The Psychology of Gardening is the first book of its kind to explore gardening from a psychological perspective. Research shows that positive effects of gardening arise from both active physical participation and experiencing nearby nature. The book highlights how both these elements contribute to our understanding of the benefits of gardening. Each chapter reviews a different aspect of gardening experience, demonstrating how individual, evolutionary and social psychological theories offer ne...

This new edition of the Handbook of Security Studies offers a wide-ranging collection of cutting-edge essays from leading scholars in the field of Security Studies. The 2nd edition has been substantially updated throughout and features 23 completely new chapters.

Provides the practical tools needed to enable changemakers and organizatons to be future-ready through collaborative and co-creative practices with stakeholders in order to effect lasting and responsible change.

This second edition is easy to use and completely up to date. Written by experienced teachers, the course offers a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Portuguese. No prior knowledge of the language is required.

Modern Man in Search of a Soul is the perfect introduction to the theories and concepts of one of the most original and influential religious thinkers of the twentieth century.

Written by the greatest authority on the French Revolution, this masterly overview has taken its place as the definitive account.

In addresses written for a wide general audience, one of the twentieth century's most prominent thinkers, Claude Lévi-Strauss, here offers the insights of a lifetime on the crucial questions of human existence.

In What is Literature? sartre the novelist and Sartre the philosopher combine to address the phenomenon of literature, exploring why we read, and why we write.

Science of Mythology provides an account of the meaning and the purpose of mythic themes that is linked to modern life: the heroic battles between good and evil of yore are still played out, reflected in contemporary fears.