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The Rape of Mesopotamia

Behind the Looting of the Iraq Museum

By: Lawrence Rothfield

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The Rape of Mesopotamia

Behind the Looting of the Iraq Museum

By: Lawrence Rothfield

On April 10, 2003, as the world watched a statue of Saddam Hussein come crashing down in the heart of Baghdad, a mob of looters attacked the Iraq National Museum. Despite the presence of an American tank unit, the pillaging went unchecked, and more than 15,000 artifacts—some of the oldest evidence of human culture—disappeared into the shadowy worldwide market in illicit antiquities. In the five years since that day, the losses have only mounted, with gangs digging up roughly half a million artifacts that had previously been unexcavated; the loss to our shared human heritage is incalculable. With The Rape of Mesopotamia, Lawrence Rothfield answers the complicated question of how this wholesale thievery was allowed to occur. Drawing on extensive interviews with soldiers, bureaucrats, war planners, archaeologists, and collectors, Rothfield reconstructs the planning failures—originating at the highest levels of the U.S. government—that led to the invading forces’ utter indifference to the protection of Iraq’s cultural heritage from looters. Widespread incompetence and miscommunication on the part of the Pentagon, unchecked by the disappointingly weak advocacy efforts of worldwide preservation advocates, enabled a tragedy that continues even today, despite widespread public outrage. Bringing his story up to the present, Rothfield argues forcefully that the international community has yet to learn the lessons of Iraq—and that what happened there is liable to be repeated in future conflicts. A powerful, infuriating chronicle of the disastrous conjunction of military adventure and cultural destruction, The Rape of Mesopotamia is essential reading for all concerned with the future of our past.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226729435

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9780226729435

The Measure of Man

Liberty, Virtue, and Beauty in the Florentine Renaissance

By: Lawrence Rothfield

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The Measure of Man

Liberty, Virtue, and Beauty in the Florentine Renaissance

By: Lawrence Rothfield

It was one of the most concentrated surges of creativity in the history of civilization. Between 1390 and 1537, Florence poured forth an astonishing stream of magnificent artworks. But Florentines did more during this brief period than create masterpieces. As citizens of a fractious republic threatened from below, without, and within, they also were driven to reimagine the political and ethical basis of their world, exploring the meaning and possibilities of liberty, virtue, and beauty. This vibrant era is brought to life in rich detail by noted historian Lawrence Rothfield in The Measure of Man. His highly readable account introduces readers to a city teeming with memorable individuals and audacious risk-takers, capable of producing works of the most serene beauty and acts of the most shocking violence. Rothfield’s cast of characters includes book hunters and book burners, devout Christians and assassins, humble pharmacists and arrogant oligarchs, all caught up in a dramatic struggle—a tragic arc running from the cultural heights of republican idealism in the early fifteenth century, through the aesthetic flowerings and civic vicissitudes of the age of the Medici and Savonarola, to the brooding meditations of Machiavelli and Michelangelo over the fate of the dying republic.

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215

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1538143372

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9781538143377

Vital Signs

Medical Realism in Nineteenth-Century Fiction

By: Lawrence Rothfield

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Vital Signs

Medical Realism in Nineteenth-Century Fiction

By: Lawrence Rothfield

Vital Signs offers both a compelling reinterpretation of the nineteenth-century novel and a methodological challenge to literary historians. Rejecting theories that equate realism with representation, Lawrence Rothfield argues that literary history forms a subset of the history of discourses and their attendant practices. He shows how clinical medicine provided Balzac, Flaubert, Eliot, and others with narrative strategies, epistemological assumptions, and models of professional authority. He also traces the linkages between medicine's eventual decline in scientific and social status and realism's displacement by naturalism, detective fiction, and modernism.

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Princeton University Press

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1400820685

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9781400820689

Rheumatism in Populations

By: J. S. Lawrence

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Rheumatism in Populations

By: J. S. Lawrence

Rheumatism in Populations provides information pertinent to rheumatic diseases. This book covers certain systemic orders such as the systemic lupus erythematosus that frequently affect the joints. Organized into 16 chapters, this book begins with an overview of the history of the epidemiology of rheumatism. This text then examines the prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis in screened sample and in total population samples. Other chapters consider the relative significance of rheumatic disorders as a cause of loss of work as revealed by the National Health Insurance statistics. This book discusses as well the pathology of disc disorders, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, benign polyarthritis, metabolic joint disease, general connective tissue diseases, and immune deficiency diseases. The final chapter deals with diagnostic criteria for population investigations of rheumatoid arthritis. This book is a valuable resource for rheumatologists, physicians, and medico-social workers. Readers who are interested in the study of rheumatic diseases will also find this book useful.

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Elsevier

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1483192954

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9781483192956

People of the Boot

The Triumphs and Tragedy of Australian Jews in Sport

By: Dashiel Lawrence,Ashley Browne

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People of the Boot

The Triumphs and Tragedy of Australian Jews in Sport

By: Dashiel Lawrence,Ashley Browne

Jews have made a profound on-field and off-field contribution to just about every sport in Australia. Their feats have encompassed world championships, AFL premierships, Olympic selection and medals. Their legacies in sports administration and business are many: saved sporting codes, reinvigorated national competitions and mended the bodies of champion athletes. They have climbed Mount Everest and the major peaks of the world. Yet their stories of courage, resilience and ingenuity are largely untold. Until now. For the first time, leading journalists, writers and broadcasters have come together in this edited collection to share a new and compelling perspective on Australian Jews. People of the Book they have always been, but People of the Boot they are now too. Featuring the AFL peace team breaking barriers; Jessica Fox and Olympic glory; Michael Klinger's path to vindication; Sir Frank Lowy's soccer transformation; The Maccabiah Bridge collapse two decades on; St Kilda's 1966 yom kippur premiership; the moral fortitude of the NRL's Todd Greenburg; Larry Kestelman's hoop dreams; and much more...

