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The third edition of MRCOG Part 1: 400 SBAs has been completely
updated to include questions and answers in the SBA (Single Best
Answer) format only. Building on the success of the previous
editions, the book is a ‘must-have’ revision text for
candidates preparing for the MRCOG Part 1 examination. With 400 SBA
questions covering basic and clinical science key to passing the
exam, MRCOG Part 1: 400 SBAs, Third Edition includes more clinical
images than its predecessors and features updated guidance together
with many new questions. Chapters are mapped to the syllabus to
deliver structured revision in all the key topics tested in the
exam. Featuring a wealth of practice questions and fully
descriptive answers, this book provides the essential revision aid
to maximise chances of exam success.
Women's mobility is central to understanding cultural constructions
of gender. Regarding ancient cultures, including ancient Greece, a
re-evaluation of women's mobility within the household and beyond
it is currently taking place. This invites an informed analysis of
female mobility in Greek myth, under the premise that myth may open
a venue to social ideology and the imaginary. Female Mobility and
Gendered Space in Ancient Greek Myth offers the first comprehensive
analysis of this topic. It presents close readings of ancient
texts, engaging with feminist thought and the 'mobility turn'. A
variety of Olympian goddesses and mortal heroines are explored, and
the analysis of their myths follows specific chronological
considerations. Female mobility is presented in quite diverse ways
in myth, reflecting cultural flexibility in imagining mobile
goddesses and heroines. At the same time, the out-of-doors spaces
that mortal heroines inhabit seem to lack a public or civic
quality, with the heroines being contained behind 'glass walls'. In
this respect, myth seems to reproduce the cultural limitations of
ancient Greek social ideology on mobility, inviting us to reflect
not only on the limits of mythic imagination but also on the
timelessness of Greek myth.
By taking on a long-term perspective, a large geographical scope
and moving beyond the homogeneous treatment of single people, this
book fleshes out the particularities of urban singles and allows
for a better understanding of the attitudes and values underlying
this lifestyle in the European past.
This book focuses on online petitioning and crowdfunding platforms
to demonstrate the everyday impact that digital communications have
had on contemporary citizen participation. In doing do, the book
argues that crowdsourced participation has become normalised and
institutionalised into the everyday repertoires of citizens and
their organisations. Within the digitally-enabled shift in
individual acts of participation, creating, signing and sharing
online petitions and micro-donations have become a focal point
because of the clear evolution from their offline and online
counterparts. To illustrate their arguments the authors use an
original nationally representative survey on acts of political
engagement, undertaken with Australian citizens. Additionally,
through detailed interviews and analysis of their web presence they
show how advocacy organisations use online petitions within their
repertoire of strategic actions. Lastly, they analyse the kinds of
policy issues that mobilise citizens on crowdsourcing platforms,
based on a unique dataset of 17,000 petitions from the popular
non-government platform, Change.org. They contrast these mass
public concerns with the policy agenda of the government of the day
to show there is a disjuncture and general lack of responsiveness
to this form of citizen expression.
Examining the research possibilities, debates and challenges posed
by the emerging field of genetic translation studies, this book
demonstrates how, both theoretically and empirically, genetic
criticism can shed much-needed light on translators' archives, the
translator figure and the creative process of translation. Genetic
Translation Studies analyses a diverse range of translation
materials including manuscripts, typographical proofs, personal
papers, letters, testimonies and interviews in order to give
visibility, body and presence to translators. Chapters draw on
translations of works by authors such as Saint-John Perse, Nikos
Kazantzakis, Rene Char, Antonio Lobo Antunes and Camilo Castelo
Branco, in each case revealing the conflicts and collaborations
between translators and other stakeholders, including authors,
editors and publishers. Covering an impressive array of language
contexts, from Portuguese, English and French to Greek, Finnish,
Polish and Sanskrit, this book demonstrates the value of the
genetic turn in translation studies and offers new ways of working
with translator correspondences.
