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A COLLECTION OF ESSAYS ON THE HISTORY, MEANING AND MATERIALITY OF
THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT There is a blue hole in environmental
history. The thirteen essays in this very accessible collection
fill it by closing the gap between land and sea, by exploring the
ways the earthly and maritime realms influence one another. What
has too often been described as the 'eternal sea' is shown to be
remarkably dynamic. Ranging widely from Australia to the Arctic,
from ocean depths to high islands, a new generation of humanists
and scientists trespass the boundaries of their own fields of
inquiry to tie together human and natural histories. They reflect
contemporary concerns with declining fisheries, damaged estuaries,
and vanishing coastal communities. Here the history of oceanic
sciences meets that of literary and artistic imagination, offering
vivid insights into the meanings as well as the materiality of
waves and swamps, coasts and coral reefs. In their introduction,
John Gillis and Franziska Torma suggest the directions in which the
fluid frontiers of marine environmental history are moving.
The History of the feuds and conflicts among the clans in the
Northern parts of Scotland and in the Western Isles from the year
1031 to 1619 first published in 1780 for John Gillies reproduces in
facsimile by The Armorial Register Limited.
Being a doctor is a privilege; it is also very demanding and can be
stressful, and to be able to look after others, we need to look
after ourselves. We offer you this little book of poetry, Tools of
the Trade, as a friend to provide inspiration, comfort and support
as you begin work. Tools of the Trade includes poems by
poet-doctors Iain Bamforth, Rafael Campo, Glenn Colquhoun, Martin
MacIntryre and Gael Turnbull.
Nursing staff throughout the world have endured an unprecedented
increase in distress, anxiety and depression. Physical and mental
health have come under attack from anxiety, depression, elevated
blood pressure and increased stress hormone production. More than
ever, the importance and urgency of initiatives which promote
nurses' and midwives' wellbeing should be emphasised. Pocket
Poetry: Poems for Nurses and Midwives is a companion of poems
intended to provide encouragement and consolation to those on the
frontline of our care sector. The poems themselves explore the
meaning of nursing, midwifery and compassion in order to promote
new nurses' and midwives' self-care and wellbeing. The poems in
this selection demonstrate the empathy and benevolence crucial to
the profession, and include works on the relationship between nurse
and patient, as well as the meaning and fulfilment of nursing for
those who have chosen that career.
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