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Greek Medicine from Hippocrates to Galen : Selected Papers
This volume makes available for the first time in English translation a selection of Jacques Jouanna's papers on medicine in the Graeco-Roman world. The papers cover more than thirty years of Jouanna’s scholarship and range from the early beginnings of Greek medicine to late antiquity. Part One studies the ways in which Greek medicine is related to its historical and cultural background (poli…
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- 978-90-04-23254-9
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- Studies in Ancient Medicine, Volume: 40
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Greek Inscriptions on the East Bank
For the first time, this book presents the complete collection of Greek inscriptions of Gebel el-Silsila East – Ancient Egypt’s largest and most important sandstone quarry, including lists of names and professions of individuals involved in the quarry expeditions. The inscriptions are described, illustrated and analysed and placed within their archaeological context based on careful documen…
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- 978-90-04-54069-9
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- xvi, 356 pp
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- The Swedish Expedition to Gebel el-Silsila, Volume: 1
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Governing, Protecting, and Regulating the Future of Genome Editing : The Sign…
This edited collection examines the ethical, legal, social and policy implications of genome editing technologies. Moreover, it offers a broad spectrum of timely legal analysis related to bringing genome editing to the market and making it available to patients, including addressing genome editing technology regulation through procedures for regulatory approval, patent law and competition law. …
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- 978-90-04-52613-6
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- viii, 311pp
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Governing the Galleys: Jurisdiction, Justice, and Trade in the Squadrons of t…
The development of the Spanish Navy in the early modern Mediterranean triggered a change in the balance of political and economic power for the coastal populations of the Hispanic Monarchy. The establishment of new permanent squadrons, endowed with very broad jurisdictional powers, was the cause of many conflicts with the local authorities and had a direct influence on the economic and producti…
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- 978-90-04-41329-0
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- 210 pp
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- Mediterranean Reconfigurations, Volume: 1
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Governing New Guinea : An Oral History of Papuan Administrators, 1950-1990
This is the first time that indigenous Papuan administrators share their experiences with an international public in governing their country.These administrators were the brokers of development. After graduating from the School for Indigenous Administrators (OSIBA) they served in the Dutch administration until 1962. The period 1962-1969 stands out as turbulent and dangerous, and for many curtai…
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- 978-90-04-26045-0
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- x, 358 pp
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Governing Migration for Development from the Global Souths : Challenges and O…
The 14th thematic volume of International Development Policy provides perspectives through case studies from the global Souths focusing on the challenges and opportunities of governing migration on the subnational, national, regional and international levels. Bringing together some thirty authors from Africa, Latin America and Asia, the book explores existing and new policies and frameworks in …
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- 978-90-04-52277-0
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- xxviii, 370pp
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- International Development Policy, Volume: 14
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Goethe's Faust I Outlined : Moritz Retzsch's Prints in Circulation
In a new approach to Goethe's Faust I, Evanghelia Stead extensively discusses Moritz Retzsch's twenty-six outline prints (1816) and how their spin-offs made the unfathomable play available to larger reader communities through copying and extensive distribution circuits, including bespoke gifts. The images amply transformed as they travelled throughout Europe and overseas, revealing differences …
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- 978-90-04-54301-0
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- xxx, 450 pp
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- Library of the Written Word - The Industrial World, Volume: 113
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Globalization and “Minority” Cultures : The Role of “Minor” Cultural …
Globalization and “Minority” Cultures: The Role of “Minor” Cultural Groups in Shaping Our Global Future is a collective work which brings to the forefront of global studies new perspectives on the relationship between globalization and the experiences of cultural minorities worldwide. These perspectives are crucial to the process of questioning contemporary global values and practices, …
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- 978-90-04-28208-7
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- xvi, 340 pp
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- Studies in International Minority and Group Rights, Volume: 8
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Global Agricultural Workers from the 17th to the 21st Century
Agricultural workers have long been underrepresented in labour history. This volume aims to change this by bringing together a collection of studies on the largest group of the global work force. The contributions cover the period from the early modern to the present – a period when the emergence and consolidation of capitalism has transformed rural areas all over the globe. Three questions h…
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- 978-90-04-52942-7
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- xvi, 466 pp
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- Studies in Global Social History, Volume: 50
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Georges Sorel’s Study on Vico : Translation, Edition, and Introduction
Georges Sorel’s Study on Vico is a revelatory document of the depths and stakes of French social thought at the end of the 19th century. What brought Sorel to the 18th century Neapolitan theorist of history? Acute awareness of the limitations of Marxist thought in his day, a profound concern with the material underpinnings of language, law, and culture, and the imperative to understand the po…
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- 978-90-04-41633-8
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- viii, 162pp
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- Radboud Studies in Humanities, Volume: 10
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