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"Ethel's Love-Life" and Other Writings (Q19: The Queer American Nineteenth Century)
by Margaret J. SweatIn a series of lengthy letters, the unsettled and unruly Ethel Sutherland writes to an initially unnamed and ungendered correspondent, and patiently discloses the troubled history of her past romantic attachments to both men and women. Not until the third letter does she reveal that her correspondent is Ernest, the man to whom she is engaged to be married. Wanting to make him understand how all of her past loves are included and sublimated in her love for him, she especially wants to explain how "women often love each other with as much fervor and excitement as they do men"; and although this love is curiously "freed from all the grosser elements of passion, as it exists between sexes," nevertheless it "retains its energy, its abandonment, its flush, its eagerness, its palpitation, and its rapture."Margaret Jane Mussey Sweat (1823-1908), a native of Portland, Maine, and wife of a United States congressman, published Ethel's Love-Life in 1859. The book is sometimes credited as an early—even the first—"lesbian" American novel, but such a label, Christopher Looby observes in his Introduction, somewhat misrepresents what is distinctive and surprising about the book. Ethel's Love-Life confounds our received binary distinctions between the spiritual and the carnal and, indeed, between the sexual and the nonsexual—the boundaries between such categories being not nearly as well-policed at the time as they later became. It is here reprinted, along with Sweat's Verses (1890) and five of her published essays, on Charlotte Brontë, George Sand, the contemporary novel, and the friendships of women.
Eternity Street: Violence and Justice in Frontier Los Angeles
by John Mack Faragher“John Mack Faragher is one fine writer, bringing early L.A. to life as the setting for all manner of horrific killings and gruesome justice. Eternity Street will keep you up at night ruminating on the roots of American violence.”—Richard Wightman Fox, University of Southern California, author of Lincoln’s Body: A Cultural History Eternity Street tells the story of a violent place in a violent time: the rise of Los Angeles from its origins as a small Mexican pueblo. In a masterful narrative, John Mack Faragher relates a dramatic history of conquest and ethnic suppression, of collective disorder and interpersonal conflict. Eternity Street recounts the struggle to achieve justice amid the turmoil of a loosely governed frontier, and it delivers a piercing look at the birth of this quintessentially American city. In the 1850s, the City of Angels was infamous as one of the most murderous societies in America. Saloons teemed with rowdy crowds of Indians and Californios, Mexicans and Americans. Men ambled down dusty streets, armed with Colt revolvers and Bowie knives. A closer look reveals characters acting in unexpected ways: a newspaper editor advocating lynch law in the name of racial justice; hundreds of Latinos massing to attack the county jail, determined to lynch a hooligan from Texas. Murder and mayhem in Edenic southern California. "There is no brighter sun…no country where nature is more lavish of her exuberant fullness," an Angeleno wrote in 1853. "And yet, with all our natural beauties and advantages, there is no country where human life is of so little account. Men hack one another to pieces with pistols and other cutlery as if God's image were of no more worth than the life of one of the two or three thousand ownerless dogs that prowl about our streets and make night hideous." This is L.A. noir in the act of becoming.
Eternity in the Ether: A Mormon Media History (The History of Media and Communication)
by Gavin FellerMass media and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints evolved alongside each other, and communications technology became a fundamental part of the Church’s institutions and communities. Gavin Feller investigates the impact of radio, television, and the internet on Mormonism and what it tells us about new media’s integration into American life. The Church wrestled with the promise of new media to help implement its vision of Zion. But it also had to contend with threat that media posed to the family and other important facets of the Latter-day Saint faith. Inevitably, media technologies forced the leadership and lay alike to reconsider organizational values and ethical commitments. As Feller shows, the conflicts they faced illuminate the fundamental forces of control and compromise that enmesh an emerging medium in American social and cultural life. Intriguing and original, Eternity in the Ether blends communications history with a religious perspective to examine the crossroads where mass media met Mormonism in the twentieth century.
