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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
The Ape that Understood the Universe is the story of the strangest
animal in the world: the human animal. It opens with a question:
How would an alien scientist view our species? What would it make
of our sex differences, our sexual behavior, our altruistic
tendencies, and our culture? The book tackles these issues by
drawing on two major schools of thought: evolutionary psychology
and cultural evolutionary theory. The guiding assumption is that
humans are animals, and that like all animals, we evolved to pass
on our genes. At some point, however, we also evolved the capacity
for culture - and from that moment, culture began evolving in its
own right. This transformed us from a mere ape into an ape capable
of reshaping the planet, travelling to other worlds, and
understanding the vast universe of which we're but a tiny, fleeting
fragment. Featuring a new foreword by Michael Shermer.
Though any psychoactive substance can be revered or reviled as a
drug, as people's cultural norms shift, ultimately its status is
determined in law by the state. This publication explores the
regulation of drugs - alcohol and cannabis to heroin and cocaine -
and practices such as social drinking and public injecting under
political regimes. Drugs are discussed in their geographical
contexts: the colonial legacy of cannabis prohibition for
bioprospecting in Africa; the veracity of the persistent notion of
the narco-state; Turkey's governance of drinking amid civil unrest;
and alcohol's place in the neoliberal political economy of Ireland.
In addition, drug policies are examined: from problems in managing
drug-related litter in the UK to supervised injecting facility
provision in Australia; harm reduction in Canada; and the global
network of drug policy activists. Place is significant, but porous
borders, territorial overlaps and multi-scalar linkages are
influential in remaking the world through current challenges to the
'war on drugs'. This book was originally published as a special
issue of Space & Polity.
Though any psychoactive substance can be revered or reviled as a
drug, as people's cultural norms shift, ultimately its status is
determined in law by the state. This publication explores the
regulation of drugs - alcohol and cannabis to heroin and cocaine -
and practices such as social drinking and public injecting under
political regimes. Drugs are discussed in their geographical
contexts: the colonial legacy of cannabis prohibition for
bioprospecting in Africa; the veracity of the persistent notion of
the narco-state; Turkey's governance of drinking amid civil unrest;
and alcohol's place in the neoliberal political economy of Ireland.
In addition, drug policies are examined: from problems in managing
drug-related litter in the UK to supervised injecting facility
provision in Australia; harm reduction in Canada; and the global
network of drug policy activists. Place is significant, but porous
borders, territorial overlaps and multi-scalar linkages are
influential in remaking the world through current challenges to the
'war on drugs'. This book was originally published as a special
issue of Space & Polity.
'Cardiovascular Disease' is the fourth monograph in the series on
management and treatment in major clinical sub specialties or
patient groups. Each book is complete in its own right and has been
prepared by practising physicians with specialist experience and a
particular interest in treatment and management. The series has
been prepared to fill a gap between standard textbooks of medicine
and therapeutics and research reviews, symposia and original
articles in specialist fields. The volumes aim to give
authoritative, up-to-date advice on treatment and management which
will be of use to both specialists and non-specialists and allow
recent advances and developments to be seen in the context of
contemporary clinical practice. The first three volumes dealt
respectively with gastroin testinal diseases, rheumatic diseases
and treatment in the elderly. Cardiovascular disease covers the
range of common diseases affect ing the heart and the circulation.
In view of the importance of coronary heart disease as a cause of
death and morbidity a substan tial part of the book is devoted to
description of the factors asso ciated with coronary artery disease
(hyperlipidaemia and hypertension) and their management by drug and
non-drug means. A further five chapters are devoted to the clinical
syndromes asso ciated with coronary heart disease and their
management. These not only consider acute 'in hospital' management,
including sur gery, but also address epidemiological questions,
including approaches to secondary prevention of myocardial
infarction."
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