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In this collection of critical surveys the reader is provided with a range of up-to-date work from some of the leading scholars in the area, writing o…

An essential career-planning resource, A Handbook of Practicing Anthropology presents a comprehensive account of contemporary anthropological practice…

A groundbreaking exploration of the most promising new ideas for creating the sustainable cities of tomorrow The culmination of a four-year collaborat…

A deep understanding of the implications of green roof retrofit is required amongst students and practitioners to make the decisions and take the acti…

Urban Sustainability and River Restoration: Green and Blue Infrastructure considers the integration of green and blue infrastructure in cities as a st…

Part historic ethnography, part linguistic case study and part a mother’s memoir, Kisisi tells the story of two boys (Colin and Sadiki) who, together …

The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Political Sociology is a complete reference guide, reflecting the scope and quality of the discipline, and highlighti…

Future Challenges in Sustainable Development within the Built Environment stimulates and reinterprets the demands of Responsible and Sustainable Devel…

Taking an interdisciplinary approach, An Introduction to Global Studies presents readers with a solid introduction to the complex, interconnected forc…

Online Risk to Children brings together the most up-to-date theory, policy, and best practices for online child protection and abuse prevention. Moves…

A Companion to Cognitive Anthropology offers a comprehensive overview of the development of cognitive anthropology from its inception to the present d…

Written by an international team of experts, this comprehensive volume investigates modern-day family relationships, partnering, and parenting set aga…

A critical and evidence-based review of current and future child protection policy and practice. Provides evidence-based perspective with an up-to-dat…

Featuring a timely presentation of total survey error (TSE), this edited volume introduces valuable tools for understanding and improving survey data …

Cultural Sociology: An Introduction is the first dedicated student textbook to address cultural sociology as a legitimate model for sociological think…

A Companion to the Anthropology of Europe offers a survey of contemporary Europeanist anthropology and European ethnology, and a guide to emerging tre…

A Companion to Urban Anthropology presents a collection of original essays from international scholars on key issues in urban anthropology and broader…

Polymers have played a critical role in the rational design and application of drug delivery systems that increase the efficacy and reduce the toxicit…

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The Pharmaceutical Studies Reader is an engaging survey of the field that brings together provocative, multi-disciplinary scholarship examining the in…

Documenting how in the course of acquiring language children become speakers and members of communities, The Handbook of Language Socialization is a u…

Companion to Celebrity presents a multi-disciplinary collection of original essays that explore myriad issues relating to the origins, evolution, and …

"Creative competitive intelligence" is an information-seeking and monitoring activity of an information environment for the purpose of creativity and …

For the last 40 years, anthropotechnology has concentrated its efforts on the study and improvement of the working and living conditions of population…

Composing Research, Communicating Results: Writing the Communication Research Paper provides communication students with the knowledge and necessary t…

A Companion to Folklore presents an original and comprehensive collection of essays from international experts in the field of folklore studies. Unpre…

This unique Handbook provides an in-depth overview of the themes and direction of science, technology, innovation, and public policy in an increasingl…

Early Human Kinship brings together original studies from leading figures in the biological sciences, social anthropology, archaeology, and linguistic…

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Transcultural Teens provides readers with a window onto the cultural and linguistic creativity of the housing projects, or cités, that ring Paris, sho…

A Companion to Paleopathology offers a comprehensive overview of this rapidly growing sub- field of physical anthropology. Presents a broad overview o…

A Companion to the Anthropology of Environmental Health presents a collection of readings that utilize a medical anthropological approach to explore t…

As a theory, sociobiology is opposed to socio-ecology, a discipline hampered since its birth. The indictment of the ideological intentions of the firs…

The Anthropology of Performance is an invaluable guide to this exciting and growing area. This cutting-edge volume on the major advancements in perfor…

Demonstrates the power of the theoretical framework of analytical sociology in explaining a large array of social phenomena Analytical Sociology: Acti…

An accessible and engaging introduction to the big picture of UK and international economics Are you studying macroeconomics, but don't know inflation…

A Companion to the Anthropology of the Middle East presents a comprehensive overview of current trends and future directions in anthropological resear…

Provides a step-by-step approach to statistical procedures to analyze data and conduct research, with detailed sections in each chapter explaining SPS…

This articulate and authoritative survey of both the popular and academic trends in anthropology demonstrates the broad relevance of anthropological k…

Utilizing innovative ethnographic research, Swept Up Lives? challenges conventional accounts of urban homelessness to trace the complex and varied att…

A Companion to the Anthropology of Religion presents a collection of original, ethnographically-informed essays that explore the variety of beliefs, p…

The Reformation Theologians is the ideal introduction to the study of the sixteenth-century Reformations. It introduces the theological context, thoug…

Statistical Applications for Environmental Analysis and Risk Assessment guides readers through real-world situations and the best statistical methods …

Urban Geography a comprehensive introduction to a variety of issues relating to contemporary urban geography, including patterns and processes of urba…

A hands-on guide to using R to carry out key statistical practices in educational and behavioral sciences research Computing has become an essential p…