2017, ISBN: 9781421417851

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The Roman emperor Commodus wanted to kill a rhinoceros with a bow and arrow, and he wanted to do it in the Colosseum. Commodus's passion for hunting animals was so fervent that he dreamt … Mehr…

The Roman emperor Commodus wanted to kill a rhinoceros with a bow and arrow, and he wanted to do it in the Colosseum. Commodus's passion for hunting animals was so fervent that he dreamt of shooting a tiger, an elephant, and a hippopotamus; his prowess was such that people claimed he never missed when hurling his javelin or firing arrows from his bow. For fourteen days near the end of AD 192, the emperor mounted one of the most lavish and spectacular gladiatorial games Rome had ever seen. Commodus himself was the star attraction, and people rushed from all over Italy to witness the spectacle. But this slaughter was simply the warm-up act to the main event: the emperor was also planning to fight as a gladiator. Why did Roman rulers spend vast resources on such over-the-top displays--and why did some emperors appear in them as combatants? Why did the Roman rabble enjoy watching the slaughter of animals and the sight of men fighting to the death? And how best can we in the modern world understand what was truly at stake in the circus and the arena? In The Day Commodus Killed a Rhino, Jerry Toner set out to answer these questions by vividly describing what it would have been like to attend Commodus' fantastic shows and watch one of his many appearances as both hunter and fighter. Highlighting the massive logistical effort needed to supply the games with animals, performers, and criminals for execution, the book reveals how blood and gore were actually incidental to what really mattered. Gladiatorial games played a key role in establishing a forum for political debate between the rulers and the ruled. Roman crowds were not passive: they were made up of sophisticated consumers with their own political aims, which they used the games to secure. In addition, the games also served as a pure expression of what it meant to be a true Roman. Drawing on notions of personal honor, manly vigor, and sophisticated craftsmanship, the games were a story that the Romans loved to te ...|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/131871be/the-day-commodus-killed-a-rhino-jerry-toner-9781421415864.jpg|9781421415864|The Day Commodus Killed a Rhino : Paperback : Johns Hopkins University Press : 9781421415864 : 05 Jan 2015 : Drawing on notions of personal honor, manly vigor, and sophisticated craftsmanship, the games were a story that the Romans loved to tell thems ...|new|1|1|999|17|0|GBP|Jerry Toner|Johns Hopkins University Press|05 Jan 2015|Classical history / classical civilisation 9781421417479|Privateering|35.35|https://wordery.com/privateering-faye-m-kert-9781421417479|During the War of 1812, most clashes on the high seas involved privately owned merchant ships, not official naval vessels. Licensed by their home governments and considered key weapons of maritime warfare, these ships were authorized to attack and seize enemy traders. Once the prizes were legally condemned by a prize court, the privateers could sell off ships and cargo and pocket the proceeds. Because only a handful of ship-to-ship engagements occurred between the Royal Navy and the United States Navy, it was really the privateers who fought?and won?the war at sea. In Privateering, Faye M. Kert introduces readers to U.S. and Atlantic Canadian privateers who sailed those skirmishing ships, describing both the rare captains who made money and the more common ones who lost it. Some privateers survived numerous engagements and returned to their pre-war lives; others perished under violent circumstances. Kert demonstrates how the romantic image of pirates and privateers came to obscure the dangerous and bloody reality of private armed warfare. Building on two decades of research, Privateering places the story of private armed warfare within the overall context of the War of 1812. Kert highlights the economic, strategic, social, and political impact of privateering on both sides and explains why its toll on normal shipping helped convince the British that the war had grown too costly. Fascinating, unfamiliar, and full of surprises, this book will appeal to historians and general readers alike.|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/427c0b89/privateering-faye-m-kert-9781421417479.jpg|9781421417479|Privateering : Hardback : Johns Hopkins University Press : 9781421417479 : 30 Sep 2015 : Fascinating, unfamiliar, and full of surprises, this book will appeal to historians and general readers alike.|new|1|1|7|40.5|0|GBP|Faye M. Kert|Johns Hopkins University Press|30 Sep 2015|Military history books 9781421416069|Documentary History of the First Federal Congress of the United States of America, March 4, 1789-March 3, 1791: Volume 21|79.93|https://wordery.com/documentary-history-of-the-first-federal-congress-of-the-united-states-of-america-march-4-1789-march-3-1791-volume-21-united-states-congress-9781421416069|With the publication of volumes 21 and 22, Johns Hopkins University Press completes the Documentary History of the First Federal Congress, 1789?1791, a comprehensive edition that presents the official records (volumes 1?8) and the unofficially reported debates (volumes 9?14) of this essential congress, as well as eight volumes of correspondence. These letters and other documents bring the official record to life, illustrating the often informal political negotiations of a young nation's earliest leaders and revealing the world they lived in. Volume 21 begins with a section describing the move to Philadelphia's Congress Hall. Third Session correspondence, arranged chronologically from November 1790 to March 1791, when Congress officially concluded its business, follows. Several key and potentially divisive issues?including a national bank, a tax on domestically produced spirits, and the final location of the permanent seat of the federal government?occupied the time and attention of Congress during this short session. In addition, reports of a successful attack on US troops by Native Americans in the Northwest Territory were the impetus for moves to increase the size of the military while continuing to negotiate with the Indian nations. Volume 22 is unique among the correspondence volumes in that it is topical. It begins with a section of firsthand accounts about Congress that were written after it adjourned, some as late as the 1840s. This is followed by sections of documents relating to the 1790 Treaty of New York with the Creek Nation and its aftermath, as well as the experience of FFC incumbents during the second federal election. The final section includes letters and other documents dated 1789 to 1791 that the editors discovered after the publication of the volume in which they would have otherwise appeared. The documents gathered here include selections from a book of poems by Representatives Thomas Tudor Tucker and John Page, and Page's wife, Margaret L ...