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St. Catherine of Alexandria in Renaissance Roman Art Case Studies in Patronage

St. Catherine of Alexandria in Renaissance Roman Art Case Studies in Patronage

How and why did a medieval female saint from the Eastern Mediterranean come to be such a powerful symbol in early modern Rome? This study provides an overview of the development of the cult of Catherine of Alexandria in Renaissance Rome exploring in particular how a saint's cult could be variously imaged and 'reinvented' to suit different eras and patronal interests. Cynthia Stollhans traces the evolution of the saint's imagery through the lens of patrons and their interests-with special focus on the importance of Catherine's image in the fashioning of her Roman identity-to show how her imagery served the religious political and/or social agendas of individual patrons and religious orders. | St. Catherine of Alexandria in Renaissance Roman Art Case Studies in Patronage

GBP 38.99
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A Psychoanalytic Study of Lawrence Durrell’s The Alexandria Quartet Exile and Return

A Psychoanalytic Study of Lawrence Durrell’s The Alexandria Quartet Exile and Return

A Psychoanalytic Study of Lawrence Durrell’s The Alexandria Quartet: Exile and Return focuses on the dialogue created by literature and psychoanalysis in an individual’s quest to explore existential issues such as a sense of belonging to a homeland and a recurring sense of the Uncanny (das unheimliche). Rony Alfandary explores Durrell’s attempt to recreate a sense of belonging to a homeland which perhaps never existed but can be retraced and reinvented through writing. This book studies some issues present in Durrell’s work: the connection between biographical and fictional elements in the study of literature the influence of early Freudian theoretical themes upon the writer later influences including post-modern and hermeneutic theoriesThe life and work of Lawrence Durrell can serve as a prototype of a man’s quest for meaning in a world caught in turmoil in the period between and during WW2. The author’s psychoanalytic exploration of the work and its relevance to human experience today shows how the themes Durrell dealt with remain relevant. Alfandary highlights the ways in which his usage of several author narrative styles exemplifies the divergent and often contradictory nature of Truth emerging rather as multi-layered multi-voiced and often torn sense of human subjectivity. A Psychoanalytic Study of Lawrence Durrell’s The Alexandria Quartet: Exile and Return demonstrates Durrell’s strong influence by psychoanalytic thought and will appeal to both psychoanalytic and literary scholars. | A Psychoanalytic Study of Lawrence Durrell’s The Alexandria Quartet Exile and Return

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The Moral Psychology of Clement of Alexandria Mosaic Philosophy

The Moral Psychology of Clement of Alexandria Mosaic Philosophy

In The Moral Psychology of Clement of Alexandria Kathleen Gibbons proposes a new approach to Clement’s moral philosophy and explores how his construction of Christianity’s relationship with Jewishness informed and was informed by his philosophical project. As one of the earliest Christian philosophers Clement’s work has alternatively been treated as important for understanding the history of relations between Christianity and Judaism and between Christianity and pagan philosophy. This study argues that an adequate examination of his significance for the one requires an adequate examination of his significance for the other. While the ancient claim that the writings of Moses were read by the philosophical schools was found in Jewish Christian and pagan authors Gibbons demonstrates that Clement’s use of this claim shapes not only his justification of his authorial project but also his philosophical argumentation. In explaining what he took to be the cosmological metaphysical and ethical implications of the doctrine that the supreme God is a lawgiver Clement provided the theoretical justifications for his views on a range of issues that included martyrdom sexual asceticism the status of the law of Moses and the relationship between divine providence and human autonomy. By contextualizing Clement’s discussions of volition against wider Greco-Roman debates about self-determination it becomes possible to reinterpret the invocation of “free will” in early Christian heresiological discourse as part of a larger dispute about what human autonomy requires. | The Moral Psychology of Clement of Alexandria Mosaic Philosophy

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The Cult of Saint Katherine of Alexandria in Late-Medieval Nuremberg Saint and the City

The Cult of Saint Katherine of Alexandria in Late-Medieval Nuremberg Saint and the City

