A History of the Society of Graphical and Allied Trades

A History of the Society of Graphical and Allied Trades
Author: Peter Bain
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 528
Release: 2005-08-08
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1134790902

A wide-ranging and authoritative history of SOGAT, which provides a valuable insight into the paper and printing industries during a period of great change, and an examination of crucial moments in recent UK industrial relations history.

Essays on the Making of the Early Hebrew Book

Essays on the Making of the Early Hebrew Book
Author: Marvin J. Heller
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 711
Release: 2021-08-09
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9004441166

Articles on early Hebrew printing encompassing title-page motifs and entitling books; authors and places of publication including books opposed to gambling, on philology, and the massacres of tah-ve-tat (1648-48); small diverse places of printing; and on Christian-Hebraism.

A history of the second fifty years, American Mathematical Society 1939-88

A history of the second fifty years, American Mathematical Society 1939-88
Author: Everett Pitcher
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 368
Release: 1988-12-31
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9780821896761

This book chronicles the Society's activities over fifty years, as membership grew, as publications became more numerous and diverse, as the number of meetings and conferences increased, and as services to the mathematical community expanded. To download free chapters of this book, click here.

The Mexican Press and Civil Society, 1940–1976

The Mexican Press and Civil Society, 1940–1976
Author: Benjamin T. Smith
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Total Pages: 383
Release: 2018-08-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 1469638118

Mexico today is one of the most dangerous places in the world to report the news, and Mexicans have taken to the street to defend freedom of expression. As Benjamin T. Smith demonstrates in this history of the press and civil society, the cycle of violent repression and protest over journalism is nothing new. He traces it back to the growth in newspaper production and reading publics between 1940 and 1976, when a national thirst for tabloids, crime sheets, and magazines reached far beyond the middle class. As Mexicans began to view local and national events through the prism of journalism, everyday politics changed radically. Even while lauding the liberty of the press, the state developed an arsenal of methods to control what was printed, including sophisticated spin and misdirection techniques, covert financial payments, and campaigns of threats, imprisonment, beatings, and even murder. The press was also pressured by media monopolists tacking between government demands and public expectations to maximize profits, and by coalitions of ordinary citizens demanding that local newspapers publicize stories of corruption, incompetence, and state violence. Since the Cold War, both in Mexico City and in the provinces, a robust radical journalism has posed challenges to government forces.

The Violent Society

The Violent Society
Author: Stuart Hunter Palmer
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 230
Release: 1972
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9780808403531

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The Great Society Subway

The Great Society Subway
Author: Zachary M. Schrag
Publisher: JHU Press
Total Pages: 374
Release: 2006-03-15
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 080188246X

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55th Anniversary of the German Society for Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care

55th Anniversary of the German Society for Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care
Author: Jürgen Schüttler
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 326
Release: 2012-08-16
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 3540682279

This book presents to all those who are interested in the history of Anaesthesiology historical details and information on the development of anaesthesiology in Germany and the remarkable growth of our Society. At the founding session of the German Society of Anaesthesia in Munich on 10 April 1953 42 persons had signed the founding documents. Today about 12,000 anaesthetists are members of the German Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, making the DGAI the biggest national society within ESA. Well known are the pioneering contributions of German scientists and surgeons to the development of general, regional and local anaesthesia during the 19th and the beginning of the 20th centuries. But less known outside Germany are the reasons for the delayed evolution of anaesthesiology as a specialty of its own in German medicine, far later than in the UK, Scandinavia or the USA. In this book you will find answers to this question and detailed information on the successful evolution of anaesthesiology especially at the Faculties of Medicine at German universities.

Borneo Studies in History, Society and Culture

Borneo Studies in History, Society and Culture
Author: Victor T. King
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 619
Release: 2016-08-12
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9811006725

This edited book is the first major review of what has been achieved in Borneo Studies to date. Chapters in this book situate research on Borneo within the general disciplinary fields of the social sciences, with the weight of attention devoted to anthropological research and related fields such as development studies, gender studies, environmental studies, social policy studies and cultural studies. Some of the chapters in this book are extended versions of presentations at the Borneo Research Council’s international conference hosted by Universiti Brunei Darussalam in June 2012 and a Borneo Studies workshop organised in Brunei in 2012. The volume examines some of the major debates and controversies in Borneo Studies, including those which have served to connect post-war research on Borneo to wider scholarship. It also assesses some of the more recent contributions and interests of locally based researchers in universities and other institutions in Borneo itself. The major strength of the book is the inclusion of a substantial amount of research undertaken by scholars working and teaching within the Southeast Asian region. In particular there is an examination of research materials published in the vernacular, notably the outpouring of work published in Indonesian by the Institut Dayakologi in Pontianak. In doing so, the book also addresses the urgent matters which have not received the attention they deserve, specifically subjects, themes and issues that have already been covered but require further contemplation, elaboration and research, and the scope for disciplinary and multidisciplinary collaboration in Borneo Studies. The book is a valuable resource and reference work for students and researchers interested in social science scholarship on Borneo, and for those with wider interests in Indonesia and Malaysia, and in the Southeast Asian region.

Madness Reimagined: Envisioning a Better System of Mental Health in America

Madness Reimagined: Envisioning a Better System of Mental Health in America
Author: Leonard A. Steverson
Publisher: Vernon Press
Total Pages: 197
Release: 2019-07-15
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1622736826

'Madness Reimagined: Envisioning a Better System of Mental Health in America' provides a comprehensive analysis of the current mental health system in the United States. Presented from a sociological rather than a psychological perspective, this book seeks to provide readers with an extensive but accessible look at its history, the current mental health treatment modalities, the various mental health practitioners, the different conditions known as mental health disorders, as well as strategies for improving the system. Trained both in clinical and applied therapy and sociology, the author aims to provide a balance to the work that other books on mental health often lack. As a result, this book proposes a dual approach to the study of mental health. Dr. Steverson acknowledges that while disorders and treatment modalities require a micro-level (intrapsychic) approach, the overall analysis of the mental health system demands a macro-level (sociological) approach. Due to the recent changes in the American healthcare system and the concerns this has raised, this book is a necessary and important contribution to its field. It also reflects a growing desire from the public to better understand this subject as mental health issues continue to gain visibility in the public eye. Free of psychological jargon and in an accessible format, this book will not only appeal to academics and students, but also to mental health consumers, their families, and people who are interested in advocacy.