|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/33ffd59b/documentary-history-of-the-first-federal-congress-of-the-united-states-of-america-march-4-1789-march-3-1791-volume-21-united-states-congress-9781421416069.jpg|9781421416069|Documentary History of the First Federal Congress of the United States of America, March 4, 1789-March 3, 1791: Volume 21 : Hardback : Johns Hopkins University Press : 9781421416069 : 15 May 2017 : This extensive index continues the editors' policy of ...|new|1|1|13|92.5|0|GBP|United States Congress|Johns Hopkins University Press|15 May 2017|Central government 9781421416694|Operation Health|19.00|https://wordery.com/operation-health-adam-l-kushner-9781421416694|Basic surgery is a crucial part of public health prevention. A teenage mother arrives by donkey cart to a hospital after attempting to deliver her baby in the bush. A young father faces the loss of a leg after receiving a gunshot wound that will not heal. A man walks miles to a hospital for a pain in his side caused by an appendix that burst five days earlier. Without access to surgical resources, millions of people with conditions like these become disabled or die. In Operation Health, Adam L. Kushner argues that not only are severe medical conditions? like a strangulated hernia or obstetric fistula?treatable by surgical means in low-income countries; they are, in fact, surgically preventable. Although the World Bank estimates that 11 percent of the global disease burden is treatable by surgery, more than a quarter of the world's population lacks access to straightforward and life-saving surgical procedures. Operation Health makes a strong and compelling justification for adding surgical care to the global health agenda by providing an overview of dangerous but repairable medical conditions common in developing countries. Every chapter opens with a vignette by Kushner which tells the remarkable story of the patients and situations he encountered in the field. Carefully crafted case studies demonstrate the power of surgery to heal people suffering from potentially debilitating conditions, including clubfoot, obstructed labor, and broken bones. The chapters?written by world-renowned surgical experts?cover related medical topics such as epidemiology, women's health, cancer, and trauma in locations from Sierra Leone to Nepal, Ghana, Mongolia, and elsewhere. This detailed and compassionate book will be of great interest to medical professionals, students, public health policy makers, philanthropic donors, and those with a general interest in global health.|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/45b714c4/operation-health-adam-l-kushner-9781421416694.jpg|9781421416694|Operation Health : Paperback : Johns Hopkins University Press : 9781421416694 : 28 May 2015 : This detailed and compassionate book will be of great interest to medical professionals, students, public health policy makers, philanthropic donors, and tho ...|new|1|1|3|19|0|GBP|Adam L. Kushner|Johns Hopkins University Press|28 May 2015|Public health & preventive medicine 9781421417578|Hepatitis C|14.99|https://wordery.com/hepatitis-c-paul-j-thuluvath-9781421417578|Explains how hepatitis C is diagnosed and managed, including the most recently available treatments.|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/b92eeca7/hepatitis-c-paul-j-thuluvath-9781421417578.jpg|9781421417578|Hepatitis C : Paperback : Johns Hopkins University Press : 9781421417578 : 30 Oct 2015 : Published while revolutionary changes are taking place in the treatment of hepatitis C, this authoritative guide will become the preferred reference for people wi ...|new|1|1|103|15|0|GBP|Paul J. Thuluvath|Johns Hopkins University Press|30 Oct 2015|Popular medicine & health 9781421417707|Governors, Grants, and Elections|30.83|https://wordery.com/governors-grants-and-elections-sean-nicholson-crotty-9781421417707|Each year, states receive hundreds of billions of dollars in grants-in-aid from the federal government. Gubernatorial success is often contingent upon the pursuit and allocation of these grants. In Governors, Grants, and Elections, Sean Nicholson-Crotty reveals the truth about how U.S. governors strategically utilize these funds. Far from spending federal money in apolitical ways, they usually pursue their own policy interests in the hopes of maximizing their or their party's electoral success. Nicholson-Crotty analyzes three decades of data on the receipt and expenditure of grants in all fifty states. He also draws compelling evidence from governors' public speeches and interviews with state officials. Ultimately, he demonstrates that incumbent governors' use of grants to deliver policies desired by core constituents?along with their opportunistic funding of public and private goods that appeal to noncore median voters?enables them to increase approval, legislative success, and, ultimately, vote share for themselves or their parties. The inaugural book in the Johns Hopkins Studies in American Public Policy and Management series, Governors, Grants, and Elections is a significant and accessible work of public policy scholarship that sits at the nexus of multiple fields within political science.|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/19ad180f/governors-grants-and-elections-sean-nicholson-crotty-9781421417707.jpg|9781421417707|Governors, Grants, and Elections : Paperback : Johns Hopkins University Press : 9781421417707 : 01 Oct 2015 : The inaugural book in the Johns Hopkins Studies in American Public Policy and Management series, Governors, Grants, and Elections is a signif ...|new|1|1|6|33.5|0|GBP|Sean Nicholson-Crotty|Johns Hopkins University Press|01 Oct 2015|Political economy 9781421416182|Field Guide to the Neighborhood Birds of New York City|20.50|https://wordery.com/field-guide-to-the-neighborhood-birds-of-new-york-city-leslie-day-9781421416182|Look around New York, and you'll probably see birds: wood ducks swimming in Queens, a stalking black-crowned night-heron in Brooklyn, great horned owls perching in the Bronx, warblers feeding in Central Park, or Staten Island's purple martins flying to and fro. You might spot hawks and falcons nesting on skyscrapers or robins belting out songs from trees along the street. America's largest metropolis teems with birdlife in part because it sits within the great Atlantic flyway where migratory birds travel seasonally between north and south. The Big Apple's miles of coastline, magnificent parks, and millions of trees attract dozens of migrating species every year and are also home year-round to scores of resident birds. There is no better way to identify and learn about New York's birds than with this comprehensive field guide from New York City naturalist Leslie Day. Her book will quickly teach you what each species looks like, where they build their nests, what they eat, the sounds of their songs, what time of year they appear in the city, the shapes and colors of their eggs, and where in the five boroughs you can find them?which is often in the neighborhood you call home. The hundreds of stunning photographs by Beth Bergman and gorgeous illustrations by Trudy Smoke will help you identify the ninety avian species commonly seen in New York. Once you enter the world of the city's birds, life in the great metropolis will never look the same.