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Fortuna

Autor: Daniele Miano

Número de Páginas: 257

What is good luck and what did it mean to the Romans? What connections were there between luck and childbirth, victory in war, or success in business? What did Roman statesmen like Cicero and Caesar think about luck? This volume aims to address these questions by focusing on the Latin goddess Fortuna, one of the better known deities in ancient Italy. The earliest forms of her worship can be traced back to archaic Latium, and though the chronological scope of the discussion presented here covers the archaic age to the late Republic, she was still a widely recognized allegorical figure during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. The primary reason for Fortuna's longevity is that she was a conceptual deity, symbiotically connected to the concept of chance and good fortune. When communities, individuals, and social groups interacted with the goddess, they were inevitably also interacting with the concept: renegotiating it, enriching it with new meanings, and challenging established associations. All the available literary, epigraphic, and archaeological sources on Fortuna are explored here in depth, including analyses of all the attested sanctuaries of the goddess in Italy, an updated ...

The Oxford Handbook of Down Syndrome and Development

Autor: Jacob A. Burack , Jamie Edgin , Leonard Abbeduto

Número de Páginas: 681

"The chapter traces some key historical developments in the field of Down syndrome. After describing general issues of classification in intellectual disabilities, we describe Langdon Down's identification of the syndrome in the 1860s; the movement to name the syndrome after Down; the identification of trisomy 21 as the syndrome's cause; and the beginnings of sustained research attention to the syndrome. We end with a glimpse into the future, discussing issues of longer life spans, more integrated lives, and the roles of families, organizations, and self-advocates. Working together, researchers, practitioners, and individuals and their families can all continue to advance the lives of persons with Down syndrome"--

The Oxford Guide to the Romance Languages

Autor: Adam Ledgeway , Martin Maiden

Número de Páginas: 1260

The Oxford Guide to the Romance Languages is the most exhaustive treatment of the Romance languages available today. Leading international scholars adopt a variety of theoretical frameworks and approaches to offer a detailed structural examination of all the individual Romance varieties and Romance-speaking areas, including standard, non-standard, dialectal, and regional varieties of the Old and New Worlds. The book also offers a comprehensive comparative account of major topics, issues, and case studies across different areas of the grammar of the Romance languages. The volume is organized into 10 thematic parts: Parts 1 and 2 deal with the making of the Romance languages and their typology and classification, respectively; Part 3 is devoted to individual structural overviews of Romance languages, dialects, and linguistic areas, while Part 4 provides comparative overviews of Romance phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics, and sociolinguistics. Chapters in Parts 5-9 examine issues in Romance phonology, morphology, syntax, syntax and semantics, and pragmatics and discourse, respectively, while the final part contains case studies of topics in the nominal group,...

The Oxford Handbook of Pre-Roman Italy (1000-49 BCE)

Autor: Marco Maiuro , Jane Botsford Johnson

Número de Páginas: 881

The Oxford Handbook of Pre-Roman Italy provides a comprehensive account of the many peoples who lived on the Italian peninsula during the last millennium BCE. Written by more than fifty authors, the book describes the diversity of these indigenous cultures, their languages, interactions, and reciprocal influences. It gives emphasis to Greek colonization, the rise of aristocracies, technological innovations, and the spread of literacy, which provided the urban texture that shaped the history of the Italian peninsula.

The Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology and Romantic Relationships

Autor: Justin K. Mogilski

Número de Páginas: 865

This handbook showcases the empirical and theoretical advancements produced by the evolutionary study of romantic relationships, tracing evolved psychological mechanisms that shape strategic computation and behavior across the lifespan of a romantic partnership. It discusses popular and cutting-edge methods for data analysis and theory development, critically analyzing the state of evolutionary relationship science and recommendations for future research.

The Oxford Handbook of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Sleep and Behavior

Autor: Amy R. Wolfson , Hawley Montgomery-downs

Número de Páginas: 653

A compendium of the state-of-the-art for empirically-based basic and applied science and treatment information about infant, child, and adolescent sleep and behavior for behavioral scientists, educators, policymakers, and clinicians.

