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Balkon zum Meer – Die Seebrücke in Saßnitz
Authors: Schlaich Mike , Keil Andreas , Stockhusen Knut , Linden Sebastian
Published: October 2010

Im Jahr 2007 wurde in Saßnitz der 250 m lange “Balkon zum Meer” fertiggestellt. Die Besonderheit dieser Fußgängerbrücke ist, dass sie über eine freie Spannweite von 120 m als einseitig aufgehängte, im Grundriss gekrümmte Hängebrücke mit exzentrisch angeschlossenen Hängerseilen ausgebildet ist. Die Brücke, die eine seit langem benötigte Verbindung zwischen der Stadt Saßnitz und dem 25 m tiefer liegenden Stadthafen herstellt, wurde 2010 mit dem Deutschen Brückenbaupreis ausgezeichnet. Der vorliegende Artikel beschreibt den Entwurf, die konstruktive Durchbildung und die Bauausführung dieser einzigartigen Konstruktion.

alcony overlooking the sea – The Sea Bridge Saßnitz, Germany. In July 2007, a 250 m long suspension bridge for pedestrians was inaugurated in the city of Saßnitz on Rügen Island in the German part of the Baltic Sea. The curved part of the deck of 120 m length is supported by cables on one side only. The bridge, one of the longest of its kind, is part of an urban renewal project. It reconnects Saßnitz Harbour to the city, being separated from each other during the cold war.

The most interesting feature of this bridge is the cantilevering support girders that protrude from the deck to connect to the hangers so that their axes aim towards the centre of gravity of the pertinent deck section. This structural solution allows for one‐sided hanger supports without causing bending or torsion in the curved girder due to distributed dead load or live loads. The paper describes the structural concept of the Saßnitz Bridge. It also elaborates on structural design and erection issues.
Stahldeckensysteme
Authors: Ungermann Dieter , Strohmann Isabel , Brune Bettina
Published: October 2010

Moderne Deckensysteme müssen neben den statisch‐konstruktiven Anforderungen einer Vielzahl weiterer Entwurfsaspekte genügen, um am Markt bestehen zu können. Nachfolgend werden nach einer Einführung die verschiedenen marktgängigen Deckensysteme beschrieben. Im Weiteren werden neuere Entwicklungen von Deckensystemen insbesondere hinsichtlich der Multifunktionalität und der Nachhaltigkeit aufgezeigt.

Steel floor structural systems. In addition to static and structural requirements, modern floor systems must meet a variety of other design issues, in order to survive on the market. After an introduction, various commercially available floor systems are described. In addition, recent developments of floor systems are presented, particularly concerning multi‐functionality and sustainability issues.
Plasma und Dünne Schichten
Authors: Bewig Lars , Kromer Jens
Published: October 2010

Plasma and thin films for lighting application

Thin films play an important role in the lighting industry. Well known products are reflectors with simple aluminium coating or with dichroic coatings for cold light mirrors. Especially for energy saving applications special halogen bulbs are coated with a transparent hot mirror that increases the overall efficiency up to 50 % while keeping the positive properties of halogen lighting like color, color rendering index, start up performance and others unchanged. Special thin film applications realize color filters, IR filters, UV filters or color conversion filters. All these processes are vacuum processes that work with plasma assistance. The most prominent technologies for cost effective production are the PICVD processes (former development of SCHOTT AG in cooperation with Auer Lighting) and the Microdyn® technology from DSI, Santa Rosa.
Dünnschicht‐Photovoltaik in Deutschland
Authors: Sittinger Volker , Diehl Wolfgang , Szyszka Bernd
Published: October 2010

Das Deutsche Energie‐Einspeisegesetz fördert auch weiterhin das Wachstum des Photovoltaikmarktes in Deutschland. Durch die vorgesehene Kostendegression sind die Firmen gefordert, eine stetige Wirkungsgradsteigerung bei gleichzeitiger Reduktion der Prozesskosten umzusetzen. Dies muss durch eine stetige Steigerung der Forschungsleistung erbracht werden. Ziel ist eine möglichst schnelle Senkung der Stromentstehungskosten in den Bereich der mit konventionellen Energieträgern erreichbaren Kosten bzw. darunter. Die deutsche Industrie‐ und Forschungslandschaft ist hier sehr gut aufgestellt. Die Industrie hat den Anspruch, bis 2020 europaweit 12 Prozent des Strombedarfs durch Photovoltaik zu decken [5]. In Deutschland deckt der Anteil momentan ca.1 Prozent des Strombedarfs. Für Deutschland sind die Aussichten, neben der etablierten kristallinen Siliziumtechnologie vor allem im Bereich der Dünnschicht‐Photovoltaik weltweit eine Vorreiterrolle zu übernehmen, sehr gut.
Classification of Almond Cultivars Using Oil Volatile Compound Determination by HS‐SPME–GC–MS
Authors: Beltrán Sanahuja A. , Ramos Santonja M. , Grané Teruel N. , Martín Carratalá M. L. , Garrigós Selva M. C.
Published: October 2010

