Inspired by the seminal work of Jack Goody, a historical anthropologist specializing in the study of social structure and change, Technology, Literacy, and the Evolution of Society gathers diverse perspectives of 20 distinguished historians, anthropologists, psychologists, and educators to address the role of technologies in social stability and change in traditional and modern societies. In this interdisciplinary text, scholars examine the ways in which local languages and cultural traditions, modes of production and communication, patterns of local knowledge and authority affect how...

Religious Psychologist Professor Mark Lloyd is beginning a new life in New England, but this new life is about to be turned on its head.the brutal, ritualistic murder of a young woman in Boston, sees him approached by Lieutenant Martin Harris of the Boston Police Department to be a technical consultant in the case...but as the body count rises, the search for the truly sensational solution will take Lloyd and Harris on a terrifying journey across Europe and New England, risking their lives and the lives of those dearest to them in the pursuit of the killers.forced to confront their own demons...