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The Routledge Companion to New Cinema History is conceived as a showcase of, as well as a reflection upon, recently emerging trends in investigating the history of cinema as a significant social and cultural institution. In its assessment of the wider historical conditions of the cinematic experience, the Companion argues that, alongside the study of film production, distribution and exhibition, a more serious understanding and specific research on film exhibition and reception are required. It brings together newly written essays by leading scholars from around...

This book gives a comprehensive overview of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs). The introductory general chapters deal with the chemistry of DMARDs, their use in therapy, pharmacoeconomics, and a survey of opinion leaders in the field; the following specific chapters characterize each agent with regard to mechanism of action, therapy, pharmacology, efficacy, toxicity, and monitoring. For each agent some background is given, recent developments and influence of the treatment on patients quality of life and long-term outcomes are presented.

Mental illness is a leading cause of suffering in the modern world. In sheer numbers, it afflicts at least 20 percent of people in developed countries. It reduces life expectancy as much as smoking does, accounts for nearly half of all disability claims, is behind half of all worker sick days, and affects educational achievement and income. There are effective tools for alleviating mental illness, but most sufferers remain untreated or undertreated. What should be done to change this? In Thrive, Richard Layard and David Clark argue for fresh policy approaches to how we think about...

In 1585, at the height of Jesuit missionary activity in Japan, which was begun by Francis Xavier in 1549, Luis Frois, a long-time missionary in Japan, drafted the earliest systematic comparison of Western and Japanese cultures. This book constitutes the first critical English-language edition of the 1585 work, the original of which was discovered in the Royal Academy of History in Madrid after the Second World War. The book provides a translation of the text, which is not a continuous narrative, but rather more than 600 distichs or brief couplets on subjects such as gender, child rearing,...

Managers and professionals across the globe have embraced Primal Leadership, affirming the importance of emotionally intelligent leadership. Its influence has also reached well beyond the business world: the book and its ideas are now used routinely in universities, business and medical schools, and professional training programs, and by a growing legion of professional coaches.

This refreshed edition, with a new preface by the authors, vividly...