Protected designations of origin “Alicante” and “Jijona” nougats are manufactured products produced using raw materials from Eastern Spain. In order to avoid adulteration practices, determination of volatile compounds from three different almond cultivars (Spanish Guara and Marcona and, from the USA, Butte) was performed to obtain a set of parameters for discrimination between Spanish and American cultivars. Factorial experimental design was applied for the development of a headspace solid‐phase microextraction–gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (HS‐SPME–GC–MS) analytical method for isolation and determination of the volatile compounds in almond oils. Main HS‐SPME variables optimized were extraction temperature, extraction time, and stirring speed. Several volatile compounds including aldehydes, alkanes, alcohols and aromatic hydrocarbons were identified. Multivariate techniques were applied for classification and discrimination of the different almond cultivars studied. Specifically, cluster and stepwise linear discriminant analysis (LDA) were used, with LDA showing the best performance. The results obtained demonstrated that the proposed method combined with multivariate statistical analysis can be successfully applied for discrimination among different almond cultivars.
The Economic and Educational State of Black Americans in the 21st Century: Should We be Optimistic or Concerned?
Authors: Harris Angel L.
Published: October 2010

This report presents an overview of the economic and educational status of black Americans. In addition to summarizing blacks' current economic condition, long-term trends are also presented. The purpose of this report is to highlight information that will accentuate the magnitude of the black socioeconomic disadvantage. My goal is to generate discussion about policies in which people have an awareness of the scale and time it will take to address racial inequality. Therefore, this report is more descriptive than prescriptive. To help facilitate thinking about potential policy directions, economic patterns are shown across various presidential administrations.
Frequent users of pornography. A population based epidemiological study of Swedish male adolescents
Authors: Svedin Carl Göran , Åkerman Ingrid , Priebe Gisela
Published: October 2010

Frequent use of pornography has not been sufficiently studied before. In a Swedish survey 2015 male students aged 18 years participated. A group of frequent users of pornography (N = 200, 10.5%) were studied with respect to background and psychosocial correlates. The frequent users had a more positive attitude to pornography, were more often “turned on” viewing pornography and viewed more often advanced forms of pornography. Frequent use was also associated with many problem behaviours. A multiple logistic regression analysis showed that frequent users of pornography were more likely to be living in a large city, consuming alcohol more often, having greater sexual desire and had more often sold sex than other boys of the same age.

High frequent viewing of pornography may be seen as a problematic behaviour that needs more attention from both parents and teachers and also to be addressed in clinical interviews.
Improving OR Efficiency in a University Medical Center Arthroplastic Surgery Service
Authors: Ngu Jenny Cao
Published: October 2010

Staff members in the arthroplastic surgery service at University of California San Francisco Medical Center initiated an multidisciplinary OR efficiency project at the request of the facility's chief executive officer and an arthroplastic surgeon. Elements of the program included forming a consistent team, updating preference cards, starting anesthesia care earlier in the day, working with sterile processing department personnel to improve case cart delivery, improving the turnover routine, and reducing and planning for surgery cancellations. Since the project began in 2004, the surgeon has been able to double his procedure volume in the same amount of time. The surgical team and the program have become an example for the medical center and have influenced the OR culture to focus on efficiency, quality, and accountability.
Incorrect Surgical Counts: A Qualitative Analysis
Authors: Rowlands Aletha , Steeves Richard
Published: October 2010

Ensuring that patients remain free of unintended retained foreign bodies is a primary responsibility of perioperative nurses and surgical technologists. However, these incidents continue to occur despite hospital policies and AORN recommended practice guidelines for their prevention. To provide insight into how incorrect surgical counts occur, researchers conducted a qualitative analysis of the tasks and challenges faced by perioperative nurses and surgical technologists in an academic medical center and a community hospital. Using hermeneutic phenomenological methodology, we identified bad behavior, general chaos, and communication difficulties as problems associated with incorrect surgical counts. As point‐of‐care providers, perioperative RNs are well poised to identify problematic areas and design systems and processes that protect patients. Perioperative RNs should consider using red rules or a code of conduct as tools for improving the manual counting process. These strategies could be developed in the shared governance council or a perioperative staff‐led committee to ensure adherence to AORN standards.
Increasing Patient Safety and Surgical Team Communication by Using a Count/Time Out Board
Authors: Edel Elizabeth Morell
Published: October 2010

