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Presentation, Treatment and NeurobiologyBipolar disorders affect up to 3% of the world&'s population and are the 6th leading cause of disability worldwide. The estimated annual costs of bipolar disorder approach $50 billion in the United States, and the associated societal and personal suffering is immeasurable. Bipolar disorder is a lifelong...

The Suburban Semi and Family Life between the WarsExplores the impact of the modern suburban semi-detached house on British family life during the 1920s and 1930s...

Toward a Global Political TheoryWe live in a global age, an age of vast scale and speed, an age of great technological and economic and environmental change, in conditions our ancestors could hardly have imagined. What does this compression of geographical and temporal scale mean for our political thinking? Do we need new modes of political thought...

History, Reform, and Constitutional DesignThe war prerogative is the power of the Crown, exercised by the government, to declare war and deploy armed forces overseas. This book traces the theory and practice of the war prerogative in England from 1600 to the modern day and considers potential reform of the constitutional arrangements for its...

Masculinity in American Law and LiteratureAmerican Guy examines American norms of masculinity and their role in the law, bringing a range of methodological and disciplinary perspectives to the intersection of American gender, legal, and literary issues. The collection opens with a set of papers investigating "e;American Guys"e; -- the...

Foundations and RamificationsWhen you visit a website, check your email, or download music, you enter into a contract that you probably don&'t know exists. "e;Wrap contracts"e; - shrinkwrap, clickwrap and browsewrap agreements - are non-traditional contracts that look nothing like legal documents. Contrary to what courts have held, they are...