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In The Atlantic Realists, intellectual historian Matthew Specter
offers a boldly revisionist interpretation of "realism," a
prevalent stance in post-WWII US foreign policy and public
discourse and the dominant international relations theory during
the Cold War. Challenging the common view of realism as a set of
universally binding truths about international affairs, Specter
argues that its major features emerged from a century-long dialogue
between American and German intellectuals beginning in the late
nineteenth century. Specter uncovers an "Atlantic realist"
tradition of reflection on the prerogatives of empire and the
nature of power politics conditioned by fin de siècle imperial
competition, two world wars, the Holocaust, and the Cold War.
Focusing on key figures in the evolution of realist thought,
including Carl Schmitt, Hans Morgenthau, and Wilhelm Grewe, this
book traces the development of the realist worldview over a
century, dismantling myths about the national interest,
Realpolitik, and the "art" of statesmanship.
An unflinching and deeply reported look at the realities of
binge-eating disorder from a rising culture commentator and writer
for Vogue. Millions of us use restrictive diets, intermittent
fasting, IV therapies, and Ozempic abuse to shrink until we are
sample-size acceptable. But for the 30 million Americans who live
with eating eating disorders, it isn’t just about less. More,
Please is a chronicle of a lifelong fixation with food—its power
to soothe, to comfort, to offer a fleeting escape from the outside
world—as well as an examination of the ways in which compulsory
thinness, diet culture, and the seductive promise of “wellness”
have resulted in warping countless Americans’ relationship with
healthy eating. Melding memoir, reportage, and in-depth interviews
with some of the most prominent and knowledgeable commentators
currently writing about body shape and fatness, “emotional
eating” and our disorders with food—Jennifer Weiner, Marisa
Meltzer, Virgie Tovar, Leslie Jamison , and others—Emma Specter
explores binge-eating disorder as both a personal problem and a
societal one. In More, Please she provides a context, a history,
and a language for what it means to always want more than you’ll
allow yourself to have.
Featuring contributions from some of the most famous and diverse
figures in the history of yachting and sailing, from Thomas Fleming
Day and C. Andrade Jr. to John Alden and L. Francis Herreshoff, The
Rudder Treasury is a timeless record of decades' worth of
accumulated experience. This volume encompasses some of the best
articles ever to appear in the legendary Rudder magazine, the
premier nautical publication from the first half of the twentieth
century. It contains a treasure trove of influential writings on a
varied and exhaustive array of topics. The four sections contain
WInter Reading (all sorts of cruising adventures), The Dream Ships
(plans and descriptions of various boats by well-known designers),
the Care and Feeding of Yachtsmen , and The Hurrah's Nest, a
bilgeful of dogmatic advice, arbitrary opinions, and clever devices
and methods. This anthology is an invaluable resource, representing
a wealth of wisdom unavailable for the past fifty years.
In The Atlantic Realists, intellectual historian Matthew Specter
offers a boldly revisionist interpretation of "realism," a
prevalent stance in post-WWII US foreign policy and public
discourse and the dominant international relations theory during
the Cold War. Challenging the common view of realism as a set of
universally binding truths about international affairs, Specter
argues that its major features emerged from a century-long dialogue
between American and German intellectuals beginning in the late
nineteenth century. Specter uncovers an "Atlantic realist"
tradition of reflection on the prerogatives of empire and the
nature of power politics conditioned by fin de siecle imperial
competition, two world wars, the Holocaust, and the Cold War.
Focusing on key figures in the evolution of realist thought,
including Carl Schmitt, Hans Morgenthau, and Wilhelm Grewe, this
book traces the development of the realist worldview over a
century, dismantling myths about the national interest,
Realpolitik, and the "art" of statesmanship.
An AIDS vaccine is still elusive and HIV treatment continues to
develop multidrug resistance at alarming rates. Because of the
similarities between HIV and immune deficiency infections in a
variety of animals, it is only natural that scientists use these
animals as models to study pathogenesis, treatment, vaccine
development and many other aspects of HIV. Part of the series
Infectious Agents and Pathogenesis, this volume reviews the immune
deficiency virus in a variety of hosts. Pathogenesis, vaccine and
drug development, epidemiology, and the natural history of the
monkey, mouse, cat, cow, horse, and other animal viruses are
detailed and compared to HIV. Also included are chapters on the
history and future of animal models, as well as a chapter on
ethical and safety considerations in using animal models for AIDS
studies.
Busy clinicians and health practitioners recognize the importance
of speedy detection of pathogens to impede the further spread of
infection, and to ensure their patients' rapid and complete
recovery. This reader-friendly reference is a unique collection of
the newest and most effective diagnostic techniques currently in
use in clinical and research laboratories. Instructive commentary
regarding the application of these often complex methods is
provided. This essential text aids readers in selecting the most
efficient method, finding the necessary resources, and avoiding the
most common pitfalls in implementation.
