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Casuistry and Early Modern Spanish Literature

Author:Bidwell-Steiner Marlen, Scham Michae
Publisher:Brill
Abstract: Investigating the importance of casuistry in a variety of genres in early modern Spain, this volume…

Modern Socio-Technical Perspectives on Privacy

Author:Knijnenburg Bart P., Page Xinru, Wisniewski Pamela, Lipford Heather Richter, Proferes Nicholas, Romano Jennifer
Publisher:Springer Nature
Abstract: This open access book provides researchers and professionals with a foundational understanding of o…

Hunger and Modern Writing: Melville, Kafka, Hamsun, and Wright

Author:Daniel Ree
Publisher:Modern Academic Publishing
Abstract: "Hunger is a contentious theme in modernist literature, and this study addresses its relevance in t…

Crime and Criminal Justice in Modern Germany

Author:Wetzell Richard F.
Publisher:Berghahn Books
Abstract: The history of criminal justice in modern Germany has become a vibrant field of research, as demons…

Montaigne and the Origins of Modern Philosophy

Author:Hartle An
Publisher:Northwestern University Press
Abstract: Montaigne’s Essays are rightfully studied as giving birth to the literary form of that name. Ann Ha…

Chapter 1 Evaluating the Role of Hans Selye in the Modern History of Stress

Author:Kirk. Robert G.W., Jackson Mark, Ramsden Edmund, Cantor Davi
Publisher:University of Rochester Press
Abstract: Stress is one of the most widely utilized medical concepts in modern society. Originally used to de…

The senses in early modern England, 1558–1660

Author:Watson Jackie, Smith Simon
Publisher:Manchester University Press
Abstract: This book attempts to interrogate the literary, artistic and cultural output of early modern Englan…

Modern Luck

Author:Gordon Robert S.C.
Publisher:UCL Press
Abstract: Beliefs, superstitions and tales about luck are present across all human cultures, according to ant…

Dealing with Disasters from Early Modern to Modern Times

Author:van Asperen Hanneke , Jensen Lotte
Publisher:Amsterdam University Press
Abstract: Disasters are as much cultural as natural phenomena. For centuries, news about catastrophic events …

Stereotypes and stereotyping in early modern England

Author:Yamamoto Koj
Publisher:Manchester University Press
Abstract: Early modern stereotypes are often studied as evidence of popular belief, something mired with prej…
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