Franklin R. Edwards's Books

Born and Made

An Ethnography of Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis

By: Sarah Franklin,Celia Roberts

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Born and Made

An Ethnography of Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis

By: Sarah Franklin,Celia Roberts

Are new reproductive and genetic technologies racing ahead of a society that is unable to establish limits to their use? Have the "new genetics" outpaced our ability to control their future applications? This book examines the case of preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), the procedure used to prevent serious genetic disease by embryo selection, and the so-called "designer baby" method. Using detailed empirical evidence, the authors show that far from being a runaway technology, the regulation of PGD over the past fifteen years provides an example of precaution and restraint, as well as continual adaptation to changing social circumstances. Through interviews, media and policy analysis, and participant observation at two PGD centers in the United Kingdom, Born and Made provides an in-depth sociological examination of the competing moral obligations that define the experience of PGD. Among the many novel findings of this pathbreaking ethnography of reproductive biomedicine is the prominence of uncertainty and ambivalence among PGD patients and professionals--a finding characteristic of the emerging "biosociety," in which scientific progress is inherently paradoxical and contradictory. In contrast to much of the speculative futurology that defines this field, Born and Made provides a timely and revealing case study of the on-the-ground decision-making that shapes technological assistance to human heredity.

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283

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Princeton University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1400835429

ISBN 13

9781400835423

The New Finance

Regulation and Financial Stability

By: Franklin R. Edwards

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The New Finance

Regulation and Financial Stability

By: Franklin R. Edwards

Dramatic changes in information and telecommunications technologies have transformed U.S. financial markets in the 1980s and 1990s. This book examines the growth of mutual funds and derivatives markets and the decline of banks and explores implications of those developments for financial stability and regulatory policy. One of the book's central conclusions is that the current system of bank regulation is out of step with today's financial realities and needs to be substantially changed. Franklin Edwards asserts that the best way to increase the freedom of financial institutions to compete while making the financial system less vulnerable to excessive risk-taking by individual financial institutions is to adopt a system of collateralized banking. He shows how adopting such a system will result in a more stable financial system, both by reducing our reliance on government to maintain financial soundness and by enhancing the effectiveness of private markets in controlling institutional risk taking.

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256

Publisher

American Enterprise Institute

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ISBN 10

0844739898

ISBN 13

9780844739892

The New Politics of Home

Housing, Gender and Care in Times of Crisis

By: Eleanor Jupp,Sophie Bowlby,Jane Franklin,Sarah Marie Hall

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The New Politics of Home

Housing, Gender and Care in Times of Crisis

By: Eleanor Jupp,Sophie Bowlby,Jane Franklin,Sarah Marie Hall

Home and care are central aspects of everyday, personal lives, yet they are also shaped by political and economic change. Within a context of austerity, economic restructuring, worsening inequality and resource rationing, the policies and experiences around these key areas are shifting. Taking an interdisciplinary and feminist perspective, this book illustrates how economic and political changes affect everyday lives for many families and households in the UK. Setting out both new empirical material and new conceptual terrain, the authors draw on approaches from human geography, social policy, and feminist and political theory to explore issues of home and care in times of crisis.

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152

Publisher

Policy Press

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ISBN 10

1447351843

ISBN 13

9781447351849

The Mammals of Trans-Pecos Texas

Including Big Bend and Guadalupe Mountains National Parks

By: Franklin D. Yancey,David J. Schmidly,Stephen Kasper,Richard W. Manning

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The Mammals of Trans-Pecos Texas

Including Big Bend and Guadalupe Mountains National Parks

By: Franklin D. Yancey,David J. Schmidly,Stephen Kasper,Richard W. Manning

One hundred and five species of mammals are native to the Trans-Pecos region of Texas. The greatly varied terrain, climate, and vegetation make its mammalian life exceptionally varied, ranging from tiny shrews to great elks, from bats to aquatic beavers and muskrats, from desert-dwelling kangaroo rats to forest-loving chipmunks, and from an assortment of mice and rats to predatory cougars and coyotes. This fully revised and updated edition of The Mammals of Trans-Pecos Texas provides a guide to the identification of these animals and summarizes important facts about their lives. With nearly every species illustrated with accurate, detailed pen-and-ink drawings by artist Chester O. Martin and color plates of some of the most iconic mammals that live in the Trans-Pecos region, it exemplifies how biologists integrate art with science to develop a wider appreciation for nature. The account of each species is arranged to contain a brief description of the animal, the geographic distribution of the species, and a discussion of the natural history of the mammal. This authoritative work brings together an appreciation for and understanding of the diversity of fauna, life histories, and ecologies within a unique and fascinating landscape.

