On December 6, 1989, a man armed with a semi-automatic rifle entered an engineering school in Montreal and murdered fourteen women... Læs mere
Investigates the identification, prevention, and treatment of childhood diseases from the 1800s onwards, in areas ranging from French-colonial Vietnam to nineteenth-century northern British Columbia, from New Zealand fresh air camps to American health fairs.
Makes available a great range of Florence Nightingale's work on women: her pioneering... Læs mere
Universal in scope, this collection of essays connects individuals' love of nature to larger social issues, to cultural activities,... Læs mere
The first full-length study of prison life writing, this book shows how the autobiographical literature of incarcerated people is consistently based on a conversion narrative, the same narrative that underpins prison rehabilitation.