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  • The Jesuits

    A History

    Translated by John Noël Dillon ...
    The most comprehensive and up-to-date exploration of one of the most important religious orders in the modern worldSince its founding by Ignatius of Loyola in 1540, the Society of Jesus—more commonly known as the Jesuits—has played a critical role in the events of modern history. From the Counter-Reformation to the ascent of Francis I as the first Jesuit pope, The Jesuits presents an intimate look ... Read more

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  • Dynamics of Identification and Conflict

    Anthropological Encounters

    Dealing with the dynamics of identification and conflict, this book uses theoretical orientations ranging from political ecology to rational choice theory, interpretive approaches, Marxism and multiscalar analysis. Case studies set in Africa, Europe and Central Asia are grouped in three sections devoted to pastoralism, identity and migration. What connects all of these anthropological explorations ... Read more

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  • The Pancreas

    An Integrated Textbook of Basic Science, Medicine, and Surgery

    This brand new updated edition of the most comprehensive reference book on pancreatic disease details the very latest knowledge on genetics and molecular biological background in terms of anatomy, physiology, pathology, and pathophysiology for all known disorders. Included for the first time, are two brand new sections on the key areas of Autoimmune Pancreatitis and Benign Cystic Neoplasms. In ... Read more

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  • Reducing Urban Violence in the Global South

    Towards Safe and Inclusive Cities

    Series series Routledge Studies in Cities and Development
    Reducing Urban Violence in the Global South seeks to identify the drivers of urban violence in the cities of the Global South and how they relate to and interact with poverty and inequalities. Drawing on the findings of an ambitious 5-year, 15-project research programme supported by Canada’s International Development Research Centre and the UK’s Department for International Development, the book ... Read more

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  • Dynamics of Bone and Cartilage Metabolism

    Principles and Clinical Applications

    This updated edition is a comprehensive treatise that spans the complete range of basic biochemistry of bone and cartilage components to the clinical evaluation of disease markers in bone and joint disorders. With contributions from over 75 international experts, Dynamics of Bone and Cartilage Metabolism, Second Edition, is indispensable reading for those involved in skeletal research as well as ... Read more

    $251.99 USD

  • Social Theories of Urban Violence in the Global South

    Towards Safe and Inclusive Cities

    Series series Routledge Studies in Cities and Development
    While cities often act as the engines of economic growth for developing countries, they are also frequently the site of growing violence, poverty, and inequality. Yet, social theory, largely developed and tested in the Global North, is often inadequate in tackling the realities of life in the dangerous parts of cities in the Global South. Drawing on the findings of an ambitious five-year, 15 ... Read more

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  • Tackling Society's Grand Challenges with Design Science

    11th International Conference, DESRIST 2016, St. John’s, NL, Canada, May 23-25, 2016, Proceedings

    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
    This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology, DESRIST 2016, held in St. John, Newfoundland, Canada, in May 2016.The 11 full papers, 2 short papers and 9 short papers describing prototypes and products were carefully reviewed and selected from 54 submissions. The papers are organized ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Federal Challenges and Challenges to Federalism

    Series series Journal of European Public Policy Series
    Discussing what we may learn from thinking about the EU in federal terms represents a two-fold challenge. It is on the one hand a matter of establishing ‘how federal’ the EU is (the EU’s federal challenge). On the other, the EU has federal features but is not a state, thus raising the question of whether federal theory and practice may have to be adapted to take proper account of the EU (the EU’s ... Read more

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  • A Concise History of the Jesuits

    From Ignatius to Pope Francis

    Translated by John Dillon ...
    Series series The Jesuits: Frontiers, Foundations, Influences
    A leading Catholic historian tells the fascinating story of how the Jesuits shaped the modern worldSince its founding by Ignatius of Loyola in 1540, the Society of Jesus—commonly known as the Jesuits—has played a critical role in the events of modern history.In A Concise History of the Jesuits, Markus Friedrich, a leading historian of the Jesuits in academia, tells the story of the Society of ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

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  • The Gifts of Reading

    With contributions by: William Boyd, Candice Carty-Williams, Imtiaz Dharker, Roddy Doyle, Pico Iyer, Robert Macfarlane, Andy Miller, Jackie Morris, Jan Morris, Sisonke Msimang, Dina Nayeri, Chigozie Obioma, Michael Ondaatje, David Pilling, Max Porter, Philip Pullman, Alice Pung, Jancis Robinson, S.F.Said, Madeleine Thien, Salley Vickers, John Wood and Markus Zusak***'This story, like so many ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • The Costs of Road Infrastructure and Congestion in Europe

    Series series Contributions to Economics
    This book presents the results of the study "Infrastructure Capital, Maintenance and Road Damage Costs for Different Heavy Goods Vehicles in the EU" which was commissioned by the European Commission, DG VII. This study supported the preparation of the white book on transport infrastructure charging. The study an European consortium consisting of DIW (German has been conducted by Institute for ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • The Birth of the Archive

    A History of Knowledge

    Translated by John Dillon ...
    Series series Cultures Of Knowledge In The Early Modern World
    The Birth of the Archive traces the history of archives from their emergence in the Late Middle Ages through the Early Modern Period, and vividly shows how archives permeated and fundamentally changed European culture. Archives were compiled and maintained by peasants and kings, merchants and churchmen, and conceptions of archives were as diverse as those who used them. The complex, demanding job ... Read more

    $46.99 USD