This encyclopedia provides description and analysis of the terms, concepts, and issues of social and cultural anthropology. International in authorship and coverage, this accessible work is fully indexed and cross-referenced.

Broude (psychology, Vassar) has produced a work that is more anthropological than psychological in nature, placing its emphasis on societal and tribal customs rather than on individuals' motivations. Broude uses the concept of sociobiology to explain why so many cultures have similarities in ideals-if not in the way these ideals are carried out. For example, in almost all cultures people will help their own kin before helping strangers, which Broude explains as an instinctive attempt by a person to make sure their genes (some of which are shared by their kin) survive. Similarly, Broude repeatedly explains the differences in male-female sex roles from an evolutionary perspective. Whether or not one agrees that biology is destiny, Broude makes a convincing case in several articles that this is a possible motivation for behaviors that occur across cultures.

This encyclopedia focuses on computers and issues related to computers. More than 400 entries, arranged alphabetically, provide information on hardware, software, computer languages, operating systems, applications, the Internet, key individuals, and social issues such as the digital divide. With a limited number of entries, topic selection appears based on popularity. For example, Microsoft Windows gets a three-page main entry, while the Macintosh operating system is only mentioned within articles related to Macintosh (e.g., Jobs, Steven Paul).

Reviewed with Archaeology of Ancient Mexico and Central America.

There is no encyclopedia with which to compare this work, which is highly readable for nonspecialists. Very little technical language is used. Bibliographies accompany each entry, and a subject guide by country and an index facilitate access. The work is recommended for large public and academic libraries where study of the social and urban aspects of this historical period may be augmented by knowledge gleaned from these digs.

A collection of original essays by scholars from a variety of fields - including American studies, folklore, anthropology, psychology, sociology, and education. Children's Folklore moves beyond traditional social-science views of child development. It reveals the complexity and artistry of interactions among children, challenging stereotypes of simple childhood innocence and conventional explanations of development that privilege sober and sensible adult outcomes. Instead, the play and lore of children is shown to be often disruptive, wayward, and irrational.

In its broad coverage of architecture produced between 1900 and 2000, the Encyclopedia of 20th -century A rchitecture provides a three-volume, English-language reference work for scholars, professionals, students, and the general public seeking a basic understanding of interdependent topics that define the production of architecture in the developed cities, countries, and regions of the world.

Вы найдете подробные описания ужасов со всего мира - от покрытых туманом гор Восточной Европы до джунглей Карибских островов.

The essential security reference for computer professionals at all levels.

Get the single resource that defines—and illustrates—the rapidly evolving world of computer and network security. The MICROSOFT ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SECURITY delivers more than 1000 cross-referenced entries detailing the latest security-related technologies, standards, products, services, and issues—including sources and types of attacks, countermeasures, policies, and more. You get clear, concise explanations and case scenarios that deftly take you from concept to real-world application—ready answers to help maximize security for your mission-critical systems and data.

Энциклопедия выдающихся фотографов двадцатого века, их биографии и работы. Описываются фотопроцессы. Взгляд в историю фотографии.

With original essays by leading scholars, this book explores the social history of the medieval eastern Roman Empire and offers illuminating new insights into our knowledge of Byzantine society.
Provides interconnected essays of original scholarship relating to the social history of the Byzantine Empire.
Offers groundbreaking theoretical and empirical research in the study of Byzantine society.
Includes helpful glossaries of sociological/theoretical terms and Byzantine/medieval terms.

Энциклопедия оружия Второй Мировой войны.Представлено более 1500 видов военной техники: танки, самолёты, автомобили , артиллерия, корабли, подводные лодки.Отличный скан с огромным количеством фотографий и иллюстраций.(на англ.яз.)

Объём: 544 стр.

This encyclopedia represents an update of existing materials and presents new materials that have been invented or changed, either by new processes or by an innovative technique. The encyclopedia covers basic materials such as rubber and wood.

Clinical psychologist Margo Maine has been successfully helping adult women overcome eating disorders and body image problems for over twenty years. In The Body Myth, she explains the toll these problems can take on women’s lives and provides healing insights and proven techniques for reclaiming readers lives from the debilitating belief that a woman’s self-worth and her worth to others are derived from how she looks, how much she weighs, and what she eats the Body Myth. Using poignant real-life stories, Dr. Maine explores the complex emotional, social, and cultural forces that perpetuate the Body Myth. A unique and invaluable source of information and inspiration, this breakthrough guide equips readers with the knowledge and tools to escape the clutches of the Body Myth and live a more balanced, fulfilling life.

Энциклопедия насекомых - самый полный источник информации о насекомых находящихся в этом издании.
Каждая статья в энциклопедии предусматривает краткий обзор выбранной темы, чтобы сообщить широкому спектру читателей о биологии насекомого.

This book provides a novel understanding of current thought and enquiry in the study of popular culture and communications media. The populist sentiments and impulses underlying cultural studies and its postmodernist variants are explored and criticized sympathetically. An exclusively consumptionist trend of analysis is identified and shown to be an unsatisfactory means of accounting for the complex material conditions and mediations that shape ordinary people’s pleasures and opportunities for personal and political expression.
Through detailed consideration of the work of Raymond Williams, Stuart Hall and ‘the Birmingham School’, John Fiske, youth subcultural analysis, popular television study,

This encyclopedia of war in the air documents the entire history of aerial combat - from the primitive biplanes of World War I to the sophisticated stealth fighters of the 21st century.
More than 100 scholars and experts - many with personal combat experience - offer researched articles on the famous aces, designers, battles, air campaigns, weapons and flying machines of air warfare's first 90 years.

Согласитесь, не так то легко задать вопрос на сексуальную тему, а тем более получить вразумительный ответ. Не будем черпать ответы с картинок затёртых до дыр эротических журналов, а обратимся к классическим учениям древности, современности и напутствиям профессиональных сексопатологов. Энциклопедия секса - уникальный тематический сборник, вобравший миллион ответов на самые волнующие вопросы человечества. Здесь есть всё необходимое:

Всестороннее руководство по базовым и усовершенствованным техникам вязания, дизайну и стилям.
Знакомит современного читателя с приемами классического вязания при помощи четких объяснений, понятных иллюстраций и готовых примеров.
Предлагает советы по всем областям, касающихся вязания и индивидуальных проектов.
Содержит большое количество дополнений к техникам вязания, а также галерею цветных фотографий моделей известных дизайнеров.
Характерные особенности большинства изделий и дизайна показаны на примерах множества стилей, проиллюстрированных цветными фотографиями работ известных дизайнеров.