Category: Textbooks

In this entirely revised and updated edition, Burman’s Deconstructing Developmental Psychology, 3rd Edition, (PDF) interrogates the assumptions and practices around the psychology of child development, offering a critical evaluation of the role and contribution of developmental psychology within social practice. After the second edition was published, there have been many major

This classic reference has proven to be a benchmark in the developing field of cognitive neuroscience with each edition. The Cognitive Neurosciences 6th edition (PDF) continues to forge new paths in the study of the biological underpinnings of complex cognition—the relationship between the nervous system’s structural and physiological mechanisms and

Incorporates globalization and culture change in each chapter. Bonvillain’s Cultural Anthropology, 3rd Edition, (ePub/PDF) introduces students to the conceptions and methods that anthropologists bring to the study of cross-cultural diversity. Nancy Bonvillain brings the learning of cultural anthropology to life by motivating students to see what is going on in

The leading downloadable textbook in the U.S. survey course. Eric Foner’s Give Me Liberty! An American History 5th edition (PDF), volume 2 is the #1 book in the U.S. history survey course because it works in the classroom. A single-author etextbook by a leader in the field, Give Me Liberty!

Aboriginal peoples in Canada have varied cultures but share common political and social challenges that have contributed to their experiences of health and illness. This collection discusses the origins of mental health and social problems and the development of culturally responsive approaches to services and health promotion. Healing Traditions (PDF)