Based on the 25th Anniversary Symposium of the Jean Piaget Society, this book represents cutting-edge work on the mechanisms of cognitive, social, and cultural development. The authors-anthropologists
Catholics constitute the largest religious community in the United States. Yet most American Catholics have never known a time when their church was not embroiled in controversies over liturgy, religi
Historians and social scientists explore efforts to predict catastrophes and protect people from their effects. Among their topics are the storyteller and the seismograph, the industrial accident in i
Osiris annually examines a particular topic in the history of science, bringing together experts in the field to consider multiple aspects of the time period, episode, or theme. Volume 22 explores t
Following an introduction to Southern California beach culture,this volume features 20 projects by Killen (Studio 9one 2), aleading Los Angeles-based residential architect. Project profilesinclude col
"In 1846, French Canadian-born A. M. A. Blanchet was named the first Catholic bishop of Walla Walla in the area soon to become Washington Territory. He arrived at Fort Walla Walla in late September 18
