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Hardcover. Why has sleep become increasingly politicized in contemporary society? This book provides an account of the politics of sleep in the late modern age. The future of sleep has become contested and uncertain: something to be defended, downsized or even perhaps (one day) done away with altogether. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JMTD; MBS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 205 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230223660
- ISBN
- 9780230223660
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.28
€ 66.28
Paperback. In recent years historians of psychoanalysis have come to view Freud's case of Anna O as a failure and have cast doubt on the very foundations of psychoanalysis itself. This new study challenges existing historical scholarship by providing an unparalleled review of the available evidence on the case and reaches new conclusions about its outcome. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMAF; MMJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 270. Reopening a Closed Case. 216 pages. In recent years historians of psychoanalysis have come to view Freud's case of Anna O as a failure and have cast doubt on the very foundations of psychoanalysis itself. This new study challenges existing historical scholarship by providing an unparalleled review of the available evidence on the case and reaches new conclusions about its outcome. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JMAF; MMJ. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 13. Weight: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230224216
- ISBN
- 9780230224216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. Offering fresh readings of numerous Neo-Latin texts, Medical Analogy in Latin Satire provides an introduction to medical issues in the tradition of Latin satire. The book explores what functions physical diseases and peculiarities had in early modern satires and how satire was considered as a form of healing instruction. Num Pages: 223 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSBB; MB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230228122
- ISBN
- 9780230228122
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Paperback. Modernism and Eugenics comprehensively explores modern Europe's fixation with eugenic programmes of racial and national purification. It convincingly demonstrates that between 1870 and 1940 eugenicists were not only preoccupied with rescuing the individual from the anomie of modernity but equally championed a glorious racial destiny for the nation. Series: Modernism and.. Num Pages: 189 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLW; JHBD; JPFQ; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230230835
- ISBN
- 9780230230835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Neurology and Modernity: A Cultural History of Nervous Systems, 1800-1...
Salisbury, Laura, Shail, Andrew
Hardcover. As people of the modern era were singularly prone to nervous disorders, the nervous system became a model for describing political and social organization. This volume untangles the mutual dependencies of scientific neurology and the cultural attitudes of the period 1800-1950, exploring how and why modernity was a fundamentally nervous state. Num Pages: 311 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; MBX; MJN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230233133
- ISBN
- 9780230233133
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.99
€ 67.99
Hardcover. An analysis of a scandal involving a doctor accused of allowing a number of women to develop cervical cancer from carcinoma in situ as part of an experiment he had been conducting since the 1960s into conservative treatment of the disease, to more broadly explore dramatic changes in medical history in the second half of the twentieth century. Series: Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1MBN; HBJM; HBLW3; MBDC; MBX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230236035
- ISBN
- 9780230236035
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.57
€ 67.57
Hardcover. In the last 15 years there has been a change in direction in our understanding of Wittgenstein; the 'resolute' reading of him places great emphasis on his therapeutic intent and argues that the aim of Wittgenstein's thought is to show how language functions. This book argues that this is highly relevant to understanding psychotherapy. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230237612
- ISBN
- 9780230237612
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.49
€ 127.49
Identity, Health and Women: A Critical Social Psychological Perspectiv...
Jacqueline Ann Christodoulou
Hardcover. This book provides a three-part investigation into identity construction. Theory, voice and praxis are all represented as the book follows the rationale, stories and narrative methodology of the study of a group of women. The final part of the book presents a new model of identity construction framed in women's health identity. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHMC; JMH; JMS; MBNH9. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 136 x 20. Weight in Grams: 412. A Critical Social Psychological Perspective. 240 pages, 3 figures. This book provides a three-part investigation into identity construction. Theory, voice and praxis are all represented as the book follows the rationale, stories and narrative methodology of the study of a group of women. The final part of the book presents a new model of identity construction framed in women's health identity. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHMC; JMH; JMS; MBNH9. Dimension: 225 x 136 x 20. Weight: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230241794
- ISBN
- 9780230241794
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
Hardcover. Based on thousands of letters written by patients and their relatives and on a wide range of other sources, this book provides the first comprehensive account of how early modern people understood, experienced and dealt with common diseases and how they dealt with them on a day-to-day basis. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTB; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230243439
- ISBN
- 9780230243439
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.67
€ 150.67
Paperback. This book proposes a 'strong' (action-guiding) account of a virtue-based approach to moral decision-making within contemporary nursing practice. Merits and criticisms of obligation and virtue-based approaches to morality are explored. The author argues that in order to deliver morally good care, it is necessary to examine one's moral character. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC; MQC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230244191
- ISBN
- 9780230244191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. Sequencing is often associated with the Human Genome Project and celebrated achievements concerning the DNA molecule. However, the history of this practice comprises not only academic biology, but also the world of computer-assisted information management. The book uncovers this history, qualifying the hype and expectations around genomics. Series: Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; MBX; PDX; PSAK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 220 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230250321
- ISBN
- 9780230250321
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Diversity, Ethnicity, Migration and Work: International Perspectives
Healy, Geraldine, Oikelome, Franklin
