In the wake of widespread austerity policies in a number of nations throughout Europe, the time is right for an assessment of the current state of welfare and caring professions in the region. This bo
The debate surrounding Islamist violence remains locked in oppositional sterility. Is the suicide bomber a pathological case, as the psychologist maintains, or a clever strategist, as those steeped in
Now in its Tenth Edition and in continuous publication since 1959, Apley & Solomon's System of Orthopaedics and Trauma is one of the world's leading textbooks of orthopaedic surgery. Relied upon by ge
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In recent decades, historians of early-modern European political thought have tended to neglect the concept of monarchy and monarchism, focusing instead on the development of republicanism during this
Celebrating more than two decades of feminist theory and gender research, this book provides an essential overview of current theoretical positions, hot topics and state-of-the-art perspectives in the
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The state has recently been rediscovered as an object of inquiry by a broad range of scholars. Reflecting the new vitality of the field of political anthropology, States of Imagination draws together
The state has recently been rediscovered as an object of inquiry by a broad range of scholars. Reflecting the new vitality of the field of political anthropology, States of Imagination draws together
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