This volume examines the role that culture plays in the acquisition of cognitive, linguistic, and social skills....
"Intellectual Property at the Edge addresses both newly formed intellectual property rights and those which have lurked on the fringes, unadmitted to the establ...
"This is the first full-scale study of the literary art of Anna Komnene's Alexiad. Her history of her father's reign is well-known and much used by Byzantinists...
"Using language and thought to fix events in time is one of the most complex computational feats that humans perform. In the first book-length taxonomy of tempo...
"This book affords an entirely new perspective on Syria as it stands at the crossroads of political, social and religious fragmentation"-- "While Syria has bee...
"Throughout his life, Kant was concerned with questions about empirical psychology. He aimed to develop an empirical account of human beings, and his lectures a...
"Language connects people to each other in social relationships and allows them to participate in a variety of activities in everyday life. This original study ...
"In 1942, the shadow of modern war reached Australia's shores for the first time. In this compelling volume, leading historians explore why 1942 was such a pivo...