|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/311a622a/field-guide-to-the-neighborhood-birds-of-new-york-city-leslie-day-9781421416182.jpg|9781421416182|Field Guide to the Neighborhood Birds of New York City : Paperback : Johns Hopkins University Press : 9781421416182 : 31 Jul 2015 : Once you enter the world of the city's birds, life in the great metropolis will never look the same.|new|1|1|10|20.5|0|GBP|Leslie Day|Johns Hopkins University Press|31 Jul 2015|Wildlife: birds & birdwatching 9781<

2015, ISBN: 9781421417851

Gebundene Ausgabe

The Roman emperor Commodus wanted to kill a rhinoceros with a bow and arrow, and he wanted to do it in the Colosseum. Commodus's passion for hunting animals was so fervent that he dreamt … Mehr…

The Roman emperor Commodus wanted to kill a rhinoceros with a bow and arrow, and he wanted to do it in the Colosseum. Commodus's passion for hunting animals was so fervent that he dreamt of shooting a tiger, an elephant, and a hippopotamus; his prowess was such that people claimed he never missed when hurling his javelin or firing arrows from his bow. For fourteen days near the end of AD 192, the emperor mounted one of the most lavish and spectacular gladiatorial games Rome had ever seen. Commodus himself was the star attraction, and people rushed from all over Italy to witness the spectacle. But this slaughter was simply the warm-up act to the main event: the emperor was also planning to fight as a gladiator. Why did Roman rulers spend vast resources on such over-the-top displays--and why did some emperors appear in them as combatants? Why did the Roman rabble enjoy watching the slaughter of animals and the sight of men fighting to the death? And how best can we in the modern world understand what was truly at stake in the circus and the arena? In The Day Commodus Killed a Rhino, Jerry Toner set out to answer these questions by vividly describing what it would have been like to attend Commodus' fantastic shows and watch one of his many appearances as both hunter and fighter. Highlighting the massive logistical effort needed to supply the games with animals, performers, and criminals for execution, the book reveals how blood and gore were actually incidental to what really mattered. Gladiatorial games played a key role in establishing a forum for political debate between the rulers and the ruled. Roman crowds were not passive: they were made up of sophisticated consumers with their own political aims, which they used the games to secure. In addition, the games also served as a pure expression of what it meant to be a true Roman. Drawing on notions of personal honor, manly vigor, and sophisticated craftsmanship, the games were a story that the Romans loved to te ...|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/131871be/the-day-commodus-killed-a-rhino-jerry-toner-9781421415864.jpg|9781421415864|The Day Commodus Killed a Rhino : Paperback : Johns Hopkins University Press : 9781421415864 : 02 Mar 2015 : Drawing on notions of personal honor, manly vigor, and sophisticated craftsmanship, the games were a story that the Romans loved to tell thems ...|new|1|1|17|18.22|0|GBP|Jerry Toner|Johns Hopkins University Press|02 Mar 2015|Classical history / classical civilisation 9781421417400|Plutocracy in America|16.99|https://wordery.com/plutocracy-in-america-ronald-p-formisano-9781421417400|Examines the growing gap between the most affluent Americans and the rest of society, showing how an infrastructure of inequality obstructs the majority in pursuing happiness, living healthy lives, and exercising basic rights.|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/d28265e4/plutocracy-in-america-ronald-p-formisano-9781421417400.jpg|9781421417400|Plutocracy in America : Hardback : Johns Hopkins University Press : 9781421417400 : 10 Nov 2015 : This data-driven book offers insight into the fallacy of widespread opportunity, the fate of the middle class, and the mechanisms that perpetuate income ...|new|1|1|62|18.22|0|GBP|Ronald P. Formisano|Johns Hopkins University Press|10 Nov 2015|Political science & theory 9781421416694|Operation Health|19.00|https://wordery.com/operation-health-adam-l-kushner-9781421416694|Basic surgery is a crucial part of public health prevention. A teenage mother arrives by donkey cart to a hospital after attempting to deliver her baby in the bush. A young father faces the loss of a leg after receiving a gunshot wound that will not heal. A man walks miles to a hospital for a pain in his side caused by an appendix that burst five days earlier. Without access to surgical resources, millions of people with conditions like these become disabled or die. In Operation Health, Adam L. Kushner argues that not only are severe medical conditions? like a strangulated hernia or obstetric fistula?treatable by surgical means in low-income countries; they are, in fact, surgically preventable. Although the World Bank estimates that 11 percent of the global disease burden is treatable by surgery, more than a quarter of the world's population lacks access to straightforward and life-saving surgical procedures. Operation Health makes a strong and compelling justification for adding surgical care to the global health agenda by providing an overview of dangerous but repairable medical conditions common in developing countries. Every chapter opens with a vignette by Kushner which tells the remarkable story of the patients and situations he encountered in the field. Carefully crafted case studies demonstrate the power of surgery to heal people suffering from potentially debilitating conditions, including clubfoot, obstructed labor, and broken bones. The chapters?written by world-renowned surgical experts?cover related medical topics such as epidemiology, women's health, cancer, and trauma in locations from Sierra Leone to Nepal, Ghana, Mongolia, and elsewhere. This detailed and compassionate book will be of great interest to medical professionals, students, public health policy makers, philanthropic donors, and those with a general interest in global health.