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Tracing mankind's evolution from the birth of life on Earth three billion years ago to the emergence of modern human beings, this volume explains how the field of evolutionary study has been aided by research in comparative anatomy and molecular biology.

In three parts, Jameson presents the postmodern problem of Utopia, attempting to diagnose the cultural present and to open a perspective on the future of a world that is all but impossible to predict with any certainty-"a telling of the future," as Jameson calls it, "with an imperfect deck."

The contributors to this study confront both recent, startling upheavals in international politics and the reorganization of foundations in the humanities and social sciences in order to re-examine Western political thought.

This book carefully translates a seminal work of Japanese puppet theater, written in 1747, during the the genre's golden age. The editor includes background information on the play and a bibliography.

Provides a chronicle of the involvement of American writers with the critical style and politics of Communism. The study profiles such writers as Joseph Freeman and Max Eastman as it traces the movement's Bohemian origins to its demise in the early 1940s.

Defines and explains the essential components of the social work curriculum: social work practice; social welfare policies and services; human behaviour in the social environment; research and evaluation; field education; values and ethics; social injustice; and populations at risk.

Assembles papers from leading academics and professionals on the subject of the recent trend toward qualitative study, which relies on small sample groups and interview data to best capture the context and complexity of social work practice.

An insider's view of how the American legal system and the press interact, which describes how a legal reporter cultivates sources and defines how reporters can be productive within the legal system. The study also provides journalists with tips for covering a trial, analyzing the news potential.

Utilizing a range of previously unpublished documents from the Japanese Imperial Army and Navy, and the Japanese Justice and Foreign Ministeries, as well as the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, this study traces Japan's entry into World War II.

Renowned feminist philosopher Card courageously explores the complex ethical and political questions lesbians face regarding their identities and their relationships both within and outside of lesbian communities.

The fifteen chapters which comprise this study explore the most fundamental biological processes in the largest and least understood habitat on earth- the deep sea.

Beginning with British or colonial writers and moving on to early American narratives of explorers and antebellum novelists, this study traces the developing patterns of the American discovery narrative, a form of writing that chronicled the whole cultural perspective of the American frontier.

A cornucopia of contemporary world fiction that brings together short stories by authors including Calvino, Garcia Marquez, Abe, Duras, Borges and Beckett.

More than 3,000 provocative, incendiary, witty, and inspirational quotations from women over the centuries, most of them never before anthologized, including Sojourner Truth, bell hooks, Martina Navratilova, Queen Elizabeth I, Flannery O'Connor, Golda Meir, and Mother Jones.

A tour de force through the landscape of American comedy in the 1950s.

The first book to recount the full story of U.S. covert operations in Laos during the Vietnam war. Based on newly declassified materials and interviews with dozens of key American and Lao officials, it examines the structure of the U.S. "secret war" in Laos and the long-term consequences associated with it.

The authoritative guide to writing for the broadcast medium.

This monograph argues for the use of poststructural theory in cultural criticism. The author maintains that deconstruction remains crucial for a truly critical approach to cultural studies.

This volume documents 25 programmes that have contributed, through education and widening channels of communication, to the conservation of wildlife and natural resources. Case studies range from a national park programme in Borneo to water quality improvement in the Michigan River.

Focusing on the history of ancient philosophy between the 3rd and 1st centuries BC, this study is based on the primary Greek and Latin writings of the philosophers involved, and the fragments, paraphrases and testimonies from their lost works.

Argues against the reductionist tendencies in Darwinism known as genetic reductionism. The authors explore the biological underpinnings of social systems from invertebrates to mammals, particularly humans.

This study, which examines the factors that caused New York City's financial crisis in 1975 and demonstrates how its political alliances and systems continue to undermine the city's financial stability, won the American Political Science Association's Award for Best Book on Urban Policy.

This study explores the struggle between left-and right-wing factions within the Zionist movement, tracing the emergence of modern Jewish nationalism from its origins in the mid-19th century, through the vision of Theodor Herzl, and up to the first 15 years of Israeli statehood.

Drawing upon a range of sources, this study examines US foreign trade policy in the 1960s. The text probes the Kennedy and Johnson presidencies as they faced the rise of what was then the six-nation EEC and Japan as major trade rivals.

An eloquent introduction to the ethical and philosophical values at stake in biological conservation, this book familiarizes readers with the general issues and possible solutions to the problems societies face in simultaneously conserving nature and promoting culture.

The authors of these essays--including Judith Butler, Elizabeth Weed, and Rosi Braidotti--shed new light on the relationship of Irigaray to many of the philosophers she has "romanced," from Aristotle to Deleuze.

Provides a comprehensive listing of all currently accepted generic names of seed plants and all synonyms found in the modern literature, with approximately 16,000 genera and over 500 families treated separately.

The first book to clearly explain the science used by paleontologists and the new, cutting-edge techniques that led to the discovery of Seismosaurus, the longest dinosaur yet known----and possibly the largest land animal to have ever lived. The book also illustrates the exciting collaboration between Gillette, the chemists and physicists who helped to reconstruct Seismosaurus.

This collection of essays offers a wide-ranging examination of the place of AIDS in gay activism, literature, film, news reporting and gay culture. The contributors stress the connection between language and moral responsibility.