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The Nursing Clio Reader

Histories of Sex, Reproduction, and Justice

by Jacqueline D. Antonovich, Jacqueline D. Antonovich, Emily Beckman, Cassandra Berman, Ciara Breathnach, Scottie Hale Buehler, John A. Carranza, Sara Collini0, Kathleen Crowther1, Cara Delay2, Catherine Denial3, Nora Doyle4, Michelle Drew5, Averill Earls6, Lea Eisenstein7, Mary Fissell8, Gillian Frank9, Lara Freidenfelds0, Joseph Gamble1, Evan Elizabeth Hart2, Sharon Folkenroth Hess3, Katrina Kimport4, Rebecca M. Kluchin5, Elizabeth Zeman Kolkovich6, Modupe Labode7, Judith Walzer Leavitt8, Ian Lekus9, Kirsten Leng0, Amanda Mahoney1, Elizabeth Garner Masarik2, Michelle Moravec3, Lina-Maria Murillo4, Elizabeth Nelson5, W. Jake Newsome6, P. Mimi Bhatt7, Ayah Nuriddin8, Kelly S. O'Donnell9, Udodiri Okwandu0, Sarah Pripas-Kapit1, Elizabeth Reis2, Susan M. Reverby3, Sarah Mellors Rodriguez4, J. Nalubega Ross5, Ronit Stahl6, Sarah Swedberg7, Brianna Theobald8, Lauren MacIvor Thompson9, Stephanie Tillman0, Felicity M. Turner1, Theresa Ventura2, Maggie Vinter3, Anna Weerasinghe4, Karen Weingarten5, Caitlin Reed Wiesner6, Samantha M. Williams7, Shannon Withycombe8, Cookie Woolner9, Professor Janet Golden0, Dr. Kylie Smith, Ph.D1, Professor Alicia Gutierrez-Romine2, Dr. Nina Studer, Ph.D3 ...

Series series Critical Issues in Health and Medicine
On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision overturned Roe v. Wade, stripping federal protection for abortion rights and placing control in the hands of individual states. This monumental shift in policy underscores the need for deeper historical perspectives on reproductive rights.The Nursing Clio Reader answers that call, bringing together essays ... Read more

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On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision overturned Roe v. Wade, stripping federal protection for abortion rights and placing control in the hands of individual states. This monumental shift in policy underscores the need for deeper historical perspectives on reproductive rights.The Nursing Clio Reader answers that call, bringing together essays
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A History of Interior Design

by John Pile, Judith Gura, Drew Plunkett ...

A History of Interior Design tells the story of 6,000 years of domestic and public space. It’s an essential resource for students, professionals, and anyone interested in interior design, the decorative arts, architecture, and art history. It explores a broad range of styles and movements, weaving together a fascinating narrative from cave dwellings and temple architecture, through Gothic ... Read more

$107.00 USD

A History of Interior Design tells the story of 6,000 years of domestic and public space. It’s an essential resource for students, professionals, and anyone interested in interior design, the decorative arts, architecture, and art history. It explores a broad range of styles and movements, weaving together a fascinating narrative from cave dwellings and temple architecture, through Gothic
... Read more
Insects as Animal Feed

Novel Ingredients for Use in Pet, Aquaculture and Livestock Diets

by Amanda Beard, Hanna Bjone, Angela Booth, John Brameld, Syrine Chaalala, Faki Chabi, Olivia Champion, Chistophe Chrysostome, William Clark, Victor Clottey, Kalifa Coulibaly, Emilie Devic, Michael Dickinson, David Drew, Virginia Emery, Norbert Erokotan, Thomas Farrugia, Mark Finke, Mohamed Gastli, Adin Y. Bloukounon-Goubalan, Kerensa Hawkey, Antoine Hubert, Marc Kenis, Gabriel Koko, Liz Koutsos, Lars-Henrik Lau Heckmann, Sean Mason, Helen Massey O'Neill, James McCulloch, Daniel Murta, Judith Nelson, Emmanuel Nkegbe, Noel Obognon, Dennis Oonincx, Tim Parr, Rajmond Percze, Sètchémè Pomalégni, Liz Quigley, Santos Rojo, Birgit Rumpold, Aliou Saïdou, Andrew Salter, Istvan Sandor, Fernand Sankara, Katharina Unger, Maureen Wakefield, Luke Wheat, Keiran Whitaker ...

