The eleven essays in this volume explore the surprising resilience of productive instabilities enclosed in historical asymmetries, cultural paradoxes, and misplaced topographies. The recent history of Central Europe - a history that vividly blurs the line between imagination and reality - is a particularly vibrant case study of such dynamics, the same dynamics that lie at the heart of modern perception.
It investigates how varied and opposing tendencies co-exist and are transposed from one cultural and temporal register to another; how they emerge and are maintained in constantly renewed, productive tensions - what we call 'inhabited ruins.' Along the way the reader will encounter music from the Terezin concentration camp as a reversed Potemkin village, the BMW as an itinerant lieu de memoire, Mies van der Rohe's architecture as spaces belonging nowhere, anxious geographies, extra-territorial sounds, misremembered avant-gardes, and post-apocalyptic identities that fell out of time.

Renowned as a superb and unique collection of surgical knowledge suitable for both undergradiuates, postgraduates and professional surgeons. Content reflects the curricullum needs of both surgeons in training and undergraduate medical students > Retains it's celebrated all - embracing coverage of surgery, from surgery of the neonate through to conditions of the elderly. International authors reflect the curricullum needs of medical undergraduates and trainee surgeons Expanded coverage of paediatric surgery and of head and neck surgery Fully updated and including new developments in the specialties of transplantation, plastic surgery, breast surgery and urologic surgery. Includes free access to the online Bailey & Love Digital Learning Resource which includes MCQs, Advanced Learning Content, Web Links, and other resources Includes new footnotes, summary boxes, tables, clear illustrations, reading lists, and anecdotes to enhance its memorable style.

The 28th edition of Bailey & Love’s Short Practice of Surgery is the leading surgical resource for medical students and surgeons in training. It encompasses the basic principles of careful history taking, observation, deductive reasoning, technical knowledge and post-operative patient care to ensure safe surgical practice. Key features Relevant - the content matches both undergraduate and post-graduate curriculae Readable – features summary boxes of core knowledge throughout the text. The consistent layout and style of tables, graphics, and diagrams aids easy understanding of key concepts. Also includes algorithms to assist the reader in understanding patient care pathways Current- highlights where major developments in surgical practice have occurred or are likely to transform surgical practice in the next decade Contemporary – includes expanded coverage of paediatric surgery and of transplant surgery. Emphasizes the importance of the multidisciplinary team approach, together with patient engagement in difficult decision making. Authoritative – every chapter has been revised by expert authors, and the most up to date content has been included in a familiar format Digital Resources – Readers can access extra content via the dedicated Bailey and Love website which includes Questions and Answers, Expanded Content, Videos, Author interviews and more Bailey & Love’s Short Practice of Surgery 28th edition continues to provide the essential knowledge required for surgical training. It remains a familiar friend, venerated by generations of medical students as well as surgeons young and old as a rite of passage and a repository of the core learning needed for clinical practice.

Renowned as a superb and unique collection of surgical knowledge suitable for both undergradiuates, postgraduates and professional surgeons. Content reflects the curricullum needs of both surgeons in training and undergraduate medical students > Retains it's celebrated all - embracing coverage of surgery, from surgery of the neonate through to conditions of the elderly. International authors reflect the curricullum needs of medical undergraduates and trainee surgeons Expanded coverage of paediatric surgery and of head and neck surgery Fully updated and including new developments in the specialties of transplantation, plastic surgery, breast surgery and urologic surgery. Includes free access to the online Bailey & Love Digital Learning Resource which includes MCQs, Advanced Learning Content, Web Links, and other resources Includes new footnotes, summary boxes, tables, clear illustrations, reading lists, and anecdotes to enhance its memorable style.

The U.S. Secret Service has two missions: criminal investigations and protection. Criminal investigation activities, which have expanded since its inception as a small anti-counterfeiting operation at the end of the Civil War, now encompass financial crimes, identity theft, counterfeiting, computer fraud, and computer-based attacks on the nation's financial, banking, and telecommunications infrastructure. Protection activities, which have expanded and evolved since the 1890s, include the safety and security of the President, Vice President, their families, and other identified individuals and locations. This book frames potential policy questions concerning the Service's mission and organisation through an examination of the U.S. Secret Service history and its statutory authorities, mission, and present activities within the Department of Homeland Security.