Katherine of Alexandria was a major object of devotion within medieval Europe ranking second only to the Virgin Mary in the canon of female saints. Yet despite her undoubted importance relatively little is known about the significance and function of her cult within the German-speaking territories that stood at the heart of Europe. Anne Simon's study adds a welcome new interdisciplinary perspective to the study of Saint Katherine and the wider ecclesiastical landscape of a medieval Europe poised on the edge of religious change. Taking as a case study the wealthy and politically influential merchant city of Nuremberg this book draws on a wide variety of textual and visual sources to explore interrelated themes: the shaping of urban space through the cult of Saint Katherine; her role in the moulding and advertising patrician identity and alliances through cultural patronage; and patrician use of the saint to showcase the city's political economic cultural and religious importance at the heart of the Holy Roman Empire. Further the book reveals the construction of exemplarity in Saint Katherine's legend and miracles and their resonance within the context of the city and the Dominican Convent of Saint Katherine whose nuns came from the same status-aware confident patrician elite that so loyally supported successive Emperors. Filling a significant gap in current research the work has much to offer scholars of medieval history hagiography art history German studies cultural and urban studies. Hence it not only expands our understanding of Saint Katherine's importance in German-speaking territories but also adds to the picture of her cult in its European perspective. | The Cult of Saint Katherine of Alexandria in Late-Medieval Nuremberg Saint and the City

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The Geographical Guide of Ptolemy of Alexandria An Analysis

The Geographical Guide of Ptolemy of Alexandria An Analysis

This volume offers a detailed study of Ptolemy of Alexandria’s Geographical Guide whose eight books contain a wealth of geographical information unavailable elsewhere and represent the culmination of the Greco-Roman discipline of geography. Written near the middle of the second century ad the Geographical Guide is the most anomalous of the surviving works of ancient geographical scholarship but offers a vivid record of the expansion of geographical knowledge in antiquity. Roller examines this peculiar text which offers unique data about explorations in the far reaches of the inhabited world from Thoule and Hibernia in the northwest to Kattigara in the southeast and from Serike in northeastern Asia southwest into central Africa. He positions the Guide within the tradition of ancient geography and gives close attention to the reason why Ptolemy wrote the guide and how it contributes to the genre of geographical scholarship. There is also an emphasis on the topographic and ethnic material within the Guide that is new or unique especially explorations in sub-Saharan Africa and knowledge of the world beyond India. Because the Guide was written over half a century after the previous extant geographical work—the first books of Pliny’s Natural History—the book also assesses how knowledge of geography changed during this period. This work is an essential text for students and scholars of ancient geography and is also of interest to anyone working on the cultural history of the Roman Empire during this period. | The Geographical Guide of Ptolemy of Alexandria An Analysis

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Clement of Alexandria Miscellanies Book 7 The Greek Text with Introduction Translation Notes Dissertations and Indices

Clement of Alexandria Miscellanies Book 7 The Greek Text with Introduction Translation Notes Dissertations and Indices

Published in 1987: This posthumous publication (1902) on the important Miscellanies of Clement includes the complete Greek text of Book Seven with English translation and detailed notes. This is preceded by an extensive introduction based on the editor’s lectures discussing Christianity and philosophy in Clement's foundational work which relates to a Victorian debate concerning the supposed pollution of 'pure' Christianity by 'alien' Greek thought. The Editor argued that not only had Hellenism been present from the earliest days of Christianity but also that the interaction between the two had resulted in a 'de-secularization of philosophy'. He also emphasised Clement's view that the archetypal Christian ought to live 'as much by prayer and love as by knowledge and thought'. | Clement of Alexandria Miscellanies Book 7 The Greek Text with Introduction Translation Notes Dissertations and Indices

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Randomized Phase II Cancer Clinical Trials

