An up-to-date overview of behavioral pharmacology. Drugs & Behavior starts with descriptions of basic pharmacological concepts of drug administration and pharmacokinetics, research methodology including clinical trials, tolerance and withdrawal, drug conditioning, addiction processes, and the neuros[...]

Exploring the contradictions surrounding modern-day femininity and its complicated relationship with feminism and postfeminism, this book provides a history of femininity in popular culture since the 1960s, analysing its shifting relationship with (post)feminism and concepts of female victimization.[...]

Truly global and cutting-edge, this is the resource for all students studying media in today's world.It is a truly accessible but critical text. It provides an explicitly global approach, including chapters on developing Asian countries. It offers an excellent balance of new and traditional media. I[...]

At once brave and athletic, virtuous and modest, female martyrs in the second and third centuries were depicted as self-possessed gladiators who at the same time exhibited the quintessentially "womanly" qualities of modesty, fertility, and beauty. L. Stephanie Cobb explores the double embodiment of [...]

An unprecedented study of sex trafficking, forded labour, organ trafficking and sex tourism across the world.[...]

Our drive to consume -- our desire for food, clothing, smart phones, and megahomes -- evolved from our ancestors' drive to survive. But the psychological and neural processes that originally evolved to guide mammals toward resources that are necessary but scarce may mislead us in modern conditions o[...]

The celebrated expatriate painter John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) and his heirs enjoyed a cordial relationship with the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In consequence, the museum has an unparalleled collection of Sargent's works, in particular his drawings and watercolors, which are all presented in thi[...]

"Learn to Read Greek" is a text and workbook for students beginning the study of Ancient Greek. It is the companion volume to the authors' "Learn to Read Latin", published in 2004. Like its Latin predecessor, it has a grammar-based approach and is intended for students who have a serious interest in[...]

"Learn to Read Greek" is a text and workbook for students beginning the study of Ancient Greek. It is the companion volume to the authors' "Learn to Read Latin", published in 2004. Like its "Latin" predecessor, it has a grammar-based approach and is intended for students who have a serious interest [...]

A Latin grammar and reader all in one when the text and workbook are used together, "Learn to Read Latin" presents basic Latin morphology and syntax with clear explanations and examples, and it offers direct access to great works of Latin literature even at the earliest stages of learning the langua[...]

A Latin grammar book and reader all in one when the text and workbook are used together, "Learn to Read Latin" presents basic Latin morphology and syntax with clear explanations and examples, and it offers direct access to great works of Latin literature even at the earliest stages of learning the l[...]