Communication and collaboration in patient care settings is vital for promoting the best possible patient outcomes. The counting of sponges, sharps, and instruments, and the surgical time out before the start of any surgical procedure are opportunities for the surgical team to address patient safety risks. Personnel in the surgical services department at St Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, Texas, implemented the use of a hanging, magnetic, dry‐erase board that includes the elements of a time out (eg, patient name and identifiers, procedure, site, allergies) and provides a means to document countable items. The board promotes team awareness of this time out and count information at all times during a procedure. Specific magnets on the count board identify items intentionally packed inside the patient to remind the team of the location of these items when the count is reconciled at the end of the procedure. In addition, a process of obtaining an radiograph of items similar to any missing items assists radiologists in identifying the location of retained surgical items. As a result of implementing both changes, our ability to locate missing items has significantly increased.
Managing The Patient Receiving Moderate Sedation/Analgesia
Authors: Stein Patricia
Published: October 2010

Managing The Patient Receiving Moderate Sedation/Analgesia Ciné‐Med producer 2010, $135 AORN members, $270 nonmembers
Perioperative Care of the Child: A Nursing Manual
Authors: Cote Deborah
Published: October 2010

Perioperative Care of the Child: A Nursing Manual Linda Shields 2010, Wiley‐Blackwell 288 pages, $50.99 softcover
The 22q11.2 microdeletion: Fifteen years of insights into the genetic and neural complexity of psychiatric disorders
Authors: Drew Liam J. , Crabtree Gregg W. , Markx Sander , Stark Kimberly L. , Chaverneff Florence , Xu Bin , Mukai Jun , Fenelon Karine , Hsu Pei‐Ken , Gogos Joseph A. , Karayiorgou Maria
Published: October 2010

Over the last fifteen years it has become established that 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11DS) is a true genetic risk factor for schizophrenia. Carriers of deletions in chromosome 22q11.2 develop schizophrenia at rate of 25–30% and such deletions account for as many as 1–2% of cases of sporadic schizophrenia in the general population. Access to a relatively homogeneous population of individuals that suffer from schizophrenia as the result of a shared etiological factor and the potential to generate etiologically valid mouse models provides an immense opportunity to better understand the pathobiology of this disease. In this review we survey the clinical literature associated with the 22q11.2 microdeletions with a focus on neuroanatomical changes. Then, we highlight results from work modeling this structural mutation in animals. The key biological pathways disrupted by the mutation are discussed and how these changes impact the structure and function of neural circuits is described.
Guestworkers and second-class citizenship
Authors: Stilz Anna
Published: October 2010

This paper takes up the question of rights restrictions for guestworkers from a liberal-democratic perspective. Is it ever legitimate to offer migrants job opportunities in exchange for their agreement to waive rights? If so, are there limits on the rights we can ask guestworkers to give up? I examine three arguments for why rights restrictions on guestworkers should not be allowed: (1) that they require guestworkers to waive an inalienable claim to membership, (2) that they are exploitative, and (3) that they place guestworkers into dominating social relationships in the receiving society. I conclude that none of these arguments can rule out rights restrictions on guestworkers altogether. I then sketch some restrictions that remain permissible even after we take these arguments into account.
The Devil's Dominion
Authors: Godbeer Richard
Published: October 2010

The Devil's Dominion examines the use of folk magic by ordinary men and women in early New England. The book describes in vivid detail the magical techniques used by settlers and the assumptions which underlaid them. Godbeer argues that layfolk were generally far less consistent in their beliefs and actions than their ministers would have liked; even church members sometimes turned to magic. The Devil's Dominion reveals that the relationship between magical and religious belief was complex and ambivalent: some members of the community rejected magic altogether, but others did not. Godbeer argues that the controversy surrounding astrological prediction in early New England paralleled clerical condemnation of magical practice, and that the different perspectives on witchcraft engendered by magical tradition and Puritan doctrine often caused confusion and disagreement when New Englanders sought legal punishment of witches.
Roots in the African Dust
Authors: Mortimore Michael
Published: October 2010

The image of Africa in the modern world has come to be shaped by perceptions of the drylands and their problems of poverty, drought, degradation, and famine. Michael Mortimore offers an alternative and revisionist thesis, dismissing on theoretical and empirical grounds the conventional view of runaway desertification, driven by population growth and inappropriate land use. In its place he suggests a more optimistic model of sustainable land use, based on researched case studies from East and West Africa where indigenous technological adaptation has put population growth and market opportunities to advantage. He also proposes a more appropriate set of policy priorities to support dryland peoples in their efforts to sustain land and livelihoods. The result is a remarkably clear synthesis of much of the best work that has emerged over past years.
Liberalism and the Economic Order
Authors: Paul Ellen Frankel , Miller, Jr Fred D. , Paul Jeffrey
Published: October 2010

With the collapse of communist totalitarianism, the countries of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union face political instability and an uncertain economic future. The people of the region are struggling to emulate the success of the West by moving toward Western-style democracy and markets. The essays in this volume address the liberal transition currently underway. Some of them explore the models offered by political theorists to guide the course of reforms. Some discuss obstacles to change posed by existing attitudes, institutions and cultural traditions. Some examine the nature of liberalism itself, and consider whether democratic politics and free-market economics can coexist without undermining one another. Some offer alternatives to specific Western institutions, arguing that in certain cases it would be unwise for the East to follow the West. Addressing the issues from a variety of perspectives, the contributors to this volume offer valuable insights into the nature of liberalism and the problems facing liberal reformers today.
The Narrative of Robert Adams, A Barbary Captive
Authors: Adams Robert
Published: October 2010

