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- The first edited collection to focus on the topic of self-face
recognition - Brings together internationally recognised experts in
the field - Draws on interdisciplinary research to provide a
comprehensive overview of the field appealing to researchers from
psychology, neuroscience and philosophy
- The first edited collection to focus on the topic of self-face
recognition - Brings together internationally recognised experts in
the field - Draws on interdisciplinary research to provide a
comprehensive overview of the field appealing to researchers from
psychology, neuroscience and philosophy
Russia played a fundamental role in the outcome of Napoleonic Wars;
the wars also had an impact on almost every area of Russian life.
Russia and the Napoleonic Wars brings together significant and new
research from Russian and non-Russian historians and their work
demonstrates the importance of this period both for Russia and for
all of Europe.
This unique monograph, based on empirical research, used the oral
history approach to explore the careers of 31 intellectual
disability nurses from England and the Republic of Ireland; each
with at least 30 years' experience. We sought to understand motives
for such long service to nursing practice. Some had worked in the
intellectual disability hospitals of the 19th and 20th Centuries.
In both jurisdictions these have almost closed and been replaced
with smaller living configurations; subsequently few such nurses
have experience of these institutions. This makes it important to
hear their stories, which were digitally recorded; now forming a
unique collection in the Royal College of Nursing's archives. These
oral histories when synthesised with prevailing discourse of
intellectual disability nursing from literature, and research put
into perspective contemporary nursing workforce challenges faced by
these nurses in both jurisdictions. Their stories are testament,
amongst other things, to a strong 'sense of justice... doing the
right thing and making a difference'. Some reported a 'very early
interest in working with people with intellectual disabilities'.
And at 'journey's end' sadly, almost universally, they reported a
sense of being 'undervalued'. Their narratives articulate enormous
health and social care change witnessed over three decades or more.
But above all else they give voice to commitment, dedication, and
kindness to a vulnerable, and often marginalised people, those with
intellectual disabilities, as such it gives voice to otherwise
'Untold Stories'.
Burma has been racked by extensive ethnic conflict. As numerous
groups sought to secure their individual ethnic rights, successive
Burmese governments sought to destroy them through numerous
counter-insurgency measures, negotiated ceasefires, and by
integrating them into Burma Army controlled Border Guard Forces or
militias. 'By Force of Arms' provides background information on the
numerous armed ethnic groups that have emerged in the country since
independence. It highlights the various reasons for conflict and
argues that while military force has been successfully used in
preserving ethnic rights, as the country moves forward, new methods
have to be explored. It states that for genuine peace to be
attained, armed ethnic groups need to reassess their methodologies
and motivations and both the Government and Non-State Armed Actors
need to hold substantive political dialogue before there can be
genuine peace.
The Lost Self: Pathologies of the Brain and Identity is an in-depth
exploration of one of the most mysterious and controversial topics
in neuroscience, neurology, psychiatry and psychology-namely, the
search for the biological basis of the self. The book is a guide to
understanding how the brain creates who we are, and what happens
when things go wrong. For the first time in a single volume, some
of the foremost experts in the fields of philosophy, cognitive
neuroscience, neurology, and psychology join together to explore
the neurobiology of the self. They first lay the foundation for an
understanding of the topic. Then they provide fascinating and
detailed accounts of how the self is transformed in patients with
brain lesions, autism, and dementia, as well as in drug induced
states, during meditation, and while dreaming. Their analysis of
these disorders and states is used as a springboard toward a deeper
understanding of how a brain creates a self. This fascinating
volume will be invaluable to neuroscientists, psychologists,
psychiatrists, neurologists, and philosophers of mind, and to their
students and trainees.
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