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Brain Modules: Mosaic Evolution. (2008)
Book Chapter
Barton, R. (2008). Brain Modules: Mosaic Evolution. In L. Squire (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Neuroscience (389-394). Academic Press

The only plausible scientific explanation for the existence of what Charles Darwin termed ‘‘organs of extreme perfection and complication,’’ such as the brain, is that they evolved over millennia by natural selection. The human brain contains million... Read More about Brain Modules: Mosaic Evolution..

Ecological constraints on mammalian sleep architecture. (2009)
Book Chapter
Capellini, I., McNamara, P., Preston, B., Barton, R., & Nunn, C. (2009). Ecological constraints on mammalian sleep architecture. In P. McNamara, R. Barton, & C. Nunn (Eds.), Evolution of sleep (12-34). Cambridge University Press

Roe v. Wade (2010)
Book Chapter
Mughal, M. (2010). Roe v. Wade. In B. H. Bechtold, & D. C. Graves (Eds.), An encyclopedia of infanticide (227-228). Edwin Mellen

Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973) is a contentious United States Supreme Court case decided on January 22, 1973 with a 7 to 2 majority. It asserted that most laws against abortion in the United States violated a constitutional right to privacy under t... Read More about Roe v. Wade.

Indigenous views on the Terms of Participation in the Development of Biodiversity Conservation in Nepal (2004)
Book Chapter
Campbell, B. (2004). Indigenous views on the Terms of Participation in the Development of Biodiversity Conservation in Nepal. In A. Bicker, P. Sillitoe, & J. Pottier (Eds.), Investigating local knowledge : new directions, new approaches (149-168). Ashgate Publishing

This chapter addresses the vogue for using indigenous knowledge in development projects. It discusses the diversity in forms of knowledge spoken of by Tamang villagers, noting which kinds of knowledge are perceived as more, and which as less amenable... Read More about Indigenous views on the Terms of Participation in the Development of Biodiversity Conservation in Nepal.

Mohenjo-daro’s sewers (2011)
Book Chapter
Mughal, M. (2011). Mohenjo-daro’s sewers. In K. M. McGeough (Ed.), World history encyclopedia (121-122). ABC-CLIO

Almost all historians today regard the sewage system of Mohenjo-daro as the largest and best-built sanitation system among contemporary urban centers. It is easily comparable with present-day drainage systems of South Asian countries such as Pakistan... Read More about Mohenjo-daro’s sewers.

Fields of Post-human Kinship (2009)
Book Chapter
Campbell, B. (2009). Fields of Post-human Kinship. In J. Edwards, & C. Salazar (Eds.), European kinship in the age of biotechnology (162-178). Berghahn Journals

Aboriginal versus western creationism. (2008)
Book Chapter
Layton, R. (2008). Aboriginal versus western creationism. In R. Bentley (Ed.), The edge of reason? Science and religion in modern society (31-38). Continuum Press

Compares traditional Australian religious beliefs with those of Christian creationists in the U.S. Outlines the social functions of Aboriginal belief and asks whether Christian creationism has similar functions that account for its persistence.

The Internet and the Future of Social Science Research (2008)
Book Chapter
Fischer, M., Lyon, S., & Zeitlyn, D. (2008). The Internet and the Future of Social Science Research. In N. Fielding, R. Lee, & G. Blank (Eds.), The Sage handbook of online research methods (519-536). SAGE Publications

This chapter considers the impact that the Internet and related communications technologies (IRCT) will have on the possibilities and prospects for new generations of social scientists. Contemporary and future developments will advance the scale of r... Read More about The Internet and the Future of Social Science Research.

'Better Occasional Murders than Frequent Adulteries': Discourses on Banditry, Violence, and Sacrifice in the Mediterranean (2006)
Book Chapter
Sant Cassia, P. (2006). 'Better Occasional Murders than Frequent Adulteries': Discourses on Banditry, Violence, and Sacrifice in the Mediterranean. In F. Coronil, & J. Skurski (Eds.), States of violence (219-268). University of Michigan Press

This book chapter explores both the conditions that led to widespread violence and banditry in the Mediterranean up till the early 19th century, and the mechanisms operative to extract consent and complicity at the grassroots. It then examines how in... Read More about 'Better Occasional Murders than Frequent Adulteries': Discourses on Banditry, Violence, and Sacrifice in the Mediterranean.

Public morality and moral education (1999)
Book Chapter
Downie, R., & Macnaughton, R. (1999). Public morality and moral education. In R. Edwards, & E. Bittar (Eds.), Advances in Bioethics: Bioethics for Medical Education (17-30). JAI Press

Are immediate-return strategies adaptive? (2005)
Book Chapter
Layton, R. (2005). Are immediate-return strategies adaptive?. In T. Widlok, & W. Tadesse (Eds.), Property and equality : ritualisation, sharing, egalitarianism (130-150). Berghahn Journals

Argues that the social strategies that James Woodburn characterised as 'immediate return' are adaptive in specified ecological contexts. Woodburn's 'delayed return' strategies constitute a composite category. When the components (technology, territor... Read More about Are immediate-return strategies adaptive?.