First published in London in 1816, The Narrative of Robert Adams is an account of the adventures of Robert Adams, an African American seaman who survives shipwreck, slavery, and brutal efforts to convert him to Islam, before being ransomed to the British consul. In London, Adams is discovered by the Company of Merchants Trading which publishes his story, into which Adams inserts a fantastical account of a trip to Timbuctoo. Adams's story is accompanied by contemporary essays and notes that place his experience in the context of European exploration of Africa at the time, and weigh his credibility against other contemporary accounts. Professor Adams's introduction examines Adams's credibility in light of modern knowledge of Africa and discusses the significance of his story in relation to the early nineteenth century interest in Timbuctoo, and to the literary genres of the slave narrative and the Barbary Captivity narrative.
The Ascent of Man
Authors: Drummond Henry
Published: October 2010

The Lowell Institute in Boston, Massachusetts, founded in 1836, supports an annual series of distinguished lectures. Henry Drummond, the influential Scottish scientist, Free Church minister, explorer and evangelist published his Lowell Lectures as The Ascent of Man in 1894. This provocative book examines Darwinism in a Christian context. It describes the rise of man, who is considered the highest purpose of the universe, and his relations with the lower animals. In particular, it addresses the question of altruism and its role in promoting the survival of the fittest, which Drummond argues had been overlooked. Drummond claims, unlike traditional evolutionary theory, that the force of evolution is not only the struggle for life, but also the struggle for the life of others. His book, which aroused great interest in its time, remains of importance for historians and philosophers of science today.
Darwiniana
Authors: Gray Asa
Published: October 2010

Darwiniana is a collection of critical essays on Charles Darwin's theory of evolution that were originally published in scientific journals by his friend and correspondent Asa Gray, Professor of Botany at Harvard. Gray was one of Darwin's strongest supporters in the American scientific community; he was also a Presbyterian and discussed questions of natural theology, design and teleology, including an earlier version of Chapter 3 of this book, with Darwin by letter over several years. Darwiniana (1876) was intended to provide a balanced assessment of Darwin's theory of evolution and to familiarise readers with the different aspects of Darwinism and its implications. The opening essays of the volume focus on the scientific and philosophical features of the theory, others analyse the reactions of Darwin's contemporaries and, most famously, argue for a reconciliation of religion and science in the light of Darwin's theory.
Free Town Libraries, their Formation, Management, and History
Authors: Edwards Edward
Published: October 2010

An important figure in the establishment of free libraries in the United Kingdom, Edward Edwards (1812–1886) wrote this study, first published in 1869, as a handbook intended for promoters and managers of free town libraries. The book outlines the formation and workings of public libraries, beginning with British examples and proceeding to compare the British experience with libraries abroad, especially in America. Edwards presents strong evidence of the increasing number, and improving management, of libraries at this time, and also stresses the strikingly diverse circumstances under which libraries in the United Kingdom and abroad were established. The volume is an important historical document in library studies, and a testimony to Edwards' commitment and contribution to the free library movement which have been an inspiration to later generations of professional librarians.
Principes de l'étude comparative des langues
Authors: Merian Andreas Adoph von , Klaproth Julius Heinrich
Published: October 2010

This wide-ranging comparative analysis of languages was one of the earliest products of the nineteenth century's burgeoning interest in philology. Its author was the French diplomat Baron de Merian, a contemporary of Wihelm von Humboldt and precursor of Franz Bopp and August Schleicher (also published in this series). Published shortly after Merian's death in 1828, this meticulous study is the result of twelve years of painstaking work. Merian concisely maps out the languages of the world, and attempts to trace all major dialects back to a common root. He ably demonstrates his competence as a philologist, illustrating his argument through extensive charts and tables, and does not shy away from topics such as Basque and Native American vocabulary which still pose problems for linguists today. Though many of Merian's theories have since been disproved, his pioneering work deserves its place in the history of linguistics.
A History of Greece
Authors: Grote George
Published: October 2010

Widely acknowledged as the most authoritative study of ancient Greece, George Grote's twelve-volume work, begun in 1846, established the shape of Greek history which still prevails in textbooks and popular accounts of the ancient world today. Grote employs direct and clear language to take the reader from the earliest times of legendary Greece to the death of Alexander and his generation, drawing upon epic poetry and legend, and examining the growth and decline of the Athenian democracy. The work provides explanations of Greek political constitutions and philosophy, and interwoven throughout are the important but outlying adventures of the Sicilian and Italian Greeks. Volume 5 deals with Greek history from the battle of Marathon through the Persian Wars and developments in Sicily down to the era of Perikles.
A History of Greece
Authors: Grote George
Published: October 2010

