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Illuminates the causes and consequences of technological change in health care in the developed world

More than 200 articles, most accompanied by vivid illustrations, combine rich historical detail with informative, insightful descriptions on the form and function of obscure and everyday items found in Shakespeare's works.

In most organizations today, the greatest stress afflicts those working in groups: teams, task forces, and other units with special goals and purposes. Customary manners of management style and leadership largely fail to alleviate this stress. Olmstead's challenging new book shows why.^LRapid change is one reason. Extreme uncertainty is another. But the effects need not be so debilitating. This book argues that groups can be developed to resis...

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Covering such critically important laws as the Homestead Act of 1862, the Social Security Act of 1935, Medicare and Medicaid, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act, and many others, this resource is perfect for students looking for a thorough and understandable examination of the laws that created America's social insurance system.

Breeze, winner of the 2003 Ernest Sandeen Prize in Poetry, exudes a material and musical sensibility, informed as much by the sound of a word as it rolls off the tongue as by the ideas it may trigger. Two beliefs shape these poems. First, that attention to language -- to its sound and vagary -- is as crucial to writing as attentiveness to the minutiae of the world. Second, that language and the world will always make an uneven fit.In these car...

Breeze, winner of the 2003 Ernest Sandeen Prize in Poetry, exudes a material and musical sensibility, informed as much by the sound of a word as it rolls off the tongue as by the ideas it may trigger. Two beliefs shape these poems. First, that attention to language -- to its sound and vagary -- is as crucial to writing as attentiveness to the minutiae of the world. Second, that language and the world will always make an uneven fit.In these car...

This guide introduces general readers to people with personal stakes in the right-to-die conundrum.

The Gulf of Maine supports a vital fishery for North America and is one of the most intensely studied marine ecosystems in the world. An understanding of its ecology has practical applications to management of other marine systems and fisheries. This book is the first application of Hierarchy Theory to the ecological workings of the Gulf of Maine and of marine ecosystems in general. Hierarchy Theory offers a perspective that simplifies the app...

Shows how the people of Denver, Colorado Springs, and Pueblo pushed their cities to the top of the new urban hierarchy following the discovery of gold, marginalizing the indigenous peoples.

This book provides substantial profiles of individuals and families who made significant contributions to the American philanthropic tradition from the 1600s to the present. Each essay examines a philanthropist's early years, education, and career, and then focuses upon his or her philanthropic philosophy and actions. Particular attention is paid to an individual's motivations and justifications for philanthropy.

Examines aspects of the challenge of cultural pluralism.

This text explores the parallel and interlinked constructions of identities, imaginations and activities in and between Southern California and the world beyond. It shows how the local and global are interfused with one another, showing the connections involve more than globalization.

Garcia explores the relationship among the three criminally related clauses of the Fifth Amendment: the privilege against self-incrimination, the right to a grand jury indictment, and the protection against double jeopardy for the same offense. He analyzes the historical and pragmatic links among the clauses, and he examines the values underlying these three criminal provisions of the Sixth Amendment.

This unique volume focuses on coastal archaeology, lithic analysis, and ceramic analysis within the study of New England archaeology. These topics represent the major research interests of the late distinguished archaeologist Barbara E. Luedtke, to whom the volume is dedicated. During her 25-year career in New England archaeology, Luedtke paved the way for numerous investigations and archaeologists in the region. This book reflects her scholar...

This work offers a critical assessment of Taiwan's path to modernization, focusing particularly on developments of constitutional democracy and the rule of law, democratic transition and consolidation, internationalization and globalization, and social developments.

This book offers a systematic review of major issues and trends in health care policy, including those related to physical health and disease trends, mental and behavioral health concerns, reorganizing the U.S. health system, and managed care and health care personnel. Kronenfeld addresses the problems, challenges, issues and trends in the policies that determine the role and future of health care in the United States. Also covered are special...

This is the first full-length biography of actress Anna Maria Pierangeli, from her early life in Italy to her death at the age of 39. The book covers her seven year career with MGM, her two unhappy marriages to Vic Damone and Armando Trovajoli, her love for her children Perry and Andrew, her brief and stormy relationship with James Dean, her dependent relationships with her mother and such stars as Kirk Douglas, Richard Attenborough and Debbie...

This concise biographical dictionary of 193 influential American political scientists now includes scholars and trends of the 1990s.

Assessment help for teachers on way, " was the front-page headline of Education Week on May 8, 2002, as Ed Week announced the planned publication of this important volume, which has been approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). This comprehensive framework was created by the Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation (http:/jc.wmich.edu/) to guide educators in designing and assessing student appraisals that ar...