What Is a Human?: Language, Mind, and Culture (Gee James Paul)(Paperback)

What Is a Human?: Language, Mind, and Culture (Gee James Paul)(Paperback)

In a sweeping synthesis of new research in a number of different disciplines, this book argues that we humans are not who we think we are. As he explores the interconnections between cutting-edge work in bioanthropology, evolutionary biology, neuroscience, human language and learning, and beyond,

Darwin's Unfinished Symphony: How Culture Made the Human Mind (Laland Kevin N.)(Paperback)

Humans possess an extraordinary capacity for culture, from the arts and language to science and technology. But how did the human mind-and the uniquely human ability to devise and transmit culture-evolve from its roots in animal behavior? Darwin's Unfinished Symphony presents a captivating new

An Introduction to Discourse Analysis: Theory and Method (Gee James Paul)(Paperback)

Discourse analysis considers how language, both spoken and written, enacts social and cultural perspectives and identities. Assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics, An Introduction to Discourse Analysis examines the field and presents James Paul Gee's unique integrated approach which

What Is China?: Territory, Ethnicity, Culture, and History (Ge Zhaoguang)(Pevná vazba)

Ge Zhaoguang, an eminent historian of traditional China and a public intellectual, takes on fundamental questions that shape the domestic and international politics of the world's most populous country and its second largest economy. What Is China? offers an insider's account that addresses

The Korean Mind: Understanding Contemporary Korean Culture (De Mente Boye Lafayette)(Paperback)

Understanding a people and their culture through code words and language. Today, South Korea is an economic, technological and entertainment superpower. How, as a country, did they rebound from war, poverty and political unrest? And how can that success be replicated in other cultures? The answers

Origins of Language: A Slim Guide (Hurford James R.)(Paperback)

Origins of Language: A Slim Guide offers a concise and accessible overview of what is known about the evolution of the human capacity for language. Non-human animals communicate in simple ways: they may be able to form simple concepts, to feel some limited empathy for others, to cooperate to some

Creating Mind: How the Brain Works (Dowling John E.)(Paperback)

What makes us human and unique among all creatures is our brain. Consciousness, perception, emotion, memory, learning, language, and intelligence all originate in and depend on the brain. Over the past century, our understanding of the brain has raced forward to reveal many of the mechanisms by

How to do Discourse Analysis: A Toolkit (Gee James Paul)(Paperback)

This bestselling textbook is the ideal companion to An Introduction to Discourse Analysis: Theory and Method, by leading author, James Paul Gee. Using a practical how-to approach, Gee provides the tools necessary to work with discourse analysis, with engaging step-by-step tasks featured throughout

What on Earth is Heaven? (Paul James)(Paperback)

What happens to us when we die? Will heaven be a place of fluffy clouds, angels and cherubs playing harps? Is the Christian faith just about securing a place in heaven when we die? In What on Earth is Heaven? James Paul explores the radical truth of what the Bible says about heaven and the

Live Loud, Love Loud (Word J. Iron)(Paperback)

Given Your human is what you call me and your human is what I always want to be. human on the other end of the line, the human beside you, the human there on the good days and the bad, the human you call home. Your human is what you call me and your human is what I always want to be. Not

Languages of the World: An Introduction (Pereltsvaig Asya)(Paperback)

Are you curious to know what all human languages have in common and in what ways they differ? Do you want to find out how language can be used to trace different peoples and their past? Then this book is for you Now in its third edition, it guides beginners through the rich diversity of the

GREEK LANGUAGE AND PEOPLE COURSE BOOK (NEW EDITION) (Hardy David)(Paperback / softback)

An ideal introduction to the language and culture of Greece, Greek Language and People is an integrated multi-media course for

RUSSIAN LANGUAGE AND PEOPLE COURSE BOOK (NEW EDITION) (Bivon Roy)(Paperback / softback)

An ideal introduction to the language and culture of Russia, Russian Language and People is an integrated multi-media course for

Mind Time: The Temporal Factor in Consciousness (Libet Benjamin)(Paperback)

Our subjective inner life is what really matters to us as human beings--and yet we know relatively little about how it arises. Over a long and distinguished career Benjamin Libet has conducted experiments that have helped us see, in clear and concrete ways, how the brain produces conscious

What is Zen? (Watts Alan)(Paperback)

What Is Zen? examines Zen's religious roots, its influence on Eastern and Western culture, its transcendent moments, and the methods of Zen meditation that are currently

The Routledge Companion to Theatre and Performance (Allain Paul)(Paperback)

What is theatre?What is performance?What connects them and how are they different?What events, people, practices and ideas have shaped theatre and performance in the twentieth and twenty-first century?The Routledge Companion to Theatre and Performance offers some answers to these big questions. It

The Vibrational Universe (MacLean Kenneth James)(Paperback)

What if the fundamental nature of human beings is spiritual in nature? What if each one of us is eternal, and not just a collection of blood and bones? And most important, what if the universe is designed to support your decisions? What if it were possible to understand how to take conscious

Posthuman Knowledge (Braidotti Rosi)(Paperback)

The question of what defines the human, and of what is human about the humanities, have been shaken up by the radical critiques of humanism and the displacement of anthropomorphism that have gained currency in recent years, propelled in part by rapid advances in our knowledge of living systems and

An Introduction to Conversation Analysis (Liddicoat Anthony J.)(Paperback)

Conversation is one of the most widespread uses of human language, but what is actually happening when we interact this way? How is conversation structured? How does it function? Answering these questions and more, An Introduction to Conversation Analysis is an essential overview of this topic for

Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs (Allen James)(Paperback)

Middle Egyptian introduces the reader to the writing system of ancient Egypt and the language of hieroglyphic texts. It contains twenty-six lessons, exercises (with answers), a list of hieroglyphic signs, and a dictionary. It also includes a series of twenty-six essays on the most important aspects

Language and Culture at Work (Schnurr Stephanie)(Paperback)

Language and Culture at Work provides an overview of the complex role that culture plays in workplace contexts. Eight chapters cover the core aspects of culture at work, comprising: Face and politeness Decision making Leadership Identity Gender Work-life balance The authors draw on

The Threefold Cord: Mind, Body, and World (Putnam Hilary)(Paperback)

What is the relationship between our perceptions and reality? What is the relationship between the mind and the body? These are questions with which philosophers have grappled for centuries, and they are topics of considerable contemporary debate as well. Hilary Putnam has approached the divisions

What Is Philosophy of Mind? (McClelland Tom)(Paperback)

We all have minds, but what exactly is a mind? Is your mind the same thing as your brain? How does what's happening in your mind cause your behaviour? Can you know what's going on in other people's minds? Can you even be sure what's going on in your own? Are babies conscious? How about cats? Or

Leadership Is Language - The Hidden Power of What You Say and What You Don't (Marquet L. David)(Paperback / softback)