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During the twentieth century, medicine has been radically transformed and powerfully transformative. In 1900, western medicine was important to philanthropy and public health, but it was marginal to the state, the industrial economy and the welfare of most individuals. It is now central to these aspects of life. Our prospects seem increasingly dependent on the progress of bio-medical sciences and genetic technologies which promise to reshape f...

Why has the OECD, along with other members of the international community, mobilised to fight corruption? The answer is simple: corruption respects no borders, knows no economic distinctions and infects all forms of government. In the long run, no ...

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Few writers have so consistently taken stock of the society in which they have lived. In a letter to fellow Nobel Laureate Kenzaburo Oe, Nadine Gordimer describes this impressive volume as 'a modest book of some of the non-fiction pieces I've written, a reflection of how I've looked at this century I've lived in.' It is, in fact, an extraordinary collection of essays, articles, appreciations of fellow writers and addresses delivered over four ...

How much did making it new have to do with making it? For the four "outsider poets" considered here, the connection was everything. Both a social history of literary ambition in America in the 1950s and 1960s and a collective literary biography, this is an account of postwar poetry underground.

One of the most important issues in public and academic debate is the concept of value and the difficulty in defining it. In this new book, the leading social theorist Hans Joas explores the nature of values in relation to some of the leading figures of twentieth-century philosophy and social theory.

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Am 1. Juli 2000 fand im Frankfurter Schauspielhaus die Jubiläumsveranstaltung des Suhrkamp Verlags zu seinem 50-jährigen Bestehen statt. 78 Autorinnen und Autoren waren gekommen, um ihren Verlag und sich zu feiern. Im Zentrum stand, nach der Rede des Verlegers Siegried Unseld und den Reden von Jürgen Habermas und Jorge Semprun, die über »Suhrkamp Wissenschaft« und »Suhrkamp Literatur« sprachen, ein Lesefestival: »Autoren lesen Autoren«. Zu spä...

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the book represents a remarkable achievement and a valuable contribution to the literature on this topic".The Veterinary Record, 2001

What caused the emergence of nationalist movements in many post-communist states? What role did communist regimes play in fostering these movements? Why have some been more successful than others? To address these questions, Yitzhak Brudny traces the Russian nationalist movement from its origins within the Russian intellectual elite of the 1950s to its institutionalization in electoral alliances, parliamentary factions, and political movements...

How to design, execute, and interpret experiments for protein sequencing using mass spectrometry The rapid expansion of searchable protein and DNA databases in recent years has triggered an explosive growth in the application of mass spectrometry to protein sequencing. This timely and authoritative book provides professionals and scientists in biotechnology research with complete coverage of procedures for analyzing protein sequences by mass ...

Move! A Minimalist Theory of Construal" provides an accessible, in-depth and empirically oriented look at Chomsky's Minimalist Program.

Beautifully illustrated, this activity book offers practical and sensitive support for bereaved children.

Plant Breeding Reviews presents state-of-the-art reviews on plant genetics and the breeding of all types of crops by both traditional means and molecular methods. Many of the crops widely grown today stem from a very narrow genetic base, understanding and preserving crop genetic resources is vital to the security of food systems worldwide. The emphasis of the series is on methodology, a fundamental understanding of crop genetics, and applicati...

Friederike Brion, Charlotte Buff, Lili Schönemann, Charlotte von Stein, Christiane Vulpius, Minchen Herzlieb, Bettine von Arnim, Marianne von Willemer und Ulrike Levetzow, neun Frauen um Goethe, lösen sich aus dem übermächtigen Schatten des Dichters und gewinnen eigene Kontur - auch wenn das Leben der meisten, zumindest für die Zeit ihrer Beziehung zu Goethe, allein aus seiner Sicht kenntlich wird. Verbürgte Quellen erlauben jedoch, ihre Leben...