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  • Namibia's Red Line

    The History of a Veterinary and Settlement Border

    by G. Miescher ...
    Series series History (R0)
    Based on archival sources and oral history, this book reconstructs a border-building process in Namibia that spanned more than sixty years. The process commenced with the establishment of a temporary veterinary defence line against rinderpest by the German colonial authorities in the late nineteenth century and ended with the construction of a continuous two-metre-high fence by the South African ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • Sourdough Microbiota and Starter Cultures for Industry

    Edited by Elaine Berger Ceresino, Grazina Juodeikiene, Susanne Miescher Schwenninger, João Miguel Ferreira da Rocha ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Traditional sourdough bread refers to spontaneous fermentation of cereals by lactic acid bacteria and yeasts, leading to natural selections of microorganisms. The metabolic activity of these microorganisms promotes the formation of organic acids, flavor development and leavening in food matrices, which most know as sourdough bread. This bread is still widely manufactured at farm level across ... Read more

    $231.99 CAD

  • A Dam for Africa

    Akosombo Stories from Ghana

    by Stephan F. Miescher ...
    Since its construction in the early 1960s, the hydroelectric Akosombo Dam across the Volta River has exemplified the possibilities and challenges of development in Ghana. Drawing upon a wealth of sources, A Dam for Africa investigates contrasting stories about how this dam has transformed a West African nation, while providing a model for other African countries.The massive Akosombo Dam is the ... Read more

    $52.99 CAD

  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    Edited by Peter A. Miescher ...
    During the past 50 years, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has been the main subject in the field of immunopathology. Each individual discovery was followed by the discovery of a multitude of related immune phenomena. This book reflects the present status of our understanding of this protean disease. Various animal models clearly show that different gene combinations can lead to the final ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Immunological Aspects of Liver Disease

    Edited by P.A. Miescher, H.J. Mueller-Eberhard, H.C. Thomas ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    Howard C. Thomas In normal subjects the regulatory apparatus of the immune system permits responses to foreign antigens but suppresses those directed to "self' components. Autoimmune disease occurs as a failure ofthis system either as a result of a primary defect in the regulatory apparatus (primary autoimmunization) or because of a change in the antigenicity of the tissues (secondary ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Immunostimulation

    Edited by L. Chedid, P.A. Miescher, H.J. Müller-Eberhard ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    The discovery of specifically acquired immunity which followed the major contributions of Louis Pasteur completely over-shadowed the first studies of the host's natural resistance. Later, the exquisite sensitivity and precision of antigen-antibody reactions made the study of immunochemistry much more attractive than the rather primitive and ambiguous field of non-specific immunity. Neverthe less, ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Immune Deficiency

    Edited by M.D. Cooper, A.R. Lawton, P.A. Miescher, H.J. Mueller-Eberhard ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    The subject of immune deficiency has become of special importance for two reasons. First, conditions with well defined defects in the immune system could be analyzed as "experiments of nature" in terms of finding out the accurate biological relevance of the defective link in the immune system. Secondly, the recognition of immune deficiency states has become important in order to provide the ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Global Perspectives on Football in Africa

    Visualising the Game

    Edited by Susann Baller, Giorgio Miescher, Ciraj Rassool ...
    Series series Sport in the Global Society – Contemporary Perspectives
    Football, in many ways, is a visual endeavour. From the visual experience within the stadium itself to worldwide media representations, from advertisements to football art and artefacts: football is much about seeing and being seen, about watching, making visual and being visualised. The FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa has turned into a perfect example of the visual dimensions of football. ... Read more

    $117.99 CAD

  • Modernization as Spectacle in Africa

    by Percy Hintzen, Andrew Apter, Rosaleen Smyth, Aaron Windel, Mhoze Chikowero, Julia Tischler, Gabrielle Hecht, Jean Allman, Nathan Plageman, Christina McMahon, Nana Wilson-Tagoe, Aida Mbowa ...
    For postcolonial Africa, modernization was seen as a necessary outcome of the struggle for independence and as crucial to the success of its newly established states. Since then, the rhetoric of modernization has pervaded policy, culture, and development, lending a kind of political theatricality to nationalist framings of modernization and Africans' perceptions of their place in the global ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Gender, Imperialism and Global Exchanges

    by Stephan F. Miescher, Michele Mitchell, Naoko Shibusawa ...
    Series series Gender and History Special Issues
    Gender, Imperialism and Global Exchanges presents a collection of original readings that address gendered dimensions of empire from a wide range of geographical and temporal settings.Draws on original research on gender and empire in relation to labour, commodities, fashion, politics, mobility, and visualityIncludes coverage of gender issues from countries in Africa, the Americas, Europe, and Asia ... Read more

    $34.99 CAD

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  • Immunology of Gastrointestinal Disease

    Edited by T.T. Macdonald ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Gastrointestinal diseases present a considerable problem in human medicine in terms of both morbidity and mortality. The aim of this book is to cover the different immunological disorders of the gut with special reference to immunopathological and protective mechanisms. It will be of general interest to clinicians, scientists and students concerned with the gastrointestinal tract.Topics covered ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Flour and Breads and their Fortification in Health and Disease Prevention

    Edited by Ronald Ross Watson, Vinood B. Patel, Victor R. Preedy ...
    Bread and flour-based foods are an important part of the diet for millions of people worldwide. Their complex nature provides energy, protein, minerals and many other macro- and micronutrients. However, consideration must be taken of three major aspects related to flour and bread. The first is that not all cultures consume bread made from wheat flour. There are literally dozens of flour types, ... Read more

    $176.99 CAD