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Raphael’s artworks, paintings, altarpieces, drawings, tapestries, cartoons, prints, ceramics and all other artifacts derived from his works, including copies and forgeries, have been the object of an often-frantic search from his death in 1520 onwards. France, Spain, Germany, England, and…
Since Raphael’s death in 1520, his artworks have been the object of a frantic, centuries-long search. This landmark book is the first to explore this phenomenon, tracing the transmission of his art through inheritance, sales, swaps, and shady transactions.
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The European Union and the New Perfect Storm
The Pandemic, Geopolitics, and Populism
One of the most significant phenomena nowadays remains the European crisis. Under the metaphor and theoretical concept of the “perfect storm”, the story of the European crisis reveals the interconnection between multiple national and international dimensions and dynamics. Any crisis,…
The European crisis is a “perfect storm” affecting all levels of our lives. But what is old, and what is new in the EU today? This volume demonstrates that old issues remain unsolved, new challenges have emerged, and the crisis is no longer a short moment, but a permanence.
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The Psychology of Pandemics
Preparing for the Next Global Outbreak of Infectious Disease
Pandemics are large-scale epidemics that spread throughout the world. Virologists predict that the next pandemic could occur in the coming years, probably from some form of influenza, with potentially devastating consequences. Vaccinations, if available, and behavioral methods are vital…
While virologists predict the next pandemic, little attention has been paid to the psychological factors that influence the spread of infection, emotional distress, and social disruption. This book is the first comprehensive analysis of the psychology of pandemics.
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Perspectives on Discourse Analysis
Theory and Practice
Perspectives on Discourse Analysis: Theory and Practice provides the student/reader with the basic theoretical knowledge and the empirical tools of some of the most relevant approaches to the analysis of discourse. It has been mainly conceived of as a general…
This guide provides the theoretical knowledge and empirical tools for Discourse Analysis. Conceived as a university course, it is useful for anyone who wants to acquire the skills to analyze any type of discourse, from medical to computer-mediated.
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Jehovah’s Witnesses in Europe
Past and Present Volume III
The history of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Europe has always been one of persecution. This third volume documents this history, turning eastward. For the first time, the circumstances of a religious minority under different political systems can be compared across the…
This history documents the persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Eastern Europe. It compares their survival under different political systems, from dictatorships to modern Russia, where a renewed ban has returned Soviet-era conditions of repression.
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In today’s evidence-based healthcare culture, child life specialists must demonstrate knowledge and skill not only in clinical care, but also in planning and evaluating the impact of their interventions—yet few resources exist to provide research skills and support for these…
Child life specialists need research skills, but few resources exist. Combining clinical examples with advice from seasoned researchers, this text guides you from identifying a clinical question to reporting results and improving patient outcomes.
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Transgender Children and Young People
Born in Your Own Body
This book is a collection of essays about the current theory and practice of transgendering children. Essays are written against the grain of the popularised medical definition of ‘the transgender child’ as a young person whose ‘true’ gender lies in…
This collection approaches the current theory and practice of transgendering children. Essays are written against the grain of the popularised medical definition of ‘the transgender child’ as a young person whose ‘true’ gender lies in the brain, or pre-social ‘identity’.
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The essays in this volume are written by clinicians, psychologists, sociologists, educators, parents and de-transitioners. Contributors demonstrate how ‘transgender children and young people’ are invented in different medical, social and political contexts: from specialist gender identity development services to lobby…
Essays by clinicians, parents, and de-transitioners demonstrate how ‘transgender children’ are invented in medical, social, and political contexts. The authors reveal the harms of transgender ideology and show how adults can intervene to protect young people.
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Death by Appointment
A Rational Guide to the Assisted Dying Debate
This is a book about a controversial issue—whether doctors should be licensed by law to supply lethal drugs to terminally ill patients. It is written primarily for those who want to find a path through the thickets of a subject…
Written by doctors with extensive experience in hands-on medical care, this book examines the controversial issue of ‘assisted dying’. While not neutral—they are unconvinced the law needs change—the authors use an evidence-based approach to bring clarity to this complex subject.
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Writing Out of Limbo
International Childhoods, Global Nomads and Third Culture Kids
Crossing borders and boundaries, countries and cultures, they are the children of the military, diplomatic corps, international business, education and missions communities. They are called Third Culture Kids or Global Nomads, and the many benefits of their lifestyle – expanded…
They are Third Culture Kids. While their global lifestyle offers an expanded worldview, it brings recurring losses. In this collection, writers from around the world explore the search for identity, belonging, and a place to call “home.”