This book examines issues of censorship, publicity and teenage
fandom in 1950s Britain surrounding a series of controversial
Hollywood films: The Wild One, Blackboard Jungle, Rebel Without a
Cause, Rock Around the Clock and Jailhouse Rock. It also explores
British cinema's commentary on juvenile delinquency through a
re-examination of such British films as The Blue Lamp, Spare the
Rod and Serious Charge. Taking a multi-dimensional approach, the
book intersects with star studies and social history while
reappraising the stardom of Marlon Brando, James Dean and Elvis
Presley. By looking at the specific meanings, pleasures and uses
British fans derived from these films, it provides a logical and
sustained narrative for how Hollywood star images fed into and
disrupted British cultural life during a period of unprecedented
teenage consumerism. -- .
This book considers the radical effects the emergence of social
media and digital politics have had on the way that advocacy
organisations mobilise and organise citizens into political
participation. It argues that these changes are due not only to
technological advancement but are also underpinned by hybrid media
systems, new political narratives, and a new networked generation
of political actors. The author empirically analyses the emergence
and consolidation within advanced democracies of online campaigning
organisations, such as MoveOn, 38 Degrees, Getup and AVAAZ. Vromen
shows that they have become leading political advocates, and
influential on both national and international level governance.
The book critically engages with this digital disruption of
traditional patterns of political mobilisation and organisation,
and highlights the challenges in embracing new ideas such as
entrepreneurialism and issue-driven politics. It will be of
interest to advanced students and scholars in political
participation and citizen politics, interest groups, civil society
organisations, e-government and politics and social media.
The work of French musicologist, ethnologist, curator, and critic
Andre Schaeffner (1895 - 1980) grew naturally out of his first
organological studies of the history of Western classical
instruments in the late 1920s and came to be encapsulated in his
monumental and wide-ranging Origine des instruments de musique, the
fruit of labour in Paris and in the field between 1931 and 1936.
Almost 80 years after its first publication, the scientific
relevance and influence of Schaeffner's primary hypothesis - that
the origins of music can be traced to the human body through
gesture, dance, and the movements involved in the use of musical
instruments and their ancestor tools - remains pertinent in fields
which have returned to informed speculative and empirical research
on the origins of music. This first English edition is accompanied
by editorial footnotes and introductory texts, and the influence of
Schaeffner's thought on several generations of musicologists makes
his work an essential piece of reading for ethnomusicologists,
music psychologists, organologists and musicologists interested in
the history of their field. Schaeffner's text is an intellectual
link between the studies of Hornbostel and Sachs and the
contrasting research of later generations, notably figures with
which he had direct contact, such as John Blacking and Simha Arom.
More than a simple field guide and system of classification, the
Origin of Musical Instruments is also a profound reflection on the
nature and origins of music and musical activity, as well as the
place of that activity in human society.
Practise and prepare for AQA A-level Biology with hundreds of
topic-based questions and one complete set of exam practice papers
designed to strengthen knowledge and prepare students for the
exams. This extensive practice book raises students' performance by
providing 'shed loads of practice', following the 'SLOP' learning
approach that's recommended by teachers. - Consolidate knowledge
and understanding with practice questions for every topic and type
of question, including multiple-choice, multi-step calculations and
extended response questions. - Develop the mathematical, literacy
and practical skills required for the exams; each question
indicates in the margin which skills are being tested. -
Confidently approach the exam having completed one set of
exam-style practice papers that replicate the types, wording and
structure of the questions students will face. - Identify topics
and skills for revision, using the page references in the margin to
refer back to the specification and accompanying Hodder Education
Student Books for remediation. - Easily check answers with fully
worked solutions and mark schemes provided in the book.
The future engagement of young citizens from a wide range of
socio-economic, ethnic and cultural backgrounds in democratic
politics remains a crucial concern for academics, policy-makers,
civics teachers and youth workers around the world. At a time when
the negative relationship between socio-economic inequality and
levels of political participation is compounded by high youth
unemployment or precarious employment in many countries, it is not
surprising that new social media communications may be seen as a
means to re-engage young citizens. This edited collection explores
the influence of social media, such as YouTube, Facebook, and
Twitter, upon the participatory culture of young citizens. This
collection, comprising contributions from a number of leading
international scholars in this field, examines such themes as the
possible effects of social media use upon patterns of political
socialization; the potential of social media to ameliorate young
people's political inequality; the role of social media
communications for enhancing the civic education curriculum; and
evidence for social media manifesting new forms of political
engagement and participation by young citizens. These issues are
considered from a number of theoretical and methodological
approaches but all attempt to move beyond simplistic notions of
young people as an undifferentiated category of 'the internet
generation'.