Randomized Phase II Cancer Clinical Trials

In cancer research a traditional phase II trial is designed as a single-arm trial that compares the experimental therapy to a historical control. This simple trial design has led to several adverse issues including increased false positivity of phase II trial results and negative phase III trials. To rectify these problems oncologists and biostatisticians have begun to use a randomized phase II trial that compares an experimental therapy with a prospective control therapy. Randomized Phase II Cancer Clinical Trials explains how to properly select and accurately use diverse statistical methods for designing and analyzing phase II trials. The author first reviews the statistical methods for single-arm phase II trials since some methodologies for randomized phase II trials stem from single-arm phase II trials and many phase II cancer clinical trials still use single-arm designs. The book then presents methods for randomized phase II trials and describes statistical methods for both single-arm and randomized phase II trials. Although the text focuses on phase II cancer clinical trials the statistical methods covered can also be used (with minor modifications) in phase II trials for other diseases and in phase III cancer clinical trials. Suitable for cancer clinicians and biostatisticians this book shows how randomized phase II trials with a prospective control resolve the shortcomings of traditional single-arm phase II trials. It provides readers with numerous statistical design and analysis methods for randomized phase II trials in oncology.

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Multinary Alloys Based on II-VI Semiconductors

Multinary Alloys Based on II-VI Semiconductors

A companion volume to Ternary Alloys Based on II-VI Semiconductor Compounds (CRC Press 2013) and Quaternary Alloys Based on II-VI Semiconductor Compounds (CRC Press 2014) Multinary Alloys Based on II-VI Semiconductors provides up-to-date experimental and theoretical information on phase relations based on II-VI semiconductor systems with five or more components. Featuring detailed figures and extensive references this book:Delivers a critical evaluation of many industrially important systems presented in the form of two-dimensional sections for the condensed phasesSummarizes the data from the last 15–20 years of literature on the study of organometallic compounds which include zinc cadmium or mercury and sulfur selenium or telluriumClassifies all materials according to the periodic table groups of their constituent atoms that is possible combinations of Zn Cd and Hg with chalcogens S Se and Te and additional components in the order of their group numberSpecifies the diagram type possible phase transformations and physical–chemical interaction of the components methods of equilibrium investigation thermodynamic characteristics and methods for sample preparation in each multinary database descriptionMultinary Alloys Based on II-VI Semiconductors contains valuable material useful for obtaining nanoscale II-VI semiconductors and for preparing thin films of these semiconductor materials as well as for exploring the biological and medicinal applications of organometallic compounds and for identifying new compounds with necessary properties.

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World War II A Global History

World War II A Global History

Fully revised and restructured the sixth edition of World War II: A Global History offers students a concise and yet thorough textbook that examines history’s bloodiest conflict. The chapters alternate between chronological chapters on Europe and Asia-Pacific and thematic chapters on innovations home fronts brutal regimes and logistics. This textbook includes the following features: A lively narrative of facts events people and ideas that incorporates thoughtful analysis New material and restructured content on global factors that affected the causes conduct and consequences of World War II Balanced pace that does not bog readers down in too many details yet gives them sufficient depth and breadth for context Chapters sections and sidebars arranged in ways that can complement lectures and assignments Fifty new photographs that illustrate the human condition and weaponry during World War II. Global in focus by blending both geographic and thematic chapters to ensure readers gain a comprehensive understanding of impact of the war worldwide this is the perfect volume for all students of the biggest global conflict of the twentieth century. | World War II A Global History

GBP 115.00
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Quaternary Alloys Based on II - VI Semiconductors

