“…This comprehensive collection provides a fascinating summary of the debates on the growth of institutional care during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. …”

“…Situated at the intersection between medical humanities, aging studies, autobiographical studies, disability studies and ethic studies, this book explores the fascination of centenarians' autobiographies for humanites research. …”

“…The volume as a whole presents a lively snapshot of the varied, vibrant and fascinating research field of non-Classical Latin…”
Sumario

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Significación, límites y perspectivas / Nacionalismo revolucionario y arquitectura / A la sombra de los caudillos en flor / El tiempo de las profecías en la Revolución: Bierce y Reed / Las 'otras' historias de México en las artes y los medios del siglo XX: novela, teatro, cine y periodismo -- El Dragón, el Murciélago, el Goloso y la Güera, lotería para jugar a la corte / Revoluciones culturales: Víctor Hugo Rascón Banda, la Malinche sempiterna y su lenguaje / Imágenes escandalosas de otro México. …”

“…This fascinating compilation of the recent data on gender differences in education presents a wealth of data, analysed from a multitude of angles in a clear and lively way. …”

“…A book for the curious that reflects our public fascination with psychology. The authors have choses important, topical, and sometimes controversial subjects which they cover in a lucid and engaging way, while maintaining an academically sound approach. ... …”

“…In this fascinating book, Dr. Treffert looks at what we know about savant syndrome, and at new discoveries that raise interesting questions about the hidden brain potential within us all. …”

“…"This book sheds new light on the fascinating - at times dark and at times hopeful - reception of classical Yoga philosophies in Germany during the nineteenth century. …”

“…A fascinating insight into the most extensive archaeological excavation in the ancient city of Pompeii for over a generation. …”

“…Marcus Moberg offers a new model of religion and religious life in the post-war era, through focusing on the role of markets and media as vectors of contemporary social and cultural change – and therefore institutional religious change. …”

“…It is intended to guide the interested reader deeper into this fascinating discipline of modern day astronomy…”

“…He then focuses on spirituality's relationship to mood regulation, and the role of negative spirituality in fostering religious fundamentalism and demonic possession.Ostow concludes with an analysis of an essay by the psychoanalyst Donald M. Marcus, who recounts his own spiritual experience during a Native American-style "vision quest" in the woods. …”

“…An original introduction outlines Loewenstein's general approach to research, and there are short introductions to each paper outlining briefly when, how and why they came to be written, providing a fascinating and vivid insight into the process of intellectual creativity…”

“…Bruzzi uses case studies drawn from contemporary popular cinema to reassess established ideas about costume and fashion in cinema, and to challenge conventional interpretations of how masculinity and femininity are constructed through clothing. …”

“…On the centenary of the death of Rasputin comes a definitive biography that will dramatically change our understanding of this fascinating figure. A hundred years after his murder, Rasputin continues to excite the popular imagination as the personification of evil. …”

“…"Napoleón y las mujeres es el libro más conocido del gran historiador napoleonista Frédéric Masson (1847-1923), que dedicó toda su vida a desvelar la vida íntima del Emperador cuando ésta se consideraba como un tabú entre los bonapartistas. …”

“…He was, however, an entrepreneur who exerted a profound change on an industry. He fascinated his contemporaries precisely because he so mirrored his age and its changing business and economic patterns. …”

“…Georges Perec, novelist, filmmaker and essayist, was one of the most inventive and original writers of the twentieth century. A fascinating aspect of his work is its intrinsically geographical nature. …”

“…Aristotle's zoological writings with their wealth of detailed investigations on diverse species of animals have fascinated medieval and Renaissance culture. This volume explores how these texts have been read in various traditions (Arabic, Hebrew, Latin), and how they have been incorporated in different genres (in philosophical and scientific treatises, in florilegia and encyclopedias, in theological symbolism, in moral allegories, and in manuscript illustrations). …”

“…The volume traces the fascinating life of Sophie and Carl Laeisz. Both have distinguished themselves as patrons not only at the foundation of this concert hall, but also as donors of the Hamburgische Wissenschaftliche Stiftung. …”