Widely acknowledged as the most authoritative study of ancient Greece, George Grote's twelve-volume work, begun in 1846, established the shape of Greek history which still prevails in textbooks and popular accounts of the ancient world today. Grote employs direct and clear language to take the reader from the earliest times of legendary Greece to the death of Alexander and his generation, drawing upon epic poetry and legend, and examining the growth and decline of the Athenian democracy. The work provides explanations of Greek political constitutions and philosophy, and interwoven throughout are the important but outlying adventures of the Sicilian and Italian Greeks. Volume 10 covers the period from the Peace of Antalkidas to the second battle of Mantinea, and also takes up the story of Sicily from the destruction of the Athenian Expedition to the period of the tyranny of the Elder Dionysius.
The Canarian
Authors: Bontier Pierre , Le Verrier Jean
Published: October 2010

The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. The first series, which ran from 1847 to 1899, consists of 100 books containing published or previously unpublished works by authors from Christopher Columbus to Sir Francis Drake, and covering voyages to the New World, to China and Japan, to Russia and to Africa and India. The Canary Islands have been known to European countries since the Roman era. In 1402, the kingdom of Castile sent an expeditionary force, led by French explorers Jean de Béthencourt (1362–1425) and Gadifer de la Salle (1340–1415), to conquer the islands. This volume, first published in English in 1872, contains a contemporary account of the conquest written by Pierre Bontier and Jean Le Verrier, both members of the expedition; it contains valuable details of the indigenous inhabitants of the islands.
The History of Maritime and Inland Discovery
Authors: Cooley William Desborough
Published: October 2010

William Desborough Cooley (1795–1883) was a geographer and historian, the author of a collection of influential texts on the development of geographical study, and a key founding member of the Hakluyt Society. First published as a complete set in 1831 as part of Dionysius Lardner's Cabinet Cyclopaedia, this is the history in three volumes of the development of the geographical sciences through travel and exploration. Each volume is divided chronologically by historical era, tracing the pursuit of geographical discovery by both land and sea from the Roman Empire to the Himalayan expeditions of the early nineteenth century. Featuring a comprehensive index, this expertly compiled reference text will aid any study of the history of travel and exploration. This third volume includes a detailed section on scholarly contributions to contemporary geographical study. It also features accounts of the voyages of Captain Cook and Alexander von Humboldt.
La Cité Antique
Authors: de Coulanges Fustel
Published: October 2010

La Cité Antique is the best-known work by the nineteenth-century French historian Fustel de Coulanges (1830–1889), who pioneered an objective approach to the study of history, and the use of primary rather than secondary sources. This reissue is of the 1866 edition of the book, which was originally published in 1864 while the author was professor of history at Strasbourg. It explores the influence of religion and kinship on the development of the laws and political institutions of ancient Greek and Roman societies. Coulanges describes many aspects of Greek and Roman family law including marriage, divorce, adoption, property and inheritance. After giving an account of the social organisation of cities, their administration, and the rights and duties of citizens, he outlines the processes of institutional change and the evolving power relationships between the social classes. Finally he discusses the effects of Christianity in the political sphere.
A Voyage up the River Amazon
Authors: Edwards William H.
Published: October 2010

William H. Edwards (1822–1909) was an American entomologist and naturalist whose work made a significant contribution to scientific study. First published in 1847, this is Edwards' personal account of his famous expedition to the Amazon basin. It relates his voyage from New York, short residence in the city of Pará and exploration of the local jungle. An expert observer, Edwards describes in fascinating detail the animals, plants and geography of the region, communicating his delight at each discovery. Highlights of the volume include vivid depictions of encounters with anacondas and electric eels, exotic fruits and birds, and observations on the customs of the local Portuguese and native populations. Intended for use by both the naturalist and the general reader, this book will captivate anyone interested in the history of travel and exploration, as well as the development of scientific study in the tropics.
The Ninth Bridgewater Treatise
Authors: Babbage Charles
Published: October 2010

Charles Babbage (1791-1871) was an English mathematician, philosopher and mechanical engineer who invented the concept of a programmable computer. From 1828 to 1839 he was Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge, a position whose holders have included Isaac Newton and Stephen Hawking. A proponent of natural religion, he published The Ninth Bridgewater Treatise in 1837 as his personal response to The Bridgewater Treatises, a series of books on theology and science that had recently appeared. Disputing the claim that science disfavours religion, Babbage wrote 'that there exists no such fatal collision between the words of Scripture and the facts of nature'. He argues on the basis of reason and experience alone, drawing a parallel between his work on the calculating engine and God as the divine programmer of the universe. Eloquently written, and underpinned by mathematical arguments, The Ninth Bridgewater Treatise is a landmark work of natural theology.
The Correspondence of Richard Bentley
Authors: Bentley Richard
Published: October 2010