Quaternary Alloys Based on II - VI Semiconductors

Doped by isovalent or heterovalent foreign impurities II–VI semiconductor compounds enable control of optical and electronic properties making them ideal in detectors solar cells and other precise device applications. Quaternary alloys allow a simultaneous adjustment of band gap and lattice constant increasing radiant efficiency at a wide range of wavelengths. Quaternary Alloys Based on II–VI Semiconductors consolidates data pertaining to diagrams of quaternary systems based on these semiconductor compounds. The book illustrates up-to-date experimental and theoretical information about phase relations based on II–VI semiconductor systems with four components. It critically evaluates many industrially significant systems presented in two-dimensional sections for the condensed phases. The author classifies all materials according to the periodic groups of their constituent atoms and additional components in the order of their group number. Each quaternary database description contains brief information on the diagram type possible phase transformations and physical–chemical interactions of the components thermodynamic characteristics and methods for equilibrium investigation and sample preparation. Most of the phase diagrams are in their original form. For those with varying published data the text includes several versions for comparison. This book provides invaluable data for technologists and researchers involved in developing and manufacturing II–VI semiconductors at industrial and national laboratories. It is also suitable for phase relations researchers inorganic chemists and semiconductor physicists as well as graduate students in materials science and engineering. Check out the companion books: Ternary Alloys Based on II–VI Semiconductor Compounds and | Quaternary Alloys Based on II - VI Semiconductors

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Safety-II in Practice Developing the Resilience Potentials

Safety-II in Practice Developing the Resilience Potentials

Safety-I is defined as the freedom from unacceptable harm. The purpose of traditional safety management is therefore to find ways to ensure this ‘freedom’. But as socio-technical systems steadily have become larger and less tractable this has become harder to do. Resilience engineering pointed out from the very beginning that resilient performance - an organisation’s ability to function as required under expected and unexpected conditions alike – required more than the prevention of incidents and accidents. This developed into a new interpretation of safety (Safety-II) and consequently a new form of safety management. Safety-II changes safety management from protective safety and a focus on how things can go wrong to productive safety and a focus on how things can and do go well. For Safety-II the aim is not just the elimination of hazards and the prevention of failures and malfunctions but also how best to develop an organisation’s potentials for resilient performance – the way it responds monitors learns and anticipates. That requires models and methods that go beyond the Safety-I toolbox. This book introduces a comprehensive approach for the management of Safety-II called the Resilience Assessment Grid (RAG). It explains the principles of the RAG and how it can be used to develop the resilience potentials. The RAG provides four sets of diagnostic and formative questions that can be tailored to any organisation. The questions are based on the principles of resilience engineering and backed by practical experience from several domains. Safety-II in Practice is for both the safety professional and academic reader. For the professional it presents a workable method (RAG) for the management of Safety-II with a proven track record. For academic and student readers the book is a concise and practical presentation of resilience engineering. | Safety-II in Practice Developing the Resilience Potentials

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Vatican II and New Thinking about Catholic Education The impact and legacy of Gravissimum Educationis

Vatican II and New Thinking about Catholic Education The impact and legacy of Gravissimum Educationis

It is only in the years since Vatican II that the new thinking about Catholic education has crystalised into shape. Vatican II and New Thinking about Catholic Education provides an opportune moment to take stock of the impact of Vatican II on Catholic education. This volume considers the various ways in which Vatican II and its teaching on education has been received and engages with the challenges and testing times that beset faith-based education in the twenty-first century. With insights from an international range of leading and influential advocates of Catholic education the volume demonstrates the differing contexts of Catholic education and explores the ways in which Vatican II’s teaching on education has been received over the past four or five decades. | Vatican II and New Thinking about Catholic Education The impact and legacy of Gravissimum Educationis

GBP 42.99
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Ethnomusicology: A Contemporary Reader Volume II

Ethnomusicology: A Contemporary Reader Volume II

Ethnomusicology: A Contemporary Reader Volume II provides an overview of developments in the study of ethnomusicology in the twenty-first century offering an introduction to contemporary issues relevant to the field. Nineteen essays written by an international array of scholars highlight the relationship between current issues in the discipline and ethnomusicologists’ engagement with issues such as advocacy poverty and social participation maintaining intangible cultural heritages and ecological concerns. It provides a forum for rethinking the discipline’s identity in terms of major themes and issues to which ethnomusicologists have turned their attention since Volume I published in 2005. The collection of essays is organized into six sections: Property and Rights Applied Practice Knowledge and Agency Community and Social Space Embodiment and Cognition Curating Sound Volume II serves as a basic introduction to the best writing in the field for students professors and music professionals perfect for both introductory and upper level courses in world music. Together with the first volume Ethnomusicology: A Contemporary Reader Volume II provides a comprehensive survey of current research directions.

