- Table View
- List View
Public Health: A Global Perspective
by Hari SinghPublic health is the science and art of improving the health and well-being of communities. Public health interventions go beyond individual healthcare to focus on preventing diseases and injuries, promoting healthy behaviors, and addressing sociocultural, economic, and environmental factors that impact health.While topics of public health, such as maternal health, child health, and epidemiology of infectious and noncommunicable diseases, require familiarity with clinical terms and concepts, the author demystifies medical knowledge to make it accessible to a wider audience. Challenges faced by low-income countries, as well as success stories from developed nations, are included to make the book relevant for global readers.With a focus on essentials and priority issues, the author employs simple and straightforward language to present situational cases that shed light on global public health challenges and possible interventions. To stimulate analytical thinking and encourage readers to approach the subject with scientific rigor, concepts and facts are substantiated with their background, rationale, or application. Readers should be able to relate learnings with their field experience.While this book is primarily for public health practitioners, including community health nurses and physicians, social workers, and health managers, it may be a valuable resource for anyone interested in public health and its application in creating healthier societies.
Home Before Dark
by Susan WiggsIn this reader-favorite tale, #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs captures the heartache of long-held regrets as one young woman comes to terms with her past…and reveals devastating secrets. As an irresponsible young mother, Jessie Ryder knew she’d never be able to give her newborn the stable family that her older sister could, and the security her child deserved. So Luz and her husband adopted little Lila and told her Jessie was but a distant aunt.Sixteen years later, having traveled the world with the winds of remorse at her back, Jessie is suspending her photojournalism career to return home—even if it means throwing her sister’s world into turmoil.Where life once seemed filled with boundless opportunity, Jessie is now on a journey to redeem her careless past, bringing with her a terrible burden. Jessie’s arrival is destined to expose the secrets and lies that barely held her daughter’s adoptive family together to begin with, yet the truth can do so much more than just hurt. It can bring you home to a new kind of honesty, shedding its light into the deepest corners of the heart.Originally published in 2003.Includes an exclusive excerpt from BETWEEN YOU AND ME by Susan Wiggs, coming soon from William Morrow!
The American Coal Industry 1790-1902, Volume II: Making Coal a Household Name, 1835-1875
by Sean Patrick AdamsThe emergence of coal-based fuel economy over the course of the nineteenth century was one of the most significant features of America’s Industrial Revolution, but the transition from wood to mineral energy sources was a gradual one that transpired over a number of decades. The documents in these volumes recreate the institutional history of the American coal industry in the nineteenth century - providing a first-hand perspective on the developments in regard to political economy, business structure and competition, the rise of formal trade unions, and the creation of a national coal trade. Although the collection strives to be wide-ranging in region and theme, the Pennsylvania anthracite coal trade forms the thematic backbone as it became the most important American mineral resource to see successful development throughout the nineteenth century. Consequently it saw unprecedented levels of intervention by the federal government. The texts for this collection were selected for their accessibility to modern readers as well as their relationship to a series of common themes across the nineteenth century American coal industry - with headnotes and annotations provided to explain their context and the reasons for their inclusion. The second volume, following on from the first, traces the continuation of the anthracite boom and also introduces new concerns for the coal industry. Overall the period from 1835-1875 saw the American coal trade expand from a hit-or-miss business dominated by risk-taking proprietary firms to a well-funded industry that employed the resources of state governments, large mining corporations and powerful railroads in order to keep a steady stream of mineral fuel flowing to the growing industrial and commercial heating markets of the United States. The transformation generated many conflicts - which are illustrated by the documents in this volume.
Public Drinking in the Early Modern World Vol 1: Voices from the Tavern, 1500-1800
by David Hancock Thomas E Brennan B Ann Tlusty Beat Kumin Michelle McDonaldThis four-volume reset edition presents a wide-ranging collection of primary sources which uncover the language and behaviour of local and state authorities, of peasants and town-dwellers, and of drinking companions and irate wives.