Ariadne Staples provides an arresting and original analysis of the
role of women in Roman society, which challenges traditionally held
views and provokes further questions.
This book gives voice to experiences by Austrian and Austrian
Jewish women during World War II and the Holocaust through a social
and historical reading of fiction, creative non-fiction, and
memoirs by post-World War II Austrian women writers. Texts by women
who were exiled to China or Great Britain, girls and women
struggling to survive on the home front, activists in the Austrian
resistance, and informed second- and third-generation chroniclers
reveal deeply personal stories of ordinary girls and women facing
extraordinary times. Their stories bear witness to the past and
contribute to reshaping Austria's history and its national identity
in the twenty-first century. The volume will engage and inform all
readers with an interest in women's history and literature,
Holocaust studies, and Austrian studies.
The role of women in Roman culture and society was a paradoxical one. On the one hand they enjoyed social, material and financial independence and on the other hand they were denied basic constitutional rights. Roman history is not short of powerful female figures, such as Agrippina and Livia, yet their power stemmed from their associations with great men and was not officially recognised. Ariadne Staples' book examines how women in Rome were perceived both by themselves and by men through women's participation in Roman religion, as Roman religious ritual provided the single public arena where women played a significant formal role. From Good Goddess to Vestal Virgins argues that the ritual roles played out by women were vital in defining them sexually and that these sexually defined categories spilled over into other aspects of Roman culture, including political activity. Ariadne Staples provides an arresting and original analysis of the role of women in Roman society, which challenges traditionally held views and provokes further questions. eBook available with sample pages: 0203435478
The Atlas of Genitourinary Oncological Imaging presents a
comprehensive visual review of appearances for normal anatomy and
oncological diseases in the genitourinary system using over 900
radiological images and illustrations. The book presents current
imaging techniques and discusses the role of imaging in
pre-treatment staging and post-treatment follow-up. Diseases
discussed include kidney, adrenal gland, upper tract, bladder,
prostate, testes, and pediatric malignancies. Individual chapters
include normal anatomy, imaging techniques, and pathology of each
cancer type. The staging of the malignancy and what to include in
the radiology report are discussed, and expected and complicated
postoperative and post-treatment findings and recurrence are
presented. Dedicated chapters on interventional and radiation
therapy discuss their unique role in the management and treatment
of oncology of the genitourinary system. Additionally, a chapter on
chemotherapy toxicities discusses drug reaction treatment therapies
unique to the genitourinary system. Edited and written by
radiologists from the genitourinary disease management team at
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, the Atlas of Genitourinary
Oncological Imaging is an ideal resource for radiology and urology
trainees seeking a review of the basics and for practicing
radiologists looking for answers to challenging cases confronted in
daily practice.
The future engagement of young citizens from a wide range of
socio-economic, ethnic and cultural backgrounds in democratic
politics remains a crucial concern for academics, policy-makers,
civics teachers and youth workers around the world. At a time when
the negative relationship between socio-economic inequality and
levels of political participation is compounded by high youth
unemployment or precarious employment in many countries, it is not
surprising that new social media communications may be seen as a
means to re-engage young citizens. This edited collection explores
the influence of social media, such as YouTube, Facebook, and
Twitter, upon the participatory culture of young citizens. This
collection, comprising contributions from a number of leading
international scholars in this field, examines such themes as the
possible effects of social media use upon patterns of political
socialization; the potential of social media to ameliorate young
people's political inequality; the role of social media
communications for enhancing the civic education curriculum; and
evidence for social media manifesting new forms of political
engagement and participation by young citizens. These issues are
considered from a number of theoretical and methodological
approaches but all attempt to move beyond simplistic notions of
young people as an undifferentiated category of 'the internet
generation'.
Keywords in Australian Politics is much more than a dictionary. It
outlines the main meanings of over one hundred words essential to
understanding contemporary Australian politics. Political language
is often used without explanation in the media, public debate,
textbooks and lectures. Here at last is a book that provides
Australians with the necessary information to use these terms with
confidence in public discussion and debate, from the dinner party
to the end-of-semester essay. This book defines each keyword,
highlights links between different keywords, outlines the main
debates concerning each keyword and indicates how they came to be
part of Australian political language. Although the book is
arranged alphabetically, systematic cross-referencing allows
readers to follow their own trails of enquiry. This book is
essential reading for everyone who wants to understand Australian
political culture and ideas.
