This book describes the ways in which politicians, church leaders, generals, leaders of national movements and others try to influence our use of language. Professor Cooper argues that language planning is never attempted for its own sake. Rather it is carried out for the attainment of nonlinguistic[...]
Provides an introduction to the multifaceted world of child development, its theories, its themes, and contexts. This text emphasizes diversity, a focus on individual development as well as normative development, a balance between research and applications, and coverage of the developments within th[...]
Prompted by mounting public interest and provoked by controversial stories on the Freemason Society, respected historian and Scottish Freemason Robert L.D. Cooper offers a rare inside look at this secret brotherhood. As curator of the Scottish Masonic Museum and Library, the author has unparalleled [...]