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Taking the Vesalian anatomical revolution as its point of departure, this volume charts the apparent rise and fall of anatomy studies within universities in sixteenth-century Spain, focussing particularly on primary sources from 1550 to 1600. In doing so, it both clarifies the Spanish contribution...

Male Confessions examines how men open their intimate lives and thoughts to the public through confessional writing. This book examines writings—by St. Augustine, a Jewish ghetto policeman, an imprisoned Nazi perpetrator, and a gay American theologian—that reflect sincere attempts at introspective...

I know why I gain weight and keep it onemotional eating. I dont want to be a leading authority; I am. I dont review case studies on emotional eating; I am a case study. I eat to manage my emotions, but it doesnt work. Even though food has failed me, I use it to cope with fear, anxiety, and other stresses. Despite...

Essay from the year 2005 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: Distinction, University of Wales, Bangor (English Department), 0 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: Traditional black literature since the 1960's tends to operate according to...

WARNING! This book is intended for readers who are 18 years old or older. It contains scenes of explicit sex which may offend some readers. Viscount Daniel Devritican likes to watch his wife while she enjoys passionate embraces with other men. Of course, the other men have no idea. Daniel is a shifter...

This book argues that Italy represents a privileged entry point into the comparative analysis of ideologies and experiences of modernity. The book compares how thinkers and politicians belonging to different ideological clusters - Liberalism, Communism, Fascism, Chistian Democracy - came to formulate...

The duplicity theory of vision concerns the comparisons (both differences and similarities) and interaction between the cone and rod systems in the visual pathways, with the assumption that the cone system is active during daylight vision and the rod system functions in low light (night time). Research...

SPAN had begun in 1948 as a consortium between the University of Minnesota and about a dozen colleges that cultivated international understanding through practical academic research. Each year four (sometimes three) countries were selected as destinations. It was and is, because SPAN continues todaya...

Seminar paper from the year 2009 in the subject Law - Criminal process, Criminology, Law Enforcement, grade: 1,0, University of Bremen (Hanse Law School), course: Kriminologie und Grundlagen des Strafrechts, language: English, abstract: It is a stereotype and a lot of people think it true: Unemployed...

Reviews the latest theory, techniques, and applications Surface vibrational spectroscopy techniques probe the structure and composition of interfaces at the molecular level. Their versatility, coupled with their non-destructive nature, enables in-situ measurements of operating devices and the...

The European Union (E.U.), along with the Council of Europe, NATO, and the Office of Security and Cooperation in Europe are regional organizations which, despite their different missions, all are designed to support democracy, human rights, and the rule of law. The E.U. has required that all of its...

Europe has undergone quite profound changes since the end of the Cold War. Having been a highly militarised, conflict-ridden and war-ridden region, the core of Europe today constitutes a security community where armed conflicts among the constituent states has become inconceivable. This comprehensive...

Bachelor Thesis from the year 2015 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: Peace and Conflict Studies, Security, grade: 1,3, LMU Munich, language: English, abstract: This paper examines the reasons states have when deciding for or against their engagement in a humanitarian intervention....

Paris, December 1942. The Germans hold the city in a deadly grasp. For those who resist the might of the Führer, danger lurks behind every corner. In spit of the terrible danger, Maya resists. She hurries into a crowded train station. Suitcase in hand. Pistol hidden under her coat. Almost...