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  • Progress in Behavioral Studies

    Volume 1

    by A. J. Brownstein, R. Epstein, P. Harzem ...
    Advancing the study of behavior and its humane applications in society, this book explores behavioral studies and the analysis of behavior.Progress in Behavioral Studies outlines the contributions of behavioral science to education, behavioral medicine, and other related disciplines. Individual papers report on progress made through the cautious introduction of quantitative formulations into ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • Emergency Management and Social Intelligence

    A Comprehensive All-Hazards Approach

    by Charna R. Epstein, Ameya Pawar, Scott. C. Simon ...
    For effective preparedness, emergency managers must comprehend how a disaster impacts not only the physical infrastructure of the affected community but also the population. They must understand how the people interact with one another, how they interact with government, and how they react to the disaster event. In other words, they must have socia ... Read more

    $160.00 USD

  • Changing Planet, Changing Health

    How the Climate Crisis Threatens Our Health and What We Can Do about It

    by Paul R. Epstein, Dan Ferber ...
    Climate change is now doing far more harm than marooning polar bears on melting chunks of ice—it is damaging the health of people around the world. Brilliantly connecting stories of real people with cutting-edge scientific and medical information, Changing Planet, Changing Health brings us to places like Mozambique, Honduras, and the United States for an eye-opening on-the-ground investigation of ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • Freedom and Growth

    The Rise of States and Markets in Europe, 1300-1750

    by S.R. Epstein ...
    Series series Routledge Explorations in Economic History
    In discussions on European pre-modern economic growth, the role of individual freedom and of the state has loomed large. This book examines whether different kinds of 'freedoms' (absolutist, parliamentary and republican) caused different economic outcomes, and shows the effect of different political regimes on long term development. It thus offers ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

  • Globalization, Health, and the Environment

    An Integrated Perspective

    by Mary Anne Alabanza Akers, Timothy Akers, George J. Armelagos, David G. Casagrande, Nicole Consitt, Paul R. Epstein, John Eyles, Kristin N. Harper, Beverly Hill, Eric C. Jones, Suzanne E. Joseph, Thomas L. Leatherman, George E. Luber, Ann McElroy, Anthony McMichael, Linda M. Whiteford ...
    Series series Globalization and the Environment
    Leading health scholars reveal the impact of globalization on human health, as it is mediated through environmental change. They explore the destabilizing impact of globalization on the planet's ecology, and on the health of the human populations that are dependent on the delicate global bionetwork. Their timely case studies describe the cultural adaptations of indigenous populations to their ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

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    Enduring Strategies for Turbulent Times

    by Pankaj Ghemawat ...
    What Globalization Now Means for Your BusinessExecutives can no longer base their strategies on the assumption that globalization will continue to advance steadily. But how should they respond to the growing pressures against globalization? And what can businesses do to control their destinies in these times of uncertainty?In The New Global Road Map, Pankaj Ghemawat separates fact from fiction by ... Read more

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  • The Capital Order

    How Economists Invented Austerity and Paved the Way to Fascism

    by Clara E. Mattei ...
    **A Financial Times Best Book of the Year"A must-read, with key lessons for the future."—Thomas PikettyA groundbreaking examination of austerity’s dark intellectual origins.**For more than a century, governments facing financial crisis have resorted to the economic policies of austerity—cuts to wages, fiscal spending, and public benefits—as a path to solvency. While these policies have been ... Read more

    $15.89 USD

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  • Mind, Brain, and Education Science: A Comprehensive Guide to the New Brain-Based Teaching

    A Comprehensive Guide to the New Brain-Based Teaching

    by Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa ...
    Establishing the parameters and goals of the new field of mind, brain, and education science.A groundbreaking work, Mind, Brain, and Education Science explains the new transdisciplinary academic field that has grown out of the intersection of neuroscience, education, and psychology. The trend in “brain-based teaching” has been growing for the past twenty years and has exploded in the past five to ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • Social Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century: Innovation Across the Nonprofit, Private, and Public Sectors

    by Georgia Levenson Keohane ...
    An expert’s inside look into the ways social entrepreneurship is changing the worldWhether you’re a policymaker, investor, or involved in a nonprofit, Social Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century gives you the knowledge you need to make the best possible decisions for the future. A former McKinsey consultant reveals how social entrepreneurship has filtered into the workings of government and ... Read more

    $27.39 USD

  • The Great Wave : Price Revolutions And The Rhythm Of History

    by David Hackett Fischer ...
    David Hackett Fischer, one of our most prominent historians, has garnered a reputation for making history come alive--even stories as familiar as Paul Revere's ride, or as complicated as the assimilation of British culture in North America. Now, in The Great Wave, Fischer has done it again, marshaling an astonishing array of historical facts in lucid and compelling prose to outline a history of ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • Population and Society

    An Introduction

    by Gregg Lee Carter ...
    This exciting new book presents the field of social demography, animating the study of population with a vibrant sociological imagination. Gregg Lee Carter provides multiple demonstrations of how taking a demographic perspective can give us a better understanding of social phenomena once thought to be largely the products of culture, politics, or the economy.Five key chapters concentrate on (1) ... Read more

    $25.00 USD

  • Empathy

    From Bench to Bedside

    Edited by Jean Decety ...
    Series series Social Neuroscience
    Recent work on empathy theory, research, and applications, by scholars from disciplines ranging from neuroscience to psychoanalysis.There are many reasons for scholars to investigate empathy. Empathy plays a crucial role in human social interaction at all stages of life; it is thought to help motivate positive social behavior, inhibit aggression, and provide the affective and motivational bases ... Read more

    $21.99 USD