A Visual Guide to ECG Interpretation, 2nd Edition
by Jennifer L. Martindale and David F. M. Brown
English | 2017 | ISBN: 1496321537 | 544 Pages | True ePUB | 219 MB

Feliciano de Sá Guimarães, "A Theory of Master Role Transition: Small Powers Shaping Regional Hegemons "
English | ISBN: 0367897741 | 2020 | 132 pages | EPUB | 726 KB
In this book, Feliciano de Sá Guimarães offers an original application of Role Theory. He proposes a theory of master role transitions to explain how small powers can change regional powers' master roles without changing the regional material power distribution.

Alotropo - Anagrama (2022) [FLAC]

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David Ottaway, Marina Ottaway, "A Tale of Four Worlds: The Arab Region After the Uprisings"
English | 2019 | pages: 252 | ISBN: 0190061715 | PDF | 1,8 mb
First came the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire following World War I; then, in the 1950s and '60s, the Nasser-inspired wave of Arab nationalism and socialism. The Arab world's third great political cataclysm of the past 100 years has also brought permanent changes, but not as its activists had hoped: the 2011 uprisings.

Soner Cagaptay, "A Sultan in Autumn: Erdogan Faces Turkey's Uncontainable Forces "
English | ISBN: 0755642805 | 2021 | 144 pages | EPUB | 386 KB
Recep Tayyip Erdogan has ruled Turkey for nearly two decades. Here, Soner Cagaptay, a leading authority on the country, offers insights on the next phase of Erdogan's rule. His dwindling support base at home, coupled with rising opposition, the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, and Turkey's weak economy, would appear to threaten his grip on power.

Randall M. Packard, "A History of Global Health: Interventions into the Lives of Other Peoples"
English | 2016 | pages: 428 | ISBN: 1421420333, 1421420325 | PDF | 13,1 mb
A sweeping history explores why people living in resource-poor areas lack access to basic health care after billions of dollars have been invested in international-health assistance.

A Companion to Romance By
2004 | 578 Pages | ISBN: 0631232710 | PDF | 4 MB
Romance is a varied and fluid literary genre, notoriously difficult to define. This groundbreaking Companion surveys the many permutations of romance throughout the ages. Considers the literary and historical development of the romance genre from its classical origins to the present day Incorporates discussion of the changing readership of romance and of romance's special relation to women readers Comprises 30 essays written by leading authorities on different periods and sub-genres Challenges the idea that the appeal of romance is exclusively escapist Draws on a wide range of specific and influential literary examplesContent: Chapter 1 Ancient Romance (pages 10-25): Elizabeth ArchibaldChapter 2 Insular Beginnings: Anglo?Norman Romance (pages 26-44): Judith WeissChapter 3 The Popular English Metrical Romances (pages 45-62): Derek BrewerChapter 4 Arthurian Romance (pages 65-83): W. R. J. BarronChapter 5 Chaucer's Romances (pages 85-103): Corinne SaundersChapter 6 Malory and the Early Prose Romances (pages 104-120): Helen CooperChapter 7 Gendering Prose Romance in Renaissance England (pages 121-139): Lori Humphrey NewcombChapter 8 Sidney and Spenser (pages 140-158): Andrew KingChapter 9 Shakespeare's Romances (pages 160-176): David FullerChapter 10 Chapbooks and Penny Histories (pages 177-196): John SimonsChapter 11 Nietzsche and Cosmology (pages 189-207): John SimonsChapter 12 "Gothic" Romance: Its Origins and Cultural Functions (pages 216-232): Jerrold E. HogleChapter 13 Women's Gothic Romance: Writers, Readers, and the Pleasures of the Form (pages 233-250): Lisa VargoChapter 14 Paradise and Cotton?mill: Rereading Eighteenth?century Romance (pages 251-268): Clive ProbynChapter 15 "Inconsistent Rhapsodies": Samuel Richardson and the Politics of Romance (pages 269-286): Fiona PriceChapter 16 Romance and the Romantic Novel: Sir Walter Scott (pages 287-304): Fiona RobertsonChapter 17 Poetry of the Romantic Period: Coleridge and Keats (pages 305-320): Michael O'NeillChapter 18 Victorian Romance: Tennyson (pages 321-340): Leonee OrmondChapter 19 Victorian Romance: Medievalism (pages 341-359): Richard CroninChapter 20 Romance and Victorian Autobiography: Margaret Oliphant, Edmund Gosse, and John Ruskin's "needle to the north" (pages 360-374): Francis O'GormanChapter 21 Victorian Romance: Romance and Mystery (pages 375-388): Andrew SandersChapter 22 Nineteenth?century Adventure and Fantasy: James Morier, George Meredith, Lewis Carroll, and Robert Louis Stevenson (pages 389-405): Robert FraserChapter 23 Into the Twentieth Century: Imperial Romance from Haggard to Buchan (pages 406-423): Susan JonesChapter 24 America and Romance (pages 424-436): Ulrika MaudeChapter 25 Myth, Legend, and Romance in Yeats, Pound, and Eliot (pages 438-453): Edward LarrissyChapter 26 Twentieth?century Arthurian Romance (pages 454-471): Raymond H. ThompsonChapter 27 Romance in Fantasy through the Twentieth Century (pages 472-487): Richard MathewsChapter 28 Quest Romance in Science Fiction (pages 488-501): Kathryn HumeChapter 29 Between Worlds: Iris Murdoch, A. S. Byatt, and Romance (pages 502-520): Clare MorganChapter 30 Popular Romance and its Readers (pages 521-538): Lynne Pearce

