Is Planeet Aarde een uniek kosmisch experiment? Samen gaan we in dit boek op zoek naar het antwoord op deze vraag. Al is elk atoom, elke molecule, elk stofdeeltje op aarde onderhevig aan de universele natuurwetten van het heelal, toch heeft een bijzondere samenloop van kosmische omstandigheden ertoe geleid dat een complex en wezenlijk onvoorspelbaar systeem – Planeet Aarde – is ontstaan dat bovendien zichzelf in stand weet te houden. De metafoor van een ‘levende planeet’ is dan ook op...

Wie ben ik en waar hoor ik bij? We zijn man, vrouw, moslim, christen, zwart, wit – en daaraan ontlenen we onze eigenwaarde. Het zegt iets over onze dromen, verwachtingen en beperkingen, over onze familie, nationaliteit, cultuur en religie. Maar waarom gaan we op zoek naar bevestiging van een enkele identiteit, terwijl we bestaan uit meerdere?

Bestsellerauteur Kwame Anthony Appiah schreef een opzienbarend boek over de identiteitspolitiek die onze huidige samenleving polariseert. We benadruk...

This brief history of America will span the earliest migrations to the present, reflecting Paul S. Boyer's interests in social, intellectual, and cultural history, including popular culture and religion. It will reflect his personal view of American history, in which a sense of paradox and irony loom large.

While noting positive achievements-political, economic, social, and cultural-he will also discuss the United States's failures to live up to its oft-statedideals; although America has figu...

The 9th edition of this textbook for hybrid introductory communication courses provides a balanced introduction to the fundamental theories and principles of communication. The book explores communication in a variety of contexts-including interpersonal, group, organizational, and mass media-and provides students the theoretical knowledge and the research and critical thinking skills they'll need to succeed in advanced communication courses and communication professions. The first section exp...

Provides students with an introduction to the study of the effects of media on human emotion and behavior. Suited for media/mass communication psychology and media effects courses offered in both communication studies and psychology departments. New edition reflects the most current research and includes more coverage of the effects of technology and social media on our twenty-first century lives.

In-text pedagogy such as chapter questions is complimented by instructor and student online reso...

Just about everyone seems to have views about language. Language attitudes and language ideologies permeate our daily lives. Our competence, intelligence, friendliness, trustworthiness, social status, group memberships, and so on, are often judged from the way we communicate.

Even the speed at which we speak can evoke reactions. And we often try to anticipate such judgements as we communicate. In this lively introduction, Peter Garrett draws upon research carried out over recent decades in or...

This book is a one-semester text for an introduction to real analysis. The author's primary aims are to develop ideas already familiar from elementary calculus in a rigorous manner and to help students deeply understand some basic but crucial mathematical ideas. Meets and aligns with various student backgrounds Pays explicit attention to basic formalities and technical language Contains varied problems and exercises Drives the narrative through questions

Get a solid understanding of the major concepts in microbiology with a textbook that offers cutting-edge research findings, powerful tools, and visuals.

Brock Biology of Microorganisms, Global Edition, 16th Edition is the latest version of the most authoritative textbook in the field, delivering accessible content around the basic concepts of microbiology.

Besides offering an overview of the principles of the microbial world, this edition further expands on art programs and modern resources, ...

The third edition of Sign Language Interpreting has been revised to introduce sign language interpreters around the world to essential professional knowledge and contemporary best practice in the field. nThe authors are leading sign language interpreter educators, practitioners and researchers, and the book reflects their expertise by integrating a deep knowledge of practical skills and models for sign language interpreting across a range of contexts and locations. nKey features of the book i...