2213 results for '"Scheid, Teresa L.'

Human beings depend more on technology than any other animal--the use of tools and weapons is vital to the survival of our species. What processes of biocultural evolution led to this unique...

In recent years, membership has dropped in traditional voluntary associations such as Rotary Clubs, Jaycees, and bowling leagues. At the same time, concern is rising about the growth of paramilitary...

An account of American bridge design, from familiar monuments to modest structures that offer eloquent statements of problems solved. Bridges are such ubiquitous features of the built environment...

Recent debates about inequality have focused almost exclusively on the distribution of wealth and disparities in income, but little notice has been paid to the distribution of free time. Free time is...

How our everyday interactions as neighbors shape--and sometimes undermine--democracy "Love thy neighbor" is an impossible exhortation. Good neighbors greet us on the street and do small favors, but...

"This is the story of silver's transformation from soft money during the nineteenth century to hard asset today, and how manipulations of the white metal by American president Franklin D. Roosevelt...

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A unique and resourceful study of 19th-century Shanghai, this historical work explores the origins of communal health in the city and the measures deemed essential for its protection. It tells the...

Rates of Return on Equities: The Indian Experience

Figura central de la ciencia decimonónica, Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck (1744-1829) vio ensombrecido su lugar durante un vasto periodo, debido a la difusión de las teorías de Huxley y Darwin, que negaban...