|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/45b714c4/operation-health-adam-l-kushner-9781421416694.jpg|9781421416694|Operation Health : Paperback : Johns Hopkins University Press : 9781421416694 : 23 Jul 2015 : This detailed and compassionate book will be of great interest to medical professionals, students, public health policy makers, philanthropic donors, and tho ...|new|1|1|3|20.60|0|GBP|Adam L. Kushner|Johns Hopkins University Press|23 Jul 2015|Public health & preventive medicine 9781421417479|Privateering|37.69|https://wordery.com/privateering-faye-m-kert-9781421417479|During the War of 1812, most clashes on the high seas involved privately owned merchant ships, not official naval vessels. Licensed by their home governments and considered key weapons of maritime warfare, these ships were authorized to attack and seize enemy traders. Once the prizes were legally condemned by a prize court, the privateers could sell off ships and cargo and pocket the proceeds. Because only a handful of ship-to-ship engagements occurred between the Royal Navy and the United States Navy, it was really the privateers who fought?and won?the war at sea. In Privateering, Faye M. Kert introduces readers to U.S. and Atlantic Canadian privateers who sailed those skirmishing ships, describing both the rare captains who made money and the more common ones who lost it. Some privateers survived numerous engagements and returned to their pre-war lives; others perished under violent circumstances. Kert demonstrates how the romantic image of pirates and privateers came to obscure the dangerous and bloody reality of private armed warfare. Building on two decades of research, Privateering places the story of private armed warfare within the overall context of the War of 1812. Kert highlights the economic, strategic, social, and political impact of privateering on both sides and explains why its toll on normal shipping helped convince the British that the war had grown too costly. Fascinating, unfamiliar, and full of surprises, this book will appeal to historians and general readers alike.|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/427c0b89/privateering-faye-m-kert-9781421417479.jpg|9781421417479|Privateering : Hardback : Johns Hopkins University Press : 9781421417479 : 25 Nov 2015 : Fascinating, unfamiliar, and full of surprises, this book will appeal to historians and general readers alike.|new|1|1|6|43.66|0|GBP|Faye M. Kert|Johns Hopkins University Press|25 Nov 2015|Military history books 9781421417547|A Guide to Survivorship for Women Who Have Ovarian Cancer|14.71|https://wordery.com/a-guide-to-survivorship-for-women-who-have-ovarian-cancer-robert-e-bristow-9781421417547|The comprehensive guide for women who are living with ovarian cancer. This updated and expanded second edition offers a wealth of information to ease the physical and emotional suffering of women who have ovarian cancer. The expert authors include highly respected and experienced oncologists, gynecologic oncology nurse specialists, researchers, and ovarian cancer survivors. Throughout the book they emphasize the concepts of survivorship, or living life well in the face of daunting uncertainties, and self-determination: the right of each patient to be informed, involved, and in control of her care. Detailed information on diagnosis and treatment, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, pain management, and integrative medicine, constitutes a key feature of the book. Also covered in depth are image recovery, nutrition, pain control, and genetic testing. Women who have ovarian cancer share advice on coping with the life-changing disease and its treatments. Offering candor, compassion, and hope, this remarkable book explains how to add quality to your life and take care of medical and social needs while living with ovarian cancer.|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/0af9bea0/a-guide-to-survivorship-for-women-who-have-ovarian-cancer-robert-e-bristow-9781421417547.jpg|9781421417547|A Guide to Survivorship for Women Who Have Ovarian Cancer : Paperback : Johns Hopkins University Press : 9781421417547 : 25 Dec 2015 : Offering candor, compassion, and hope, this remarkable book explains how to add quality to your life and take care o ...|new|1|1|4|15.84|0|GBP|Robert E. Bristow|Johns Hopkins University Press|25 Dec 2015|Women's health 9781421417707|Governors, Grants, and Elections|31.08|https://wordery.com/governors-grants-and-elections-sean-nicholson-crotty-9781421417707|Each year, states receive hundreds of billions of dollars in grants-in-aid from the federal government. Gubernatorial success is often contingent upon the pursuit and allocation of these grants. In Governors, Grants, and Elections, Sean Nicholson-Crotty reveals the truth about how U.S. governors strategically utilize these funds. Far from spending federal money in apolitical ways, they usually pursue their own policy interests in the hopes of maximizing their or their party's electoral success. Nicholson-Crotty analyzes three decades of data on the receipt and expenditure of grants in all fifty states. He also draws compelling evidence from governors' public speeches and interviews with state officials. Ultimately, he demonstrates that incumbent governors' use of grants to deliver policies desired by core constituents?along with their opportunistic funding of public and private goods that appeal to noncore median voters?enables them to increase approval, legislative success, and, ultimately, vote share for themselves or their parties. The inaugural book in the Johns Hopkins Studies in American Public Policy and Management series, Governors, Grants, and Elections is a significant and accessible work of public policy scholarship that sits at the nexus of multiple fields within political science.|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/19ad180f/governors-grants-and-elections-sean-nicholson-crotty-9781421417707.jpg|9781421417707|Governors, Grants, and Elections : Paperback : Johns Hopkins University Press : 9781421417707 : 26 Nov 2015 : The inaugural book in the Johns Hopkins Studies in American Public Policy and Management series, Governors, Grants, and Elections is a signif ...|new|1|1|6|35.68|0|GBP|Sean Nicholson-Crotty|Johns Hopkins University Press|26 Nov 2015|Political economy 9781421417578|Hepatitis C|14.99|https://wordery.com/hepatitis-c-paul-j-thuluvath-9781421417578|Explains how hepatitis C is diagnosed and managed, including the most recently available treatments.|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/b92eeca7/hepatitis-c-paul-j-thuluvath-9781421417578.jpg|9781421417578|Hepatitis C : Paperback : Johns Hopkins University Press : 9781421417578 : 25 Dec 2015 : Published while revolutionary changes are taking place in the treatment of hepatitis C, this authoritative guide will become the preferred reference for people wi ...