Robert Blank: 6 books

Book cover of Biology and Political Science
by Robert Blank, Samuel M. Hines Jnr.
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2002

This book demonstrates the increasing interest of some social scientists in the theories, research and findings of life sciences in building a more interdisciplinary approach to the study of politics. It discusses the development of biopolitics as an academic perspective within political science,...
Book cover of Jewish Men Pray

Jewish Men Pray

Words of Yearning, Praise, Petition, Gratitude and Wonder from Traditional and Contemporary Sources

by Daniel S. Alexander, Alexandri, Bezalel Aloni
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2013

A celebration of Jewish men's voices in prayer—to strengthen, to heal, to comfort, to inspire from the ancient world up to our own day. "An extraordinary gathering of men—diverse in their ages, their lives, their convictions—have convened in this collection to offer contemporary,...
Book cover of South Asia in World Politics
by Devin T. Hagerty, Craig Baxter, Jonah Blank
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2005

South Asia in World Politics offers a comprehensive introduction to the politics and international relations of South Asia, a key area encompassing the states of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. While U.S. interest has long been sporadic and reactive,...
Book cover of Tradition in the Twenty-First Century

Tradition in the Twenty-First Century

Locating the Role of the Past in the Present

by Trevor J. Blank, Robert Glenn Howard
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2013

 In Tradition in the Twenty-First Century, eight diverse contributors explore the role of tradition in contemporary folkloristics. For more than a century, folklorists have been interested in locating sources of tradition and accounting for the conceptual boundaries of tradition, but in the modern...
Book cover of Comparative Health Policy
by Robert H. Blank, Viola Burau, Ellen Kuhlmann
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2017

A broad-ranging introduction to the provision, funding and governance of health care across a variety of systems. This revised fifth edition incorporates additional material on low/middle income countries, as well as broadened coverage relating to healthcare outside of hospitals and the ever-increasing diversity of the healthcare workforce today.
Book cover of Cognitive Enhancement

Cognitive Enhancement

Social and Public Policy Issues

by Robert H. Blank
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2015

Rapid advances in cognitive neuroscience and converging technologies have led to a vigorous debate over cognitive enhancement. This book outlines the ethical and social issues, but goes on to focus on the policy dimensions, which until now have received much less attention. As the economic, social...
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