The celebrated classicist Richard Bentley (1662–1742) was elected Master of Trinity College, Cambridge in 1700. He corresponded with many respected thinkers and scholars, based in Paris, Naples, Berlin, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Copenhagen, Hamburg and elsewhere around the world. These two volumes of his correspondence, first published in 1842 and now reissued, provide fascinating insights into Bentley's thought and the intellectual world he inhabited. Volume 2 contains letters, mostly in Latin, written and received by Bentley between 1712 and 1740, two years before his death at the age of 81. They appear in chronological order, and shed light on relationships between scholars of different generations and nationalities, and often opposing religious, moral, political, and literary opinions. Exceptionally noteworthy in this volume is Bentley's correspondence relating to his controversial tenure as Master of Trinity College.
The Girlhood of Shakespeare's Heroines
Authors: Clarke Mary Cowden
Published: October 2010

Mary Cowden Clarke (1809–98) was the daughter of the publisher Vincent Novello. She produced a complete concordance to Shakespeare's works in 1845, and her fascination with the plays led to her publishing in 1850 a series of imaginative accounts of the girlhood of some of his heroines. Her motive was 'to imagine the possible circumstances and influences of scene, event, and associate, surrounding the infant life of his heroines, which might have conduced to originate and foster those germs of character recognised in their maturity as by him developed; to conjecture what might have been the first imperfect dawnings of that which he has shown us in the meridian blaze of perfection'. These 'prequels' offer a back-story which is surprising in its subversive interpretation of the plays and especially of the role of the 'hero'. Volume 2 includes the stories of Ophelia and Juliet.
The Philosophy of Zoology
Authors: Fleming John
Published: October 2010

John Fleming (1785–1857) was a minister of the Church of Scotland, but in his time at the University of Edinburgh he had also studied geology and zoology. In the tradition of the country parson who was also a talented and knowledgeable naturalist, he published his first works on the geology of the Shetland Islands while serving there as a minister. His subsequent works led to his being offered the chair of natural philosophy at the University of Aberdeen, and subsequently at the newly created chair of natural history at the Free Church College in Edinburgh. The two-volume Philosophy of Zoology was published in 1822, and the young Charles Darwin is recorded as borrowing it from the library of Edinburgh University in 1825/6. His intention in the book was to 'collect the truths of Zoology within a small compass, and to render them more intelligible, by a systematical arrangement'.
Architecture in Cambridge
Authors: Fyfe David Theodore
Published: October 2010

First published in 1942, Theodore Fyfe's book on Cambridge architecture was written to 'enable the visitor to Cambridge to realise the value of the Town and University for illustrating the sequence of styles in English architecture'. Including over fifty drawings of both famous and lesser-known Cambridge architectural sights, and a glossary giving clear definitions of technical architectural terms, the book remains a valuable guide for the modern visitor. The Introduction outlines the principal English architectural styles, from Romanesque to Gothic to Renaissance, the periods during which they flourished, and their significant characteristics. Fyfe then analyses over thirty selected Cambridge examples in detail, including a description of the Perpendicular Gothic style as exemplified on a grand scale by the world-famous King's College Chapel – 'the glory of Cambridge'.
Among Cannibals
Authors: Lumholtz Carl
Published: October 2010

In 1880 the Norwegian ethnologist, zoologist and explorer Carl Lumholtz embarked on an expedition to Australia, with the purpose of observing the life and customs of the Australian Aborigines. This book focuses on his experiences while living for a year with a community in Queensland that had never previously come into contact with white people. 'Not only are many of the Australian Aborigines cannibals', says Lumholtz, 'but most of the tribes have not yet emerged from the Stone Age in the history of their development'. He goes on brilliantly to document a complex and fascinating society. Containing detailed maps to illustrate the explorer's travels and many images, the book also includes informative appendices outlining Australian history, geology, flora and fauna. First published in 1889, Lumholtz's classic account of the events and practices he witnessed retains the power to shock, educate and entertain the modern reader.
Cambridge and Other Sermons
Authors: Hort Fenton John Anthony
Published: October 2010

First published in 1898, this collection of sermons by the Irish-born Cambridge biblical scholar and theologian F. J. A. Hort distils over thirty years' work as a pastor. Compiled by the author's son six years after Hort's death, this book contains twenty-four sermons, organised to correspond with the Church calendar. Written for school children, Cambridge college chapels, and the congregation of Hort's own parish in Hertfordshire, many of the sermons in this collection were delivered on more than one occasion and have consequently been revised many times. As Hort's son points out, they appear here in their 'ultimate form', perfected over three decades. First preached over a century ago, Hort's lucid prose makes his work easily accessible. Written in deceptively simple language, the care and precision found in Hort's better-known academic work are also evident in his sermons, which are articulated with grace and clarity.
The Philippine Islands, Moluccas, Siam, Cambodia, Japan, and China, at the Close of the Sixteenth Century
Authors: Morga Antonio de
Published: October 2010