The Eternal Storyteller: Oral Literature in Modern China
by Vibeke BoerdahlChinese storytelling has survived through more than a millennium into our own time, while similar oral arts have fallen into oblivion in the West. Under the main heading of 'The Eternal Storyteller', in August 1996 the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies hosted an International Workshop on Oral Literature in Modern China. To this meeting, the first of its kind in Europe, five special guests were invited - master tellers from Yangzhou: Wang Xizotang, Li Xintang, Fei Zhengliang, Dai Buzhang and Hui Zhaolong.The volume derived from this meeting includes an introductory article written by John Miles Foley entitled 'A Comparative View on Oral Traditions'. Thereafter, a wide range of topics relating to Chinese oral literature is covered under the headings: 'Historical Lines', 'A Spectrium of Genres', 'Studies of Yangzhou and Suzhou Story- telling' and 'Performances of Yangzhou Storytelling'.However, the present volume does more than include papers derived from the meeting. It is also lavishly illustrated in word and picture from performances by the guest-storytellers. In so doing, the world of Chinese story telling is not just described and analysed - it is also brought to life.
An Eternal Pitch: Bishop G. E. Patterson, Broadcast Religion, and the Afterlives of Ecstasy (Phono: Black Music and the Global Imagination #2)
by Braxton D. ShelleyAn Eternal Pitch examines the homiletic life and afterlife of Bishop G. E. Patterson, the dynamic spiritual leader of the Church of God in Christ from 2000 to 2007. Although Patterson died in 2007, his voice remains a staple of radio and television broadcast, and his sermons have taken on a life of their own online, where myriad YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok users enact innovative forms of religious broadcasting. Their preoccupation with Patterson’s "Afterliveness" punctuates the significance of Patterson’s preoccupation with musical repetition: across the decades of Patterson’s ministry, a set of musical gestures recur as sonic channels, bringing an individual sermon into contact with scripture’s eternal transmission.
The Eternal Hermes: From Greek God to Alchemical Magus
by Antoine FaivreFrom the Western esotericism pioneer, a “work of lucid scholarship [that reveals] the full range of Hermes’ innumerable manifestations in European history” (Parabola).Hermes—the fascinating, mercurial messenger of the gods, eloquent revealer of hidden wisdom, and guardian of occult knowledge—has played a central role in the development of esotericism in the West. Drawing upon many rare books and manuscripts, this highly illustrated work explores the question of where Hermes Trismegistus came from, how he came to be a patron of the esoteric traditions, and how the figure of Hermes has remained lively and inspiring to our own day.“Great erudition blended with a highly refined metaphysical sensibility brings the great Hermes to life and allows this powerful psychospiritual archetype to speak once again [and perhaps even play a few much-needed tricks on us].” —Jacob Needleman, author of The Heart of Philosophy“Faivre’s remarkable achievement in this single volume is to combine the historical richness of the Hermetic tradition with its relevance to understanding the circumambulations of the psyche today as it pursues its spiritual quest.” —June Singer, author of Boundaries of the Soul“This book is an impressive and compelling contribution to the puzzling question of both the source and perdurance of Hermes in his variety of shape-shifting guises. From Alexandria to Amsterdam, Athens to America, this thrice-great Hermes keeps showing up, perhaps even more than in antiquity!” —David L. Miller, author of The New Polytheism
The Eternal Drama: The Inner Meaning of Greek Mythology
by Edward EdingerZeus, Aphrodite, Apollo, Artemis, Athena--do the gods and goddesses of Greece have anything to say to us that we haven't already heard? In this book, based on a series of his lectures, the eminent Jungian analyst and writer Edward F. Edinger revisits all the major figures, myths, oracles, and legends of the ancient Greek religion to discover what they can still reveal--representing, as they do, one of the religious and mythic foundations of Western culture. Building on C. G. Jung's assertion that mythology is an expression of the deepest layers of mind and soul, Dr. Edinger follows the mythic images into their persistent manifestations in literature and on into our modern lives. He finds that the gods indeed continue to speak as we grow in our capacity to listen and that the myths express the inner energies within all of us as much as ever. Heracles is eternally performing his labors, Perseus is still confronting Medusa, Theseus is forever stalking the Minotaur, and Persephone is still being carried off to life in a new realm.
The Eternal Criminal Record
by James B. JacobsFor 60 million Americans a criminal record overshadows everything else about their identity. Citizens have a right to know when someone around them represents a threat. But convicted persons have rights too. James Jacobs examines the problem of erroneous records and proposes ways to eliminate discrimination for those who have been rehabilitated.