A Companion to Restoration Drama By
2001 | 469 Pages | ISBN: 0631219234 | PDF | 9 MB
This Companion illustrates the vitality and diversity of dramatic work 1660 to 1710. Twenty-five essays by leading scholars in the field bring together the best recent insights into the full range of dramatic practice and innovation at the time.Introduces readers to the recent boom in scholarship that has revitalised Restoration drama Explores historical and cultural contexts, genres of Restoration drama, and key dramatists, among them Dryden and Behn Content: Chapter 1 The Post?1660 Theatres as Performance Spaces (pages 1-18): Edward A. LanghansChapter 2 Restoration Dramatic Theory and Criticism (pages 19-35): Paul D. CannanChapter 3 Theatrical Regulation during the Restoration Period (pages 36-52): Matthew J. KinservikChapter 4 Libertinism and Sexuality (pages 53-68): Maximillian E. NovakChapter 5 The Restoration Actress (pages 69-91): Deborah Payne FiskChapter 6 Masculinity in Restoration Drama (pages 92-108): Laura J. RosenthalChapter 7 Images of Monarchy on the Restoration Stage (pages 109-125): Jessica MunnsChapter 8 Restoration Drama and Politics: An Overview (pages 126-139): Susan J. OwenChapter 9 Restoration Drama and Social Class (pages 140-160): Aparna DharwadkerChapter 10 Race, Performance and the Silenced Prince of Angola (pages 161-176): Mita ChoudhuryChapter 11 Restoration Drama after the Restoration: The Critics, the Repertory and the Canon (pages 177-192): Brian CormanChapter 12 Heroic Drama and Tragicomedy (pages 193-210): Derek HughesChapter 13 Restoration Comedy (pages 211-227): J. Douglas CanfieldChapter 14 Tragedy and Varieties of Serious Drama (pages 228-242): Jean I. MarsdenChapter 15 London Theatre Music, 1660-1719 (pages 243-273): Todd S. GilmanChapter 16 Shakespeare and Other Adaptations (pages 274-290): Sandra ClarkChapter 17 Rakes, Wives and Merchants: Shifts from the Satirical to the Sentimental (pages 291-308): Kirk CombeChapter 18 William Davenant and John Dryden (pages 309-325): Richard KrollChapter 19 'Still on the Criminal's Side, against the Innocent': Etherege, Wycherley and the Ironies of Wit (pages 326-339): Robert MarkleyChapter 20 'Who Vices Dare Explode': Thomas Shadwell, Thomas Durfey and Didactic Drama of the Restoration (pages 340-354): Christopher J. WheatleyChapter 21 Otway, Lee and the Restoration History Play (pages 355-377): Paulina KewesChapter 22 Elkanah Settle, John Crowne and Nahum Tate (pages 378-395): Don?John DugasChapter 23 Two Female Playwrights of the Restoration: Aphra Behn and Susanna Centlivre (pages 396-411): Cynthia LowenthalChapter 24 William Congreve and Thomas Southerne (pages 412-428): Miriam HandleyChapter 25 Sir John Vanbrugh and George Farquhar in the Post?Restoration Age (pages 429-445): John Bull