This volume is based on the program of the Second International
Conference on Drugs of Abuse, Immunity and AIDS, held in Clearwater
Beach, FL in June 1992. The Conference was supported in part by the
University of South Florida College of MediCine with financial
assistance from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The focus of
this conference was the effects of drugs of abuse on immunity. It
is now widely recognized that psychoactive drugs of abuse,
including marijuana, cocaine, and opiates, as well as alcohol, have
marked effects in an individual, including effects on their nervous
system and behavior. In the past two decades, the scope of studies
concerning the effects of some drugs of abuse have also involved
investigations of alterations of various physiologic parameters
including effects on the immune system. and the influence of such
immune alterations on normal physiological responses. In this
regard, participants in this Second International Conference
provided newer information concerning both basic and clinical
aspects of drugs of abuse and immunity, especially
immunodeficiencies. In this regard, advances have been made in
recent years concerning the nature and mechanisms whereby the
immune system is regulated and the possible mechanisms by which
drugs of abuse influence such immune systems. In particular, the
emergence of psychoneuroimmunology as a new discipline the last
decade has heightened interest in the immune responses influenced
by psychoactive drugs. This has resulted in interdisciplinary
investigations involving both clinical and basic scientists,
including microbiologists, immunologists, physiologists,
psychiatrists, oncologists, psychologists, etc.
It is now widely acknowledged that at the beginning of this century
Claude von Pirquet first pointed out that a viral disease, i. e.,
measles, resulted in an anergy or depression of preexisting immune
response, namely, delayed continuous hypersensitivity to PPD
derived from Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Thereafter ob servations
that viral infections may result in immunosuppression have been
recorded by many clinicians and infectious disease investigators
for six or seven decades. Nevertheless, despite sporadic reports
that infectious diseases caused by viruses may result in either
transient or prolonged immunodepression, investigation of this
phenomenon languished until the mid-1960s, when it was pointed out
that a number of experimental retroviral infections of mice with
tumor viruses may result in marked immunosuppression. However, it
was not until the recognition of the new epidemic of acquired
immunodeficiency syn drome (AIDS) caused by the human
immunodeficiency virus and related vi ruses that acquired
immunodeficiencies associated with virus infection became general
knowledge among biomedical investigators as well as the lay public.
A number of reviews published during the past decade or so pointed
out that numerous viruses may affect humoral and cellular immune
responses. Furthermore, expanding knowledge about the nature and
mechanisms of both humoral and cellular immunity and pathogenesis
of viral infections has pro vided clinical and experimental models
for investigating in depth how and why viruses of man and animals
profoundly affect immune responses."
This volume is based on the program of the International Conference
on Drugs of Abuse, Immunity and Immunodeficiency held in Clearwater
Beach, Florida. It was sponsored by the University of South Florida
College of Medicine with the support of the National Institute on
Drug Abuse. During the past few decades, drugs of abuse, including
marijuana, cocaine, opiates and alcohol, have been studied by
biomedical scientists in terms of the systemic effects of the drugs
as well as alterations in neurophysiology and the psychology. More
recently, the scope of such investigations has been broadened to
include alterations within the immune system, and the influence of
altered immunity on physiological and psychological consequences of
drug abuse. In this regard, participants in the Clearwater Beach
conference provided new information concern ing both basic and
clinical aspects of drugs of abuse and immunity, especially
immunodeficiency. Advances have been made in recent years in
understanding the nature and mechanisms regulating the immune
response and the mechanisms by which drugs may influence immune
responses. In particular, the emergence of psychoneuroimmunology as
a new discipline has heightened interest in immune responses
influenced by psychoactive drugs. This has resulted in
interdisciplinary investigations involving clinical and basic
scientists including microbiologists, immu nologists,
physiologists, psychiatrists, oncologists and others. The
recreational use of the above mentioned drugs by large numbers of
individuals has aroused serious concern about the consequences of
this activity.
There has been a tremendous increase in interest in the
neuropathogenicity of viruses during the past decade as we have
come to recognize that the human immunodeficiency virus, which
causes the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), can infect
glial cells and cause neurological disease. Yet this increase has
not been limited to AIDS but has extended to viruses that infect
either or both the central and peripheral nervous systems. The
changes examined here include both neurological and psychological
diseases or syndromes. Moreover, the chapters in this volume review
the interaction of the host immune system with the viruses examined
and how such interactions may increase or decrease the neuropatho
genicity of the viruses. Questions regarding viral
neuropathogenesis include: (I) What is the mode of transmission of
virus to the nervous system? (2) What types of cells are infected,
and do they contain receptors for the virus? (3) What is the extent
of damage that results from viral infection? (4) What are the
immunologic mecha nisms by which damage is mediated or limited?
