The Dance of Innovation. Infrastructure, Social Oscillation, and the Evolution of Societies, Paperback - Kevin McCaffree

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This book illustrates how fusion-fission cycles actually constitute what we call "culture." Providing specific case studies, including cultural shi...

This book expands a foundational definition of the institution, one which locates them as the basic building blocks of human societies - as structu...

Geoff Mulgan, a pioneer in the global field of social innovation, explains how it provides answers to today's global social, economic and sustainab...

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A contemporary statement on Darwinian evolution asserting that human behaviour can be understood by looking at non-human examples. Illustrated by l...

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Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): Rashmi SadanaIllustration(s): 25 b-w illustrationsNumber of pages: 274Publication date: 2021Dim...

This cross-linguistic study explores the role of the ideophone - a single word that conveys an impression of what it describes - in language evolut...

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Reducere. When we hear snowy day we imagine sledding, snow angels, and hot chocolate. Siena, who lives in Ottawa, also thinks of dance Why? Because, when the...

Reducere. The most celebrated work of the 16th-century woodcut master, these 41 illustrations are a stark reminder of a dramatic motif: "Remember, you will d...

Offering an inside look into the world around us, microbiologist Franklin M. Harold makes life intelligible for readers interested in biology. The ...

An enchanting biography of the most resonant - and most necessary - chemical element on Earth.

Reducere. In 1861, just a few years after the publication of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, a scientist named Hermann von Meyer made an amazing d...

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Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Robert BurneyThis is the sixth printing of a Joyously inspirational book has been called "one of the truly transformational...

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Hatim El-Hibri explores how the creation and circulation of images has shaped the urban spaces and cultural imaginaries of Beirut, showing how imag...

This thrilling new version by Rebecca Lenkiewicz opened at the Bath Theatre Royal's Ustinov Theatre in May 2022 before going on UK tour in an Arcol...

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Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

John Archibald chronicles the revolutionary insights provided by modern molecular biology, especially rapid DNA sequencing. These tools demonstrate...

Publisher: St Martin's PressAuthor(s): Dustin HansenIllustration(s): black and white images throughoutNumber of pages: 304Collection: Game OnPublic...

Reducere. Referring to Lewis Carroll's Red Queen from Through the Looking-Glass, a character who has to keep running to stay in the same place, Matt Ridley d...

This book describes how environmental destruction and extreme inequality are the result of the human economy becoming ultrasocial: a society dedica...

An insightful and engaging insider's look at the real story of the meat industry, from master butcher Pat LaFrieda It all began when Pat LaFrieda's...

This interdisciplinary work will appeal to reproductive biologists, behavioural ecologists and mammalogists with special interests in evolutionary ...

An argument that health is optimal responsiveness and is often best treated at the system level.

The two dominant theories of consciousness argue it appeared in living beings either suddenly, or gradually. Both theories face problems. The solut...

Using interviews with world-renowned and innovative hip-hop DJs, as well as technology manufacturers that cater to the market/culture, this book re...

From the authors of the international bestseller Why Nations Fail, a crucial new big-picture framework that answers the question of how liberty flo...

Reducere. An experimental novel that explores the complexity of Palestinian identity through extended metaphor and dark humor. On a plastic chair in a parkin...

Demand for owner-occupied housing has expanded dramatically across modern-industrialized societies in recent years leading to volatile increases in...

Arguing that humans are, in a fundamental sense, social beings, this book articulates that this can be grasped from understanding the complex socia...

This Element follows the development of humans in constantly changing climates and environments from Homo erectus 1.9 million years ago, to fully m...

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John Culliney and David Jones uncover intersections between science and philosophy. Connecting evidence from evolutionary science with early insigh...

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Arms and Influence explores the complex relationship between technology, policymaking, and international norms. Modern technological innovations su...

The author of the bestselling COSA NOSTRA explores the previously underexposed mafias of Southern Italy.Publisher: Hodder & StoughtonAuthor(s): Joh...

Through perspectives that range from Eastern European art history to theology, with a concentration on the nexus of political, social, and religiou...