|new|1|1|103|15.84|0|GBP|Paul J. Thuluvath|Johns Hopkins University Press|25 Dec 2015|Popular medicine & health 9781421416069|Documentary History of the First Federal Congress of the United States of America, March 4, 1789-March 3, 1791|81.58|https://wordery.com/documentary-history-of-the-first-federal-congress-of-the-united-states-of-america-march-4-1789-march-3-1791-united-states-congress-9781421416069|With the publication of volumes 21 and 22, Johns Hopkins University Press completes the Documentary History of the First Federal Congress, 1789?1791, a comprehensive edition that presents the official records (volumes 1?8) and the unofficially reported debates (volumes 9?14) of this essential congress, as well as eight volumes of correspondence. These letters and other documents bring the official record to life, illustrating the often informal political negotiations of a young nation's earliest leaders and revealing the world they lived in. Volume 21 begins with a section describing the move to Philadelphia's Congress Hall. Third Session correspondence, arranged chronologically from November 1790 to March 1791, when Congress officially concluded its business, follows. Several key and potentially divisive issues?including a national bank, a tax on domestically produced spirits, and the final location of the permanent seat of the federal government?occupied the time and attention of Congress during this short session. In addition, reports of a successful attack on US troops by Native Americans in the Northwest Territory were the impetus for moves to increase the size of the military while continuing to negotiate with the Indian nations. Volume 22 is unique among the correspondence volumes in that it is topical. It begins with a section of firsthand accounts about Congress that were written after it adjourned, some as late as the 1840s. This is followed by sections of documents relating to the 1790 Treaty of New York with the Creek Nation and its aftermath, as well as the experience of FFC incumbents during the second federal election. The final section includes letters and other documents dated 1789 to 1791 that the editors discovered after the publication of the volume in which they would have otherwise appeared. The documents gathered here include selections from a book of poems by Representatives Thomas Tudor Tucker and John Page, and Page's wife, Margaret L ...|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/33ffd59<

2017, ISBN: 9781421417851

Gebundene Ausgabe

The Roman emperor Commodus wanted to kill a rhinoceros with a bow and arrow, and he wanted to do it in the Colosseum. Commodus's passion for hunting animals was so fervent that he dreamt … Mehr…

The Roman emperor Commodus wanted to kill a rhinoceros with a bow and arrow, and he wanted to do it in the Colosseum. Commodus's passion for hunting animals was so fervent that he dreamt of shooting a tiger, an elephant, and a hippopotamus; his prowess was such that people claimed he never missed when hurling his javelin or firing arrows from his bow. For fourteen days near the end of AD 192, the emperor mounted one of the most lavish and spectacular gladiatorial games Rome had ever seen. Commodus himself was the star attraction, and people rushed from all over Italy to witness the spectacle. But this slaughter was simply the warm-up act to the main event: the emperor was also planning to fight as a gladiator. Why did Roman rulers spend vast resources on such over-the-top displays--and why did some emperors appear in them as combatants? Why did the Roman rabble enjoy watching the slaughter of animals and the sight of men fighting to the death? And how best can we in the modern world understand what was truly at stake in the circus and the arena? In The Day Commodus Killed a Rhino, Jerry Toner set out to answer these questions by vividly describing what it would have been like to attend Commodus' fantastic shows and watch one of his many appearances as both hunter and fighter. Highlighting the massive logistical effort needed to supply the games with animals, performers, and criminals for execution, the book reveals how blood and gore were actually incidental to what really mattered. Gladiatorial games played a key role in establishing a forum for political debate between the rulers and the ruled. Roman crowds were not passive: they were made up of sophisticated consumers with their own political aims, which they used the games to secure. In addition, the games also served as a pure expression of what it meant to be a true Roman. Drawing on notions of personal honor, manly vigor, and sophisticated craftsmanship, the games were a story that the Romans loved to te ...|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/131871be/the-day-commodus-killed-a-rhino-jerry-toner-9781421415864.jpg|9781421415864|The Day Commodus Killed a Rhino : Paperback : Johns Hopkins University Press : 9781421415864 : 02 Mar 2015 : Drawing on notions of personal honor, manly vigor, and sophisticated craftsmanship, the games were a story that the Romans loved to tell thems ...|new|1|1|17|18.41|0|GBP|Jerry Toner|Johns Hopkins University Press|02 Mar 2015|Classical history / classical civilisation 9781421417400|Plutocracy in America|16.99|https://wordery.com/plutocracy-in-america-ronald-p-formisano-9781421417400|Examines the growing gap between the most affluent Americans and the rest of society, showing how an infrastructure of inequality obstructs the majority in pursuing happiness, living healthy lives, and exercising basic rights.|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/d28265e4/plutocracy-in-america-ronald-p-formisano-9781421417400.jpg|9781421417400|Plutocracy in America : Hardback : Johns Hopkins University Press : 9781421417400 : 10 Nov 2015 : This data-driven book offers insight into the fallacy of widespread opportunity, the fate of the middle class, and the mechanisms that perpetuate income ...|new|1|1|62|18.41|0|GBP|Ronald P. Formisano|Johns Hopkins University Press|10 Nov 2015|Political science & theory 9781421417547|A Guide to Survivorship for Women Who Have Ovarian Cancer|14.99|https://wordery.com/a-guide-to-survivorship-for-women-who-have-ovarian-cancer-robert-e-bristow-9781421417547|The comprehensive guide for women who are living with ovarian cancer. This updated and expanded second edition offers a wealth of information to ease the physical and emotional suffering of women who have ovarian cancer. The expert authors include highly respected and experienced oncologists, gynecologic oncology nurse specialists, researchers, and ovarian cancer survivors. Throughout the book they emphasize the concepts of survivorship, or living life well in the face of daunting uncertainties, and self-determination: the right of each patient to be informed, involved, and in control of her care. Detailed information on diagnosis and treatment, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, pain management, and integrative medicine, constitutes a key feature of the book. Also covered in depth are image recovery, nutrition, pain control, and genetic testing. Women who have ovarian cancer share advice on coping with the life-changing disease and its treatments. Offering candor, compassion, and hope, this remarkable book explains how to add quality to your life and take care of medical and social needs while living with ovarian cancer.