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Explorations and Proposals toward Market Socialism and World Government
A Visionary Odyssey
This book blends real-world history, intellectual history, and personal history into a compelling case for a new way of thinking about such highly controversial—and highly misunderstood—concepts as market socialism, a Global Marshall Plan, and world government. It argues that,…
This book makes a compelling case for misunderstood concepts like market socialism, a Global Marshall Plan, and world government. Blending intellectual and personal history, it is a story of steadfast determination that will resonate with every person with an idealistic vision.
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The Globalisation of Modern Architecture
The Impact of Politics, Economics and Social Change on Architecture and Urban Design since 1990
Taking the break-up of the Soviet Union and the entry of Russia, China and India into the global market as the start of a new era of globalisation, Robert Adam compares new…
Since 1990, globalisation has driven shifts in global power. As design follows social, political and economic change, this book casts a new light on recent architecture, exploring the tension between universal iconic buildings and the need for local identity.
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Fandom At The Crossroads
Celebration, Shame and Fan/Producer Relationships
Fandom At The Crossroads: Celebration, Shame and Fan/Producer Relationships is an in-depth exploration of the reciprocal relationship between a groundbreaking cult television show and its equally groundbreaking fandom. For the past six years the authors have inhabited the close-knit fan…
As “aca-fans” of the television show Supernatural, the authors go behind the scenes with fans, writers, and actors. Their intimate examination explores fan psychology, passion, and shame, revealing the passionate relationship between a cult show and its fans.
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In the scramble for Africa, Britain took a lion’s share of the continent. It occupied and controlled vast territories, including the Uganda Protectorate – which it ruled for 68 years. Early administrators in the region encountered the progressive…
Under the guise of protection, Britain overran, plundered and disempowered the kingdom of Buganda. Based on newly de-classified records, this book reconstructs the machinations of British rule in Uganda, demonstrating how its colonial past shapes its future.
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Biohistory
Decline and Fall of the West
Western civilisation is on a path to destruction. In coming decades, economies will shrink, democracy will retreat and nations crumble. The long-term result will be grinding poverty, superstition and disease. This isn’t scaremongering – it is science. In Biohistory: The…
Western civilisation is on a path to destruction. This isn’t scaremongering – it is science.
A revolutionary new theory links human biology with the rise and fall of civilisations—a cataclysmic relationship that brought all other Empires to their knees.
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Daughters of the Nile
Egyptian Women Changing Their World
The history of ancient Egypt is filled with fascinating queens and goddesses portrayed side by side with their male counterparts as equal partners, each playing a different and distinct role in society. Anyone interested in their identity and achievements can…
Highlighting pioneering and ground-breaking Egyptian women that the media have overlooked and ignored, this collection shatters the monolithic and unflattering stereotype of contemporary Egyptian women as victims, uneducated and uncivilized, dominated by men.
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Muses and Measures
Empirical Research Methods for the Humanities
This is a textbook that has been needed for decades. It should be required reading for every student (and professor) in literary studies and, for that matter, in any humanistic discipline. Humanistic methods of inquiry certainly have their place, but…
This book is required reading for humanistic disciplines. Too often, scholars present theories without knowing how to test them empirically. In an engaging way, the authors teach statistics, leading students through projects to analyze their own gathered data.
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Thomas Mann’s The Magic Mountain
A Reader’s Guide
Thomas Mann’s novel The Magic Mountain presents a panorama of European society in the first two decades of the 20th century and depicts the philosophical and metaphysical dilemmas facing people in the modern age. In the years leading up to…
Thomas Mann’s The Magic Mountain explores the philosophical dilemmas of the modern age. This comprehensive commentary explains all references and allusions in the seminal novel, enabling readers to understand and extract the maximum pleasure from it.
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How American Politics Works
Philosophy, Pragmatism, Personality and Profit
American politics is criticized and belittled by media critics and the public, yet the system is held out as a model for the world. The paradox of this simultaneous cynicism and adulation is rooted in the conflict between the human…
American politics is a paradox of cynicism and adulation. This book explains the system’s complex inner workings through the “four Ps”: Philosophy, Pragmatism, Personality, and Profit—the constant clash between high ideals and self-interest.
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A Foucault for the 21st Century
Governmentality, Biopolitics and Discipline in the New Millennium
How relevant is Foucault’s social thought to the world we inhabit today? This collection comprises several essays considering the contemporary relevance of the work of Michel Foucault. While Foucault is best remembered for his historical inquiries into the…
How relevant is Foucault’s social thought today? This collection of essays offers novel interpretations of his key concepts—biopower, governmentality, and subjectivation—applying them to contemporary issues like neoliberalism, genetics, and surveillance.
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