Readers of the first volume of Progress in Orthopaedic Surgery may remember the introductory remarks of Drs. Wagner and Hungerford. It is the intention of the editors of this publication to familiarize English - speaking orthopaedists with articles published in the European literature which, because of language barriers, would otherwise be inaccessible to them. Most articles in this second volume also are translations of papers originally printed in Der Orthopiide. The purpose of this Germ...

With a stunning command of the Greek language and a mastery of poetic nuance, this translation of Euripides' play breathes unparalleled life into an ancient masterpiece. Using vocabulary that gives the sense that the play was written with an appreciation of and application to the 20th and 21st centuries, this adaptation goes beyond the timeless plot of the consequences of war and the fate of both the victors and the losers and focuses on the modern-day issues of feminism and women's rights...

The national parks of England and Wales are a vital part of the environmental resources of Britain. Originally published in 1982 and drawing on considerable practical and research experience, the authors present a cogent, authoritative and radical challenge to the established thinking about these cherished parts of the landscape. The first part of the book provides an historical account of the parks and an analysis of the failure of the system prior to reorganization in 1974. The second de...

Originally published in 1987, this book rejects the ‘pay through the nose’ approach to conservation enshrined in the Wildlife and Countryside Act, and demonstrates the need to strengthen and extend the national parks system to enable more people to enjoy open country. The authors believe that countryside conservation depends on reversing the trends that are intensifying the exploitation of land and natural resources and displacing people. They argue for conservation of landscape and resour...

In de zomer van 1926 keert chirurg Alistair MacEwen terug naar Noord-Frankrijk, naar de plek waar hij in 1917 zijn verstand verloor. Daar bezoekt hij de vrouw die toen voor hem zorgde, Ghislaine. Een weerzien dat aan hun leven voorgoed een andere wending geeft.Tegen de achtergrond van de turbulente jaren twintig en dertig zien we hoe Alistair boven verwachting goed herstelt. Ghislaine, die nooit het verlies van haar dierbaren heeft kunnen verwerken, lijkt juist steeds meer de grip ...

Bretagne, april 1945 Een vreemdeling neemt zijn intrek in een huis aan de ruige kust van Finistère. Een gehavende, getroebleerde Brit die maar een ding wil: met rust gelaten worden.Iets verderop, tussen de rotsen onder het kerkje, houdt zich een meisje schuil. Daar heeft ze de oorlog overleefd. Ook zij wil maar een ding: terug naar Parijs, waar ze vandaan komt.Ondanks, of misschien juist vanwege de beschadigingen waarvan zij beiden de rest van hun leven de littekens te drag...

This handbook, first issued in 1942, is designed to be used as a textbook or a study guide for the "hawsepiper." The twenty-five chapters contain information on electronics, celestial navigation, rules of the road, engineering, etc.,—that will be helpful to the third mate, experienced mariner, or student preparing for a licensing examination.

Equality of opportunity in housing is a key issue in social justice in Britain today. To the extent that it patterns an individual's educational, social and economic development, housing constitutes a crucial battleground in the fight against racial discrimination.Housing, Race and Law is the first publication to examine the law in relation to issues of housing and race in both the private and public sector. It places these issues in the broader context of the development ...

Traditionally, class analysis has exaggerated the role of economic differentiation, particularly that of the informal economy, and has underestimated the degree of common consciousness amongst the `labouring class'. In Divisions and Solidarities, Alison MacEwen Scott examines class analysis and the inter-relationship between gender and class which creates a shared interest between men and women in some contexts and a divergence of interest in others. Using case studies of the urba...

Monday: Acrophobia.Tuesday: Arachnophobia.Wednesday: Agoraphobia.For Clara Clark, fear runs on a schedule.After losing a year of her life to a "treatment" she can't remember, Clara begins waking up with a different, debilitating phobia every single day. As she fights to function in a city that turns into a minefield of triggers, she discovers that her panic attacks are actually bread...

Polly Pullar tells the fascinating tale of one of the Hebrides unique thriving small communities through the colourful anecdotes of Lawrence MacEwen, whose family have owned the island since 1896. A wonderfully benevolent, and eccentric character, his passion and love for the island and its continuing success, has always been of the utmost importance. He has kept diaries all his life and delves deep into them, unveiling a uniquely human story, punctuated with liberal amounts of humour, as ...