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    Israel and the Iran Threat Narrative

    To observers of the Iran-Israel conflict, its vitriolic rhetoric might suggest an ancient hatred between Jews and Muslims-a biblical feud dating back hundreds, or thousands, of years. But this rivalry is a far more modern development. In this authoritative study, Jonathan G. Leslie examines the origins of the conflict. Drawing on extensive archival and open-source research, he concludes that ... Read more

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  • Practical Guide to Litigation

    Series series Dispute Resolution Guides
    Against the background of Lord Woolf's interim report "Access to Justice", this text includes accounts of tactical matters and practical litigation "tips", as well as descriptions of the procedures involved. Litigation is often conducted by companies who do not have much practical experience of the processes that might be expected of them. The same applies to others who become involved in ... Read more

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  • Jonathan Swift Complete Works – World’s Best Collection

    300+ Works - All Books, Sermons, Gulliver Travels, Poetry, Poems, Rarities Plus Biography And Bonuses

    Series Book 1 - Library of Alexandria Collection - World’s Best Collected Works - Swift
    JONATHAN SWIFT COMPLETE WORKS – WORLD’S BEST COLLECTION300+ WORKS - ALL BOOKS, SERMONS, GULLIVER TRAVELS, POETRY, POEMS, RARITIES PLUS BIOGRAPHY AND BONUSESThis is the world’s best Jonathan Swift collection, including the most complete set of works available plus many free bonus materials.JONATHAN SWIFTJonathan Swift was an Anglo-Irish satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer, poet and cleric, ... Read more

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  • Madness, Architecture and the Built Environment

    Psychiatric Spaces in Historical Context

    Series series Routledge Studies in the Social History of Medicine
    This is the first volume of papers devoted to an examination of the relationship between mental health/illness and the construction and experience of space. This historical analysis with contributions from leading experts will enlighten and intrigue in equal measure. The first rigorous scholarly analysis of its kind in book form, it will be of particular interest to the history, psychiatry and ... Read more

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  • Global Urban Agriculture

    There has been growing attention paid to urban agriculture worldwide because of its role in making cities more environmentaly sustainable while also contributing to enhanced food access and social justice. This edited volume brings together current research and case studies concerning urban agriculture from both the Global North and the Global South. Its objective is to help bridge the long ... Read more

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  • Audiobook

    Guinea Pig Scientists

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    Narrated by Jonathan Fried ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 11 min

    It's one thing for scientists to use animals for their experiments. But it's another thing entirely for them to use humans to test out a new vaccine or medical treatment-especially when the scientists are the subjects of their own experiments! Guinea Pig Scientists features brief but informative biographies of men and women who have changed the world by using their own bodies to test their ... Read more

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  • The New Museology

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    Series series Critical Views
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    Series series Women's and Gender History
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  • Exhibiting Madness in Museums

    Remembering Psychiatry Through Collection and Display

    Series series Routledge Research in Museum Studies
    While much has been written on the history of psychiatry, remarkably little has been written about psychiatric collections or curating. Exhibiting Madness in Museums offers a comparative history of independent and institutional collections of psychiatric objects in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United Kingdom. Leading scholars in the field investigate collectors, collections, their ... Read more

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  • Healthy Minds in the Twentieth Century

    In and Beyond the Asylum

    Series series History (R0)
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