Introducing Child Psychology is for all those who want to find out what psychology can tell us about the nature and development of children. A non-technical introduction for all those who want to find out what psychology can tell us about the nature and development of children. Presents the major topics of child development investigated by psychologists. Pays particul...(展开全部)

What is psychology? When did it begin? Where did it come from? How does psychology compare with related subjects such as psychiatry and psychotherapy? To waht extent is it scientific? Introducing Psychology answers all these questions and more, explaining what the subject has been in the past and what it is now. The main "schools" of thought and the sections within psychology a...(展开全部)

What is psychology? When did it begin? Where did it come from? How does psychology compare with related subjects such as psychiatry and psychotherapy? To waht extent is it scientific? Introducing Psychology answers all these questions and more, explaining what the subject has been in the past and what it is now. The main "schools" of thought and the sections within psychology a...(展开全部)

让·皮亚杰（Jean Piaget，1896—1980），瑞士心理学家，发生认识论创始人。自1918年获得博士学位后，皮亚杰于1921年任日内瓦大学卢梭学院实验室主任，1924年起任日内瓦大学教授。先后当选为瑞士心理学会、法语国家心理科学联合会主席，1954年任第14届国际心理科学联合会主席。此外，皮亚杰还长期担任联合国教科文组织领导下的国际教育局局长和联合国教科文组织总干事之职。皮亚杰还是多国著名大学的名誉博士或名誉教授。 为了致力于研究发生认识论，皮亚杰于1955年在日内瓦创建了“国际发生认识论中心”并任主任，集合各国著名哲学家、心理学家、教育家、逻辑学家、数学家、语言学家和控制论学者研究发生认识论，对于儿童各类概念以及知识形成的过程和发展进行多学科的深入研究。

The definitive presentation of Piaget's developmental psychology, this comprehensive synthesis traces each stage of the child's cognitive development from infancy to adolescence.

"Introducing Chaos" explains how chaos makes its presence felt in many varieties of event, from the fluctuation of animal populations to the ups and downs of the stock market. It also examines the roots of chaos in modern mathematics and physics, and explores the relationship between chaos and complexity, the new unifying theory which suggests that all complex systems evolve fr...(展开全部)

"Introducing Chaos" explains how chaos makes its presence felt in many varieties of event, from the fluctuation of animal populations to the ups and downs of the stock market. It also examines the roots of chaos in modern mathematics and physics, and explores the relationship between chaos and complexity, the new unifying theory which suggests that all complex systems evolve fr...(展开全部)

For anyone intrigued by Lacan's ideas butdiscouraged by the apparent arcane quality of his writings, the lucid text and graphic illlustrations together provide the ideal introduction.

In style typical of this series Introducing Postfeminism uses text and integrated illustration to trace the effect of French feminist theory on contemporary gender, politics and culture.