Hardcover. Providing a comprehensive picture of diversity, ethnicity, and migration in the health sector this book analyses the key themes of career and career structures, social processes, segregation, racism and sexism at international, national and local levels. Num Pages: 377 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFSL; JHBL; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 223 x 27. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230252189
- ISBN
- 9780230252189
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.93
€ 67.93
Hardcover. A unique study of how syphilis, better known as the French disease in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, became so widespread and embedded in the society, culture and institutions of early modern Venice due to the pattern of sexual relations that developed from restrictive marital customs, widespread migration and male privilege. Series: Early Modern History: Society and Culture. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; HBTB; JFSJ; MBNS; MBX; MJCJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230252929
- ISBN
- 9780230252929
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.58
€ 66.58
Hardcover. In India today only 35 percent of people have access to medicines. This book examines the rise of drug prices in India, and develops a new healthcare model, which if implemented, would extend access to medicines to India's entire population. Sensitivity tests show that the proposed model is affordable, equitable and implementable Num Pages: 341 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; KCQ; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 24. Weight in Grams: 516. An Access to Medicines Perspective. 344 pages, 0, 32 black & white tables, 6 figures, 2 charts. In India today only 35 percent of people have access to medicines. This book examines the rise of drug prices in India, and develops a new healthcare model, which if implemented, would extend access to medicines to India's entire population. Sensitivity tests show that the proposed model is affordable, equitable and implementable. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FKA; KCQ; MBP. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 24. Weight: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230272781
- ISBN
- 9780230272781
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.20
€ 68.20
Hardcover. An unprecedented glimpse into the multidimensional learning processes that take place when novice professionals develop the necessary communication skills for effective task accomplishment. This analysis of authentic patient consultations by pharmacy interns is a significant contribution to research on health communication training. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; MBDP; MQP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230276697
- ISBN
- 9780230276697
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.43
€ 128.43
Hardcover. This book offers a new perspective on the links between intellectual property and access to medication. Using local case studies and insights from actor-network theory, it explores the ways in which TRIPs is translated in the daily practices of those who purchase, distribute and use medicines in sub-Saharan Africa. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Socio-Legal Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HF; JFFS; KCQ; LAQ; LBBM; MBN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230282841
- ISBN
- 9780230282841
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.97
€ 127.97
Hardcover. Women have engaged in healing from the beginning of history, often within the context of the home. This book studies the role, contributions and challenges faced by women healers in France, Spain, Italy and England, including medical practice among women in the Jewish and Muslim communities, from the later Middle Ages to approximately 1800. Num Pages: 322 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; JFSJ1; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230282919
- ISBN
- 9780230282919
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.38
€ 150.38
Hardcover. The first account of the emergence and demise of preventive health care for workers. It explores how trade unions, employers, doctors and the government reconfigured the relationship between health, productivity and the factory over the course of the twentieth century within a broader political, industrial and social context. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBTB; HBTK; KNXC; MBNH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230283718
- ISBN
- 9780230283718
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.29
€ 67.29
Hardcover. This book charts the social and cultural history of the scientific technique known as 'tissue culture'. It shows how tissue culture was a regular public presence in twentieth-century Britain, and argues that history can contribute to current debates surrounding research on human and animal tissue. Series: Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History. Num Pages: 193 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230284272
- ISBN
- 9780230284272
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.78
€ 66.78
Hardcover. This book explores the ways in which Ayurveda, the oldest medical tradition of the Indian subcontinent, was transformed from a composite of 'ancient' medical knowledge into a 'modern' medical system, suited to the demands posed by apparatuses of health developed in late colonial India. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJ; HBTB; HBTQ; MBP; MX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230284555
- ISBN
- 9780230284555
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.97
€ 66.97
Hardcover. Drawing on cross-national European data from the European Social Survey as well as Swedish national survey data and registers, this book investigates social capital in relation to health and health inequalities in European welfare states. Num Pages: 256 pages, 23 black & white tables, 24 figures. BIC Classification: 1D; JKSB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230293434
- ISBN
- 9780230293434
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.03
€ 67.03
Leading international scholars present novel dialogues between different psychoanalytic orientations as well as between the particularities of diverse socio-cultural and historical contexts in order to offer critical insights which are highly relevant to the current intellectual debates and social praxis. Editor(s): Gulerce, Aydan. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMAF; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 13. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230293755
- ISBN
- 9780230293755
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.27
€ 67.27
Hardcover. Lisa Bellantoni argues that contemporary bioethics divides into two logically incommensurable positions: a cult of rights, which identifies the worth of human life with our autonomy, and a cult of life, which identifies human worth with the possession of a soul, and thereby, of human dignity. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBDC; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230300996
- ISBN
- 9780230300996
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.21
€ 67.21
Innovation and Biomedicine: Ethics, Evidence and Expectation in HIV (H...
Michael, Mike, Rosengarten, Marsha
Hardcover. With its focus on the offshore randomized control trials of a Pre-Exposure Prophylactic pill (PrEP) for preventing HIV infection, the volume develops a sustained analysis of the complex, virtual and topological dimensions of the expectations, ethics and evidence that surround the innovation of PrEP. Series: Health Technology and Society. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFH2; JFMG; MBS; MQW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230302679
- ISBN
- 9780230302679
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.34
€ 66.34