|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/0af9bea0/a-guide-to-survivorship-for-women-who-have-ovarian-cancer-robert-e-bristow-9781421417547.jpg|9781421417547|A Guide to Survivorship for Women Who Have Ovarian Cancer : Paperback : Johns Hopkins University Press : 9781421417547 : 25 Dec 2015 : Offering candor, compassion, and hope, this remarkable book explains how to add quality to your life and take care o ...|new|1|1|4|16.01|0|GBP|Robert E. Bristow|Johns Hopkins University Press|25 Dec 2015|Women's health 9781421416694|Operation Health|19.00|https://wordery.com/operation-health-adam-l-kushner-9781421416694|Basic surgery is a crucial part of public health prevention. A teenage mother arrives by donkey cart to a hospital after attempting to deliver her baby in the bush. A young father faces the loss of a leg after receiving a gunshot wound that will not heal. A man walks miles to a hospital for a pain in his side caused by an appendix that burst five days earlier. Without access to surgical resources, millions of people with conditions like these become disabled or die. In Operation Health, Adam L. Kushner argues that not only are severe medical conditions? like a strangulated hernia or obstetric fistula?treatable by surgical means in low-income countries; they are, in fact, surgically preventable. Although the World Bank estimates that 11 percent of the global disease burden is treatable by surgery, more than a quarter of the world's population lacks access to straightforward and life-saving surgical procedures. Operation Health makes a strong and compelling justification for adding surgical care to the global health agenda by providing an overview of dangerous but repairable medical conditions common in developing countries. Every chapter opens with a vignette by Kushner which tells the remarkable story of the patients and situations he encountered in the field. Carefully crafted case studies demonstrate the power of surgery to heal people suffering from potentially debilitating conditions, including clubfoot, obstructed labor, and broken bones. The chapters?written by world-renowned surgical experts?cover related medical topics such as epidemiology, women's health, cancer, and trauma in locations from Sierra Leone to Nepal, Ghana, Mongolia, and elsewhere. This detailed and compassionate book will be of great interest to medical professionals, students, public health policy makers, philanthropic donors, and those with a general interest in global health.|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/45b714c4/operation-health-adam-l-kushner-9781421416694.jpg|9781421416694|Operation Health : Paperback : Johns Hopkins University Press : 9781421416694 : 23 Jul 2015 : This detailed and compassionate book will be of great interest to medical professionals, students, public health policy makers, philanthropic donors, and tho ...|new|1|1|3|20.82|0|GBP|Adam L. Kushner|Johns Hopkins University Press|23 Jul 2015|Public health & preventive medicine 9781421417479|Privateering|37.07|https://wordery.com/privateering-faye-m-kert-9781421417479|During the War of 1812, most clashes on the high seas involved privately owned merchant ships, not official naval vessels. 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Building on two decades of research, Privateering places the story of private armed warfare within the overall context of the War of 1812. Kert highlights the economic, strategic, social, and political impact of privateering on both sides and explains why its toll on normal shipping helped convince the British that the war had grown too costly. Fascinating, unfamiliar, and full of surprises, this book will appeal to historians and general readers alike.|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/427c0b89/privateering-faye-m-kert-9781421417479.jpg|9781421417479|Privateering : Hardback : Johns Hopkins University Press : 9781421417479 : 25 Nov 2015 : Fascinating, unfamiliar, and full of surprises, this book will appeal to historians and general readers alike.|new|1|1|7|44.13|0|GBP|Faye M. Kert|Johns Hopkins University Press|25 Nov 2015|Military history books 9781421416069|Documentary History of the First Federal Congress of the United States of America, March 4, 1789-March 3, 1791|80.12|https://wordery.com/documentary-history-of-the-first-federal-congress-of-the-united-states-of-america-march-4-1789-march-3-1791-united-states-congress-9781421416069|With the publication of volumes 21 and 22, Johns Hopkins University Press completes the Documentary History of the First Federal Congress, 1789?1791, a comprehensive edition that presents the official records (volumes 1?8) and the unofficially reported debates (volumes 9?14) of this essential congress, as well as eight volumes of correspondence. These letters and other documents bring the official record to life, illustrating the often informal political negotiations of a young nation's earliest leaders and revealing the world they lived in. Volume 21 begins with a section describing the move to Philadelphia's Congress Hall. Third Session correspondence, arranged chronologically from November 1790 to March 1791, when Congress officially concluded its business, follows. Several key and potentially divisive issues?including a national bank, a tax on domestically produced spirits, and the final location of the permanent seat of the federal government?occupied the time and attention of Congress during this short session. In addition, reports of a successful attack on US troops by Native Americans in the Northwest Territory were the impetus for moves to increase the size of the military while continuing to negotiate with the Indian nations. Volume 22 is unique among the correspondence volumes in that it is topical. It begins with a section of firsthand accounts about Congress that were written after it adjourned, some as late as the 1840s. This is followed by sections of documents relating to the 1790 Treaty of New York with the Creek Nation and its aftermath, as well as the experience of FFC incumbents during the second federal election. The final section includes letters and other documents dated 1789 to 1791 that the editors discovered after the publication of the volume in which they would have otherwise appeared. 