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th
Brazilian Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, SBIA '95, held in
Campinas, Brazil, in October 1995.
The book presents three invited papers and 31 revised full papers
selected from a total 57 submissions, more than half of them coming
from abroad. The papers are organized in sections on knowledge
representation and automated reasoning, tutoring systems, machine
learning, neural networks, distributed artificial intelligence,
knowledge acquisition and knowledge bases, and natural language
processing.
In her multidisciplinary work, Berlin-based artist Hannah
Hallermann combines clear, essential forms with complex social
issues. She calls her sculptures, which often resemble abstract
architectural elements or sports equipment, Tools for Social
Transformation; they serve her as instruments for analyzing the
present and establishing new parameters. In her first solo catalog,
her work is presented extensively and brought into an exchange with
various narratives and text formats concerned with transformation.
This indispensable guide offers all the information you need to get
the most out of wildlife watching in East Africa. Accessible and
beautifully illustrated, this revised second edition of Bradt's
much praised guide to East African Wildlife will appeal to both the
first-time visitor and to the serious naturalist seeking a compact
volume to carry around. Written by Africa expert Philip Briggs,
this guide provides a colourful overview of the region's variety of
large animals together with information on their habits and
habitats. The book also provides an excellent introduction to the
region's less heralded variety of smaller creatures including 1,500
bird species and butterflies. It also makes a great souvenir. The
wildlife of east Africa is the major visitor attraction of this
region, thanks to the legendary game reserves of Serengeti and the
Maasai Mara. Bradt's fully illustrated wildlife guides focus on
regions of the world particularly celebrated for their amazing and
often unique species. With spectacular photography or exclusive
watercolour drawings throughout, each visitors' guide provides an
introduction to the region's principal flora and fauna alongside
suggested wildlife itineraries, practical information on when to go
and what to take and photography tips. Written in a deliberately
engaging way, they offer something different from dry field guides,
and will appeal to the interested layman as much as the wildlife
devotee. Ideal as a lightweight companion to any wildlife trip.
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The work of French musicologist, ethnologist, curator, and critic
Andre Schaeffner (1895 - 1980) grew naturally out of his first
organological studies of the history of Western classical
instruments in the late 1920s and came to be encapsulated in his
monumental and wide-ranging Origine des instruments de musique, the
fruit of labour in Paris and in the field between 1931 and 1936.
Almost 80 years after its first publication, the scientific
relevance and influence of Schaeffner's primary hypothesis - that
the origins of music can be traced to the human body through
gesture, dance, and the movements involved in the use of musical
instruments and their ancestor tools - remains pertinent in fields
which have returned to informed speculative and empirical research
on the origins of music. This first English edition is accompanied
by editorial footnotes and introductory texts, and the influence of
Schaeffner's thought on several generations of musicologists makes
his work an essential piece of reading for ethnomusicologists,
music psychologists, organologists and musicologists interested in
the history of their field. Schaeffner's text is an intellectual
link between the studies of Hornbostel and Sachs and the
contrasting research of later generations, notably figures with
which he had direct contact, such as John Blacking and Simha Arom.
More than a simple field guide and system of classification, the
Origin of Musical Instruments is also a profound reflection on the
nature and origins of music and musical activity, as well as the
place of that activity in human society.
In diesem Open-Access-Buch wird ein differenziertes Bild der Folgen
von "Bologna", "Exzellenzinitiative", Drittmittelwettbewerb und
"New Public Management" fur die berufliche Identitat von
Professor*innen gezeichnet. Eine qualitative empirische Studie
zeigt, dass die mit diesen Reformen verbundenen
Leistungsbewertungen nicht nur Identitatsbedrohungen mit sich
bringen mussen, sondern auch neue Moeglichkeiten der
Identitatsentfaltung bieten koennen. Der Fokus auf Reformerfahrung
und -bewaltigung von Professor*innen bietet eine wichtige Erganzung
anderer Analysen der Universitatsreformen.
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