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The Psychology of Science and the Origins of the Scientific Mind
An exploration of a new and richly promising discipline within science studies: the psychology of science In this book, Gregory Feist reviews and consolidates the scattered literatures on the psychology of...
The Essential Hospital Handbook
How to Be an Effective Partner in a Loved One's Care
Research shows that supportive family and friends can improve the outcome of a loved one’s hospital stay, but how exactly can they help? Hospitalization is often as dismaying and frightening for family...
Land Reform in Russia
Institutional Design and Behavioral Responses
This ambitious work is the definitive account of Russia’s land reform initiatives from the late 1980s to today. In Russia, a country controlling more land than any other nation, land ownership is central to structures...
The Arab Center
The Promise of Moderation
An Arab diplomat’s inside perspective on the Arab-Israeli conflict and what must be done to resolve the continuing crisis in the Middle East. Marwan Muasher, a prominent Jordanian diplomat, has...
The Myth of American Diplomacy
National Identity and U.S. Foreign Policy
A provocative new view of the history of U.S. foreign policy, how it reflects our national identity, and why it so regularly involves the use of military force In this major reconceptualization of the...
Network Power
The Social Dynamics of Globalization
A new framework for understanding how globalization works For all the attention globalization has received in recent years, little consensus has emerged concerning how best to understand it....
The Spirit of the Age
Victorian Essays
A wide-ranging collection of Victorian writings by John Stuart Mill, Charles Dickens, Oscar Wilde, and other leading lights of the era None of the stereotypes of Victorian England—narrow-minded,...
Islamization from Below
The Making of Muslim Communities in Rural French Sudan, 1880-1960
The colonial era in Africa, spanning less than a century, ushered in a more rapid expansion of Islam than at any time during the previous thousand years. In this groundbreaking historical investigation, Brian J. Peterson...
Leo Tolstoy and the Alibi of Narrative
One hundred years after his death, Tolstoy still inspires controversy with his notoriously complex narrative strategies. This original book explores how and why Tolstoy has mystified interpreters and offers a new look at his...
The Best Technology Writing 2009
“The ubiquity of the digital lifestyle has forced us to write and think about technology in a different way.”—Steven Johnson In his Introduction to this beautifully curated collection of essays,...