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The history of sexuality has progressed from its earlier marginal
status to a central place in historiography. Not only are its foci
of research intriguing, but the field has initiated important
theoretical advances for the discipline as a whole, especially
through the work of Michel Foucault. The editors of this new
four-volume Routledge collection define sexuality in a broader
sense than sexual identity, to include sexual emotions, desires,
acts, representations, and relationships. And while the history of
sexuality began in the American and European spheres, the volumes
also integrate studies of Asian, African, and other sexual
cultures. Similarly, the collection integrates studies from early
periods (such as classical Greece and Rome and the medieval era)
with modern histories of sexuality. The editors of this new
four-volume Routledge collection define sexuality in a broader
sense than sexual identity, to include sexual emotions, desires,
acts, representations, and relationships. And while the history of
sexuality began in the American and European spheres, the volumes
also integrate studies of Asian, African, and other sexual
cultures. Similarly, the collection integrates studies from early
periods (such as classical Greece and Rome and the medieval era)
with modern histories of sexuality.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Diversity and Cultural Competence in the Health Sector: Ebola
Affected Countries in West Africa examines the 2014-2016 Ebola
crisis in three West African countries. The authors argue that this
public health disaster was exacerbated by the lack of cultural
competency in emergency response efforts. Considering the role of
culture in the social, economic, health-related, and political
dynamics that made these countries particularly vulnerable to the
disease and how culturally competent approaches could have been
employed sooner to reduce risk and prevent death and disability,
this book serves as a guide for government officials,
nongovernmental relief agencies, healthcare professionals, and
public health personnel on how to effectively center cultural
competence in emergency response to infectious disease outbreaks.
Is there life after death? Does Heaven really exist? Providing us
with insight, wisdom and practical knowledge, we learn from Jim
Petosa's flight to Heaven and back that life exists beyond the
physical world. This book is a compilation of the journey of Jim's
transition to Heaven, his wife's experience as the caretaker and
the portal to expand humanity's understanding of it all. Riveting
moments capture the reader, open the hearts of many and, truth be
told, enlighten all of us to believe that the soul lives on
forever.
This volume and its companion, The new dynamics of ageing volume 1,
provide comprehensive multi-disciplinary overviews of the very
latest research on ageing. Together they report the outcomes of the
most concerted investigation ever undertaken into both the
influence shaping the changing nature of ageing and its
consequences for individuals and society. This book concentrates on
four major themes: autonomy and independence in later life, biology
and ageing, food and nutrition and representation of old age. Each
chapter provides a state of the art topic summary as well as
reporting the essential research findings from New Dynamics of
Ageing research projects. There is a strong emphasis on the
practical implications of ageing and how evidence-based policies,
practices and new products can produce individual and societal
benefits.
Romance studies from the twelfth century to the era of the printed
book. From the insular romance of the twelfth century (vital to an
understanding of the literary and historical context of medieval
English literature) to the era of the printed book, romance
challenges generic definition, audience expectation and established
scholarly approaches. This third volume of papers from the regular
conference on Romance in Medieval England uses a broad range of
material and methodologies to illuminate the subject. Topics
include the strategies and audiences of crusading romances, the
deployment by Chaucer and Gower of romance theme and style, a
re-evaluation of the text of Gamelyn, and the shifting generic
boundaries between romance, exemplum and legal narrative. Other
papers explore the transformation of traditional material on the
revenant dead and the divided family from ancient literary texts to
the prose romances of the sixteenth century. Dr ROSALIND FIELD
teachesin the Department of English at Royal Holloway, University
of London. Contributors: JUDITH WEISS, STEPHEN KNIGHT, NOEL JAMES
MENUGE, DIANE SPEED, ELIZABETH WILLIAMS, PHILLIPA HARDMAN, ROBERT
WARM, JOERG FICHTE, NANCY MASON BRADBURY, JEREMY DIMMICK, ELIZABETH
ARCHIBALD, HELEN COOPER
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Boundaries in Medieval Romance (Hardcover)
Neil M.R. Cartlidge; Contributions by Arlyn Diamond, Corinne Saunders, Elizabeth Berlings, Elizabeth Williams, …
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A wide-ranging collection on one of the most interesting features
of medieval romance. Medieval romance frequently, and perhaps
characteristically, capitalises on the dramatic and suggestive
possibilities implicit in boundaries - not only the geographical,
political and cultural frontiers that medieval romances imagine and
imply, but also more metaphorical demarcations. It is these
boundaries, as they appear in insular romances circulating in
English and French, which the essays in this volume address. They
include the boundary between reality and fictionality; boundaries
between different literary traditions, modes and cultures; and
boundaries between different kinds of experience or perception,
especially the "altered states" associated with sickness, magic,
the supernatural, or the divine. CONTRIBUTORS: HELEN COOPER,
ROSALIND FIELD, MARIANNE AILES, PHILLIPA HARDMAN, ELIZABETH
BERLINGS, SIMON MEECHAM-JONES, ELIZABETH WILLIAMS, ARLYN DIAMOND,
ROBERT ROUSE, LAURA ASHE, JUDITH WEISS, IVANA DJORDJEVIC, CORINNE
SAUNDERS
Although Buddhism is known for emphasizing the importance of
detachment from materiality and money, in the last few decades
Buddhists have become increasingly ensconced in the global market
economy. The contributors to this volume address how Buddhists have
become active participants in market dynamics in a global age, and
how Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike engage Buddhism economically.
Whether adopting market logics to promote the Buddha's teachings,
serving as a source of semantics and technologies to maximize
company profits, or reacting against the marketing and branding of
the religion, Buddhists in the twenty-first century are marked by a
heightened engagement with capitalism. Eight case studies present
new research on contemporary Buddhist economic dynamics with an
emphasis on not only the economic dimensions of religion, but also
the religious dimensions of economic relations. In a wide range of
geographic settings from Asia to Europe and beyond, the studies
examine institutional as well as individual actions and responses
to Buddhist economic relations. The research in this volume
illustrates Buddhism's positioning in various ways - as a religion,
spirituality, and non-religion; an identification, tradition, and
culture; a source of values and morals; a world-view and way of
life; a philosophy and science; even an economy, brand, and
commodity. The work explores Buddhism's flexible and shifting
qualities within the context of capitalism, and consumer society's
reshaping of its portrayal and promotion in contemporary societies
worldwide.
This volume and its companion, The new dynamics of ageing volume 1,
provide comprehensive multi-disciplinary overviews of the very
latest research on ageing. Together they report the outcomes of the
most concerted investigation ever undertaken into both the
influence shaping the changing nature of ageing and its
consequences for individuals and society. This book concentrates on
four major themes: autonomy and independence in later life, biology
and ageing, food and nutrition and representation of old age. Each
chapter provides a state of the art topic summary as well as
reporting the essential research findings from New Dynamics of
Ageing research projects. There is a strong emphasis on the
practical implications of ageing and how evidence-based policies,
practices and new products can produce individual and societal
benefits.
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