs, game shows, situation comedies, soap operas, film noir, and more. This book addresses such questions as: Have there been shifts in the formula of particular genres over time? What do these shifts reveal about changes in culture? How and why do new genres appear?

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Auditing: An International ApproachBahram SoltaniThe business world is changing rapidly, but recent corporate failures and scandals have demonstrated, in dramatic fashion, that auditing is lagging behind. Financial markets need, now more than ever, reliable auditing that delivers high quality information. For economies to operate effectively, investors need control over company executives. Auditing: An International Approachtreats auditing as ...

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Seeks to understand the relationship between elite dynamics and strategies and the lack of profound political change in Algeria after 1995, when the country's military rulers returned to electoral processes. This book exposes successful survival strategies of an opaque authoritarian elite in a changing domestic and international environment.

Thoroughly examining brain-behavior relationships in atypically developing children, this important volume integrates theories and data from multiple disciplines. Leading authorities present research on specific clinical problems, including autism, Williams syndrome, learning and language disabilities, ADHD, and issues facing infants of diabetic mothers. In addition, the effects of social stress and maltreatment on brain development and behavi...

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Set in Ireland prior to its achieving legislative independence from Britain in 1782, Castle Rackrent tells the story of three generations of an estate--owning family as seen through the eyesâand as told in the voiceâof their longtime servant, Thady Quirk, recorded and commented on by an anonymous Editor. This edition of Maria Edgeworth's first novel is based on the 1832 edition, the last revised by her, and includes Susan Kubica Howard's foot-...

Suitable for Scottish schools at S1 and S2 (ages 12-14), this title is developed specifically for S1 and S2 French. It builds up pupils' grammar and language learning skills. It also provides fun tasks which pupils can do on their own.