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Throughout human history illness has been socially interpreted before its range of meanings could be understood and disseminated. Writers of diverse types have been as active in constructing these meanings as doctors, yet it is only recently that literary traditions have been recognized as a rich archive for these interpretations. These essays focus on the methodological hurdles encountered in retrieving these interpretations, called "framing" by the authors. Framing and Imagining Disease aims to explain what has been said about these interpretations and to compare their value.
This concise text provides an overview of the wide-ranging field of
malariology. It includes readable introductory chapters on the
basic sciences; practical information on the diagnosis and clinical
manifestations of malaria in various patient groups (including
children, pregnant women, adults); a comprehensive guide to
pharmacology and treatment of malaria, and a review of the current
status in malaria vaccine development.
The International Federation of Library Associations and
Institutions (IFLA) is the leading international body representing
the interests of library and information services and their users.
It is the global voice of the information profession. The series
IFLA Publications deals with many of the means through which
libraries, information centres, and information professionals
worldwide can formulate their goals, exert their influence as a
group, protect their interests, and find solutions to global
problems.
In recent decades the relationship between psychoanalysis and
psychotherapy has been a focal point for debate about the
distinctiveness of analysis as a particular kind of therapeutic
enterprise. In Interpretation and Interaction, Jerome Oremland
invokes the interventions of "interpretation" and "interaction,"
rooted in the values of understanding and amelioration,
respectively, as a conceptual basis for reappraising these
important issues. In place of the commonly accepted triadic
division among psychoanalysis, exploratory psychotherapy, and
supportive psychotherapy, he proposes a new triad: psychoanalysis,
psychoanalytically-oriented psychotherapy, and interactive
psychotherapy. Anchoring his classification in what he terms the
"orientation of the therapy" rather than the "orientation of the
therapist," Oremland submits that analysis and
psychoanalytically-oriented psychotherapy strive systematically to
interpret the therapeutic interaction as expressed in the
transference. Interactive psychotherapy, on the other hand, uses
the transference selectively to ameliorate psychic stress.
Interpretation and Interaction is enriched by a concluding chapter
from Merton Gill, a preeminent authority on the therapeutic
process. Gill's critical appreciation of Oremland's proposals
amounts to an illuminating refinement of his own position on the
relationship between psychoanalysis and psychotherapy. Scholarly in
conception, thoughtful in tone, and pragmatic in yield,
Interpretation and Interaction is a clarifying addition to the
psychoanalytic theory of psychotherapy. It will have the practical
consequence, in Gill's words, of "aiding clinicians in retaining
their analytic identities and their analytic orientation across the
spectrum of their therapeutic work."
First published in 2000. This volume outlines the changes in Gill's
formulation of psychoanalytic theory in response to new ideas and
dialogues. This evolvement includes more focus on the clinical
process, with psychoanalytic theory being part of a toolkit for the
analyst, and exploring the 'nature of psychological therapy
informed by psychoanalytic concepts.
From novelists to political cartoonists, artists have long brought
a unique perspective to important public discussions of social and
political issues. Yet, fury and debate over the role of the artist
has resulted in blacklisting, banning, and symbolically burning
artists who use their work as a means of social critique and social
change. The Art of Social Critique makes a case for the complexity
of artistic ways of "seeing" social life - observing, analyzing and
portraying society - by examining the interdisciplinary nature of
imagination. The authors cover a range of novelists, painters,
musicians, cartoonists, poets and others whose explorations of the
human condition directly connect to complex methods of social
inquiry often associated with other disciplines. Specific parallels
are drawn between the social sciences and the theories, lenses, and
aesthetics that allow these artists to gain a clearer view of
social life. Artistic techniques, such as metaphor, caricature, and
irony, are examined as unique methods of social inquiry, while the
novelist and poet become ethnographers of social life. By treading
the common ground between the arts, humanities and social sciences,
The Art of Social Critique raises a number of important questions
about the role of art in society: What are the relationships
between imagination, creativity, perspective, experimentation and
unveiling social life? How does the artistic perspective engage in
representation, give voice, or unveil? How have artists examined
the relationship between the individual and society, social
structures, or social norms that we take for granted? Each chapter
explores how the "artistic eye," as a form of qualitative social
inquiry, helps both the artist and the audience arrive at a more
complex understanding of society. From art as a social movement to
the important relationship between art and collective memory, The
Art of Social Critique covers imagination as an interdisciplinary
concept that draws on the sociological, psychological, historical,
and political. Together these essays reveal art as more than mere
entertainment or amusement - it is an interdisciplinary way of
knowing our social world.