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The Roman emperor Commodus wanted to kill a rhinoceros with a bow and arrow, and he wanted to do it in the Colosseum. Commodus's passion for hunting animals was so fervent that he dreamt of shooting a tiger, an elephant, and a hippopotamus; his prowess was such that people claimed he never missed when hurling his javelin or firing arrows from his bow. For fourteen days near the end of AD 192, the emperor mounted one of the most lavish and spectacular gladiatorial games Rome had ever seen. Commodus himself was the star attraction, and people rushed from all over Italy to witness the spectacle. But this slaughter was simply the warm-up act to the main event: the emperor was also planning to fight as a gladiator. Why did Roman rulers spend vast resources on such over-the-top displays--and why did some emperors appear in them as combatants? Why did the Roman rabble enjoy watching the slaughter of animals and the sight of men fighting to the death? And how best can we in the modern world understand what was truly at stake in the circus and the arena? In The Day Commodus Killed a Rhino, Jerry Toner set out to answer these questions by vividly describing what it would have been like to attend Commodus' fantastic shows and watch one of his many appearances as both hunter and fighter. Highlighting the massive logistical effort needed to supply the games with animals, performers, and criminals for execution, the book reveals how blood and gore were actually incidental to what really mattered. Gladiatorial games played a key role in establishing a forum for political debate between the rulers and the ruled. Roman crowds were not passive: they were made up of sophisticated consumers with their own political aims, which they used the games to secure. In addition, the games also served as a pure expression of what it meant to be a true Roman. Drawing on notions of personal honor, manly vigor, and sophisticated craftsmanship, the games were a story that the Romans loved to te ...|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/131871be/the-day-commodus-killed-a-rhino-jerry-toner-9781421415864.jpg|9781421415864|The Day Commodus Killed a Rhino : Paperback : Johns Hopkins University Press : 9781421415864 : 02 Mar 2015 : Drawing on notions of personal honor, manly vigor, and sophisticated craftsmanship, the games were a story that the Romans loved to tell thems ...|new|1|1|17|18.41|0|GBP|Jerry Toner|Johns Hopkins University Press|02 Mar 2015|Classical history / classical civilisation 9781421417400|Plutocracy in America|16.99|https://wordery.com/plutocracy-in-america-ronald-p-formisano-9781421417400|Examines the growing gap between the most affluent Americans and the rest of society, showing how an infrastructure of inequality obstructs the majority in pursuing happiness, living healthy lives, and exercising basic rights.|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/d28265e4/plutocracy-in-america-ronald-p-formisano-9781421417400.jpg|9781421417400|Plutocracy in America : Hardback : Johns Hopkins University Press : 9781421417400 : 10 Nov 2015 : This data-driven book offers insight into the fallacy of widespread opportunity, the fate of the middle class, and the mechanisms that perpetuate income ...|new|1|1|62|18.41|0|GBP|Ronald P. Formisano|Johns Hopkins University Press|10 Nov 2015|Political science & theory 9781421416694|Operation Health|19.00|https://wordery.com/operation-health-adam-l-kushner-9781421416694|Basic surgery is a crucial part of public health prevention. A teenage mother arrives by donkey cart to a hospital after attempting to deliver her baby in the bush. A young father faces the loss of a leg after receiving a gunshot wound that will not heal. A man walks miles to a hospital for a pain in his side caused by an appendix that burst five days earlier. Without access to surgical resources, millions of people with conditions like these become disabled or die. In Operation Health, Adam L. Kushner argues that not only are severe medical conditions? like a strangulated hernia or obstetric fistula?treatable by surgical means in low-income countries; they are, in fact, surgically preventable. Although the World Bank estimates that 11 percent of the global disease burden is treatable by surgery, more than a quarter of the world's population lacks access to straightforward and life-saving surgical procedures. Operation Health makes a strong and compelling justification for adding surgical care to the global health agenda by providing an overview of dangerous but repairable medical conditions common in developing countries. Every chapter opens with a vignette by Kushner which tells the remarkable story of the patients and situations he encountered in the field. Carefully crafted case studies demonstrate the power of surgery to heal people suffering from potentially debilitating conditions, including clubfoot, obstructed labor, and broken bones. The chapters?written by world-renowned surgical experts?cover related medical topics such as epidemiology, women's health, cancer, and trauma in locations from Sierra Leone to Nepal, Ghana, Mongolia, and elsewhere. This detailed and compassionate book will be of great interest to medical professionals, students, public health policy makers, philanthropic donors, and those with a general interest in global health.|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/45b714c4/operation-health-adam-l-kushner-9781421416694.jpg|9781421416694|Operation Health : Paperback : Johns Hopkins University Press : 9781421416694 : 23 Jul 2015 : This detailed and compassionate book will be of great interest to medical professionals, students, public health policy makers, philanthropic donors, and tho ...|new|1|1|3|20.82|0|GBP|Adam L. Kushner|Johns Hopkins University Press|23 Jul 2015|Public health & preventive medicine 9781421417479|Privateering|37.07|https://wordery.com/privateering-faye-m-kert-9781421417479|During the War of 1812, most clashes on the high seas involved privately owned merchant ships, not official naval vessels. Licensed by their home governments and considered key weapons of maritime warfare, these ships were authorized to attack and seize enemy traders. Once the prizes were legally condemned by a prize court, the privateers could sell off ships and cargo and pocket the proceeds. Because only a handful of ship-to-ship engagements occurred between the Royal Navy and the United States Navy, it was really the privateers who fought?and won?the war at sea. In Privateering, Faye M. Kert introduces readers to U.S. and Atlantic Canadian privateers who sailed those skirmishing ships, describing both the rare captains who made money and the more common ones who lost it. Some privateers survived numerous engagements and returned to their pre-war lives; others perished under violent circumstances. Kert demonstrates how the romantic image of pirates and privateers came to obscure the dangerous and bloody reality of private armed warfare. Building on two decades of research, Privateering places the story of private armed warfare within the overall context of the War of 1812. Kert highlights the economic, strategic, social, and political impact of privateering on both sides and explains why its toll on normal shipping helped convince the British that the war had grown too costly. Fascinating, unfamiliar, and full of surprises, this book will appeal to historians and general readers alike.