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408

Publisher

Texas A&M University Press

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ISBN 10

1648430252

ISBN 13

9781648430251

Britain's Anti-submarine Capability 1919-1939

By: George Franklin

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Britain's Anti-submarine Capability 1919-1939

By: George Franklin

Britain's Anti-Submarine Capability, 1919-1939 is the first unified study of the development of Britain's anti-submarine capability between the armistice in 1919 and the onset of the second world German submarine attack on Britain's maritime trade in 1939. Well researched and yet accessibly written, this book challenges the widespread belief that the Royal Navy failed to anticipate the threat of the U-boat in the Second World War.

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262

Publisher

Routledge

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ISBN 10

1135774285

ISBN 13

9781135774288

William Parks

The Colonial Printer in the Transatlantic World of the Eighteenth Century

By: A. Franklin Parks

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William Parks

The Colonial Printer in the Transatlantic World of the Eighteenth Century

By: A. Franklin Parks

William Parks: The Colonial Printer in the Transatlantic World of the Eighteenth Century is a cultural biography that traces the important early American printer and newspaper publisher&’s path from the rural provinces of England to London and then to colonial Maryland and Virginia. While incorporating much new biographical information, the book widens the lens to take in the print culture on both sides of the Atlantic&—as well as the societal pressures on printing and publishing in England and colonial America in the early to mid-eighteenth century, with the printer as a focal point. After a struggling start in England, William Parks became a critical figure for both Annapolis and Williamsburg. He provided the southern United States with its first newspapers as well as civic leadership, book printing and selling, paper, and even postal services. Despite Jefferson&’s later dismissal of his Williamsburg newspaper as simply a governmental organ, Parks often pushed the limits of what was expected of a public printer, occasionally getting into trouble and confronting the kind of control and censorship that would eventually make evident the need for press freedoms in the new republic. It has often been asserted that, had Parks not died unexpectedly and relatively young, his reputation would have rivaled that of Franklin as a printer, entrepreneur, and man of affairs.

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234

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Penn State Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0271052120

ISBN 13

9780271052120

The Art and Science of Cardiac Physical Examination

By: Narasimhan Ranganathan,Vahe Sivaciyan,Franklin B Saksena

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The Art and Science of Cardiac Physical Examination

By: Narasimhan Ranganathan,Vahe Sivaciyan,Franklin B Saksena

The Art and Science of Cardiac Physical Examination is the latest edition of this essential guide to identifying the signs and symptoms of heart diseases. The book is divided into 14 chapters, initially covering different types of pulse and the measurement of blood pressure. A chapter on heart sounds is followed by a three-part discussion on heart murmurs, including the use of recordings of heart sounds and video recordings of jugular pulsations. The signs and symptoms of cardiac disease are covered in detail, and the manifestations of cardiovascular disease are described. The book concludes with two chapters on electrocardiography (ECG). Finally, the book provides a self-assessment chapter, with clinical scenarios which use history and clinical findings from actual patients. Enhanced by nearly 100 full colour images and illustrations and edited by a team of cardiology experts based in Toronto and Chicago, The Art and Science of Cardiac Physical Examination is ideal for cardiologists and general physicians wishing to keep their knowledge of examination for heart disease up to date. Key Points Latest edition of guide to signs and symptoms of heart diseases Previous edition published 2006 (9780673997661) Edited by a team of US and Canada based cardiology experts 97 full colour images and illustrations Includes interactive CD ROM

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758

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JP Medical Ltd

Published Date

ISBN 10

9351527778

ISBN 13

9789351527770

Book's by Franklin R. Edwards

Born and Made

Born and Made

The New Finance

The New Finance

The New Politics of Home

The New Politics of Home

The Mammals of Trans-Pecos Texas

The Mammals of Trans-Pecos Texas

Britain's Anti-submarine Capability 1919-1939

Britain's Anti-submarine Capability 1919-1939

William Parks

William Parks

The Art and Science of Cardiac Physical Examination

The Art and Science of Cardiac Physical Examination

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