The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. The first series, which ran from 1847 to 1899, consists of 100 books containing published or previously unpublished works by authors from Christopher Columbus to Sir Francis Drake, and covering voyages to the New World, to China and Japan, to Russia and to Africa and India. This 1868 volume is the first publication in English of a book originally published in Mexico in 1609, which describes the Spanish 'discovery, conquest and conversion' of the Philippines in the sixteenth century, and the administration of this part of the Spanish empire. The introductory essay situates the book in the context of the historiography of the Spanish empire, and identifies parallels for the colonial experience, and especially for the treatment of indigenous peoples, in the issues confronting the mid-nineteenth-century British empire.
The Sources of Archbishop Parker's Collection of Mss. at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Authors: James Montague Rhodes
Published: October 2010

M. R. James (1862–1936) is probably best remembered as a writer of chilling ghost stories, but he was an outstanding scholar of medieval literature and palaeography, who served both as Provost of King's College, Cambridge, and as Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum, and many of his stories reflect his academic background. His detailed descriptive catalogues of manuscripts owned by colleges, cathedrals and museums are still of value to scholars today. In this ground-breaking book, first published in 1899, James analysed 482 manuscripts in the renowned Parker Collection at Cambridge for evidence of their provenance. James argued that by discovering what books were owned by individual English monasteries in the middle ages, historians could better understand medieval English intellectual life. He established the origin of nearly 200 of the books, and the results of his investigations (one volume, for example, belonged to Thomas Becket) still make fascinating reading today.
Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age
Authors: Gladstone William Ewart
Published: October 2010

Four-time prime minister William Ewart Gladstone (1809–1898) was also a prolific author and enthusiastic scholar of the classics. Gladstone had spent almost two decades in politics prior to his writing the three-volume Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age. This work and the preceding 'On the place of Homer in classical education and in historical inquiry' (1857), reflect Gladstone's interest in the Iliad and the Odyssey, which he read with increasing frequency from the 1830s onward and which he viewed as particularly relevant to modern society. As he relates, he has two objects in the Studies: 'to promote and extend' the study of Homer's 'immortal poems' and 'to vindicate for them … their just degree both of absolute and, more especially, of relative critical value'. Volume 1 establishes Homer's contemporary relevance and provides an extensive 'ethnography of Greek races' related to Homer's works.
The Reminiscences of an Astronomer
Authors: Newcomb Simon
Published: October 2010

Simon Newcomb (1835–1903) was an astronomer and mathematician remembered for his work in recalculating the major astronomical constants to a new international standard. He was a founding member of the American Astronomical Society and became its first president in 1899. Although Newcomb's mathematical work is well known, this autobiography, first published in 1903, focuses on his achievements and work as an astronomer. In it he provides an account of his scientific research with comments on his approach, which together with his descriptions of scientific discoveries and collaborations occurring in Washington DC show the variety of scientific research being conducted in the United States in the late nineteenth century. His detailed descriptions of how telescopes were used, together with accounts of his experience of working conditions in various observatories, provide valuable insights into astronomical research methods in the late nineteenth century.
History of the City of Rome in the Middle Ages
Authors: Gregorovius Ferdinand
Published: October 2010

Ferdinand Gregorovius (1821–1891) was a celebrated German medieval historian. After studying philosophy and theology at the University of Königsberg, Gregorovius moved to Rome in 1852, and became immersed in researching the medieval history of the city. First published in 1872, his monumental study of medieval Rome was the first modern account of the subject, and became the standard reference. This English translation of the fourth German edition appeared between 1894 and 1902. In his work Gregorovius discusses the political, social and cultural changes in the city from 400 to 1534, making extensive use of primary sources. Gregorovius also includes the Renaissance in his study, showing how medieval thought and events influenced political and cultural life and thought during the Renaissance. Volume 4, Part 1 covers the period 1000–1100, describing the culture of Rome in the eleventh century and the sack of the city in 1084.
History of the City of Rome in the Middle Ages
Authors: Gregorovius Ferdinand
Published: October 2010

Ferdinand Gregorovius (1821–1891) was a celebrated German medieval historian. After studying philosophy and theology at the University of Königsberg, Gregorovius moved to Rome in 1852, and became immersed in researching the medieval history of the city. First published in 1872, his monumental study of medieval Rome was the first modern account of the subject, and became the standard reference. This English translation of the fourth German edition appeared between 1894 and 1902. In his work Gregorovius discusses the political, social and cultural changes in the city from 400 to 1534, making extensive use of primary sources. Gregorovius also includes the Renaissance in his study, showing how medieval thought and events influenced political and cultural life and thought during the Renaissance. Volume 6, Part 1 covers the period 1305–1354 and examines the effects of the Papacy's removal to Avignon on Roman politics and culture.
The Cults of the Greek States
Authors: Farnell Lewis Richard
Published: October 2010