|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/427c0b89/privateering-faye-m-kert-9781421417479.jpg|9781421417479|Privateering : Hardback : Johns Hopkins University Press : 9781421417479 : 25 Nov 2015 : Fascinating, unfamiliar, and full of surprises, this book will appeal to historians and general readers alike.|new|1|1|7|44.13|0|GBP|Faye M. Kert|Johns Hopkins University Press|25 Nov 2015|Military history books 9781421417547|A Guide to Survivorship for Women Who Have Ovarian Cancer|14.99|https://wordery.com/a-guide-to-survivorship-for-women-who-have-ovarian-cancer-robert-e-bristow-9781421417547|The comprehensive guide for women who are living with ovarian cancer. This updated and expanded second edition offers a wealth of information to ease the physical and emotional suffering of women who have ovarian cancer. The expert authors include highly respected and experienced oncologists, gynecologic oncology nurse specialists, researchers, and ovarian cancer survivors. Throughout the book they emphasize the concepts of survivorship, or living life well in the face of daunting uncertainties, and self-determination: the right of each patient to be informed, involved, and in control of her care. Detailed information on diagnosis and treatment, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, pain management, and integrative medicine, constitutes a key feature of the book. Also covered in depth are image recovery, nutrition, pain control, and genetic testing. Women who have ovarian cancer share advice on coping with the life-changing disease and its treatments. Offering candor, compassion, and hope, this remarkable book explains how to add quality to your life and take care of medical and social needs while living with ovarian cancer.|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/0af9bea0/a-guide-to-survivorship-for-women-who-have-ovarian-cancer-robert-e-bristow-9781421417547.jpg|9781421417547|A Guide to Survivorship for Women Who Have Ovarian Cancer : Paperback : Johns Hopkins University Press : 9781421417547 : 25 Dec 2015 : Offering candor, compassion, and hope, this remarkable book explains how to add quality to your life and take care o ...|new|1|1|4|16.01|0|GBP|Robert E. Bristow|Johns Hopkins University Press|25 Dec 2015|Women's health 9781421417707|Governors, Grants, and Elections|30.98|https://wordery.com/governors-grants-and-elections-sean-nicholson-crotty-9781421417707|Each year, states receive hundreds of billions of dollars in grants-in-aid from the federal government. Gubernatorial success is often contingent upon the pursuit and allocation of these grants. In Governors, Grants, and Elections, Sean Nicholson-Crotty reveals the truth about how U.S. governors strategically utilize these funds. Far from spending federal money in apolitical ways, they usually pursue their own policy interests in the hopes of maximizing their or their party's electoral success. Nicholson-Crotty analyzes three decades of data on the receipt and expenditure of grants in all fifty states. He also draws compelling evidence from governors' public speeches and interviews with state officials. Ultimately, he demonstrates that incumbent governors' use of grants to deliver policies desired by core constituents?along with their opportunistic funding of public and private goods that appeal to noncore median voters?enables them to increase approval, legislative success, and, ultimately, vote share for themselves or their parties. The inaugural book in the Johns Hopkins Studies in American Public Policy and Management series, Governors, Grants, and Elections is a significant and accessible work of public policy scholarship that sits at the nexus of multiple fields within political science.|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/19ad180f/governors-grants-and-elections-sean-nicholson-crotty-9781421417707.jpg|9781421417707|Governors, Grants, and Elections : Paperback : Johns Hopkins University Press : 9781421417707 : 26 Nov 2015 : The inaugural book in the Johns Hopkins Studies in American Public Policy and Management series, Governors, Grants, and Elections is a signif ...|new|1|1|6|36.07|0|GBP|Sean Nicholson-Crotty|Johns Hopkins University Press|26 Nov 2015|Political economy 9781421417578|Hepatitis C|14.99|https://wordery.com/hepatitis-c-paul-j-thuluvath-9781421417578|Explains how hepatitis C is diagnosed and managed, including the most recently available treatments.|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/b92eeca7/hepatitis-c-paul-j-thuluvath-9781421417578.jpg|9781421417578|Hepatitis C : Paperback : Johns Hopkins University Press : 9781421417578 : 25 Dec 2015 : Published while revolutionary changes are taking place in the treatment of hepatitis C, this authoritative guide will become the preferred reference for people wi ...|new|1|1|103|16.01|0|GBP|Paul J. 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Volume 21 begins with a section describing the move to Philadelphia's Congress Hall. Third Session correspondence, arranged chronologically from November 1790 to March 1791, when Congress officially concluded its business, follows. Several key and potentially divisive issues?including a national bank, a tax on domestically produced spirits, and the final location of the permanent seat of the federal government?occupied the time and attention of Congress during this short session. In addition, reports of a successful attack on US troops by Native Americans in the Northwest Territory were the impetus for moves to increase the size of the military while continuing to negotiate with the Indian nations. Volume 22 is unique among the correspondence volumes in that it is topical. It begins with a section of firsthand accounts about Congress that were written after it adjourned, some as late as the 1840s. This is followed by sections of documents relating to the 1790 Treaty of New York with the Creek Nation and its aftermath, as well as the experience of FFC incumbents during the second federal election. The final section includes letters and other documents dated 1789 to 1791 that the editors discovered after the publication of the volume in which they would have otherwise appeared. The documents gathered here include selections from a book of poems by Representatives Thomas Tudor Tucker and John Page, and Page's wife, Margaret L ...|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/33ffd5<