Sticks, spools and feathers

This article draws a general picture of the differences between the metaphors of carrots and sticks. It discusses incentive effects (in principle, a $100 carrot creates the same in...

A comprehensive study of walking canes from around the world, dating from the distant past to the modern-day. The book presents a historical context on both practical and ceremonia...

Abstract The bowerbirds are confined to the great island of New Guinea and the island continent of Australia, and their immediately adjacent islands. They are med...

The Postscript recaps the argument of the book, offering a brief defence of both its scope and its approach. It acknowledges that the range of figures discussed is a restricted one...

Making Disability Modern: Design Histories brings together leading scholars from a range of disciplinary and national perspectives to examine how designed objects and spaces contri...

Description The first book published on the historical and scientific aspects of safety in the sport of ice hockey. Contains 25 papers covering: injury rates in amat...