The Oxford Handbook of Ritual and Worship in the Hebrew Bible

Autor: Samuel E. Balentine

Número de Páginas: 589

Ritual has a primal connection to the idea that a transcendent order - numinous and mysterious, supranatural and elusive, divine and wholly other - gives meaning and purpose to life. The construction of rites and rituals enables humans to conceive and apprehend this transcendent order, to symbolize it and interact with it, to postulate its truths in the face of contradicting realities and to repair them when they have been breached or diminished. This Handbook provides a compendium of the information essential for constructing a comprehensive and integrated account of ritual and worship in the ancient world. Its focus on ritual and worship from the perspective of biblical studies, as opposed to religious studies, highlights that the world of ritual and worship was a topic of central concern for the people of the Ancient Near East, including the world of the Bible. Given the scarcity of the material in the Bible itself, the authors in this collection use materials from the ancient Near East to provide a larger context for the practices of the biblical world, giving due attention to historical, anthropological, and social scientific methods that inform the context of biblical...

The Oxford Handbook of Sleep and Sleep Disorders

Autor: Colin A. Espie , Phyllis C. Zee , Charles M. Morin

Número de Páginas: 1425

The Oxford Handbook of Sleep and Sleep Disorders covers what sleep is and why it matters, but also explains the disorders of sleep, and how they can be assessed, differentiated, and treated. Based on contemporary evidence and written accessibly, clinicians and health researchers will find this handbook the most comprehensive resource that is available for understanding and managing sleep problems and their effects on people's lives.

The Oxford Handbook of Intellectual Disability and Development

Autor: Jacob A. Burack

Número de Páginas: 432

We know considerably more about persons with intellectual disability than we did even a decade ago. Seeking to improve and increase upon this knowledge, this book provides a map to continue sophisticated and precise research, to inspire professionals involved with intellectual disability, and to better the lives of persons affected by it.

Oxford Textbook of Social Psychiatry

Autor: Dinesh Bhugra , Driss Moussaoui , Tom J. Craig

Número de Páginas: 833

This is the definitive reference on social psychiatry for every mental health clinician, providing global coverage on this expanding area of psychiatry.

My Name is Your Name

Autor: Valentino Gasparini , Jaime Alvar Ezquerra , Corinne Bonnet

Número de Páginas: 744

Divine epithets serve a variety of purposes, with the most frequent being those related to the locations and functions of the gods. Epithets derived from individual names, however, have received less attention. While few studies have focused on the Greek world, research on the Latin-speaking Mediterranean is still sporadic. Such “anthropophoric” onomastic attributes have often been interpreted as related to the name of a cult founder. Yet, such a practice rather suggests various forms of relationships between the god and the individual (or group) whose name shapes the epithet. These dynamics of “individualisation” of a deity require further exploration. This collective book provides, for the first time, a detailed catalog of 398 Greek and Latin occurrences from the broad circum-Mediterranean area (including Greece, Anatolia, the Levant, North Africa, the Iberian peninsula, Central Europe, Italy, and Rome), related to 45 divinities and 191 different epithets. Multiple case studies ranging from the 5th or 4th century BCE to the 4th century CE, examined through different chronological, geographical, and thematic perspectives, offer valuable insights into local and regional...

Oxford Textbook of Urological Surgery

Autor: Freddie C. Hamdy , Ian Eardley

Número de Páginas: 1201

Offering a comprehensive guide, the Oxford Textbook of Urological Surgery is a practical resource mapped to the curriculum for urological training as approved by the General Medical Council (GMC), making it particularly useful in preparation for the Intercollegiate Examination. Presented in a clear and accessible way, this evidence based volume covers all major areas, including functional urology, stone disease, infection, andrology, nephrology, transplantation, uroradiology, and paediatric urology. This highly illustrated full colour textbook has an innovative and user-friendly style, including over 500 photographs, clinical images, and line drawings. Bringing together the expertise of over 100 specialist contributors in the field, the Oxford Textbook of Urological Surgery is a highly valuable source of information, and will become the standard reference text for all who study urological disease and its treatment.

The Origins of the Roman Economy

Autor: Gabriele Cifani

Número de Páginas: 471

Focuses on the economic history of the community of Rome from the Iron Age to the early Republic.

Oxford Historical Society

Número de Páginas: 382

Tragic Agency in Classical Drama from Aeschylus to Voltaire

Autor: Paul Hammond

Número de Páginas: 388

Are we free agents? This perennial question is addressed by tragedy when it dramatizes the struggle of individuals with supernatural forces, or maps the inner conflict of a mind divided against itself. The first part of this book follows the adaptations of four myths as they migrate from classical Greek tragedy to Seneca and on to seventeenth-century France: the stories of Agamemnon, Oedipus, Medea, and Phaedra. Detailed linguistic analysis charts the playwrights’ contrasting assumptions about agency and autonomy. In the second part, six plays by Corneille and Racine are discussed to show how the problem of agency and free will is explored in scenarios which show protagonists who are in thrall to their past, to their rulers, or to their own ideals.