A Companion to Nineteenth-Century Britain By Chris Williams (ed.)
2004 | 615 Pages | ISBN: 063122579X | PDF | 4 MB
A Companion to Nineteenth-Century Britain presents 33 essays by expert scholars on all the major aspects of the political, social, economic and cultural history of Britain during the late Georgian and Victorian eras. Truly British, rather than English, in scope. Pays attention to the experiences of women as well as of men. Illustrated with maps and charts. Includes guides to further reading.Content: Chapter 1 Britain and the World Economy (pages 17-33): Anthony HoweChapter 2 Britain and the European Balance of Power (pages 34-52): John R. DavisChapter 3 Britain and Empire (pages 53-78): Douglas M. PeersChapter 4 The Armed Forces (pages 79-92): Edward M. SpiersChapter 5 The Monarchy and the House of Lords: The 'Dignified' Parts of the Constitution (pages 95-109): William M. KuhnChapter 6 The State (pages 110-124): Philip HarlingChapter 7 Political Leadership and Political Parties, 1800-46 (pages 125-139): Michael J. TurnerChapter 8 Political Leadership and Political Parties, 1846-1900 (pages 140-155): Michael J. TurnerChapter 9 Parliamentary Reform and the Electorate (pages 156-173): Michael S. SmithChapter 10 Politics and Gender (pages 174-188): Sarah RichardsonChapter 11 Political Thought (pages 189-202): Gregory ClaeysChapter 12 Agriculture and Rural Society (pages 205-222): Michael WinstanleyChapter 13 Industry and Transport (pages 223-237): William J. AshworthChapter 14 Urbanization (pages 238-252): Simon GunnChapter 15 The Family (pages 253-272): Shani D'CruzeChapter 16 Migration and Settlement (pages 273-286): Ian WhyteChapter 17 Standard of Living, Quality of Life (pages 287-304): Jane HumphriesChapter 18 Class and the Classes (pages 305-320): Martin HewittChapter 19 Economic Thought (pages 321-333): Noel ThompsonChapter 20 Religion (pages 337-352): Mark A. SmithChapter 21 Literacy, Learning and Education (pages 353-368): Philip GardnerChapter 22 The Press and the Printed Word (pages 369-380): Aled JonesChapter 23 Crime, Policing and Punishment (pages 381-395): Heather ShoreChapter 24 Popular Leisure and Sport (pages 396-411): Andy CrollChapter 25 Health and Medicine (pages 412-429): Keir WaddingtonChapter 26 Sexuality (pages 430-442): Lesley A. HallChapter 27 The Arts (pages 443-456): Patricia PulhamChapter 28 The Sciences (pages 457-470): Iwan Rhys MorusChapter 29 Politics in Ireland (pages 473-488): Christine KinealyChapter 30 Economy and Society in Ireland (pages 489-503): Christine KinealyChapter 31 Scotland (pages 504-520): E. W. McFarlandChapter 32 Wales (pages 521-533): Matthew CragoeChapter 33 British Identities (pages 534-552): Chris Williams

A Companion to 19th-Century America By William L. Barney (ed.)
2001 | 417 Pages | ISBN: 0631209859 | PDF | 4 MB
A Companion to 19th-Century America is an authoritative overview of current historiographical developments and major themes in the history of nineteenth-century America. Twenty-seven scholars, all specialists in their own thematic areas, examine the key debates and historiography. A thematic and chronological organization brings together the major time periods, politics, the Civil War, economy, and social and cultural history of the nineteenth century. Written with the general reader in mind, each essay surveys the historical research, the emerging concerns, and assesses the future direction of scholarship. Complete coverage of all the major themes and current debates in nineteenth-century US history assessing the state of the scholarship and future concerns. 24 original essays by leading experts in nineteenth-century American history complete with up-to-date bibliographies. Chronological and thematic organization covers both traditional and contemporary fields of research - politics, periods, economy, class formation, ethnicity, gender roles, regions, culture and ideas. Content: Chapter One Early National Politics and Power, 1800-1824 (pages 5-18): Robert M. S. McDonaldChapter Two The Jacksonian Era, 1825-1844 (pages 19-32): Jonathan AtkinsChapter Three The Sectionalization of Politics, 1845-1860 (pages 33-46): John AshworthChapter Four Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877 (pages 47-60): Vernon BurtonChapter Five The Gilded Age, 1878-1900 (pages 61-72): Robert W. Cherny and William L. BarneyChapter Six American Law in the Nineteenth Century (pages 73-85): John E. SemoncheChapter Seven American Expansion, 1800-1867 (pages 89-103): John M. BelohlavekChapter Eight The Global Emergence of the United States, 1867-1900 (pages 104-117): Eric RauchwayChapter Nine The Emergence of a Market Economy before 1860 (pages 119-138): Stanley L. Engerman and Robert E. GallmanChapter Ten Industrialization and the Rise of Corporations, 1860-1900 (pages 139-151): David B. SiciliaChapter Eleven Urbanization (pages 152-163): Timothy J. GilfoyleChapter Twelve The Development of the Working Classes (pages 164-177): Kevin KennyChapter Thirteen The Evolution of the Middle Class (pages 178-191): Cindy S. AronChapter Fourteen African Americans (pages 193-208): Donald R. WrightChapter Fifteen Native?American History (pages 209-222): Michael D. Green and Theda PerdueChapter Sixteen Gender and the Changing Roles of Women (pages 223-237): Laura F. EdwardsChapter Seventeen Immigration and Ethnicity (pages 238-254): Nora FairesChapter Eighteen The South: From Old to New (pages 255-271): Stephen W. BerryChapter Nineteen The Middle West (pages 272-285): Andrew R. L. CaytonChapter Twenty The Relational West (pages 286-300): Molly P. RozumChapter Twenty?One The Communications Revolution and Popular Culture (pages 301-316): David HochfelderChapter Twenty?Two Interpreting American Religion (pages 317-333): Catherine A. BrekusChapter Twenty?Three Science and Technology (pages 334-344): Alan I. MarcusChapter Twenty?Four A History/Historiography of Representations of America (pages 345-358): Barbara Groseclose