Peace and Conflict Studies Third Edition, sets the standard for an accessible introduction and comprehensive exploration of this vital subject. The authors share their vast knowledge and analysis of 21st-century world events u including new chapters on research methodsaandademocracy, as well as time[...]

Approaches to Peace: A Reader in Peace Studies, Third Edition, provides a unique and interdisciplinary sampling of key articles and literary selections focusing on the diverse facets of peace and conflict studies. Featuring both classic and contemporary work, it enables students to read highly influ[...]

So how did women get their curves? Why do they have breasts, while other mammals only develop breast tissue while lactating, and why do women menstruate, when virtually no other beings do so? What are the reasons for female orgasm? Why are human females kept in the dark about their own time of ovul[...]

There is a revolution underway in biology. It is based on a new perception of bodies and genes, in which the former are the end product of the latter within the continuum of evolution. Twenty fi ve years after Richard Dawkins helped revolutionize our thinking about "selfi sh genes," it is time to re[...]

Humans, like bacteria, woodchucks, chimpanzees, and other animals, compete or cooperate in order to get food, shelter, territory, and other resources to survive. But how do they decide whether to muscle out or team up with the competition? In The Survival Game, David P. Barash synthesizes the newest[...]

Ja, wie sind denn die Frauen zu ihren Kurven gekommen? Warum haben sie Bruste, wahrend andere Saugetiere nur dann Brustgewebe ausbilden, wenn sie Milch geben, und warum menstruieren Frauen, wahrend fast alle anderen Geschopfe darauf verzichten? Welche Grunde gibt es fur den weiblichen Orgasmus? Wies[...]