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.".. an important contribution that balances previous
interpretations of "modern" ritual murder accusations. The
sensational cases that arose in places such as Tisza-Eszlar,
Xanten, Konitz, and Polna were not simply a product of local
tensions or age-old myths, they were also episodes largely driven
by a modern (or modernizing) mass media." European History
"This gripping book delves into juicy details of crime reporting
in fin-de-siecle Vienna with the aim of challenging common
assumptions about late nineteenth-century anti-Semitism. It is an
original and thought-provoking contribution to Viennese and Jewish
history as well as to the history of criminology and popular
journalism...By challenging well-worn assumptions about
anti-Semitism, this engaging book invites historians to rethink the
origins of Nazism; and by uncovering scholarly and popular
anxieties about the manipulation of truth, it provides a great deal
of food for thought for intellectual historians." European History
Quarterly
Vyleta's book is compelling, well-researched and clearly argued,
and it makes a valuable addition to the historiography of Austria,
Jewish culture, media and crime. Cultural and Social History
"The book, which relies on hundreds of case studies reported on
in newspapers and journals, is extremely well researched...This
innovative, interesting book offers new insight into the popularity
and character of antisemitism and criminology in
turn-of-the-century Vienna. It provides a nuanced explanation of
the intersections of the popular knowledge of crime with
criminology and of the ways in which crime and trial reporting were
used for antisemitic purposes." H-German
."..an extremely interesting... and] important book about
antisemitism in Vienna. Daniel Vyleta is to be commended for a job
well done." Journal of Contemporary History/b>
"Vyleta's book presents a successful and enriching contribution
to the history of fin-de-siecle Vienna. Through the innovative use
of criminology and criminal justice he reveals new facets of a
seemingly exhaustively treated topic." Sehepunkte
"Richly illustrated and despite theoretical excurses into
criminology well and fluently written, Vyleta's book is excellently
suited to underline the thesis that the analysis of political and
journalistic strategies and their context very often still offers a
more convincing explanatory model than abstractions of ideological
or cultural 'images'." Historische Zeitschrift
."..an intellectually stimulating book." Shofar
Crimes committed by Jews, especially ritual murders, have long
been favorite targets in the antisemitic press. This book
investigates popular and scientific conceptualizations of criminals
current in Austria and Germany at the turn of the last century and
compares these to those in the contemporary antisemitic discourse.
It challenges received historiographic assumptions about the
centrality of criminal bodies and psyches in late nineteenth- and
early twentieth-century criminology and argues that contemporary
antisemitic narratives constructed Jewish criminality not as a
biologico-racial defect, but rather as a coolly manipulative force
that aimed at the deliberate destruction of the basis of society
itself. Through the lens of criminality this book provides new
insight into the spread and nature of antisemitism in
Austria-Hungary around 1900. The book also provides a re-evaluation
of the phenomenon of modern Ritual Murder Trials by placing them
into the context of wider narratives of Jewish crime.
Daniel Mark Vyleta was educated in Germany, the USA and
England. He holds a PhD in History from King's College, University
of Cambridge. Currently, he serves as Assistant Professor in
Foreign Languages and Literature at the University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Crimes committed by Jews, especially ritual murders, have long
been favorite targets in the antisemitic press. This book
investigates popular and scientific conceptualizations of criminals
current in Austria and Germany at the turn of the last century and
compares these to those in the contemporary antisemitic discourse.
It challenges received historiographic assumptions about the
centrality of criminal bodies and psyches in late nineteenth- and
early twentieth-century criminology and argues that contemporary
antisemitic narratives constructed Jewish criminality not as a
biologico-racial defect, but rather as a coolly manipulative force
that aimed at the deliberate destruction of the basis of society
itself. Through the lens of criminality this book provides new
insight into the spread and nature of antisemitism in
Austria-Hungary around 1900. The book also provides a re-evaluation
of the phenomenon of modern Ritual Murder Trials by placing them
into the context of wider narratives of Jewish crime.
Daniel Mark Vyleta was educated in Germany, the USA and England.
He holds a PhD in History from King's College, University of
Cambridge. Currently, he serves as Assistant Professor in Foreign
Languages and Literature at the University of
Wisconisn-Milwaukee.
Through the lens of four seminal concerts, acclaimed poet and
biographer Daniel Mark Epstein offers an intimate, vivid, and
comprehensive portrait of Bob Dylan. Beginning in 1963, Epstein
revisits Dylan's early struggles to find artistic direction; his
transition from folk icon to rock star; and his secluded family
life and divorce. A breathtaking account of Dylan's Never Ending
Tour and his contemporary studio sessions brings us full circle,
revealing how Dylan revived a flagging career and accepted his role
as the eminence grise of rock and roll today.
