Kumpulan esai ini membawa pembaca dari perjuangan awal abad ke-19 antara bidan wanita dan dokter pria hingga munculnya dokter wanita terlatih secara profesional di akhir abad ke-20 yang bersaing untuk mendapatkan tempat dalam hierarki medis. Konflik sengit untuk mengontrol persalinan dan aspek lain dari perawatan kesehatan rumah tangga antara tabib awam perempuan, khususnya bidan, dan profesi m…
In arguing against the likelihood of consciousness in non-human animals, Descartes advances a slippery slope argument that if thought were attributed to any one animal, it would have to be attributed to all, which is absurd. This paper examines the foundations of Thomas Willis’ comparative neuroanatomy against the background of Descartes’ slippery slope argument against animal consciousness…
Edisi baru Teater Antropokosmik Nunez, Di bagian pertama, Nunez menelusuri penelitiannya di teater Nahuatlan, Tibet, dan barat, untuk sampai pada desainnya untuk teater manusia di alam semesta. Bagian Kedua mengeksplorasi bagaimana karya ini telah berkembang, selama tiga dekade terakhir, menjadi pendekatan pelatihan kinerja dan produksi yang secara unik menggabungkan pengaruh ritual dan kontemp…
In medieval and early modern times, female visionary writers used the mode of prophecy to voice their concerns and ideas, against the backdrop of cultural restrictions and negative stereotypes. In this book, Deborah Frick analyses medieval visionary writings by Julian of Norwich and Margery Kempe in comparison to seventeenth-century visionary writings by authors such as Anna Trapnel, Mary Carey…
The Breslau arts scene during the Weimar period was one of the most vibrant in all of Germany, yet it has disappeared from memory and historiography. 'Beyond the Bauhaus' explores the polyvalent and contradictory nature of cultural production in Breslau in order to expand the cultural and geographic scope of Weimar history.
The Breslau arts scene during the Weimar period was one of the most vibrant in all of Germany, yet it has disappeared from memory and historiography.
A field of personal analytics has emerged around self-monitoring practices, which includes the visualization and interpretation of the data produced. This paper explores personal analytics from the perspective of self-optimization, arguing that the ways in which people confront and engage with visualized personal data are as significant as the technology itself.
Menawarkan eksplorasi multidisiplin tentang "flow" dan cara-cara yang seringkali tidak jelas dalam mengkonseptualisasikan dan mengoperasionalkannya dalam pedagogi penulisan, buku ini mengatasi kesenjangan kritis dalam studi penulisan. Menyatukan persepsi berbasis praktik dan ilmiah, buku ini menguraikan fitur-fitur utama dan definisi flow, serta mengidentifikasi pendekatan pedagogis dan peluang…
This open access book describes the serious threat of invasive species to native ecosystems. Invasive species have caused and will continue to cause enormous ecological and economic damage with ever increasing world trade. This multi-disciplinary book, written by over 100 national experts, presents the latest research on a wide range of natural science and social science fields that explore the…
This open access book synthesizes leading-edge science and management information about forest and rangeland soils of the United States. It offers ways to better understand changing conditions and their impacts on soils, and explores directions that positively affect the future of forest and rangeland soil health. This book outlines soil processes and identifies the research needed to manage fo…