Covers four texts from the 1890s that helped to crystallize the idea of the 'New Woman' during a period where the role of women was increasingly debated and challenged, not least due to the growth of
An outgrowth of the work of the American Psychological Association's Working Group on Children and Disasters. Chapters identify research issues related to children's trauma responses to the experience
In the early twentieth century, Peruvian intellectuals, unlike their European counterparts, rejected biological categories of race as a basis for discrimination. But this did not eliminate social hier
Stone tools are the most durable and common type of archaeological remain and one of the most important sources of information about behaviors of early hominins. Stone Tools and the Evolution of Human
While the APA's Textbook of Addiction Psychiatry covers material that a general psychiatrist or primary care physician needs for the appropriate referral and initial management of stimulant dependence
This STAR on asphalt materials presents the achievements of RILEM TC 206 ATB, acquired over many years of interlaboratory tests and international knowledge exchange. It covers experimental aspects of
The reference work on this topic for urologists as well as oncologists, Renal Cell Cancer : Diagnosis and Therapy covers a number of topics in the field of renal cell cancer providing an overview of
Scorpions have fascinated humans for a long time, ?rst and foremost because of the harm the sting of a few species could cause but also due to their unique natural history and for the many biologicall
Research on Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) investigates how information and communication technologies can be designed in order to support pedagogical activities. The Evidence Based Design (EBD) o
This symposium was born as a research forum to present and discuss original, rigorous and significant contributions on Artificial Intelligence-based (AI) solutions—with a strong, practical logic and,
Specialty Imaging: Pain Management: Essentials of Image-Guided Procedures is one of the latest titles in the Specialty Imaging series by Amirsys. This extensively illustrated book showcases about 500
The Handbook of Fashion Studies identifies an innovative spectrum of thematic approaches, key strands and interdisciplinary concepts that continue to push forward the boundaries of fashion studies. Th
Mass production is tending to re-define the lines between supposedly inert and passive material things and human beings, considered the only subjects endowed with agency. Even images are far from bein
Assessing the vulnerability of human populations to global environmental change, particularly climate change, is now the main imperative of research and international action. However, much of the rese
The coming of Master Darque is upon us! Jack Boniface has just been to Hell and back. After surviving the horrors of the Deadside, Jack is taking his new abilities to the limit and discovering more ab
In the last few years, anarchism has been rediscovered as a transnational, cosmopolitan and multifaceted movement. Its traditions, often hastily dismissed, are increasingly revealing insights which in
This book highlights the fact that new syncretisms are being created in Latin America by means of a multicultural encounter with New Age. The analyses of the genesis and the transformations of some of
This volume explores interaction between service providers and customers. The role of language, linguistics and communication is examined in an area of research that has traditionally been related to
