The abridged edition of the New Dictionary of American Slang, containing 14,000 entries. "American slang at its rip-roaring, zany, zappy best."--Dr. Robert Burchfield, editor of the Oxford English Dictionary.
At the heart of Emerging Complexity is the thesis that complex societies developed independently during the Copper and Bronze Ages in south-east Spain.
Chapman explores "the history, precedents, and cultural impact of LSD, from the earliest experiments in painting with light and immersive environments to the thriving avant-garde scene that existed in San Francisco even before the Grateful ...
Beyond simplistic narratives of normativity and difference, this book exposes the very myth of the 'normal' brain as a product of intensified capitalism.
"This is a thought-provoking book that will stimulate a constructive reevaluation of widespread management practices-and they badly need such reevaluation.
The book brings to life both the benefits of project risk management when effectively applied and the ramifications when it is misunderstood or receives scant attention.
Robert Chapman addresses the nature of contemporary archaeology and the study of social change, and debates the transition from perceived simple, egalitarian societies to our complex modern world.