The global drive towards sustainability and improved animal health means there is a greater need for development of novel functional ingredients for the feed industry. As the requirements for protein for livestock feed and human consumption grows, the use of insect products as animal feed has gained increasing attention. Covering global production systems of insect protein, oil and chitin, as well ... Read more

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The global drive towards sustainability and improved animal health means there is a greater need for development of novel functional ingredients for the feed industry. As the requirements for protein for livestock feed and human consumption grows, the use of insect products as animal feed has gained increasing attention. Covering global production systems of insect protein, oil and chitin, as well
... Read more
Affirmation of Poetry

by Judith Balso ...

Translated by Drew S. Burk ...

Series series Univocal
Since the times of Plato and Aristotle, the relation of poetry to philosophy has been controversial. For certain scholars, poetry should in no way be confused with philosophy. For others, poetry is at the heart of the possibility of thinking itself. In Affirmation of Poetry, Judith Balso defends the significance of poetry as a necessary practice for thinking. For Balso, if reading poetry properly ... Read more

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Since the times of Plato and Aristotle, the relation of poetry to philosophy has been controversial. For certain scholars, poetry should in no way be confused with philosophy. For others, poetry is at the heart of the possibility of thinking itself. In Affirmation of Poetry, Judith Balso defends the significance of poetry as a necessary practice for thinking. For Balso, if reading poetry properly
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Animal Ethics for Veterinarians

by Andrew Linzey, Clair Linzey, Journal of Animal Ethics, Judith Benz-Schwarzburg, Vanessa Carli Bones, Grace Clement, Simon Coghlan, Priscilla N Cohn, Mark J Estren0, Elisa Galgut1, Eleonora Gullone2, Matthew C Halteman3, Andrew Knight4, Drew Leder5, Kay Peggs6, Megan Schommer7, Clifford Warwick8, James W Yeates9 ...

Series series Common Threads
Veterinarians serve on the front lines working to prevent animal suffering and abuse. For centuries, their compassion and expertise have improved the quality of life and death for animals in their care. However, modern interest in animal rights has led more and more people to ask questions about the ethical considerations that lie behind common veterinary practices. This Common Threads volume, ... Read more

$21.59 USD

Veterinarians serve on the front lines working to prevent animal suffering and abuse. For centuries, their compassion and expertise have improved the quality of life and death for animals in their care. However, modern interest in animal rights has led more and more people to ask questions about the ethical considerations that lie behind common veterinary practices. This Common Threads volume,
... Read more

Fatal Invention

How Science, Politics, and Big Business Re-create Race in the Twenty-First Century

by Dorothy Roberts ...

An incisive, groundbreaking book that examines how a biological concept of race is a myth that promotes inequality in a supposedly "post-racial" era.Though the Human Genome Project proved that human beings are not naturally divided by race, the emerging fields of personalized medicine, reproductive technologies, genetic genealogy, and DNA databanks are attempting to resuscitate race as a ... Read more

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An incisive, groundbreaking book that examines how a biological concept of race is a myth that promotes inequality in a supposedly "post-racial" era.Though the Human Genome Project proved that human beings are not naturally divided by race, the emerging fields of personalized medicine, reproductive technologies, genetic genealogy, and DNA databanks are attempting to resuscitate race as a
... Read more

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Aquaponics Food Production Systems

Combined Aquaculture and Hydroponic Production Technologies for the Future

Edited by Simon Goddek, Alyssa Joyce, Benz Kotzen, Gavin M. Burnell ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This open access book, written by world experts in aquaponics and related technologies, provides the authoritative and comprehensive overview of the key aquaculture and hydroponic and other integrated systems, socio-economic and environmental aspects. Aquaponic systems, which combine aquaculture and vegetable food production offer alternative technology solutions for a world that is increasingly ... Read more

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This open access book, written by world experts in aquaponics and related technologies, provides the authoritative and comprehensive overview of the key aquaculture and hydroponic and other integrated systems, socio-economic and environmental aspects. Aquaponic systems, which combine aquaculture and vegetable food production offer alternative technology solutions for a world that is increasingly
... Read more
The Poetics of Space

by Gaston Bachelard ...

