Category: Textbooks

The Philosophy of Affordances (PDF) is the first monograph fully dedicated to analyzing the philosophical aspects of affordances. The idea of affordance, coined and developed in the field of ecological psychology, explains the possibilities for action available in the environment. This exceptional work provides a systematic approach to the key

Biomarkers in Psychiatry (PDF) talks about one of the Holy Grails in Psychiatry, namely the evidence for and ability to adopt ‘Biomarkers’ for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment responses in mental health conditions. It integrates together state of the art research from internationally renowned pre-clinical and clinical scientists to show how

Now in Exploring Medical Anthropology, 4th Edition, (PDF) provides a brief and engaging introduction to medical anthropology. It offers competing theoretical perspectives in a balanced fashion, emphasizing points of conflict and convergence. The author’s personal research experiences and concrete examples are used to describe some of the discipline’s most important

Now expanded and updated, People and Nature: An Introduction to Human Ecological Relations, 2nd edition (PDF) is an accessible, lively introduction to environmental anthropology that focuses on the interactions between culture, people, and nature around the world. Explains key theoretical issues in the field, as well as the most important