Category: Textbooks

The Developmental Science of Adolescence: History Through Autobiography (PDF) is the most authoritative account of the leading developmental scientists from around the world. Written by the scholars who shaped the history they are recounting, every chapter is an engaging and personal account of the present, past, and future direction of

Mirror for Humanity: A Concise Introduction to Cultural Anthropology, 11th edition, (PDF) is written by a prominent scholar in the field, Conrad Phillip Kottak. This concise, college student-friendly, current introduction to cultural anthropology carefully balances coverage of core topics and contemporary changes in the field. New to this 11th edition,

Fundamentals of Ship Hydrodynamics (PDF) is designed as a textbook for undergraduate education in ship resistance and propulsion. The ebook provides connections between basic training in calculus and fluid mechanics and the application of hydrodynamics in daily ship design practice. Based on a foundation in fluid mechanics, the origin, use,

Written by eminent international judges, practitioners and scholars, China and International Dispute Resolution in the Context of the ‘Belt and Road Initiative, (PDF) provides a timely study of China’s role in international dispute resolution in the context of the construction of the ‘Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). It offers an

In Cultural Intimacy: Social Poetics and the Real Life of States, Societies, and Institutions, 3rd edition, (PDF) of this important and influential ebook, Michael Herzfeld revisits the idea of ‘cultural intimacy’. The chapters examine a range of topics touching on the relationship between citizen and state, and the notion of