Sustainability is one of the most important issues currently facing
the tourism sector. Recently, the role of resilience thinking has
been highlighted in sustainable development discussions as an
alternative perspective. This book approaches these concepts as
interwoven processes and looks at change through a socioecological
lens. Instead of seeing resilience and sustainability as
alternative approaches, Resilient Destinations and Tourism argues
that resilience should be understood as a fundamental part of
sustainable tourism thinking for destination systems, and calls for
better governance in implementation and management. Improving
governance is the key issue in sustainable tourism development. The
chapters in this edited collection focus on resilient destinations
from a governance perspective, in which tourism resilience is
contextualized as an integral part of pathway creation in the
process of moving towards sustainable tourism. The contributions to
the book represent a range of theoretical and empirical approaches
with a wide international scope. Resilient Destinations and Tourism
calls for rethinking the meaning of sustainable development in
tourism and looks at how sustainability and resilience could be
integrated. This book will appeal to a wide range of research
disciplines and students whose modules focus on the relationship
between tourism and sustainability planning, governance, the
environment, and hazards and disasters.
The story of Brown v. Board of Education is a half-century old now
and has been retold many times by historians, legal scholars,
sociologists, and others. This collection of persuasive scholarly
essays examines, for the first time, the role rhetorical theory
played in the development of educational segregation. Contributors
consider the NAACP s development of a series of graduate school
cases to challenge Plessy, analyze the Brown decision itself,
assess the state response to Brown, and critique the two Supreme
Court decisions implementing the Brown decision. By illustrating
how rhetorical strategies created, sustained, challenged, and,
ultimately, reversed educational segregation in the United States,
this work demonstrates the real value of the rhetorical perspective
and provides encouragement to those who wish to help further
develop this emerging field of judicial rhetoric."
The story of Brown v. Board of Education is a half-century old now
and has been retold many times by historians, legal scholars,
sociologists, and others. This collection of persuasive scholarly
essays examines, for the first time, the role rhetorical theory
played in the development of educational segregation. Contributors
consider the NAACPOs development of a series of graduate school
cases to challenge Plessy, analyze the Brown decision itself,
assess the state response to Brown, and critique the two Supreme
Court decisions implementing the Brown decision. By illustrating
how rhetorical strategies created, sustained, challenged, and,
ultimately, reversed educational segregation in the United States,
this work demonstrates the real value of the rhetorical perspective
and provides encouragement to those who wish to help further
develop this emerging field of judicial rhetoric.
First published in 2000. This volume outlines the changes in Gill's
formulation of psychoanalytic theory in response to new ideas and
dialogues. This evolvement includes more focus on the clinical
process, with psychoanalytic theory being part of a toolkit for the
analyst, and exploring the 'nature of psychological therapy
informed by psychoanalytic concepts.
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The new Bulgarian ambassador to London is determined to satisfy the
whims of his bosses at all costs. Putting himself at the mercy of a
shady PR-agency, he is promised direct access to the very highest
social circles. Meanwhile, on the lower levels of the embassy,
things are not as they should be. With criminal gangs operating in
the kitchens, police on the trail of missing ducks from Richmond
Park and a sexy Princess Diana impersonator employed as the
cleaner, how is an ambassador supposed to do his job? Combining the
themes of corruption, confusion and outright incompetence, Popov
masterly brings together the multiple plot lines in a sumptuous
carnival of frenzy and futile vanity, allowing the illusions and
delusions of the post-communist society to be reflected in their
glorious absurdity!