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Hybrid Publishers

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1925283429

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9781925283426

Infective Endocarditis and Other Intravascular Infections

By: Lawrence R. Freedman

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Infective Endocarditis and Other Intravascular Infections

By: Lawrence R. Freedman

The most important example of intravascular infection is infective endocarditis (IE), a common and serious disorder in man. In the past, these infections were uniformly fatal, but since the development of potent antimicrobial agents, bac teriological cure has become practical and predictable. So, for a while, it seemed that intravascular infection would diminish in importance and be relegated to the stockpile of illnesses which physicians, one or two generations earlier, used to see frequently. In recent years, however, spectacular technological advances (cardiac surgery, intravascular devices, hemodialysis), accompanied by profound social deterioration (intravenous drug usage), have provided new breeding grounds for the development of these infections. So it is that a large percentage of intravascular infections may be looked upon today as one of the diseases of medical progress and social evolution. This "progress," however, has not only contributed to the encouragement of the disease; there is another side to the coin: the same technological advances that have served to increase the frequency of infection (e. g. , intravascular plastic catheters) have also led to the first simple, easily reproducible laboratory animal model for the study of the disease, thus advancing our understanding of the prophylaxis, treatment, and general biology of these infections (Figures 1 and 2). Similarly, whereas the insertion of prosthetic heart valves has created a new group of patients with endocarditis, these same surgical techniques are lifesaving to patients with endocarditis whose aortic valves have perforated.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1468482084

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9781468482089

Blistering Skin Diseases

By: Lawrence Chan

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Blistering Skin Diseases

By: Lawrence Chan

This book is the definitive guide to the diagnosis and treatment of various blistering skin diseases. It offers the reader a succinct clinical description for quick recognition of different types of blistering diseases and their relative urgency. It also provides information on the clinical features of blistering skin diseases, differential diagnoses, laboratory findings, and therapeutic strategy. It contains a section on pathogenesis to enhance the readers understanding on the molecular events underlying the blistering disease process. This book is designed for dermatologists in training and in practice, physicians working in emergency departments, candidates for post-registration qualifications, general practitioners and medical students.

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160

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CRC Press

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1840765119

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9781840765113

Pediatric Dermatology E-Book

Expert Consult - Online and Print, 2-Volume Set

By: Lawrence A. Schachner,Ronald C. Hansen

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Pediatric Dermatology E-Book

Expert Consult - Online and Print, 2-Volume Set

By: Lawrence A. Schachner,Ronald C. Hansen

The latest edition of Pediatric Dermatology, edited by Lawrence A. Schachner, MD and Ronald C. Hansen, MD brings you the detailed guidance you need to effectively diagnose and treat pediatric skin conditions. Review topics from keratinization to stem cell therapy, and gain expert guidance from international contributors. - Refer to full-color photographs that accurately capture the appearance of a wide range of skin disorders. - Access many new tables and therapeutic algorithms for at-a-glance guidance. - Easily access the full text online plus a downloadable image library at www.expertconsult.com. - Recognize distinguishing factors in skin lesions with 40% new and improved clinical photographs. - Find extended coverage of topics like genodermatoses and disorders of keratinization, review excellent information on skin neoplasms in children, new systemic therapies, and viral disorders, and explore new concepts in autoinflammatory disorders and Kawasaki's disease. - Read up on best practices and stay at the forefront of your profession with new perspectives from a host of international contributors like new Associate Editor Antonio Torrello, who co-edits the Pediatric Dermatology journal.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0723436657

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9780723436652

The Rape of Mesopotamia

Behind the Looting of the Iraq Museum

By: Lawrence Rothfield

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Behind the Looting of the Iraq Museum

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The Measure of Man

Liberty, Virtue, and Beauty in the Florentine Renaissance

By: Lawrence Rothfield

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The Measure of Man

Liberty, Virtue, and Beauty in the Florentine Renaissance

By: Lawrence Rothfield

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1538143372

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Vital Signs

Medical Realism in Nineteenth-Century Fiction

By: Lawrence Rothfield

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Medical Realism in Nineteenth-Century Fiction

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Princeton University Press

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Lawrence

By: Thomas Lawrence

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Lawrence

By: Thomas Lawrence

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Palala Press

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1379056411

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Historical Sketches of Some Members of the Lawrence Family: With an Appendix

By: Robert Means Lawrence

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Historical Sketches of Some Members of the Lawrence Family: With an Appendix

By: Robert Means Lawrence

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Wentworth Press

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0469389184

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9780469389182

Quantrell's Raid on Lawrence

By: Lawrence D. Bailey

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Quantrell's Raid on Lawrence

By: Lawrence D. Bailey

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Book's by Lawrence Rothfield

The Rape of Mesopotamia

The Rape of Mesopotamia

The Measure of Man

The Measure of Man

Vital Signs

Vital Signs

Rheumatism in Populations

Rheumatism in Populations

People of the Boot

People of the Boot

Infective Endocarditis and Other Intravascular Infections

Infective Endocarditis and Other Intravascular Infections

Blistering Skin Diseases

Blistering Skin Diseases

Pediatric Dermatology E-Book

Pediatric Dermatology E-Book

The Rape of Mesopotamia

The Rape of Mesopotamia

The Measure of Man

The Measure of Man

Vital Signs

Vital Signs

Lawrence

Lawrence

Historical Sketches of Some Members of the Lawrence Family: With an Appendix

Historical Sketches of Some Members of the Lawrence Family: With an Appendix

Quantrell's Raid on Lawrence

Quantrell's Raid on Lawrence

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