Saviour Gods and Soteria in Ancient Greece

Autor: Theodora Suk Fong Jim

Número de Páginas: 344

From the Archaic to the Roman imperial period, an impressive number of gods and goddesses are attested in the Greek world under the titles of Soter and Soteira ('Saviour'). Overseeing the protection of individuals and cities, these gods had the power to grant an essential blessing - soteria ('deliverance', 'preservation', 'safety'). This book investigates what it meant to be 'saved' and the underlying concept of soteria in ancient Greece. It challenges the prevailing assumption that soteria was a predominantly Christian concern, and demonstrates instead its centrality and significance in the relationship between the Greeks and their gods. This book focuses on the power of 'saviour' gods in the life of the Greeks, how worshippers searched for soteria as they confronted the unknown and unknowable, and what this can reveal about the religious beliefs, hopes, and anxieties of the Greeks. It goes beyond religious vocabulary and cult epithets to investigate worshippers' thought world and lived experience, the different choices individuals made among the plurality of gods in the Greek pantheon, the multiple levels on which divine 'saviours' operated, and the values attached to the Greek...

The Ancient Kalendar of the University of Oxford, from Documents of the Fourteenth to the Seventeenth Century

Autor: Christopher Wordsworth

Número de Páginas: 368

Oxford Textbook of Palliative Nursing

Autor: Betty Rolling Ferrell , Judith A. Paice

Número de Páginas: 935

The Oxford Textbook of Palliative Nursing remains the most comprehensive treatise on the art and science of palliative care nursing available. Dr. Betty Rolling Ferrell and Dr. Judith A. Paice have invited 162 nursing experts to contribute 76 chapters addressing the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs pertinent to the successful palliative care team. Organized within 7 Sections, this new edition covers the gamut of principles of care: from the time of initial diagnosis of a serious illness to the end of a patient's life and beyond. This fifth edition features several new chapters, including chapters on advance care planning, organ donation, self-care, global palliative care, and the ethos of palliative nursing. Each chapter is rich with tables and figures, case examples for improved learning, and a strong evidence-based practice to support the highest quality of care. The book offers a valuable and practical resource for students and clinicians across all settings of care. The content is relevant for specialty hospice agencies and palliative care programs, as well as generalist knowledge for schools of nursing, oncology, critical care, and pediatric. Developed...

Oxford Textbook of Headache Syndromes

Autor: Michel Ferrari , Andrew Charles , David Dodick , Fumihiko Sakai , Joost Haan

Número de Páginas: 561

Headache syndromes rank amongst the most common presenting symptoms in general practice and neurology, affecting up to 15% of the adult population. Part of the Oxford Textbooks in Clinical Neurology series, the Oxford Textbook of Headache Syndromes provides clinicians with a definitive resource for diagnosing and managing patients with primary and secondary forms of headaches, either as isolated complaints or as part of a more complex syndrome. Split into 7 key sections with 59 chapters, this comprehensive work discusses the scientific basis and practical management of headache syndromes in a logical format. Each chapter is written by international experts in neurology who share their research and extensive experience by providing a wealth of practical advice for use in clinical situations. In addition, all content is up-to-date and chapters incorporate discussions on the latest International Classification of Headache Disorders 3rd edition when relevant.

Plutarch’s Unexpected Silences

Número de Páginas: 321

The act of recording anything is at the same time an act of silencing. Choices are made at every step about what to keep and what to discard. Examining what Plutarch has left out enriches our understanding of what he has chosen to say, and both deepens our knowledge of the literary practices of this influential writer and opens new and fruitful lines of enquiry about Plutarch, his work, and his world.

Diario Oficial

Autor: Uruguay

Número de Páginas: 858

Livy: Ab urbe condita Book XXII

Autor: John Briscoe , Simon Hornblower

Número de Páginas: 386

Livy's Ab urbe condita Book XXII narrates Hannibal's massive defeats of the Romans at Trasimene (217 BC) and Cannae (216 BC). It is Livy's best and most dramatic book, and the one most likely to appeal to students at every level. Livy drew on the Greek historian Polybius, but transformed his drier treatment into a rhetorical masterpiece, which by a series of insistent thematic contrasts brings out the tensions between the delaying tactics of Fabius and the costly rashness of Flaminius, Minucius and Varro. A substantial and accessibly written introduction by two experienced commentators covers historical, religious, literary and linguistic matters, including the place of Book XXII in the structure of Livy's long work. A new text by Briscoe is followed by a full commentary, covering literary and historical aspects and offering frequent help with translation. The volume is suitable for undergraduates, graduate students, teachers, and scholars.