In recent decades the relationship between psychoanalysis and
psychotherapy has been a focal point for debate about the
distinctiveness of analysis as a particular kind of therapeutic
enterprise. In Interpretation and Interaction, Jerome Oremland
invokes the interventions of "interpretation" and "interaction,"
rooted in the values of understanding and amelioration,
respectively, as a conceptual basis for reappraising these
important issues. In place of the commonly accepted triadic
division among psychoanalysis, exploratory psychotherapy, and
supportive psychotherapy, he proposes a new triad: psychoanalysis,
psychoanalytically-oriented psychotherapy, and interactive
psychotherapy. Anchoring his classification in what he terms the
"orientation of the therapy" rather than the "orientation of the
therapist," Oremland submits that analysis and
psychoanalytically-oriented psychotherapy strive systematically to
interpret the therapeutic interaction as expressed in the
transference. Interactive psychotherapy, on the other hand, uses
the transference selectively to ameliorate psychic stress.
Interpretation and Interaction is enriched by a concluding chapter
from Merton Gill, a preeminent authority on the therapeutic
process. Gill's critical appreciation of Oremland's proposals
amounts to an illuminating refinement of his own position on the
relationship between psychoanalysis and psychotherapy. Scholarly in
conception, thoughtful in tone, and pragmatic in yield,
Interpretation and Interaction is a clarifying addition to the
psychoanalytic theory of psychotherapy. It will have the practical
consequence, in Gill's words, of "aiding clinicians in retaining
their analytic identities and their analytic orientation across the
spectrum of their therapeutic work."
Sustainability is one of the most important issues currently facing
the tourism sector. Recently, the role of resilience thinking has
been highlighted in sustainable development discussions as an
alternative perspective. This book approaches these concepts as
interwoven processes and looks at change through a socioecological
lens. Instead of seeing resilience and sustainability as
alternative approaches, Resilient Destinations and Tourism argues
that resilience should be understood as a fundamental part of
sustainable tourism thinking for destination systems, and calls for
better governance in implementation and management. Improving
governance is the key issue in sustainable tourism development. The
chapters in this edited collection focus on resilient destinations
from a governance perspective, in which tourism resilience is
contextualized as an integral part of pathway creation in the
process of moving towards sustainable tourism. The contributions to
the book represent a range of theoretical and empirical approaches
with a wide international scope. Resilient Destinations and Tourism
calls for rethinking the meaning of sustainable development in
tourism and looks at how sustainability and resilience could be
integrated. This book will appeal to a wide range of research
disciplines and students whose modules focus on the relationship
between tourism and sustainability planning, governance, the
environment, and hazards and disasters.
Essential Malariology, Fourth Edition is a concise and practical
handbook that covers all aspects of malaria from a clinical
perspective - its control, prevention and treatment. This edition
has been thoroughly updated and contains brand new chapters on
malaria in children, malaria in pregnancy, and vaccines.
Incorporated throughout are the latest research into, and
understanding of, molecular biology, and the latest diagnostic
techniques. In addition, new colour plates and figures are included
to complement the text.
With the rise of President Trump, many are coming to question where
the United States (U.S.) is headed and, whether we might witness an
imperial decline under Trump. Social scientists largely recognize
the contemporary hegemonic position of the U.S. at the global
level, but questions persist concerning the future of the U.S.
Empire. With the Trump Administration at the helm, these questions
are all the more salient. Drawing on the expertise of a panel of
contributors and guided by Michael Mann's model of power, this book
critically interrogates the future of U.S. global power and
provides insights on what we might expect from the U.S. Empire
under Trump. Recognizing that U.S. imperial power involves an array
of sources of power (ideological, economic, military, and
political), the contributors analyze the Trump Administration's
approach towards nine countries in the Western Hemisphere, and five
sets of global policies, including inter-American relations, drugs,
trade, the environment, and immigration. Each case presents a
historical look at the trajectory of relations as they have
developed under Trump and what we might expect in the future from
the administration. The Future of U.S. Empire in the Americas will
be of great interest to students and scholars of U.S. foreign
policy, Foreign Policy Analysis, political sociology, and American
politics.