GBP 56.99
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Smith: Psychology of Education II (4-vol. set)

Smith: Psychology of Education II (4-vol. set)

This new title in Routledge’s Major Themes in Education series is a four-volume collection of major works of scholarship. It is an essential successor to an earlier Routledge anthology Psychology of Education (978-0-415-19302-3) (2000) edited by Peter K. Smith and Anthony D. Pellegrini. Research in and around psychology and education has experienced dramatic growth in recent years. Psychology of Education (2000) was the first comprehensive collection of the field’s canonical and cutting-edge research and this new collection takes full account of the many important developments that have taken place since its appearance. Psychology of Education II also includes coverage of areas without the scope of the first collection. With a full index together with a comprehensive introduction newly written by the editor which places the collected material in its historical and intellectual context Psychology of Education II is an indispensable work of reference. | Smith: Psychology of Education II (4-vol. set)

GBP 625.00
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Women's University Narratives 1890-1945 Part II Volume II

Women's University Narratives 1890-1945 Part II Volume II

The years 1890-1945 saw an unprecedented outpouring of fiction focused on British university life much of it reflecting the drastic change that had swept through the higher education system in the late nineteenth century. Among these narratives a significant subgroup focused on the lives of women students newly admitted to the structures of higher education system their presence still stridently and sometimes even violently opposed especially at Oxbridge. These novels and short stories collected here largely unknown today were widely discussed and debated in the public sphere during the early twentieth century contributing not only to the formation of public knowledge and opinion about education through cultural figures like the ‘Girton Girl’ or the ‘undergraduette ’ but also sparking debate about many wider social and cultural issues from the place of the women writer in the literary scene to the emergence of new discourses around psychology and the body. The majority have not been reprinted since their original publication and until now have been rarely available to scholars. The publication of Women’s University Narratives 1890-1945 therefore provides a major new resource for scholarship in many areas including women’s studies educational history and literary and cultural modernism. | Women's University Narratives 1890-1945 Part II Volume II

GBP 130.00
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Biolinguistics vol II

Biolinguistics vol II

Biolinguistics the study of the relation between humans’ biology and the properties of the Language Faculty is an emergent and lively field and is central to linguistics. It gives rise to lively debates on the origin of language and the specificity of human language in the animal kingdom as well as the biological basis of the human language capacities. This new four volume collection assembles the most important contributions to the field exploring the foundations of the subject and language development variation in languages and biology and complexities in language and biology. | Biolinguistics vol II

GBP 250.00
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Bionanotechnology II Global Prospects

Bionanotechnology II Global Prospects

The impact and importance of nanotechnology continues to grow and nanomedicine and biotechnology have become areas of increased development. Biomedical engineers who work with biological processes and structures must have a deeply rooted understanding of the role of bionanotechnology a rapidly evolving sector of the nanotechnology field. Bionanotechnology II: Global Prospects a follow-up to the editor’s highly successful first volume contains 26 entirely new contributions that provide a broad survey of research shaping this critical field. With coverage of technical and nontechnical areas the book offers representative reporting on a wide variety of activity from around the world. It discusses the role of nanotechnology in novel medical devices bioanalytical technologies and nanobiomaterials. Topics discussed include: Emerging microscale technologies Bionanotech-based water treatment Tissue engineering and drug delivery Antimicrobial nanomaterials in the textile industry Bionanotechnology applications in plants and agriculture With contributions from researchers in Israel Egypt Iran Jordan Singapore South Africa Turkey Thailand Argentina the United Kingdom and the United States this volume presents a worldwide perspective on some of the critical areas shaping bionanotechnology today. | Bionanotechnology II Global Prospects

GBP 51.99
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