Estudios Sociales: Gente y Lugares
by Rita Geiger Sara Miranda Sanchez Candy Dawson Boyd Geneva Gay James B. Kracht Valerie Ooka Pang C. Frederick RisingerA Spanish text book that teaches about Social Studies, people and places.
Estuche La vida y la muerte contadas por un sapiens a un neandertal
by Juan José Millás Juan Luis ArsuagaEl gran proyecto de Juan José Millás y Juan Luis Arsuaga sobre nuestra existencia en un estuche exclusivo La vida contada por un sapiens a un neandertal y La muerte contada por un sapiens a un neandertal conforman un proyecto sin igual en el panorama literario actual. El paleontólogo Arsuaga y el escritor Millás se propusieron, hace ya más de dos años, levantar el gran relato sobre nuestra existencia. Iniciaron así un viaje lleno de visitas a lugares especiales -algunos, desconocidos o poco accesibles, pero otros, espacios de la vida común o inesperados- para hablar de los orígenes del ser humano, de nuestra evolución como especie y también como individuos, de por qué se produce el proceso de envejecimiento y de la muerte. Es la vida, en todo caso, lo que late en estos libros. Una «fiesta de la inteligencia», en palabras de David Broncano. La mejor de las historias. La crítica ha dicho sobre La vida contada por un sapiens a un neandertal:«Una maravilla. Un libro lleno de humor y de bondad. Sí, bondad. Un libro que busca entender el misterio de la vida.»Manuel Vilas «Un diálogo socrático entre homínidos curiosos, [...] un libro en el que se mezcla la divulgación científica con la literatura costumbrista y de viajes. La sapiencia, la chispeante manera de explicar las cosas y la gran cultura transversal del maestro encajan a la perfección con el ingenio y la curiosidad de Millás, que, como ya conocen sus lectores, adopta una mirada deliberadamente ingenua y entrañable sobre lo que le rodea.»Fernando Díaz de Quijano, El Cultural «Un portento de originalidad que mezcla ciencia, divulgación e imaginación con toneladas de ironía para entender de dónde venimos, quiénes somos y a dónde vamos. Han inventado un género para el que no tienen nombre.»Miguel Lorenci, La Verdad «Una extraña pareja, una suerte de Walter Matthau y Jack Lemmon a la española. Dos mentes inquietas que se han unido para escribir [...], cuestionar y traer al lenguaje del común de los mortales planteamientos y reflexiones.»Pilar Martín, EFE «Un fascinante viaje por la existencia humana, donde el humor pilota la nave.»César Suárez, Telva Sobre La muerte contada por un sapiens a un neandertal:«Un libro escrito a partir de [...] entrelazar datos de la biología (de Arsuaga) con el pensamiento mágico (de Millás)».Berna González Harbour, El País «Están felices, como muchachos, rejuvenecidos por la amistad y por la búsqueda que los junta. [...] Quien pone conocimiento es el antropólogo; el otro es el poeta.»Juan Cruz, El Periódico «Escribir a cuatro manos no es fácil, pero Millás y Arsuaga parecen haber encontrado una fórmula perfecta que combina ingenio, entretenimiento y divulgación. [...] Un diálogo divertidísimo y nada cenizo.»Marta Domínguez, Página Dos (RTVE) «Muerte, vejez, longevidad y la utopía (o no) de lograr la vida eterna. Esa es la gran conversación que acometen el sapiens Arsuaga y el neandertal Millás, convertidos en un equilibrado tándem que conjuga ciencia pura y sentido común para tratar de buscar respuestas a semejantes cuestiones.»David Gallardo, InfoLibre «Con un estilo propio, que mezcla literatura costumbrista, crónica y entrevistas, esta improbable pareja se ha propuesto explicar con humor, ciencia e imaginación de dónde venimos y a dónde vamos, entender la muerte desde la vida, y han dejado abierta la puerta a una tercera entrega que trate sobre un tema tan importante como es la cooperación humana.»Alicia Medina, Zenda
La estirpe del camaleón: Una historia política de la derecha en España (1937-2004)
