What does it mean to be human? There are many theories of evolution of behavior which seek to explain how our brains evolved to support unique abilities and personalities. Most of these have focused on role of size or speci
As disciplines, psychology and history share a primary concern with the human condition. Yet historically, relationship between two fields has been uneasy, marked by a long standing climate of mutual suspicion. This book engages h
This book is being planned as a tribute to Dr. Victor A. McKusick (1921 2008), who is well known as the "father of medical genetics". He was long associated with Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, first as a student in 1940s, and
Analyzing the poets Melvin B. Tolson, Langston Hughes, and Amiri Baraka, this study charts Afro Modernist epic. Within context of Classical traditions, early 20th century American modernist long poems, griot of West
How did Jews perceive the first Christians? By what means they come to appreciate Christianity as a religion distinct from their own? In The Schism in Jewish History and Memory, Professor Joshua Ezra Burns addresses those ques
The Routledge Companion to Popular Music History and Heritage examines the social, cultural, political economic value of popular music as history heritage. Taking a cross disciplinary approach, volume explores relationship
A History of Ecology and Environmentalism in Spanish American Literature undertakes a comprehensive ecocritical examination of the region's literature from foundational texts of nineteenth century to most recent fiction. The b
When people experience a traumatic event, such as war or the threat of annihilation, they often turn to history for stories that promise a positive outcome to their suffering. During World War II, French took comfort in of Joan of Ar
Heidegger, History and the Holocaust is an important contribution to longstanding debate concerning Martin Heidegger's association with National Socialism. Although a difficult topic, this ambitious new work moves entire on
A.W.F. Edwards is one of the most influential mathematical geneticists in history of discipline. One of last students of R.A. Fisher, pioneered statistical analysis of phylogeny in collaboration with L.L. Cavalli Sforza