College of Behavioral & Social Sciences: Recent submissions

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    • The First European Colonization of the North Atlantic 

      Hambrecht, George (Springer, 2015)
      Many facets of what are commonly considered to be novel and unique characteristics of modern Capitalism have their roots, often in a mature form, in the Medieval Period (Abu-Lughod 1991; Crosby 2004; Hoffmann 2001; Marks ...

    • International Approaches to Climate Change and Cultural Heritage 

      Hambrecht, George; Rockman, Marcy (American Antiquity, 2017)
      Anthropogenic climate change is increasingly threatening cultural heritage; cultural resource managers, communities, and archaeologists are confronting this reality. Yet the phenomenon is happening over such a wide range ...

    • Archaeological Sites as Distributed Long-term Observing Networks of the Past (DONOP) 

      Hambrecht, George; Anderung, Cecillia; Brewington, Seth; Dugmore, Andrew; Edvardsson, Ragnar; Feeley, Francis; Gibbons, Kevin; Harrison, Ramona; Hicks, Megan; Jackson, Rowan; Olafsdóttir, Guðbjörg Asta; Rockman, Marcy; Smiarowski, Konrad; Streeter, Richard; Szabo, Vicki; McGovern, Thomas (Quaternary International, 2018)
      Archaeological records provide a unique source of direct data on long-term human-environment interactions and samples of ecosystems affected by differing degrees of human impact. Distributed long-term datasets from ...

    • African American Women State Legislators: The Impact of Gender and Race on Legislative Influence 

      Smooth, Wendy G. (2001)
      The increasing diversity of state legislatures coupled with the transference of power back to the states through devolution necessitates a closer look at these governing institutions. This study focuses on influence in ...

    • Police Chief Professionalism: Does Race Make a Difference? 

      Fisher-Stewart, Gayle A.H. (1992)
      Research abounds on the police officer and his/her function in society. However, little research has been conducted on the police chief this most vital public administrator. His/her attitudes and perceptions about the job ...