Now in a revised and updated second edition, this volume provides an authoritative account of the current status of archaeological theory, as presented by some of its major exponents and innovators over recent decades. It summarizes the latest developments in the field and looks to its future, exploring some of the cutting-edge ideas at the forefront of the discipline. The volume captures the diversity of contemporary archaeological theory.

Some authors argue for an approach close to the natu...

A clear, unbiased, and rigorous description of the major curriculum philosophies that have influenced educators and schooling over the last century.

Work Motivation: History, Theory, Research, and Practice provides unique behavioural science frameworks for motivating employees in organizational settings.

Introduction to Pragmatics guides students through traditional and new approaches in the field, focusing particularly on phenomena at the elusive semantics/pragmatics boundary to explore the role of context in linguistic communication. Offers students an accessible introduction and an up-to-date survey of the field, encompassing both established and new approaches to pragmatics. Addresses the traditional range of topics - such as implicature, reference, presupposition, and speech acts - as we...

This is a one-stop introductory text for students wanting to understand the creative industries, what they are, what they do and how they affect our society.

In this fully updated and expanded second edition, Carol Grbich provides a guide through current issues in the analysis of qualitative data.

A fully revised, up-to-date overview of a great range of visual methods data sources, including 2D, 3D, lived, living and virtual visual data.

This is a clear and engaging introduction for students involved with data analysis in criminology and across the social sciences.

Gives students access to basic medical education, knowledge and skills. This title helps students to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes that advances their careers and, ultimately, enhance the health of the population and contribute to the advancement of medicine.