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Performing Race in an American MusicalShow Boat: Performing Race in an American Musical draws on exhaustive archival research to tell the story of how Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II, and a host of directors, choreographers, producers, and performers-among them Paul Robeson-made and remade the most important musical in Broadway history....

A Life in CirculationSet in the heart of late Renaissance London, William Harvey is the fascinating biography of the author of the revolutionary "e;circulation"e; theory of the movement of the blood, which would alter the history of science and general culture in a manner akin to Darwin's theory of evolution and Newton's theory of gravity....

This is the first book to approach the concept of suffering from the perspective of nurses. The concept is of central importance in the growing field of palliative care and has special meaning for nurses who are intimately involved in caring for people experiencing serious illness or nearing the end of life....

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Implications and ChallengesThis book demonstrates how Asian countries tried to minimize the impact of the global financial crisis, identifies structural weaknesses in their economies, and discusses policy options for strengthening Asian economies to avoid future crises and promote sustainable growth in the long-term....

Frontiers of Pleasure calls into question a number of influential modern notions        regarding aesthetics by going back to the very beginnings of aesthetic thought in        Greece and raising critical issues regarding conceptions of how one responds to the        beautiful. Despite a recent rebirth of interest in aesthetics, extensive...