Early Biographies of Isaac Newton, 1660-1885 vol 1
by Rebekah Higgitt Rob Iliffe Milo KeynesA collection of the many biographies of scientist Isaac Newton, demonstrating the ways in which his reputation continued to develop in the centuries after his death. It includes private letters, poetry and memoranda, and explores the debate over Newton's reputation, work and personal life.
The Narrative of the Beagle Voyage, 1831-1836 Vol 2
by Katharine AndersonHMS Beagle has entered the collective imagination as the ship that carried Charles Darwin to the Galapagos, triggering his later work on the theory of natural selection. This book presents the accounts of the two Beagle voyages, written by the ships' captains Robert Fitzroy and Phillip Parker King.
Political Future Fiction Vol 3: Speculative and Counter-Factual Politics in Edwardian Fiction
by Kate Macdonald Richard Bleiler Stephen DonovanThe Edwardian period was a time of great social and political change. The six texts in this edition are all notable for their imaginative portrayals of the future. This is the only critical edition of these works. Essays and introductory matter explore the themes in the novels, as well as the literary-historical context they appeared in.
Women's Travel Writings in Iberia Vol 4
by Stephen Bending Stephen Bygrave Eroulla Demetriou Jose Ruiz Mas Maria Antonia Lopez-Burgos del BarrioLisbon and the Pyrenees form the basis of this lively collection of firsthand accounts of travel within Portugal and Spain in the early nineteenth century.
Women's Travel Writings in Italy, Part II vol 8
by Betty Hagglund Jennie Batchelor Julia Banister Donatella BadinChawton House Library: Women's Travel Writings are multi-volume editions with full texts reproduced in facsimile with new scholarly apparatus. The texts have been carefully selected to illustrate various themes in women's history.
The Correspondence and Journals of the Thackeray Family Vol 3
by John AplinMarking the bicentenary of the birth of William Makepeace Thackeray in 1811, this five-volume set presents a collection of materials relating to the novelist and to his gifted family.
Children as Engineers: Teaching Science, Design Technology and Sustainability through Engineering in the Primary Classroom
by Fay Lewis Juliet EdmondsMeeting the diverse aspects of the science, and design and technology curricula can be challenging for many teachers. Children as Engineers addresses this problem, offering both new and experienced teachers an accessible resource to apply within the classroom and to their own professional development, while also supporting their students in developing as STEM thinkers. With an explicit focus on sustainability, each aspect of the curriculum is explored through a series of engineering challenges that present pupils with an everyday problem to be solved practically.Filled with practical strategies to use in the classroom, topics covered include the following: The engineering design process Plants, animals and humans Everyday materials Living things and habitats Forces, light and sound States of matter Electricity This essential classroom resource will support primary teachers in embedding opportunities for contextualised STEM experiences into their lessons, so that all children can develop as current and future learners of STEM.
Silver Fork Novels, 1826-1841 Vol 4
by Gary Kelly Harriet Devine JumpThe novels in this collection present a vivid picture of late-Regency society clinging to modes of behaviour which soon became obsolete and mark an important point of transition to Victorian cultural values.
The History of Old Age in England, 1600-1800, Part I Vol 3
by Lynn Botelho Susannah R Ottaway Anne KuglerWhat did it mean to be old in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century England? This eight-volume edition brings together selections from medical treatises, sermons, legal documents, parish records, almshouse accounts, private letters, diaries and ballads, to investigate cultural and medical understanding of old age in pre-industrial England.
Women Writing Home, 1700-1920 Vol 4: Female Correspondence Across the British Empire
by Deirdre Coleman Cecily Devereux Klaus Stierstorfer Susan Clair Imbarrato Charlotte J MacdonaldAssembles a range of women's letters from the former British Empire. These letters 'written home' are not only historical sources; they are also representations of the state of the Empire in far-off lands sent home to Britain and, occasionally, other centres established as 'home'.
