In the religious systems of ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Mediterranean, gods and demigods were neither abstract nor distant, but communicated with mankind through signs and active intervention. Men and women were thus eager to interpret, appeal to, and even control the gods and their agents. [...]
Reveals the psychological challenges facing men and women in the armed forces. With global commitments and combat duty, armed forces face life-threatening challenges on a daily basis. However, less visible threats also target the mental health of military men and women. Experts examine challenges on[...]
This book had its conception in 1975in a friendly tavern near the School of Businessand PublicAdministration at the UniversityofMissouri-Columbia. Two of the authors (Fomby and Hill) were graduate students of the third (Johnson), and were (and are) concerned about teaching econometrics effectively a[...]
"Seven-year-old Juan lives in Guatemala, a place of stunning beauty and grim economic reality. Abandoned by his mother, Juan lives with his grandmother and shines shoes. He passionately wants to attend school, but fears Grandmother will say no. Finally gathering his courage, he is surprised when she[...]
Psychology is of interest to academics from many fields, as well as to the thousands of academic and clinical psychologists and general public who can't help but be interested in learning more about why humans think and behave as they do.[...]
These essays provide a thorough introduction to economics for historians. The authors, all eminent scholars, show how to use economic thinking, economic models, and economic methods to enrich historical research. They examine such vital issues as long-term trends, institutions, labor--including an e[...]
Big History is a new field on a grand scale: it tells the story of the universe over time through a diverse range of disciplines that spans cosmology, physics, chemistry, astronomy, geology, evolutionary biology, anthropology, and archaeology, thereby reconciling traditional human history with envir[...]
The 'institutional' approach to organizational research has shown how enduring features of social life - such as marriage and bureaucracy - act as mechanisms of social control. Such approaches have traditionally focused attention on the relationships between organizations and the fields in which the[...]
Beginning with state formation and urbanization in the Near East c. 3000 BC and ending in Central and Northern Europe c. 1000-500 BC, the Bronze Age marks an heroic age of travels and transformations throughout Europe. In this book, Kristian Kristiansen and Thomas Larsson reconstruct the travel and [...]
Methods for Exodus is a textbook on biblical methodology. The book introduces readers to six distinct methodologies that aid in the interpretation of the book of Exodus: literary and rhetorical, genre, source and redaction, liberation, feminist, and postcolonial criticisms. Describing each methodolo[...]
Offers step-by-step, screen-by-screen approach that encourages students to expand their understanding of the Publisher 2010 software through experimentation, exploration, and planning ahead. This title includes end of chapter exercises that prepare students to become capable software users by requir[...]
Introduce your students to the new generation of Microsoft Office with the new generation of "Shelly Cashman Series books!" For the past three decades, "The Shelly Cashman Series" has effectively introduced computer skills to millions of students. With Access 2010, we're continuing our history of in[...]
Offers step-by-step, screen-by-screen approach that encourages you to expand your understanding of the Microsoft Office Access 2010 software through experimentation, exploration, and planning ahead.[...]