Livy: Ab urbe condita Book XXII

Autor: Livy , Simon Hornblower

Número de Páginas: 385

Treats a compelling narrative of two of history's most famous battles, and assists translation and literary and historical appreciation.

Diario oficial de la República Oriental del Uruguay

Autor: Uruguay

Número de Páginas: 1992

Exiles, Travellers and Vagabonds

Número de Páginas: 288

Travel writing, migrant writing, exile writing, expatriate writing, and even the fictional travelling protagonists that emerge in literary works from around the globe, have historically tended to depict mobility as a masculine phenomenon. The presence of such genres in women’s writing, however, poses a rich and unique body of work. This volume examines the texts of Francophone women who have experienced or reflected upon the experience of transnational movement. Due to the particularity of their relationship to home, and the consequent impact of this on their experience of displacement, the study of women's mobility opens up new questions in our understanding of the movement from place to place, and in our broader understanding of colonial and postcolonial worlds. Addressing the proximities and overlaps that exist between the experiences of women exiles, migrants, expatriates and travellers, the collected essays in this book seek to challenge the usefulness, relevance or validity of such terms for conceptualising today’s complex patterns of transnational mobility and the gendered identities produced therein.

Oxford Textbook of Psychopathology

Autor: Robert F. Krueger , Paul H. Blaney

Número de Páginas: 809

A comprehensive higher-level textbook on psychopathology suitable for all mental health workers, including clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, and all other allied professionals. The textbook aims for depth and breadth of coverage and combines expertise from all areas of contemporary research and practice.

Oxford Textbook of Neurocritical Care

Autor: Martin Smith , Giuseppe Citerio , W. Andrew Kofke , Geert Meyfroidt

Número de Páginas: 1203

Neurocritical care is a multidisciplinary specialty that provides comprehensive management for all life-threatening disorders of the central nervous system and their complications. Increased understanding of the pathophysiology of acute central nervous system disorders and their impact on systemic organ systems, in association with advances in neuromonitoring and neuroimaging techniques, has led to the introduction of more effective and individualised treatment strategies that have translated into improved outcomes for critically ill neurological patients. As well as treatments targeted to the acute neurological disorder, critically ill neurological patients require meticulous general intensive care support to maintain systemic physiological stability and optimize neurological outcomes. The second edition of the Oxford Textbook of Neurocritical Care brings together international experts from various disciplines to provide a comprehensive global perspective on this field. In 33 updated or new chapters, the book discusses the pathophysiology of acute neurological conditions, advancements in monitoring and imaging techniques, evidenced-based treatment strategies, prognostication,...

Oxford Textbook of Palliative Care for Children

Autor: Ann Goldman , Richard Hain , Stephen Liben

Número de Páginas: 516

The first edition of this book was the first authoritative, systematic and comprehensive text to define the increasingly important and evolving specialty of paediatric palliative care. It explores both the clinical aspects and the multidimensional and holistic nature of care for the dying child, based on the knowledge that all human experience has a physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual impact. The book covers ways of providing support in all of these areas both for the child, families, and carers, recognising the importance of teamwork and taking an evidence-based approach. The Oxford Textbook of Palliative Care for Children is about the care of children for whom cure of their underlying disease is not possible. It encompasses the physical management of symptoms such as pain and nausea, as well as social issues such as accessing appropriate education, emotional issues such as techniques for communication, and spiritual issues such as feelings of guilt and isolation. The book suggests that if we are to maintain the quality of life for a child it is essential to recognise all these dimensions and try to address them. This can only be done by recognising the skills of a...

