As a career sociologist I ?rst became interested in neurosociology around 1987 when a graduate student lent me Michael Gazzaniga’s The Social Brain. Ifthe biological human brain was really social, I thought sociologists and their students should be the ?rst, not the last, to know. As I read on I found little of the clumsy reductionism of the earlier biosociologists whom I had learned to see as the arch- emy of our ?eld. Clearly, reductionism does exist among many neuroscientists. But I als...

This book offers an introduction to the fundamentals of neurosociology and presents the newest issues and findings in the field. It describes the evolution of the brain and its social nature. It examines the concept of knowing and what can be known, as well as the subjective sensations we experience. Next, it explores the ubiquitousness of New Unconsciousness and the latest conclusions about mirror neurons. Additional themes and concepts described are sex differences in the brain, imitatio...

Human Capital and Institutions is concerned with human capital in its many dimensions and brings to the fore the role of political, social, and economic institutions in human capital formation and economic growth. Written by leading economic historians, including pioneers in historical research on human capital, the chapters in this text offer a broad-based view of human capital in economic development. The issues they address range from nutrition in pre-modern societies to twentieth-centu...

Rhetoric, Race, Religion, and the Charleston Shootings: Was Blind but Now I See is a collection focusing on the Charleston shootings written by leading scholars in the field who consider the rhetoric surrounding the shootings. This book offers an appraisal of the discourses – speeches, editorials, social media posts, visual images, prayers, songs, silence, demonstrations, and protests – that constituted, contested, and reconstituted the shootings in American civic life and cultural memory....

The "true" story of the Wantley Dragon. Set at Christmas time, it is a tale of a Baron, his daughter, a brave knight, True Love, and the terrible Dragon of Wantley. Oh, and don't forget the wine.

"Emotional and Verbal Abuse Recovery Plan" is a consolidated resource of six insightful books, providing a comprehensive guide to overcoming the challenges of toxic relationships and codependency. The collection begins with Frank James' "Emotionally Abusive Relationships," which explores the psychology of abusers and their impact on victims, and "Overcoming Codependency," offering strategies for personal healing and transformation....

There is growing interest among scholars and practitioners in how the arts can help rebuild post-conflict societies. This edited collection explores a range of musical practices for social and political peace. By presenting case studies in each chapter, the aim is to engage with musicality in relation to time, space, peace-building, healing, and reconciliation. Emerging scholars' work on Latin America, especially Colombia, and on the African Great Lakes region, including Zimbabwe, Rwanda a...

This issue of Them Days Magazine includes the eulogy of John A. Broomfield; stories about trapping and fishing; as well as a few unique articles such as an old Alphabet Song and excerpts from a trapper's diary. This is the final issue from Them Days' first year of publication.

When curious Clucky the chicken discovers a glowing egg in the barn, her life takes a wild turn! With one touch, she transforms into a mighty dinosaur.At first, being a dino seems fun, but Clucky soon learns it's not easy being different. With her new powers, she helps her animal friends, scares off trouble, and even finds a lost sheep. But Clucky begins to miss her old chicken self.Will magic help her return? Join Clucky on an adventure about friendship, courage, and being...

A native all his life, Chris Franks has been exploring England, its places and people, for nearly 20 years. Over that time, he has written about his experiences in several leading national magazines, including This England, The Yorkshire Dalesman, Wiltshire Life and The Great Outdoors. This collection gathers together over forty of those experiences in a nostalgic trip round some of the country's most exotic churches, castles, natural beauty spots and ot...

Meet our protagonist, a man who unexpectedly finds himself an outsider in a community he once called home. As he grapples with the inexplicable rejection from those he thought were friends, he begins to unravel a web of secrets that shroud the town in mystery. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.

Waldo Frank's In the American Jungle is a searching collection of essays and reflections on America in the boom years, the Depression, and the gathering shadow of global war. Across memoir, social criticism, cultural portraiture, and aesthetic theory, it treats the nation as a restless "jungle" of commerce, machines, mass culture, and spiritual hunger, asking what kind of renewal might still be possible. The book opens with a childhood memory of New York, where a dark library of European b...