... between the zoologist Louis Agassiz and the botanist Asa Gray and their struggles to control the direction of science in the United States. amateur natural history field biology laboratory science field science divide natural historians natural history Bartram John Bartram William Emerson Ralph...

...This chapter examines the Mio-Pliocene volcanic materials exposed along the western margin of the Middle Awash area, with a primary focus on the late Miocene deposits of the Adu-Asa Formation. The primary goals of this chapter are to: define the different types of volcanic material preserved...

...This chapter describes the Middle Awash carnivore fauna, which represents one of the most diverse in the latest Miocene of eastern Africa. At least 15 genera in seven families are recognized from the Asa Koma Member of the Adu-Asa Formation and the Kuseralee Member of the Sagantole Formation...

...In its beginning sociology aspired to be such an angel of history, searching for order in the broken fragments of modernity, seeking to salvage the promise of progress. The 2004 ASA annual meetings, devoted to the theme of public sociologies, broke all records for attendance and participation...

... legitimacy, which are prerequisites for the effective engagement of individual sociologists. American Sociological Association ASA human rights immigration inequality Massey Douglas nonpartisanship political engagement racism social justice African Americans Jensen Arthur Lewis Oscar Moynihan...

...The late Miocene Adu-Asa Formation comprises major sedimentary and volcanic units that crop out along the densely faulted and tilted frontal blocks of the western rift margin of the transition zone between the northern Main Ethiopian Rift (MER) and the southern Afar Rift. This chapter discusses...

...40Ar/39Ar dating has been applied extensively to volcanic units of late Miocene to Pleistocene age in the Middle Awash study area, and is the most important dating method applied to these deposits. This chapter discusses all available 40Ar/39Ar data for the Adu-Asa Formation, including some data...

...This chapter discusses the systematics and paleoecology of the small mammals recovered in fossiliferous localities of the Adu-Asa Formation. The micromammalian fauna from the late Miocene of the Middle Awash is diverse and documents at least 16 taxa in eight families. The chapter also includes...

...This chapter describes the cercopithecid fossils recovered from the late Miocene sediments of the western margin and Central Awash Complex (CAC) of the Middle Awash. Cercopithecids in the Adu-Asa Formation and the Kuseralee Member of the Sagantole Formation are rare compared to other taxa...

...The first known representatives of the family Hippopotamidae left a limited fossil record during the Miocene. In this chapter, two assemblages of hippopotamus remains are identified in the late Miocene of the Middle Awash. The first one was recovered from the Asa Koma Member of the Adu-Asa...

...This chapter introduces the themes and controversies of “public sociology,” focusing on Michael Burawoy. The 2004 meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA) was among the most successful in the organization's hundred-year history. The centerpiece of the meetings was Michael Burawoy's...