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Pioneering Health in London, 1935-2000

The Peckham Experiment

By: David Kuchenbuch

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Pioneering Health in London, 1935-2000

The Peckham Experiment

By: David Kuchenbuch

The Peckham Experiment, conducted between 1935 and 1950 in the London Pioneer Health Centre, was one of the most talked-about social experiments of the 20th century. Families from the South London neighbourhood of Peckham were invited to use the facilities of a radiantly modern building. They were encouraged to freely choose and organize their leisure activities, taking advantage of a swimming pool, a gymnasium, and a self-service cafeteria. In doing so, both their health status and interaction with other members of the nascent centre-community were closely observed by a team of physicians. The first research monograph on the history of the experiment building on archival sources, this book combines a micro-historical perspective with methods from the history of science. It shows how bio-medical holism and evolutionary theories typical of the interwar years informed research on social life in the centre. But it also reveals that the "guinea pigs", too, were trying to make sense of the research they were taking part in. The outcome was an ambiguous social laboratory that generated new insights into the power of social groups to self-organize, which were soon discussed all over the world – and continue to haunt British political debates today.

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Routledge

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1351757741

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Ivan Illich

An Intellectual Journey

By: David Cayley

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Ivan Illich

An Intellectual Journey

By: David Cayley

In the eighteen years since Ivan Illich’s death, David Cayley has been reflecting on the meaning of his friend and teacher’s life and work. Now, in Ivan Illich: An Intellectual Journey, he presents Illich’s body of thought, locating it in its own time and retrieving its relevance for ours. Ivan Illich (1926–2002) was a revolutionary figure in the Roman Catholic Church and in the wider field of cultural criticism that began to take shape in the 1960s. His advocacy of a new, de-clericalized church and his opposition to American missionary programs in Latin America, which he saw as reactionary and imperialist, brought him into conflict with the Vatican and led him to withdraw from direct service to the church in 1969. His institutional critiques of the 1970s, from Deschooling Society to Medical Nemesis, promoted what he called institutional or cultural revolution. The last twenty years of his life were occupied with developing his theory of modernity as an extension of church history. Ranging over every phase of Illich’s career and meditating on each of his books, Cayley finds Illich to be as relevant today as ever and more likely to be understood, now that the many convergent crises he foresaw are in full public view and the church that rejected him is paralyzed in its “folkloric” shell. Not a conventional biography, though attentive to how Illich lived, Cayley’s book is “continuing a conversation” with Illich that will engage anyone who is interested in theology, philosophy, history, and the Catholic Church.

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821

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Penn State Press

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0271089121

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9780271089126

The Foundations of Royal Power in Early Medieval Germany

Material Resources and Governmental Administration in a Carolingian Successor State

By: David S. Bachrach

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The Foundations of Royal Power in Early Medieval Germany

Material Resources and Governmental Administration in a Carolingian Successor State

By: David S. Bachrach

Provocative interrogation of how the Ottonian kingdom grew and flourished, focussing on the resources required.

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383

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Boydell & Brewer

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1783277289

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9781783277285

Theodor Storm

Studies in Ambivalence : Symbol and Myth in His Narrative Fiction

By: David Artiss

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Theodor Storm

Studies in Ambivalence : Symbol and Myth in His Narrative Fiction

By: David Artiss

How characteristic were the elements used in Theodor Storm's (1817 1888) fiction? What were the rich fund of symbols and myths that he used? Few Storm interpreters have addressed themselves seriously to these questions. This study tries to fill this gap.

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236

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John Benjamins Publishing

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9027209650

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9789027209658

Writing the Military History of Pre-Crusade Europe

Studies in Sources and Source Criticism

By: David S. Bachrach,Bernard S. Bachrach

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Writing the Military History of Pre-Crusade Europe

Studies in Sources and Source Criticism

By: David S. Bachrach,Bernard S. Bachrach

Writing the Military History of Pre-Crusade Europe brings together fourteen articles by eminent historians David S. Bachrach and Bernard S. Bachrach. Crucial to the writing of medieval military history is a thorough understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of the available source materials. Just as important is a broad conception of the range of sources which scholars can draw upon to ask and answer questions about the organization and conduct of war. The studies collected in this volume provide insights regarding many of the most important narrative works from pre-Crusade Europe, with a particular emphasis on the ways in which they can be used to write military history, as well as the pitfalls facing historians who read these texts transparently without regard for the authors’ various parti pris and limitations. In addition to their treatment of narrative works, several of the studies in this volume highlight the importance of treating historiographical texts within the broader range of source materials that illuminate the conduct and organization of war in pre-crusade Europe, particularly material sources developed through excavations, as well as contemporary images, most prominently the Bayeux Tapestry. The book will appeal to scholars and students of medieval history, as well as those interested in military history. (CS1097).

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387

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Routledge

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1000300137

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9781000300130

Brain Asymmetry and Neural Systems

Foundations in Clinical Neuroscience and Neuropsychology

By: David W. Harrison

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Brain Asymmetry and Neural Systems

Foundations in Clinical Neuroscience and Neuropsychology

By: David W. Harrison

The proposed book investigates brain asymmetry from the perspective of functional neural systems theory, a foundational approach for the topic. There is currently no such book available on the market and there is a need for a neuroscience book, with a focus on the functional asymmetry of these two integrated and dynamic brains using historical and modern clinical and experimental research findings with the field. The book provides evidence from multiple methodologies, including clinical lesion studies, brain stimulation, and modern imaging techniques. The author has successfully used the book in doctoral and advances undergraduate courses on neuroscience and neuropsychology. It has also been used to teach a course on the biological basis of behavior and could be used in a variety of contexts and courses.

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604

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Springer

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3319130692

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9783319130699

Ivan Illich in Conversation

The Testament of Ivan Illich

By: David Cayley

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Ivan Illich in Conversation

The Testament of Ivan Illich

By: David Cayley

For more than fifteen years, iconoclastic thinker Ivan Illich refused to be interviewed. Finally, in 1988, CBC's David Cayley persuaded Illich to record a conversation. This first interview led to additional sessoins that continued until 1992 and are now gathered in Ivan Illich in Conversation. In these fascinating conversations, which range over a wide selection of the celebrated thinker's published work and public career, Illich's brilliant mind alights on topics of great contemporary interest, including education, history, language, politics, and the church.

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House of Anansi

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0887848613

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9780887848612

Pioneering Health in London, 1935-2000

The Peckham Experiment

By: David Kuchenbuch

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Pioneering Health in London, 1935-2000

Pioneering Health in London, 1935-2000

Ivan Illich

Ivan Illich

The Foundations of Royal Power in Early Medieval Germany

The Foundations of Royal Power in Early Medieval Germany

Theodor Storm

Theodor Storm

Writing the Military History of Pre-Crusade Europe

Writing the Military History of Pre-Crusade Europe

Brain Asymmetry and Neural Systems

Brain Asymmetry and Neural Systems

Ivan Illich in Conversation

Ivan Illich in Conversation

Pioneering Health in London, 1935-2000

Pioneering Health in London, 1935-2000

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