Drawing on new interviews with those closest to Dylan--including
Maria Muldaur, Nora Guthrie, and Ramblin' Jack Elliott--The Ballad
of Bob Dylan is a singular take on an artist who has transformed
generations and continues to inspire and surprise today.
Master the latest medical and cosmetic procedures with Surgery of
the Skin, the most comprehensive dermatological surgery resource
available. Written from the surgeon s perspective, this medical
reference book features step-by-step guidance on performing the
most updated developments and cutting edge approaches across the
entire spectrum of dermatologic surgery.Surgery of the Skin was
awarded the prize. "Major Contribution - Book" Reviewed by the
Romanian Medical Association, 2015 "Dermatologists, both
experienced and inexperienced, along with residents and other
doctors interested in cutaneous and aesthetic surgery will greatly
benefit from referring to this book." Reviewed by Lisa Naysmith,
Section Editor on behalf of Acta Dermato-Venereologica, March 2015
Improve surgical results and avoid pitfalls with expert,
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step-by-step descriptions of tumescent vertical vector facelifts,
blepharoplasty, composite grafts, Botox treatments, soft tissue
augmentation, management of dysplastic nevi and melanoma, and more.
View immersive videos from an expanded library with more than 130
clips totaling over six hour's footage. Explore brand-new chapters
on rejuvenation of the female external genitalia; hidradenitis
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The Penn Greek Drama Series presents original literary
translations of the entire corpus of classical Greek drama:
tragedies, comedies, and satyr plays. It is the only contemporary
series of all the surviving work of Aeschylus, Sophocles,
Euripides, Aristophanes, and Menander.This volume includes
translations by Eleanor Wilner with Ines Azar (Medea), Marilyn
Nelson ("Hecuba"), Donald Junkins ("Andromache"), and Daniel Mark
Epstein ("The Bacchae").
"Rapturous . . . [Epstein] extols Millay, persuasively, as 'America's foremost love poet.' " -Merle Rubin, The Wall Street Journal
This is the story of a rare sort of American genius, who grew up in grinding poverty in Camden, Maine. Nothing could save the sensitive child but her talent for words, music, and drama, and an inexorable desire to be loved. When she was twenty, her poetry would make her famous; at thirty she would be loved by readers the world over.
Edna St. Vincent Millay was widely considered to be the most seductive woman of her age. Few men could resist her, and many women also fell under her spell. From the publication of her first poems until the scandal over Fatal Interview twenty years later, gossip about the poet's liberated lifestyle prompted speculation about who might be the real subject of her verses.
Using letters, diaries, and journals of the poet and her lovers that have only recently become available, Daniel Mark Epstein tells the astonishing story of the life, dedicated to art and love, that inspired the sublime lyrics of Edna St. Vincent Millay.
This fully revised and updated third edition of the Oxford Handbook
of Gastroenterology and Hepatology provides up-to-date, pragmatic
advice on the management of common conditions and emergencies. An
essential resource for all those involved in the care of patients
with gastroenterological and hepatological disease, both for
specialists and trainees in gastroenterology and hepatology, and
also clinicians from other specialties. The handbook includes a
problems-based approach, a unique A to Z compendium of conditions,
and sections on therapeutic drugs, and emergencies. Thoroughly
revised and updated, it now includes such updates as new approaches
for the management of eating disorders, and post-liver transplant
patients, the latest advances in endoscopy, new therapies, refined
advice on how to select between therapeutic options, as well as
additional emergency topics on abdominal trauma, bowel
obstructions, and major haemorrhage.
Not since the publication of The Wealth of Nations in 1776 has
there been such an important and historically-significant book
written as The Currency Revolution by Daniel Mark Harrison. In The
Currency Revolution, Harrison analyses currencies in fiat and
digital form alike, proposing radical yet sound new economic
theories in the process that will have us redefine the way that
trade and tender is carried out today. The Currency Revolution is
the only ever book to cover the rise of the digital asset movement
and Blockchain technology as an avant-garde economic event of its
own. Drawing on countless data references, hypothesising new
economic theories for a contemporary, connected world, Daniel Mark
Harrison lifts the lid on the explosion of value that is going on
under the surface of our economy today, and points to where it will
lead us in the future. The Currency Revolution is nothing short of
a brand new, controversial must-read for technologists and
economists alike.
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