This volume is one of those published from the proceedings of the
invited lectures to the First International Congress of Comparative
Physiology and Biochemistry I organized at Liege (Belgium) in
August 1984 under the auspices of the Section of Comparative
Physiology and Biochemistry of the International Union of
Biological Sciences. In a general foreword to these different
volumes, it seems to me appropriate to consider briefly what may be
the comparative approach. Living organisms, beyond the diversity of
their morphological forms, have evolved a widespread range of basic
solutions to cope with the different problems, both organismal and
environmental with which they are faced. Soon after the turn of the
century, some biologists realized that these solutions can be best
comprehended in the frame work of a comparative approach
integrating results of physiological and biochemical studies done
at the organismic, cellular and molecular levels. The development
of this approach amongst both physiologists and biochemists
remained, however, extremely slow until recently."
The aim of this symposium was to provide a framework for fruitful
discussion on intestinal transport, not only for advanced
scientists but also for younger people starting in this field of
research. Invited lectures, communications and poster presentations
were focused on four central themes, all treating the prop erties
of the sole intestinal epithelium, deliberately leaving aside
problems dealing with more integrative functions of the whole
intestine. The importance of motility or blood circulation, for
instance, is certainly capital in the overall intestinal function,
but these aspects by themselves deserve another meeting. This
volume has compiled the manuscripts of the invited lectures which
sub stantially comprised the four sessions of the Symposium. Part 1
is designed to emphasize actual knowledge of the transport of
water, inorganic as well as organic ions and molecules across the
isolated intestinal epithelium. An enormous wave of investigations
has emerged from studies per formed with "Ussing chambers," which
roused interest in studies on absorption mechanisms and
subsequently on secretory processes. This has triggered off a trend
to research on isolated cells as absorption and secretion are the
main func tion of the different cell types constituting the
intestinal epithelium. In this first session not only the
importance of the parallel arrangement of these different cellular
entities is stressed, but also the role played by the paracellular
route."
The volumes of this classic series, now referred to simply as
"Zechmeister" after its founder, L. Zechmeister, have appeared
under the Springer imprint ever since the series was founded in
1938. The volumes contain contributions on various topics related
to the origin, distribution, chemistry, synthesis, biochemistry,
function or use of various classes of naturally occurring
substances ranging from small molecules to biopolymers. Each
contribution is written by a recognized authority in his field and
provides a comprehensive and up-to-date review of the topic in
question. Addressed to biologists, technologists and chemists
alike, the series can be used by the expert as a source of
information and literature citations and by the non-expert as a
means of orientation in a rapidly developing discipline.
With the rise of President Trump, many are coming to question where
the United States (U.S.) is headed and, whether we might witness an
imperial decline under Trump. Social scientists largely recognize
the contemporary hegemonic position of the U.S. at the global
level, but questions persist concerning the future of the U.S.
Empire. With the Trump Administration at the helm, these questions
are all the more salient. Drawing on the expertise of a panel of
contributors and guided by Michael Mann's model of power, this book
critically interrogates the future of U.S. global power and
provides insights on what we might expect from the U.S. Empire
under Trump. Recognizing that U.S. imperial power involves an array
of sources of power (ideological, economic, military, and
political), the contributors analyze the Trump Administration's
approach towards nine countries in the Western Hemisphere, and five
sets of global policies, including inter-American relations, drugs,
trade, the environment, and immigration. Each case presents a
historical look at the trajectory of relations as they have
developed under Trump and what we might expect in the future from
the administration. The Future of U.S. Empire in the Americas will
be of great interest to students and scholars of U.S. foreign
policy, Foreign Policy Analysis, political sociology, and American
politics.
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