Many of these questions remain unanswered, but this volume delves
into efforts to provide some answers.
An AIDS vaccine is still elusive and HIV treatment continues to
develop multidrug resistance at alarming rates. Because of the
similarities between HIV and immune deficiency infections in a
variety of animals, it is only natural that scientists use these
animals as models to study pathogenesis, treatment, vaccine
development and many other aspects of HIV.
Part of the series Infectious Agents and Pathogenesis, this
volume reviews the immune deficiency virus in a variety of hosts.
Pathogenesis, vaccine and drug development, epidemiology, and the
natural history of the monkey, mouse, cat, cow, horse, and other
animal viruses are detailed and compared to HIV. Also included are
chapters on the history and future of animal models, as well as a
chapter on ethical and safety considerations in using animal models
for AIDS studies.
Busy clinicians and health practitioners recognize the importance
of speedy detection of pathogens to impede the further spread of
infection, and to ensure their patients' rapid and complete
recovery. This reader-friendly reference is a unique collection of
the newest and most effective diagnostic techniques currently in
use in clinical and research laboratories. Instructive commentary
regarding the application of these often complex methods is
provided. This essential text aids readers in selecting the most
efficient method, finding the necessary resources, and avoiding the
most common pitfalls in implementation.
All the information necessary for preparing to plank, hanging and
fastening and finishing off. Every type of wooden planking system,
technique and method is covered along with all fastening options.
Advice and illustrations all based on specific projects large and
small.
Leading international virologists review the state-of-the-art in
the biology, pathogenesis, and epidemiology of the hepatitis
viruses. The authorities writing here examine the five
well-recognized hepatitis viruses, A through E, and some of the
newer agents, the so-called non- A-E hepatitis viruses. They also
provide in-depth discussions of the biological nature of the
viruses, the pathogenesis of the acute and chronic diseases they
cause, the methods and ease with which they are transmitted, and
their clinical signs and symptoms. Additional topics include
diagnostic tests and routine blood screening, new vaccines, and the
use of interferon and antiviral drugs. Viral Hepatitis: Diagnosis,
Therapy, and Prevention provides the most comprehensive and
up-to-date survey of the hepatitis viruses currently available
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Alonement (Paperback)
Francesca Specter
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R341
R277
Discovery Miles 2 770
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*A Sunday Times Book of the Year* 'A hugely generous and thoughtful
book which reminds us of the distinction between loneliness on the
one hand and solitude on the other - and emphasises the dignity and
adventure of a life lived on one's own terms' - ALAIN DE BOTTON 'A
kind, wise celebration of solo living - a joyous invitation to make
your own declaration of independence' - DAISY BUCHANAN 'Thoughtful
and thought provoking, it made me genuinely excited about spending
time in my own company' - FELICITY CLOAKE How to be alone and
absolutely own it, by founder of the Alonement blog and podcast,
Francesca Specter. Being alone has a serious branding issue. We've
only ever had negative language to talk about flying solo - but
what about when time spent alone is restorative and joyful? What if
it's something you crave? What if it's even just an hour you've
carved out for yourself in the middle of a hectic week? Enter:
Alonement, Francesca Specter's empowering new word to express
valuing your own company and dedicating quality time to yourself,
whoever you are and whatever your relationship status. Between
shared homes, social plans and smartphone addictions, most of us
don't know how to be alone - yet our life-long relationship with
ourselves is the most important one we'll ever have. A reformed
'extreme extrovert' who struggled to spend even an hour on her own,
Francesca made the resolution in January 2019 to improve her
solitude skills. A year later, facing months of lockdown as a
household-of-one, she valued those skills more than ever - and
began sharing her wisdom with others on how to cherish time alone.
Packed with practical tips, insights from key experts and lessons
from guests of the Alonement podcast - including Alain de Botton,
Florence Given, Konnie Huq, Vick Hope and Camilla Thurlow -
Francesca reveals how we can all thrive alone, whatever our
circumstances, and harness the untapped power of some meaningful
time with me, myself and I.
Leading international virologists review the state-of-the-art in
the biology, pathogenesis, and epidemiology of the hepatitis
viruses. The authorities writing here examine the five
well-recognized hepatitis viruses, A through E, and some of the
newer agents, the so-called non- A-E hepatitis viruses. They also
provide in-depth discussions of the biological nature of the
viruses, the pathogenesis of the acute and chronic diseases they
cause, the methods and ease with which they are transmitted, and
their clinical signs and symptoms. Additional topics include
diagnostic tests and routine blood screening, new vaccines, and the
use of interferon and antiviral drugs. Viral Hepatitis: Diagnosis,
Therapy, and Prevention provides the most comprehensive and
up-to-date survey of the hepatitis viruses currently available
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Harvey Specter
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