Human Evolution, Language and Mind: A Psychological and Archaeological Inquiry

The question of how modern human behaviour emerged from pre-human hominid behaviour is central to discussions of human evolution. This important book argues that the capacity to use signs in a symbolic way, identified by the authors as language, is the basis for behaviour that can be described as human. The book is the product of a unique collaboration between the key disciplines in the debate about human evolution and mentality - psychology and archaeology. It investigates the significance and nature of the emergence of linguistic behaviour. The text critically examines the archaeological record of hominid evolution and argues that linguistic behaviour emerged no earlier than 100,000 years ago. The book's interdisciplinary approach allows critical attention to be given to an impressively broad range of relevant literature. For the first time, all the known pieces of this evolutionary puzzle are examined in detail.

Politics & Social Sciences

Noble, William

Davidson, Iain

Anthropology

Cambridge University Press

The question of how modern human behaviour emerged from pre-human hominid behaviour is central to discussions of human evolution. This important book argues that the capacity to use signs in a symbolic way, identified by the authors as language, is the basis for behaviour that can be described as human. The book is the product of a unique collaboration between the key disciplines in the debate about human evolution and mentality - psychology and archaeology. It investigates the significance and nature of the emergence of linguistic behaviour. The text critically examines the archaeological record of hominid evolution and argues that linguistic behaviour emerged no earlier than 100,000 years ago. The book's interdisciplinary approach allows critical attention to be given to an impressively broad range of relevant literature. For the first time, all the known pieces of this evolutionary puzzle are examined in detail.

The Watergate burglary in 1972, in which men linked to the White House broke into the headquarters of the Democratic Party, led to the downfall of President Richard Nixon. Author William Noble tells this fascinating and dramatic story, explaining the complex political and legal points, and contrasts real events with ALL THE PRESIDENTS MEN, the popular movie made about the break-in and investigation.

Presidential Power on Trial: From Watergate to All the President's Men (Famous Court Cases That Became Movies)

Teen & Young Adult

Education & Reference

Enslow Pub Inc

Discusses the banning of books throughout history and how it affects all levels of our society, from politics and religion to education and publishing

Bookbanning in America: Who Bans Books?--And Why?

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

Paul S. Eriksson

Discusses the banning of books throughout history and how it affects all levels of our society, from politics and religion to education and publishing

Bookbanning in America: Who Bans Books? and Why

This comprehensive directory of writers' conferences and workshops gives authors of all types easy access to those being held in the United States and Canada starting in 1996. Included are entries from more than 40 states and provinces; each entry offers practical information about where, when, and how the workshops and conferences are given. Conferences are listed for all writers, from screenwriters to children's writers, and the text includes important details about marketing, agents and editors, and also about contests and scholarships. Of added interest are the author's interviews with six directors of writers' conferences, who tell how and why they came to be involved, and what special characteristics their conferences offer; and a short history of the modern writers' conference, beginning with the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference in 1926, which shows how the idea has grown and changed and exploded during the past 70 years.

The Complete Guide to Writers' Conferences and Workshops

Reference

Catalogs & Directories

Describes various techniques for creating a setting that allows a mood to develop and a plot to grow

Make That Scene: A Writer's Guide to Setting, Mood and Atmosphere

Covers openings and closings, tension, dialogue, melodrama, plot, narrative, pacing, characterization, point of view, and diction

Show, Don't Tell: A Writer's Guide

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Books by Noble, William

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Human Evolution, Language and Mind: A Psychological and Archaeological Inquiry

Human Evolution, Language and Mind: A Psychological and Archaeological Inquiry

Presidential Power on Trial: From Watergate to All the President's Men (Famous Court Cases That Became Movies)

Bookbanning in America: Who Bans Books?--And Why?

Bookbanning in America: Who Bans Books? and Why

The Complete Guide to Writers' Conferences and Workshops

Make That Scene: A Writer's Guide to Setting, Mood and Atmosphere

Make That Scene: A Writer's Guide to Setting, Mood and Atmosphere

Show, Don't Tell: A Writer's Guide

Show, Don't Tell: A Writer's Guide