Rome, archéologie et histoire urbaine : trente ans après l’Urbs (1987)

Autor: Collectif

Número de Páginas: 459

En 1987, paraissaient dans la Collection de l’EFR les actes d’un colloque fondateur : L’Urbs,espace urbain et histoire. Parce qu’il mit en dialogue les potentialités offertes par les progrès de la topographie historique de la ville de Rome et l’histoire urbaine de celle-ci, ce livre bouleversa nos connaissances. L’année suivante, disparaissait un éminent représentant de la topographie historique : Ferdinando Castagnoli. S’il ne put participer au colloque de 1985, F. Castagnoli avait été l’un des acteurs majeurs des renouvellements qui avaient conduit à son organisation. À trente ans d’écart, le présent livre, lui-même le fruit d’un colloque tenu à Rome en 2018, analyse l’héritage laissé par chacun, mesure le chemin parcouru et ouvre de nouvelles voies à la recherche en archéologie et en histoire urbaine sur la ville éternelle.

Oxford Textbook of Vascular Surgery

Autor: Matthew Thompson , Jon Boyle

Número de Páginas: 801

The Oxford Textbook of Vascular Surgery draws on the expertise of over 130 specialist contributors to encompass the field of vascular surgery. Through the use of figures, findings of contemporary trials, and additional online content, this textbook is an excellent study material for surgical trainees entering their final two years of training, in addition to serving as an effective reference source for practicing surgeons. This volume discusses the epidemiology, vascular biology, clinical features and management of diseases that affect the vasculature and contains dedicated chapters which address topics such as paediatric surgery, damage control surgery, and amputations. The text follows a logical framework which complements the published Intercollegiate Surgery Curriculum making it particularly useful in preparation for the Intercollegiate Examination. The online version of The Oxford Textbook of Vascular Surgery is free for twelve months to individual purchasers of this book and contains the full text of the print edition, links to external sources and informative videos demonstrating current surgical techniques, making this a valuable resource for practicing surgeons. The field ...

Portraits and Autographs

Autor: William Thomas Stead

Número de Páginas: 196

Oxford Spanish Desk Dictionary

Autor: Nicholas Rollin , Carol Styles Carvajal , Jane Horwood

Número de Páginas: 1096

Authoritative and up to date, this third edtion covers over 90,000 words and phrases, and 120,000 translations of contemporary Spanish and English, with brand new words in each language.

The Religious History of the Roman Empire

Autor: J. A. North , John North

Número de Páginas: 417

The Religious History of the Roman Empire: The Republican Centuries consists of fourteen chapters, all dealing with aspects of the religious life of Republican Rome between c. 500 BCE and the fall of the Republican constitution in c. 30 BCE.

Healing Grief

Autor: Fabio Tutrone

Número de Páginas: 376

Both our view of Seneca’s philosophical thought and our approach to the ancient consolatory genre have radically changed since the latest commentary on the Consolatio ad Marciam was written in 1981. The aim of this work is to offer a new book-length commentary on the earliest of Seneca’s extant writings, along with a revision of the Latin text and a reassessment of Seneca’s intellectual program, strategies, and context. A crucial document to penetrate Seneca’s discourse on the self in its embryonic stages, the Ad Marciam is here taken seriously as an engaging attempt to direct the persuasive power of literary models and rhetorical devices toward the fundamentally moral project of healing Marcia’s grief and correcting her cognitive distortions. Through close reading of the Latin text, this commentary shows that Seneca invariably adapts different traditions and voices – from Greek consolations to Plato’s dialogues, from the Roman discourse of gender and exemplarity to epic poetry – to a Stoic framework, so as to give his reader a lucid understanding of the limits of the self and the ineluctability of natural laws.

The Oxford Handbook of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

Autor: Kathrin Cohen Kadosh

Número de Páginas: 1169

The Oxford Handbook of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience brings together the leading developmental cognitive neuroscientists in the field that work on understanding human development, and the complex interplay of genetic, environmental, and brain maturational factors that shape social and cognitive functioning in development. It includes chapters on new, emerging research areas that show promise for understanding both brain and behaviour in development, such as nutrition and the microbiome gut-brain axis and sleep. Looking beyond early developmental changes, this handbook also places importance on the period of adolescence, which is an important developmental juncture. By assuming complexity from the outset, the developmental cognitive neuroscience research approach provides much needed insights into both the initial set-up of brain networks and cognitive mechanisms, and also into adaptability across the developmental trajectory. This is important not only for scientists studying typical and atypical development, but also for interventional work looking for critical or sensitive periods where interventions would be most effective. The developmental cognitive neuroscience...

Compact Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Autor: Nicholas Rollin , Carol Styles Carvajal , Jane Horwood

Número de Páginas: 1089

A compact, intermediate-level dictionary covering over 90,000 words and phrases, and 120,000 translations ideal for the home, office, or school.