Lewis Richard Farnell's five-volume The Cults of the Greek States, first published between 1896 and 1909, disentangles classical Greek mythology and religion, since the latter had often been overlooked by nineteenth-century English scholars. Farnell describes the cults of the most significant Greek gods in order to establish their zones of influence, and outlines the personality, monuments, and ideal types associated with each deity. He also resolutely avoids the question of divine origins and focuses instead on the culture surrounding each cult, a position which initially drew some criticism, but which allowed him more space to analyse the religious practices themselves. Written to facilitate a comparative approach to Greek gods, his work is still regularly cited today for its impressive collection of data about the worship of the most popular deities. Volume 1 covers the Aniconic age, the Iconic age, and the cults of Cronos, Zeus, Hera and Athena.
Coronelismo
Authors: Leal Victor Nunes
Published: October 2010

Since its first appearance in Brazil in 1949, Victor Nunes Leal's Coronelismo, Enxada e Voto, here entitled Coronelismo: the Municipality and Representative Government in Brazil, has come to be recognized as a classic analysis of the system that emerges from 'the superimposition of structural forms evolved through the representative process on an inadequate social and economic structure'. The text is here published without any substantial change or addition, according to the author's wish. His insights and approach remain as suggestive as when they first appeared; as Barbosa Lima Sobrinho pointed out in the preface to the second Brazilian edition, the work is not only the analysis of a structure, but the record of that structure and of the arguments about it at a certain time, a record important in itself. Its place in the development of political analysis in Brazil is set out in Alberto Venancio Filho's introduction: 'a divide in the history of political science in Brazil... the first landmark of the study of politics in our Universities'. The work is recognized everywhere as an essential text for the student of that country.
Johnson's Milton
Authors: Rees Christine
Published: October 2010

Samuel Johnson is often represented as primarily antagonistic or antipathetic to Milton. Yet his imaginative and intellectual engagement with Milton's life and writing extended across the entire span of his own varied writing career. As essayist, poet, lexicographer, critic and biographer - above all as reader - Johnson developed a controversial, fascinating and productive literary relationship with his powerful predecessor. To understand how Johnson creatively appropriates Milton's texts, how he critically challenges yet also confirms Milton's status, and how he constructs him as a biographical subject, is to deepen the modern reader's understanding of both writers in the context of historical continuity and change. Christine Rees's insightful study will be of interest not only to Milton and Johnson specialists, but to all scholars of early modern literary history and biography.
Legal Personality in International Law
Authors: Portmann Roland
Published: October 2010

Several international legal issues are related to the concept of legal personality, including the determination of international rights and duties of non-state actors and the legal capacities of transnational institutions. When addressing these issues, different understandings of legal personality are employed. These concepts consider different entities to be international persons, state different criteria for becoming one and attach different consequences to being one. In this book, Roland Portmann systematizes the different positions on international personality by spelling out the assumptions on which they rest and examining how they were substantiated in legal practice. He puts forward the argument that positions on international personality which strongly emphasize the role of states or effective actors rely on assumptions that have been discarded in present international law. The principal argument is that international law has to be conceived as an open system, wherein there is no presumption for or against certain entities enjoying international personality.
Institutional Inequality and the Mobilization of the Family and Medical Leave Act
Authors: Albiston Catherine R.
Published: October 2010

How do Family and Medical Leave Act rights operate in practice in the courts and in the workplace? This empirical study examines how institutions and social practices transform the meaning of these rights to recreate inequality. Workplace rules and norms built around the family wage ideal, the assumption that disability and work are mutually exclusive, and management's historical control over time all constrain opportunities for social change. Yet workers can also mobilize rights as a cultural discourse to change the social meaning of family and medical leave. Drawing on theoretical frameworks from social constructivism and new institutionalism, this study explains how institutions transform rights to recreate systems of power and inequality but at the same time also provide opportunities for law to change social structure. It provides a fresh look at the perennial debate about law and social change by examining how institutions shape the process of rights mobilization.
Parliamentary Sovereignty
Authors: Goldsworthy Jeffrey
Published: October 2010

This book has four main themes: (1) a criticism of 'common law constitutionalism', the theory that Parliament's authority is conferred by, and therefore is or can be made subordinate to, judge-made common law; (2) an analysis of Parliament's ability to abdicate, limit or regulate the exercise of its own authority, including a revision of Dicey's conception of sovereignty, a repudiation of the doctrine of implied repeal and the proposal of a novel theory of 'manner and form' requirements for law-making; (3) an examination of the relationship between parliamentary sovereignty and statutory interpretation, defending the reality of legislative intentions, and their indispensability to sensible interpretation and respect for parliamentary sovereignty; and (4) an assessment of the compatibility of parliamentary sovereignty with recent constitutional developments, including the expansion of judicial review of administrative action, the Human Rights and European Communities Acts and the growing recognition of 'constitutional principles' and 'constitutional statutes'.