Catastrophe and Survival addresses a blind spot in Benjamin scholarship: namely the way that Benjamin's thoughts regarding mental space, the mind-body problem, and the individual's experience of the material object world make sig
Providing the most reliable and up-to-date information on this very common and difficult disorder, she helps women understand uterine fibroids and make the best possible choices about their care.
Precise measurements of the calcium (Ca) isotopes have provided constraints on Ca cycling at global and local scales, and quantified rates of carbonate diagenesis in marine sedimentary systems. Key to applying Ca isotopes as a geochemical tracer is understanding the impact of multiple factors potentially impacting Ca isotopes in the rock record.
As Liverpool grew in the 18th and 19th centuries, there was high demand for new homes. High-density back-to-back housing around courtyards provided cramped, dark and often damp homes to Liverpool's working-class people. This book uses a range of historical and archaeological evidence to consider life in courts.
Aquesta és la història de tres noies que són diferents, tenen vides diferents i s'enfronten a problemes radicalment diferents, però que en el fons estan connectades. La Sylvie i la seva família viuen en un camp de refugiats. Han hagut de fugir del Congo perquè la guerrilla ha mort el seu pare. La causa del conflicte: la disputa pels jaciments de coltan.La Laiping, una noia xinesa, ha marxat del poble per anar a treballar en una gran fàbrica de productes electrònics, atreta per les promeses d'una vida millor a la ciutat. Però aviat descobrirà la dura realitat dels treballadors i les terribles conseqüències de queixar-se o protestar.La Fiona és una adolescent canadenca que ha comès un error molt greu, sota els efectes de l'alcohol: ha enviat una foto d'ella amb poca roba al noi amb el qual surt.
