“…They reveal the real culprit in the matter -- the Nixon White House."--AU Press web site…”
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Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of contributors -- Foreword -- References -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Defining and defying chronicity -- Care and the politics of deservingness -- Structure of the book -- Concluding remarks -- Notes -- References -- 1 A house of cards: Chronicity, care packages and a 'good life' -- Background -- Methods -- Theoretical framework: Temporality, ethics and care -- Clarissa's struggle and the house of cards -- Temporal/spatial reconfiguration: a discussion -- Relationality: a discussion Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 2 (Un)Deservingness and disregard: Chronicity, hospice and possibilities for care on the American periphery -- Deserving and undeserving of care -- (Un)Deservingness, attention and disregard -- Shaping a landscape of care through disregard -- Disregarded costs and the disappearance of medical equipment -- Claims to deservingness and bureaucratic mechanisms of disregard -- Durable medical equipment 'within reach' -- Snowbirds -- 'The only way to be heard': Inaudibility and absent complaints -- Ms Donovan -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References 3 Publicly privatised: Relative care support and the neoliberal reform in Finland -- Introduction -- Two facets of privatisation in the care system -- Relative caregivers in Archipelago Town and municipal support -- Families, relatives and caregiving practices in Archipelago Town -- Struggling with closed doors -- The professionalism of relative care -- The difference between relative caregivers and care workers -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 4 The 'hassle' of 'good' care in dementia: Negotiating relatedness in the navigation of bureaucratic systems of support -- Introduction 'Official' paperwork -- The fuss and trust of relatedness -- 'Getting it all sorted': (Mis)adventures in bureaucratic hassle -- The state as a bad relative -- Conclusion -- References -- 5 Assemblages of care around albinism: Kin-based networks and (in)dependence in contemporary Tanzania -- Introduction -- Multiple assemblages of care around people with albinism -- The reduction of institutional care and the 'NGOisation' of the nation state -- Kin-based care and humanitarian discourses in Ilula: Florentina's experiences (In)dependence in Dar es Salaam: Daudi's self-care, care for and care about others -- Conclusion -- Note -- References -- 6 Alcoholism and evangelical healing in Indigenous Mexico: Chronicity and care at the margins of the state -- From comorbidity to syndemics of alcoholism and marginality -- Five centuries of alcoholisation -- Drinking at the margins -- Care for whom? …”

“…Buying or selling a house, whether for a client or yourself, is one of the most important (and most stressful) deals anyone can make, demanding emotional intelligence and a solid set of negotiating skills. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Uncertain information and spatial objects: Examples from works on the HOUSe project and the European Historic Towns Atlas series -- Part III: Mapping objects in urban space -- 7. …”

“…First published in 1841, Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds is often cited as the best book ever written about market psychology. This Harriman House edition includes Charles Mackay's account of the three infamous financial manias - John Law's Mississipi Scheme, the South Sea Bubble, and Tulipomania.Between the three of them, these historic episodes confirm that greed and fear have always been the driving forces of financial markets, and, furthermore, that being sensible and clever is no defence against the mesmeric allure of a popular craze with the wind behind it.In writing the history of the great financial manias, Charles Mackay proved himself a master chronicler of social as well as financial history. …”