Infrastructure, as we know it, no longer belongs in the exclusive realm of engineers and transportation planners. This book, now available in a second revised edition,examines the potential of landsca
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This critical edition of the works of Robert Grosseteste is Volume 24 in Papers in Medieval Studies from the Pontifical Institute of Medieval Studies. Part one offers critical essays on Grosseteste as
The sixth edition of the Guide to Higher Education in Africa contains reliable and up-to-date information on higher education throughout Africa - over 950 institutions in 51 countries, plus details of
Presents the life of the African girl brought to New England as a slave in 1761 who became famous on both sides of the Atlantic as the first black poet in America.
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The Revolver in the Hive takes place in the aftermath of tragedy, where grief is recognizable but contorted into unsettling forms. In this remarkable debut, Nicolas Hundley's poems chronicle with hone
The Revolver in the Hive takes place in the aftermath of tragedy, where grief is recognizable but contorted into unsettling forms. In this remarkable debut, Nicolas Hundley's poems chronicle with hone
"A biography in verse about the Jamaican reggae musician Bob Marley, offering an overview of key events and themes in his life, including his biracial heritage, Rastafarian beliefs, and love of music.
Biesele and Hitchcock take a fresh look at one of the most thoroughly anthropologically-profiled indigenous populations in the world, Ju/'hoan San, or Ju/'hoansi, of Namibia and Botswana. In the text,
While the ?70s were about equal rights and the sexual revolution, women in the ?80s were more concerned about their economic situation. It’s easy to understand why some of the women in these stories w
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The book of Isaiah tells the story of a people in crisis. The Israelites are slaves once again, but unlike in Egypt, where God miraculously rescued them from the hand of Pharaoh and his army, they hav
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In view of the need for evidence-based best practices for providing safe abortion care in order to protect the health and human rights of women, the World Health Organization (WHO) has updated its 200
Antioxidants inhibit the formation and spread of free radicals which can be damaging in biological systems. Free radicals form in biological systems through metabolism, but it is also realized that ex
The past few years have witnessed the emergence of steroid hormones as the wonder molecules which generate as much discussion in the scientific literature as they do in a typical living room. This tra
In the past two decades, scholarship in the Humanities and in the Social Sciences has witnessed the synchronic and often tangled rise of Ritual and Performance Studies. This interdisciplinary collecti
The use of Patwa (an Afro-French creole) in Dominica is in the midst of conflicting pressures. On the one hand, parents and schools prohibit the use of this natural language as it impairs children's a
Ulturgasheva (social anthropology, U. of Cambridge) has conducted research in Siberia for a decade, and in 2003-04 spent 12 months studying ideas of the Eveny in a village in northeastern Siberia abou
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