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In this book, Marc Rodwin examines the development of conflicts of interest in the health care systems of the US, France, and Japan. He shows that national differences in the organization of medical practice and the interplay of organized medicine, the market, and the state give rise to variations in the type and prevalence of such conflicts, and...

This new Oxford Companion is the first comprehensive reference source for 20th-century literature in English from all round the world. It offers information on all significant international writers in English and their works: from America, the United Kingdom, and Australia, from Canada and New Zealand, India and Ireland, Africa and the Caribbean....

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This book explains Martin Bucer's unique perspective on the doctrine of justification and demonstrates how this doctrine acted as a foundation for his entrance into discussions with Catholics between 1539 and 1541. The author argues that Bucer was consistent in his irenic endeavors, never sacrificing his theological convictions for ecclesial...

The Effect of Early Christological Controversies on the Text of the New TestamentIn a study that explores the close relationship between the social history of        early Christianity and the textual tradition of the emerging New Testament, Ehrman        traces how early struggles between "e;heresy"e; and "e;orthodoxy"e; affected...

Between 1820 and 1860, American social reformers pioneered a sentimental "e;politics of identification"e; that invited people of all backgrounds to identify with the victims of war, slavery, and addiction. By portraying Native Americans, slaves, and "e;drunkards"e; as both physically vulnerable and socially related, these activists...