Translated by Maria Jolas ...

A beloved multidisciplinary treatise comes to Penguin ClassicsSince its initial publication in 1958, The Poetics of Space has been a muse to philosophers, architects, writers, psychologists, critics, and readers alike. The rare work of irresistibly inviting philosophy, Bachelard’s seminal work brims with quiet revelations and stirring, mysterious imagery. This lyrical journey takes as its premise ... Read more

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A beloved multidisciplinary treatise comes to Penguin ClassicsSince its initial publication in 1958, The Poetics of Space has been a muse to philosophers, architects, writers, psychologists, critics, and readers alike. The rare work of irresistibly inviting philosophy, Bachelard’s seminal work brims with quiet revelations and stirring, mysterious imagery. This lyrical journey takes as its premise
... Read more
Killing the Black Body

Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty

by Dorothy Roberts ...

Killing the Black Body remains a rallying cry for education, awareness, and action on extending reproductive justice to all women. It is as crucial as ever, even two decades after its original publication.**"A must-read for all those who claim to care about racial and gender justice in America." —Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim CrowIn 1997, this groundbreaking book made a powerful ... Read more

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Killing the Black Body remains a rallying cry for education, awareness, and action on extending reproductive justice to all women. It is as crucial as ever, even two decades after its original publication.**"A must-read for all those who claim to care about racial and gender justice in America." —Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim CrowIn 1997, this groundbreaking book made a powerful
... Read more

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Looking at Edible Insects from a Food Safety Perspective: Challenges and Opportunities for the Sector

by FAOoftheUN ...

While insect consumption by humans or entomophagy has been traditionally practiced in various countries over generations and represents a common dietary component of various animal species (birds, fish, mammals), farming of insects for human food and animal feed is relatively recent. Production of this 'mini-livestock' brings with it several potential benefits and challenges. The objective of this ... Read more

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While insect consumption by humans or entomophagy has been traditionally practiced in various countries over generations and represents a common dietary component of various animal species (birds, fish, mammals), farming of insects for human food and animal feed is relatively recent. Production of this 'mini-livestock' brings with it several potential benefits and challenges. The objective of this
... Read more
After Babel

Aspects of Language and Translation

by George Steiner ...

"A brilliant work . . . A dazzling meditation on the very nature of language itself" from the world-renowned scholar and author of The Poetry of Thought ( Kirkus Reviews).In his classic work, literary critic and scholar George Steiner tackles what he considers the Babel "problem": Why, over the course of history, have humans developed thousands of different languages when the social, material, and ... Read more

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"A brilliant work . . . A dazzling meditation on the very nature of language itself" from the world-renowned scholar and author of The Poetry of Thought ( Kirkus Reviews).In his classic work, literary critic and scholar George Steiner tackles what he considers the Babel "problem": Why, over the course of history, have humans developed thousands of different languages when the social, material, and
... Read more
Without Children

The Long History of Not Being a Mother

by Peggy O'Donnell Heffington ...

A historian explores the complicated relationship between womanhood and motherhood in this “timely, refreshingly open-hearted study of the choices women make and the cards they’re dealt” (Ada Calhoun, author of Why We Can’t Sleep).In an era of falling births, it’s often said that millennials invented the idea of not having kids. But history is full of women without children: some who chose ... Read more

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A historian explores the complicated relationship between womanhood and motherhood in this “timely, refreshingly open-hearted study of the choices women make and the cards they’re dealt” (Ada Calhoun, author of Why We Can’t Sleep).In an era of falling births, it’s often said that millennials invented the idea of not having kids. But history is full of women without children: some who chose
... Read more

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