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Oxford University Press, USA Elizabeth I The Competition for Representation
Book SynopsisA study of Elizabeth I which focuses on her difficulty in building up power in a patriarchal society. The author uses literary and historical examination of three crises in her reign to trace the queen's struggle to retain control over the iconography of both her physical self and her political domain.Trade Review`impressively researched ... a book with many good things in it, and the introduction especially is a lucid critique of and response to work in the field' Times Literary Supplement
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Oxford University Press, USA Neurological Eponyms
Book SynopsisNeurology abounds with eponyms. This book brings together 55 eponyms related to neurological examination, neuroanatomy and neurological diseases. For each it provides a short biography, a discussion of the original publication, and a discussion of the evolution and significance of the eponym.Trade Review"...a beautiful book describing the origin and clinical neurosciences...The editors' goal for this book was education and entertainment. They have succeeded quite admirably."--New England Journal of Medicine Noted in Nature "This book opens a valuable window on interesting people...Neurologists, neurosurgeons, neuroscientists, internists, and other generalists with an interest in the history of neurology would probably enjoy it."--JAMA2001 "The editors' goal for this book was education and entertainment. They have succeeded quite admirably."--New England Journal of MedicineAugust 2001 "...both educational and entertaining...By any account, this book is a success and can be warmly recommended."--Ian McDonald in BRAINTable of ContentsPART I STRUCTURES AND PROCESSES; PART II SYMPTOMS AND SIGNS; PART III REFLEXES AND OTHER TESTS; PART IV SYNDROMES; PART V DISEASES AND DEFECTS
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Oxford University Press Ancestors and Relatives
Book SynopsisGenealogy has long been one of humanity''s greatest obsessions. But with the rise of genetics, and increasing media attention to it through programs like Who Do You Think You Are? and Faces of America, we are now told that genetic markers can definitively tell us who we are and where we came from.The problem, writes Eviatar Zerubavel, is that biology does not provide us with the full picture. After all, he asks, why do we consider Barack Obama black even though his mother was white? Why did the Nazis believe that unions of Germans and Jews would produce Jews rather than Germans? In this provocative book, he offers a fresh understanding of relatedness, showing that its social logic sometimes overrides the biological reality it supposedly reflects. In fact, rather than just biological facts, social traditions of remembering and classifying shape the way we trace our ancestors, identify our relatives, and delineate families, ethnic groups, nations, and species. Furthermore, genealogies arTrade ReviewAn erudite treatise about how culture drives human cognition about near and remote relatives, Ancestors and Relatives offers lay and academic audiences alike a great read. * Marta Tienda, Science *Table of ContentsList of Figures ; Preface ; The Genealogical Imagination ; Ancestry and Descent ; Co-Descent ; Nature and Culture ; The Politics of Descent ; The Genealogy of the Future ; The Future of Genealogy ; Bibliography
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Yale University Press The Power of Kings
Book SynopsisAn exploration of the profound shift in the way European kings and queens were regarded by their subjects between the Reformation and the Enlightenment. The author offers insights into the relations between kings and their subjects and the interplay between monarchy and religion.Trade Review"An unusually broad canvas. Besides the emperors and monarchs of England, France and Spain, he examines the Scandinavian sovereigns and the rulers of Russia and Poland, demonstrating the manner in which they did or did not conform to the contemporary trends... Highly informative." Alastair Hamilton, Times Literary Supplement "A learned, lucid book. All treatments of Monod's subject will in the future have to begin with the progressions of ideas and policies that he has so carefully laid out." Theodore K. Rabb, Sixteenth Century Journal "Insightful, far-ranging, and... lyrical. An exceedingly wise book." Teofilo F. Ruiz, American Historical Review "Much fascinating detail about religion and politics in early modern times." Johann P. Sommerville, Journal of Interdisciplinary History
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WW Norton & Co Saxons Vikings and Celts
Book SynopsisFrom the best-selling author of The Seven Daughters of Eve, a perfect book for anyone interested in the genetic history of Britain, Ireland, and America.Trade Review"The science is explained with an infectious zest. His book is so revealing that the new... as well as the old should read it." -- Boyd Tonkin - Independent [England]"Make[s] a good case for genetics taking its place alongside archaeology and history as a tool for understanding the past." -- Ann Forester - Library Journal
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