How are the experiences of childhood incorporated into the structures of the developing brain, and how do these changes in the brain influence behaviour? This is one of the many questions motivating research in the relatively new field of developmental cognitive neuroscience. This book provides an extensive overview of the methods used to study such questions, and a thorough investigation into the emerging interface between neurobiological and psychological perspectives in the study of typ...

In the World Library of Psychologists series, international experts present career-long collections of what they judge to be their finest pieces - extracts from books, key articles, salient research findings, and their major practical theoretical contributions.This influential volume of papers, chosen by Professor Annette Karmiloff-Smith before she passed away, recognises her major contribution to the field of developmental psychology. Published over a 40-year period, the ...

Featuring essays by world-renowned scholars, Diasporas charts the various ways in which global population movements and associated social, political and cultural issues have been seen through the lens of diaspora.Wide-ranging and interdisciplinary, this collection considers critical concepts shaping the field, such as migration, ethnicity, post-colonialism and cosmopolitanism. It also examines key intersecting agendas and themes, including political economy, security, race, gender,...

Police Education and Training in a Global Society provides an international survey of police officer education. Editors Peter C. Kratcoski and Dilip K. Das bring together police educators from every continent to explore the similarities and differences in preparing the police to meet their goals and accomplish their missions around the world. Represented are perspectives on training new recruits, in-service training, and advanced training. Several chapters focus on the specialized...

This compelling study of gender and sexual diversity in the Southern Philippines addresses general questions about the relationship between the making of gender and sexualities, the politics of national and ethnic identities and processes of cultural transformation in a world of contract labourers and transnational consumers. The book focuses, in particular, on the meaning and experience of local 'gays' -- transvestite/transgender-homosexual men -- who are at once celebrated as purveyors o...

For decades, the dead ruled the Earth unchallenged, but their reign was finite. In time, they returned to the dust from which they came. When the living survivors emerged from their underground shelters, they would discover hundreds of thousands of tattered decaying messages, the letters left behind by the last to perish in the Zombie Apocalypse. These are those "Letters From The Dead."

Mark Johnson's father had 'LOVE' tattooed across his left hand, but that didn't stop the beatings. The Johnson children would turn up to school with broken fingers and chipped teeth, but no one ever thought of investigating their home life. Mark just slipped through the cracks, and kept on falling. For years.Constantly in trouble at school, Mark began stealing at the age of seven, was drinking by the age of eight, and took his first hit of heroin aged eleven. A sensitive, intelligen...

Introduction: The unifying Idea of the Borrowing the Master's BicycleI've written a book about one thought and that thought keeps coming back to me, and that is the more you study something, the more you give and sacrifice for your passions, the more you learn about life--the more your passion "transforms" you. Whatever your passion is, whatever you invest time in learning or doing, the more you'll learn about life, and the more you'll realize that that thing is connected in some w...

This book provides a comprehensive and erudite exploration of Fall River, Massachusetts, tracing its rich history from its early settlement to its transformation into an industrial powerhouse and its ongoing efforts to revitalize itself in the post-industrial era. Spanning twenty detailed chapters, the work covers a wide range of topics, including the city's geography, founding, demographic development, and economic history, alongside in-depth analyses of its cultural, political, social, a...

The History of Somerville, Massachusetts is a comprehensive exploration of the city's evolution, from its origins as part of Charlestown to its emergence as a vibrant, diverse urban center in the Boston metropolitan area. Spanning 20 chapters, the book delves into various facets of Somerville's rich history, covering its geography, founding, political history, economic development, cultural life, education, and much more. Through detailed analysis and the examination of primary so...

This comprehensive history of Haverhill, Massachusetts, explores the city's development from its early colonial roots to its modern-day transformation into a diverse urban center. Through twenty detailed chapters, the book delves into the city's geography, founding, demographic shifts, political evolution, economic growth, and cultural milestones. Key moments in Haverhill's history are examined, including its rise as an industrial hub during the 19th century, particularly in the shoe manuf...

Using path-breaking discoveries of cognitive science, Mark Johnson argues that humans are fundamentally imaginative moral animals, challenging the view that morality is simply a system of universal laws dictated by reason. According to the Western moral tradition, we make ethical decisions by applying universal laws to concrete situations. But Johnson shows how research in cognitive science undermines this view and reveals that imagination has an essential role in ethical deliberation.