Edward Hopper (1882-1967) made the visual iconography of the American city his own. All-night diners, filling stations, motel rooms and office interiors take on the foreboding atmosphere of abandoned
Juan Rulfo was one of the great literary innovators of the twentieth century. His 1955 novel Pedro Paramo is considered one of the foundational classics of magic realism, predating One Hundred Years o
This book is the first systematic, detailed treatment of the approaches to ethical issues taken by biotech and pharmaceutical companies. The application of genetic/genomic technologies raises a whole
At the turn of the millennium, the world experienced a dramatic increase in funding for global health programs. Competing demands for these resources meant that policymakers needed access to valid, ev
The Handbook of the Psychology of Aging, 6e provides a comprehensive summary and evaluation of recent research on the psychological aspects of aging. The 22 chapters are organized into four divisions:
Covers diseases, disorders, treatments, procedures, specialties, anatomy, biology, and issues in an A-Z format, with sidebars addressing recent developments in medicine and concise information boxes f
This is the first of two volumes documenting Maryland’s public and private debates about the Constitution. This documentary series is a research tool of remarkable power, an unrivaled reference work f
This is the first of two volumes documenting Maryland’s public and private debates about the Constitution. This documentary series is a research tool of remarkable power, an unrivaled reference work f
A descendant of the Heyward family, Hollis convinced her relatives to donate a considerable number of family papers to the existing Heyward collection in the University of South Carolina's library, an
Fifteen original essays open up a novel area of inquiry: the distinctively ethical dimensions of women's experiences of and in aging. Contributors distinguished in the fields of feminist ethics and th
Of the 25 or 26 volumes of the series, 18 compile documents relating to the ratification of the US Constitution by the several states, this one focusing on New York. The debate over the Constitution i
For the lay public--patients, caregivers, the healthy but worried population--this reference set offers straightforward, authoritative information that is more detailed (and nuanced) than what is gene
