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Missionary Bishop
Texas A&M University Press 2013; US$ 40.00In 1822 a young French missionary priest arrived in America, where he would devote the rest of his life to the mission field on behalf of the Catholic Church. Jean-Marie Odin served first in Missouri and Arkansas, then in 1840 moved to Texas, becoming the first Bishop of Galveston in 1847. He held that office until 1861, when he became Archbishop... more...
Learning Transfer in Adult Education
Wiley 2013; US$ 29.00Learning transfer is the use of skills and knowledge acquired in one situation or setting in a different environment. It is, fundamentally, the point of education. By consciously building it into our curricula, syllabi, and practice, we can greatly enhance the likelihood that students will integrate their learning and their lives. This issue examines... more...
Critical Care Obstetrics
Wiley 2010; US$ 218.95Critical Care Obstetrics provides expert clinical guidance throughout on how you can maximize the chances of your patient and her baby surviving trauma. In this stimulating text, internationally recognized experts guide you through the most challenging situations you as an obstetrician are likely to face, enabling you to skillfully: Recognize... more...
Primate Dentition
Cambridge University Press 2002; US$ 54.00Primate Dentition is a comprehensive reference work on the teeth of extant primates that will serve as a benchmark for researchers in primatology, physical anthropology, comparative anatomy and vertebrate paleontology. more...
Human Senescence
Cambridge University Press 2003; US$ 34.00It is only comparatively recently in evolutionary terms that humans have developed late-life survival. Looking at anthropological, gerontological and biocultural evidence, Human Senescence explores why humans age only slowly over our lifespan, and what impacts this has on our health and lives today. more...
Comparative Primate Socioecology
Cambridge University Press 1999; US$ 84.00Comparative Primate Socioecology is an exciting new book drawing together recent and controversial findings from field research on a wide variety of primate species including lemurs and humans. It creates a new synthesis and provides methodologies for all those interested in human and non-human primate behaviour and evolution. more...
Human Paleobiology
Cambridge University Press 2000; US$ 58.00Human Paleobiology explores the adaptability and variation in past and present human populations under a range of changing environmental conditions. Using a historical approach emphasizing phenotypic features instead of complex taxonomy, it will be a stimulating and challenging read for all those interested in human paleobiology, evolutionary biology... more...
Simulating Human Origins and Evolution
Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 42.00Computer simulations of evolutionary and genetic processes can help us understand more about the earliest origins of humankind. In this book, Ken Wessen shows graduate students and researchers in human evolution, genetics and biological anthropology how to unpick the complex interactions using novel simulation software, made available on an associated... more...
Bioarchaeology of Southeast Asia
Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 46.00Bioarchaeology of Southeast Asia focuses uniquely on the physical remains of the pre-historic peoples of this region, exploring questions such as possible migration routes, and health in the advent of agriculture. Written for archaeologists and anthropologists, it is a fascinating insight into the bioarchaeology of this important region. more...
Neanderthals and Modern Humans
Cambridge University Press 2004; US$ 34.00Why did the Neanderthals go extinct? Were they just out-competed by our own ancestors? This book provides compelling evidence that populations of both species existed side by side for some time, and that it was the Neanderthals' failure to adapt fast enough to changing climatic conditions that sounded their death-knell. more...









