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One of the most gifted actors of the 1930s and 1940s, John Garfield
is too little remembered today. His gritty, true-to-life
performances in 35 films, including ""Body and Soul"", which was
one of the first movies to raise the ugly specter of race relations
in the United States, and in 16 Broadway productions were all
highly acclaimed. Garfield is best recalled, by some, for having
been targeted by the House Un-American Activities Committee for his
liberal political beliefs. Garfield was one of many Hollywood stars
blacklisted by Senator Joseph McCarthy and his cronies. ""Acting is
my life,"" he said in a speech in 1939. Deprived of that
opportunity, he died in 1952. This generously illustrated work
examines the actor's personal and professional life, recounting a
bygone era of Hollywood and American history.
In discussions of the works of Donne, Milton, Marvell, and Bunyan,
Early Modern Asceticism shows how conflicting approaches to
asceticism animate depictions of sexuality, subjectivity, and
embodiment in early modern literature and religion. The book
challenges the perception that the Renaissance marks a decisive
shift in attitudes towards the body, sex, and the self. In early
modernity, self-respect was a Satanic impulse that had to be
annihilated - the body was not celebrated, but beaten into
subjection - and, feeling circumscribed by sexual desire, ascetics
found relief in pain, solitude, and deformity. On the basis of this
austerity, Early Modern Asceticism questions the ease with which
scholarship often elides the early and the modern.
A new edition of a highly regarded text in the series on Pain
Research and Clinical Management. The book is now used as a
standard reference text for those working in the field of
neonatology and paediatric pain assessment and management. It
provides a comprehensive resource of the latest information in the
field for use by both researchers and clinicians. The text is
intended for use by all professionals working in the field:
neonatologists; pediatricians; anestheiologists; nurses;
psychologists. Multidisciplinary editorship and authorship ensuring
relevancy and balance of content for all professional groups
concerned. Clinically relevant and research based. Edited and
written by the best known international names in the field. Covers
pain management in infants up to 1 year of age as well as term and
preterm neonates. Includes new chapters on: Long-term consequences
of neonatal pain from animal models; Pharmacogenetics and
pharmacodynamics of analgesic drugs; Neuraxial and Regional
Analgesia and Anesthesia; Fetal pain and surgery; Vulnerable
Populations, Palliative Care; Infant Pain in the Home and
Community, Developing Countries; Health Policy and Health Economics
related to Infant Pain; Complementary and Alternative Approaches to
Pain in Infancy; and Future Direction.
Distinguished theologians and literary scholars explore the
workings of the sacred and the sacramental in language and
literature. What does a sacramental poetics offer that secular
cultural theory, for all of its advances, may have missed? How does
a sacred understanding of the world differ from a strictly secular
one? This volume develops the theory of "sacramental poetics"
advanced by Regina Schwartz in her 2008 book on English Reformation
writers, taking the theory in new directions while demonstrating
how enduring and widespread this poetics is. Toward a Sacramental
Poetics addresses two urgent questions we have inherited from a
half century of secular critical thought. First, how do we
understand the relationship between word and thing, sign and
signified, other than as some naive direct representation or as a
completely arbitrary language game? And, second, how can the
subject experience the world beyond instrumentalizing it? The
contributors conclude that a sacramental poetics responds to both
questions, offering an understanding of the sign that, by pointing
beyond itself, suggests wonder. The contributors explore a variety
of topics in relation to sacramental poetics, including political
theology, miracles, modernity, translation and transformation, and
the metaphysics of love. They draw from diverse resources, from
Dante to Hopkins, from Richard Hooker to Stoker's Dracula, from the
King James Bible to Wallace Stevens. Toward a Sacramental Poetics
is an important contribution to studies of religion and literature,
the sacred and the secular, literary theory, and theologies of
aesthetics. Contributors: Regina M. Schwartz, Patrick J. McGrath,
Rowan Williams, Subha Mukherji, Stephen Little, Kevin Hart, John
Milbank, Hent de Vries, Jean-Luc Marion, Ingolf U. Dalferth, Lori
Branch, and Paul Mariani.
In the late nineteenth century, scientists began allying themselves
with America's corporate, political, and military elites. They did
so not just to improve their professional standing and win more
money for research, says Patrick McGrath, but for political reasons
as well. They wanted to use their new institutional connections to
effect a transformation of American political culture. They
succeeded, but not in ways that all scientists envisioned or agreed
upon. McGrath describes how, between 1890 and 1960, scientific,
business, and political leaders together forged a new definition of
American democracy in which science and technology were presented
to the public as crucial ingredients of the nation's progress,
prosperity, and political stability. But as scientists became more
prominent, they provoked conflicts among themselves as well as with
their institutional patrons over exactly how their expertise should
be used. McGrath examines the bitter battles that erupted over the
role scientists should play during the Great Depression, World War
II, the Cold War arms race, and the security and loyalty
investigations of the 1950s. He finds that, by the end of the
1950s, scientists were regarded by the political and military elite
not as partners but as subordinate technicians who were expected to
supply weapons on demand for the Cold War state. Originally
published 2001. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring
Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available
again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously
out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the
original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats,
bringing readers both historical and cultural value.
This Clinical Handbook for the Management of Mood Disorders will
equip clinicians with the knowledge to refine their diagnostic
skills and implement treatment plans for mood disorders based on
the most up-to-date evidence on interventions that work. Covering
the widest range of treatments and techniques, it provides clear
guidance for the management of all types and subtypes of both minor
and major depression. Chapters cover the latest and most innovative
treatments, including use of ketamine, deep brain stimulation and
transcranial magnetic stimulation, effective integration of
pharmacological and psychotherapeutic approaches, as well as
providing a thought-provoking look at the future research agenda
and the potential for reliable biomarkers. This is the most
comprehensive review of depression available today. Written and
edited by leading experts mostly from Columbia University, this is
an essential resource for anyone involved in the care and treatment
of patients with mood disorders.
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