International Football as Cultural Diplomacy: Britain Versus the Dictators in the 1930s (Routledge Research in Sports History)
by Peter J. BeckDrawing on wide-ranging archival research, this authoritative new history examines the cultural diplomatic role played by British football in international affairs, British foreign policy, and international football during the 1930s. For British governments, soccer diplomacy emerged as a favoured instrument of soft power when facing Hitler’s Germany, Mussolini’s Italy, Hirohito’s Japan, and Stalin’s Russia on and off the field. Examining the evolving relationship between successive governments and the Football Association, this book records how governments, though publicly espousing the distinctive autonomy of British sport, pursued privately a progressively interventionist role regarding international matches played by England and Football League clubs. Embedding its central themes in the wider context of international relations, the war of ideas between the liberal democracies and the dictatorships, and international football, the book also interrogates one of the most shocking moments in British sporting history, when England players gave Nazi salutes in Berlin in 1938, an episode in which virtue signalling was used in support of footballing appeasement. Offering readers an informed historical perspective on some of the modern world’s most significant issues, from the divide between dictatorships and liberal democracies to the use of sport as cultural diplomacy aka cultural propaganda, this book is fascinating reading for anybody with an interest in the history of Britain, sport history, football, international politics, diplomacy or international institutions.
Religious and Didactic Writings of Daniel Defoe, Part II vol 6
by G A Starr W R Owens P N Furbank John McVeaghDefoe's era saw much popular interest in the instructional handbook and behaviour manual. Bringing together a collection of Daniel Defoe's most important and influential instructional treatises, this work serves as an addition to the "Works of Daniel Defoe" from the "Pickering Masters" series.
The Development of the National Economy Vol 3: The United States from the Civil War Through the 1890s
by William J BarberThis collection brings together a comprehensive selection of documents from the history of US and Canadian economic thought from the 17th century through to 1900.
The Foundations of Price Theory Vol 2
by Pascal BridelPrice theory has always been and still is at the heart of economic theory. Concentrating on the primary literature, this set brings together texts of the many and often conflicting intelectual endeavours to solve this difficult economic issue.
Religious and Didactic Writings of Daniel Defoe, Part I Vol 5
by Liz Bellamy J A Downie W R Owens P N FurbankIncludes ten volumes, which are suitable for Defoe scholars and academics of eighteenth-century history, religion and literature. This set offers readers texts and a wealth of editorial matter, including introductions, explanatory notes and a consolidated index to the ten volumes.
The Correspondence and Journals of the Thackeray Family Vol 2
by John AplinMarking the bicentenary of the birth of William Makepeace Thackeray in 1811, this five-volume set presents a collection of materials relating to the novelist and to his gifted family.
Nonconformist Women Writers, 1720-1840, Part II vol 7
by Timothy WhelanThese volumes will present, in some cases for the first time, the lives and works of a coterie of Nonconformist women writers from the West Country.
Modern British Utopias, 1700-1850 Vol 2
by Gregory ClaeysIn the period 1700-1850, the history of utopian thought cast light on ideas of property-holding, community, and social and political reform movements, including those for the extension of rights to slaves, women and animals. This text includes some of the best-known tracts of the period.
Nonconformist Women Writers, 1720-1840, Part II vol 8
by Timothy WhelanThese volumes will present, in some cases for the first time, the lives and works of a coterie of Nonconformist women writers from the West Country.
Political Future Fiction Vol 2: Speculative and Counter-Factual Politics in Edwardian Fiction
by Kate Macdonald Richard Bleiler Stephen DonovanThe Edwardian period was a time of great social and political change. The six texts in this edition are all notable for their imaginative portrayals of the future. This is the only critical edition of these works. Essays and introductory matter explore the themes in the novels, as well as the literary-historical context they appeared in.
The History of Gold and Silver Vol 1
by Lawrence H WhiteThis set of three volumes are arranged both chronologically and thematically and collects together material debating the setting up of Gold, Silver and Bimetal standards and the various systems devised and implemented.