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In the 1940s, Dora Tamana ran a day-care centre for children in a
shack in Cape Town. She had no money for pencils and paper, but by
writing words in the sand with a stick, she taught the children to
read and write. This was only a small part of Dora's work. To
improve the living conditions of her people, she organised
demonstrations, planned campaigns against racism and distributed
political newspapers. She was also a leading member of the SACP,
ANC and a founder member of the Federation of South African Women.
Dora was banned and jailed for her political work, but her beliefs
have taken hold in South Africa's new democracy. Dora Tamana died
in 1983. They Fought for Freedom tells the life stories of southern
African leaders who struggled for freedom and justice. In spite of
the important roles they played in the history of southern Africa,
most of these leaders have been largely ignored by the history
books. The series tells their stories in an entertaining manner, in
clear language and aims to restore them to their rightful place in
history.
First published in book form in 1852, Uncle Tom's Cabin quickly became a bestseller, recognised as a powerful contribution to anti-slavery debates. After more than 150 years, it remains one of the most widely discussed works of American literature. This Routledge Literary Sourcebook: *examines the life and career of Harriet Beecher Stowe *sets the novel within its cultural contexts and reprints related documents from the period *surveys criticism of the book from publication to the present *reprints extracts from reviews and key critical texts *annotates crucial passages from the novel, linking them to the contextual and critical materials included elsewhere in the Sourcebook *suggests directions for further reading. Bringing together a wealth of material with clear critical commentary, Debra Rosenthal offers the ideal starting point for anyone beginning to study this crucial American novel.
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In a readable, informative style, (complete with twenty-five
charts), Rosenthal takes a fresh look at the biblical prophecies
concerning end-times events and helps us understand what impact
they should have on our daily Christian lives.
Ways of the World explores cosmopolitanism as it emerged during the
Restoration and the role theater played in both memorializing and
satirizing its implications and consequences. Rooted in the Stuart
ambition to raise the status of England through two crucial
investments—global traffic, including the slave trade, and
cultural sophistication—this intensified global orientation led
to the creation of global mercantile networks and to the rise of an
urban British elite who drank Ethiopian coffee out of Asian
porcelain at Ottoman-inspired coffeehouses. Restoration drama
exposed cosmopolitanism's most embarrassing and troubling aspects,
with such writers as Joseph Addison, Aphra Behn, John Dryden, and
William Wycherley dramatizing the emotional and ethical dilemmas
that imperial and commercial expansion brought to light. Altering
standard narratives about Restoration drama, Laura J. Rosenthal
shows how the reinvention of theater in this period—including
technical innovations and the introduction of female
performers—helped make possible performances that held the
actions of the nation up for scrutiny, simultaneously indulging and
ridiculing the violence and exploitation being perpetuated. In
doing so, Ways of the World reveals an otherwise elusive
consistency between Restoration genres (comedy, tragedy, heroic
plays, and tragicomedy), disrupts conventional understandings of
the rise and reception of early capitalism, and offers a fresh
perspective on theatrical culture in the context of the shifting
political realities of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Britain.
For the Sufis, the healing of the sick is considered to be the most
important of all services to humanity. For the first time in the
West, the author presents the secret principles and practices of
this divine science, based on the 800-year tradition of the Chishti
Order. Among the many topics covered are dietary recommendations of
the Prophet, the preparation of herbal formulas, healing with
essential oils, illnesses arising at various stages of the soul's
evolution, fasting and prayer, talismans, and the "infallible
remedy."
This book is intended for medical students and surgical trainees
such as surgical residents and fellows. It provides a practical
preparation guide for common surgical procedures. Operations are
divided into twelve sections that cover commonly performed general
surgery operations such as bariatric, breast, cardiothoracic,
colorectal, minimally invasive, and more. The chapters included in
these sections aim to assist residents and fellows in facilitating
memorization of the operation sequence and movements required to
perform a given task. It will also help enhance skill development
in the operating room. Written by residents and highly experienced
attending surgeons, Mental Conditioning to Perform Common
Operations in General Surgery Training: A Systematic Approach to
Expediting Skill Acquisition and Maintaining Dexterity in
Performance provides a comprehensive systematic approach to
performing surgical procedures.
Nanobiotechnology holds the promise of providing revolutionary
insight into aspects biology ranging from fundamental questions
such as elucidating molecular mechanisms of brain disorders to
extraordinary applications such as the detection of a single cancer
cell in a population of a million cells. The second edition of
Nanobiotechnology Protocols expands upon the previous editions with
current, detailed protocols for nanobiotechnology; imaging and
detection. With new chapters that explore nano-bio constructs and
toxicology of nanomaterials. Written in the highly successful
Methods in Molecular Biology (TM) series format, chapters include
introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary
materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible
laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding
known pitfalls. Authoritative and practical, Nanobiotechnology
Protocol, Second Edition highlights important current areas of
development and directions of the field for the future.
