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  • Epidemic Cities

    by Antonio Carbone ...
    Series series Elements in Global Urban History
    Epidemic Cities provides an overview of the history of epidemics through a particular focus on a range of cities in different regions of the world. The dual focus on both epidemics and specific cities provides an unusual perspective on global history: the analysis of globally circulating epidemics enables reconstructing a variety of wide-reaching entanglements, on the one hand. On the other hand, ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • Park, Tenement, Slaughterhouse

    Elite Imaginaries of Buenos Aires, 1852–1880

    by Antonio Carbone ...
    Welche Wahrnehmungen und Vorstellungen von ihrer Stadt hatte die Oberschicht im späten 19. Jahrhundert? Antonio Carbone zeigt dies exemplarisch am Beispiel von Buenos Aires, wo sich – an einem Wendepunkt der Geschichte des modernen Argentinien und der globalen Stadtgeschichte – nach dramatischen Cholera- und Gelbfieberepidemien eine breite Diskussion um die »Krise des Urbanen« entzündete, die zu ... Read more

    $38.99 USD

  • Functional Urologic Surgery in Neurogenic and Oncologic Diseases

    Role of Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery

    Edited by Antonio Carbone, Giovanni Palleschi, Antonio Luigi Pastore, Aurel Messas ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    This book offers a comprehensive guide to state-of-the-art techniques in functional urologic surgery that minimize functional damage to the urinary tract and are of particular value in patients with oncologic or neurogenic diseases. It describes the main minimally invasive surgical techniques currently available step by step, while also offering guidance on indications and how to select ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

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    Ten Reasons to Look Forward to the Future

    by Johan Norberg ...
    A Book of the Year for The Economist and the ObserverOur world seems to be collapsing. The daily news cycle reports the deterioration: divisive politics across the Western world, racism, poverty, war, inequality, hunger. While politicians, journalists and activists from all sides talk about the damage done, Johan Norberg offers an illuminating and heartening analysis of just how far we have come ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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  • Contribution To The Critique Of The Concept Of Underdevelopment Of ECLA

    by José Eulogio Torres Ábrego ...
    Of Panamanian nationality, Dr. José E. Torres Ábrego, is a master's degree in Economics on Universidad de la Amistad de los Pueblos (Patricio Lumumba) from Moscow, a doctoral candidate for specialty in Theory of Development and History of Economics of University of Paris, and doctor in Political Sciences of Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (U.N.A.M). Among other charges employed in Mexico, ... Read more

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  • Political Philosophy

    A Very Short Introduction

    by David Miller ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    This book introduces readers to the concepts of political philosophy. It starts by explaining why the subject is important and how it tackles basic ethical questions such as 'how should we live together in society?' It looks at political authority, the reasons why we need politics at all, the limitations of politics, and whether there are areas of life that shouldn't be governed by politics. It ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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  • Hispanic Immigrant Literature

    El Sueño del Retorno

    by Nicolás Kanellos ...
    Series series Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American and Latino Art and Culture
    Immigration has been one of the basic realities of life for Latino communities in the United States since the nineteenth century. It is one of the most important themes in Hispanic literature, and it has given rise to a specific type of literature while also defining what it means to be Hispanic in the United States. Immigrant literature uses predominantly the language of the homeland; it serves a ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • Ricardo Palma's Tradiciones

    Illuminating Gender and Nation

    by Elisa Sampson Vera Tudela ...
    Series series Bucknell Studies in Latin American Literature and Theory
    Ricardo Palma’s Tradiciones is the first full-length account of Ricardo Palma informed by theories of cultural criticism. Elisa Sampson Vera Tudela sheds new light on important aspects of Palma’s work. She offers a fresh interpretation of the relations between history and literature – perhaps the most discussed aspect of Palma’s work – engaging with new critical thinking on historicism and ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Pandemics

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Christian W. McMillen ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    The 2014 Ebola epidemic demonstrated the power of pandemics and their ability not only to destroy lives locally but also to capture the imagination and terrify the world. Christian W. McMillen provides a concise yet comprehensive account of pandemics throughout human history, illustrating how pandemic disease has shaped history and, at the same time, social behavior has influenced pandemic disease ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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  • Havana beyond the Ruins

    Cultural Mappings after 1989

    Edited by Anke Birkenmaier, Esther Whitfield ...
    In Havana beyond the Ruins, prominent architects, scholars, and writers based in and outside of Cuba analyze how Havana has been portrayed in literature, music, and the visual arts since Soviet subsidies of Cuba ceased, and the Cuban state has re-imagined Havana as a destination for international tourists and business ventures. Cuba’s capital has experienced little construction since the ... Read more

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  • Public Health

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Virginia Berridge ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Public health is a term much used in the media, by health professionals, and by activists. At the national or the local level there are ministries or departments of public health, whilst international agencies such as the World Health Organisation promote public health policies, and regional organisations such as the European Union have public health funding and policies. But what do we mean when ... Read more

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  • Nossa and Nuestra América

    Inter-American Dialogues

    by Robert Patrick Newcomb ...
    Series Book 52 - Purdue Studies in Romance Literatures
    Is Brazil part of Latin America, or an island unto itself? As Nossa and Nuestra América: Inter-American Dialogues demonstrates, this question has been debated by Brazilian and Spanish American intellectuals alike since the early nineteenth century, though it has received limited scholarly attention and its answer is less obvious than you might think. This book charts Brazil's evolving and often ... Read more

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