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Revolutions in World History
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 70.00This broad comparative survey focuses on five big case studies, starting with the English Revolution in the seventeenth century, and going on to the Mexican, Russian, Vietnamese and Iranian Revolutions. Revolutions in World History traces the origins, developments, and outcomes of these revolutions, providing an understanding of the revolutionary... more...
Grow the Arts, Reap the Harvest
eContent Management Pty Ltd 2006; US$ 55.00The arts constitute a garden in which we commune with the life force and grow physically, intellectually, emotionally and spiritually, and without which we cannot live. We have a responsibility to tend this garden, and to nourish its enduring cycles of evolution and growth. This ground-breaking and vital book shows us how. It is the result of sustained... more...
Architecture and Order
Taylor and Francis 1997; US$ 44.95Architecture is a powerful medium for representing, ordering and classifying the world, and understanding the use of space is fundamental to archaeological inquiry. Architecture and Order draws on the work of archaeologists, social theorists and architects to explore the way in which people relate to the architecture which surrounds them. In many... more...
The Splintering of Spain
Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 34.00This book explores the ideas and culture surrounding the Spanish Civil War. Leading historians offer new interpretations of the civil war and argue that it reflected the cultural cleavages in 1930s society rather than a single great conflict between two easily identifiable sets of ideas, classes or ways of life. more...
Liberation in the Palm of Your Hand
Wisdom Publications 2006; US$ 28.95A seminal text for the Gelug lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, this book clearly and powerfully presents the stages of the path to enlightenment ( lamrim ). Based on a teaching given by Pabongka Rinpoche in 1921 that was recorded by Trijang Rinpoche, a tutor of the current Dalai Lama, Liberation in the Palm of Your Hand is an entertaining, colloquial-style... more...
The Cambridge Companion to the 'Origin of Species'
Cambridge University Press 2008; US$ 27.00This Companion commemorates the 150th anniversary of the publication of the Origin of Species and examines all of its main arguments. more...
Darwinian Heresies
Cambridge University Press 2004; US$ 29.00Leading historians and philosophers of science trace the history of evolutionary thought, and challenge many long-established assumptions. It is suggested that the true influence on evolution biology was not Charles Darwin at all, but his contemporary, Herbert Spencer. The collection is guaranteed to interest, to infuriate, and to stimulate. more...
Integrating Multiple Literacies in K-8 Classrooms
Taylor and Francis 2003; US$ 49.95This text gives prospective and practicing teachers a comprehensive understanding of how to teach multiple literacies in elementary and middle school classrooms. All of the literacies--dance, music, visual arts, popular culture, media, and computer technologies--are integrated with reading and writing. Balanced treatment is given to theoretical perspectives... more...
The Evolution of Hominin Diets
Springer 2009; US$ 99.99Brings together important research from some of the top experts in hominid diets across multiple fields. This title intends to explore if there is a consensus between the different methods, allowing us to better understand the nature of hominin dietary strategies through time. more...
Vocabulary Studies in First and Second Language Acquisition
Palgrave Macmillan 2009; US$ 100.00International scholars and researchers present cutting edge contributions on the significance of vocabulary in current thinking on first and second language acquisition in the school and at home. By pursuing common themes across first and second language and bilingual contexts, the editors offer a collection that tackles the most important issues. more...