The increasing prevalence of morbid obesity has led the World
Health Organization to coin the descriptive term "globesity" to
reflect the worldwide nature of the problem. Providing health care
to these patients, especially when surgery is required, can be
extremely challenging owing to the specific needs in respect of
logistics, facilities, and professional expertise. Appropriate care
has to date often been unachievable and unaffordable outside of
established bariatric centers, but such centers themselves usually
have insufficient capacity and resources to cope with the demand
among the general population. This book therefore provides a wealth
of guidance and helpful tips and tricks on how to deal with obese
patients within a general surgery setting. Importantly, it
highlights the need for global rethinking on public health as
regards resource allocation and patterns and standards of care,
with the ultimate goal of improving outcomes through greater
affordability.
In Performatively Speaking, Debra Rosenthal draws on speech act
theory to open up the current critical conversation about
antebellum American fiction and culture and to explore what happens
when writers use words not just to represent action but to
constitute action itself. Examining moments of discursive action in
a range of canonical and noncanonical works-T. S. Arthur's
temperance tales, Fanny Fern's Ruth Hall, Nathaniel Hawthorne's The
Scarlet Letter, Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin, and
Herman Melville's Moby-Dick-she shows how words act when writers no
longer hold to a difference between writing and doing. The author
investigates, for example, the voluntary self-binding nature of a
promise, the formulaic but transformative temperance pledge, the
power of Ruth Hall's signature or name on legal documents, the
punitive hate speech of Hester Prynne's scarlet letter A, the
prohibitory vodun hex of Simon Legree's slave Cassy, and Captain
Ahab's injurious insults to second mate Stubb. Through her
comparative methodology and historicist and feminist readings,
Rosenthal asks readers to rethink the ways that speech and action
intersect.
In Performatively Speaking, Debra Rosenthal draws on speech act
theory to open up the current critical conversation about
antebellum American fiction and culture and to explore what happens
when writers use words not just to represent action but to
constitute action itself. Examining moments of discursive action in
a range of canonical and noncanonical works-T. S. Arthur's
temperance tales, Fanny Fern's Ruth Hall, Nathaniel Hawthorne's The
Scarlet Letter, Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin, and
Herman Melville's Moby-Dick-she shows how words act when writers no
longer hold to a difference between writing and doing. The author
investigates, for example, the voluntary self-binding nature of a
promise, the formulaic but transformative temperance pledge, the
power of Ruth Hall's signature or name on legal documents, the
punitive hate speech of Hester Prynne's scarlet letter A, the
prohibitory vodun hex of Simon Legree's slave Cassy, and Captain
Ahab's injurious insults to second mate Stubb. Through her
comparative methodology and historicist and feminist readings,
Rosenthal asks readers to rethink the ways that speech and action
intersect.
Hands-on experts in nanomaterial synthesis and application describe
in detail the key experimental techniques currently employed in
novel materials synthesis, dynamic cellular imaging, and biological
assays. The author's emphasize diverse strategies to synthesize and
functionalize the use of nanoparticles for biological applications.
Additional chapters focus on the use of biological components
(peptides, antibodies, and DNA) to synthesize and organize
nanoparticles to be used a building block in larger assemblies.
These new materials make it possible to image cellular processes
for longer durations, leading to high throughput cellular-based
screens for drug discovery, drug delivery, and diagnostic
applications. Highlights include overview chapters on quantum dots
and DNA nanotechnology, and cutting-edge techniques in the emerging
nanobiotachnology arena.
Nanobiotechnology holds the promise of providing revolutionary
insight into aspects biology ranging from fundamental questions
such as elucidating molecular mechanisms of brain disorders to
extraordinary applications such as the detection of a single cancer
cell in a population of a million cells. The second edition of
Nanobiotechnology Protocols expands upon the previous editions with
current, detailed protocols for nanobiotechnology; imaging and
detection. With new chapters that explore nano-bio constructs and
toxicology of nanomaterials. Written in the highly successful
Methods in Molecular Biology (TM) series format, chapters include
introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary
materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible
laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding
known pitfalls. Authoritative and practical, Nanobiotechnology
Protocol, Second Edition highlights important current areas of
development and directions of the field for the future.
Increased intra abdominal pressure as used in laparoscopic surgery
produces various changes in the human organism. This book provides
surgeons and anesthesiologists with a complete overview on these
changes and the consequences for the patient in the perioperative
and postoperative period. Special emphasis is laid on the
management of pneumoperitoneum related complications.
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This
IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced
typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have
occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor
pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original
artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe
this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,
have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing
commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We
appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the
preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Philip Rosenthal, MD, and a panel of leading malaria experts drawn
from academia, the military, and international health organizations
survey the latest scientific understanding of antimalarial
chemotherapy, emphasizing the molecular mechanisms of resistance
and the description of important new targets. Their survey covers
the current status of malarial and antimalarial chemotherapy, the
relevant biology and biochemistry of malaria parasites, the
antimalarial drugs currently available, new chemical approaches to
chemotherapy, and possible new targets for chemotherapy.
Comprehensive and cutting-edge, Antimalarial Chemotherapy:
Mechanisms of Action, Resistance, and New Directions in Drug
Discovery clearly delineates all the basic and clinical research
now addressing one of the world's major unresolved disease
problems, work that is now powerfully driving the rapid pace of
antimalarial drug discovery today.
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