by Julio Gil PecharrománPara entender nuestro presente, un libro sobre la evolución de las distintas corrientes políticas de la derecha española desde la formación del Movimiento hasta el final del aznarismo. Este libro estudia la evolución de unas «derechas» de naturaleza muy variada y cambiante, con proyectos políticos y sociales frecuentemente contrapuestos, pero que han compartido dos características generales: el nacionalismo identitario y un concepto moral del orden social entendido genéricamente como «confesionalidad católica» o bien, desde un planteamiento distinto, como «humanismo cristiano». La derecha española ha desarrollado, desde 1937 hasta 2004, procedimientos de «destrucción creativa» en la evolución de su sistema de partidos, disolviendo sin grandes problemas aquellas de sus organizaciones que resultaban ya disfuncionales -el Movimiento Nacional, la Unión de Centro Democrático, Alianza Popular, etcétera- y sustituyéndolas con otras que rescataban a su personal político y a sus votantes, pero bajo una pragmática modificación de programas y modelos organizativos para ajustarlos a las nuevas condiciones del mercado electoral. Un sistema que requiere capacidad camaleónica para, en el más breve plazo, transformar estructuras, crear nuevos líderes, adaptar doctrinas a la modernidad y lavar pasados personales, o jubilar a los poseedores de pasados ahora impresentables. La crítica ha dicho...«Incluye al mismo tiempo que amplía: [...] una ambiciosa obra de síntesis, escrita en un lenguaje divulgativo, con cierta intención analítica [...] y el propósito de organizar de algún modo y dar sentido a una realidad tan variada.»Óscar R. Buznego, La Nueva España - Cultura
Estimating Illegal Entries at the U.S.-Mexico Border
by Alicia CarriquiryThe U. S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is responsible for securing and managing the nation's borders. Over the past decade, DHS has dramatically stepped up its enforcement efforts at the U. S. -Mexico border, increasing the number of U. S. Border patrol (USBP) agents, expanding the deployment of technological assets, and implementing a variety of "consequence programs" intended to deter illegal immigration. During this same period, there has also been a sharp decline in the number of unauthorized migrants apprehended at the border. Trends in total apprehensions do not, however, by themselves speak to the effectiveness of DHS's investments in immigration enforcement. In particular, to evaluate whether heightened enforcement efforts have contributed to reducing the flow of undocumented migrants, it is critical to estimate the number of border-crossing attempts during the same period for which apprehensions data are available. With these issues in mind, DHS charged the National Research Council (NRC) with providing guidance on the use of surveys and other methodologies to estimate the number of unauthorized crossings at the U. S. -Mexico border, preferably by geographic region and on a quarterly basis. Options for Estimating Illegal Entries at the U. S. -Mexico Border focuses on Mexican migrants since Mexican nationals account for the vast majority (around 90 percent) of attempted unauthorized border crossings across the U. S. -Mexico border.
Estimating Characteristics of the Foreign-Born by Legal Status
by Dean H. Judson David A. SwansonThis brief represents a comprehensive review of methods for estimating characteristics of the foreign-born population in the United States, specifically oriented toward characteristics by legal status. A variety of methods have been proffered over the past many decades, in a large variety of venues; this work brings them together, attempts to impart some order on the definition of "legal status," and describes strengths and deficiencies both in methods and in data. The authors have a combined 50 years of experience in both demographic and statistical methodology.
Esther the Wonder Pig: Changing the World One Heart at a Time
by Steve Jenkins Caprice Crane Derek WalterUnlikely pig owners Steve and Derek got a whole lot more than they bargained for when the designer micro piglet they adopted turned out to be a full-sized 600-pound sow! In the bestselling tradition of pet memoirs such as Oogy, Dewey, and Giant George, the story of ESTHER THE WONDER PIG shows how families really do come in all shapes and sizes. In the summer of 2012, Steve Jenkins was contacted by an old friend about adopting a micro piglet. Though he knew his partner Derek wouldn't be enthusiastic, he agreed to take the adorable little pig anyway, thinking he could care for her himself. Little did he know, that decision would change his and Derek's lives forever. It turned out there was nothing "micro" about Esther, and Steve and Derek had actually signed on to raise a full-sized commercial pig. Within three years, Tiny Esther grew to a whopping 600 pounds. After some real growing pains and a lot of pig-sized messes, it became clear that Esther needed much more space, so Steve and Derek made another life-changing decision: they bought a farm and opened the Happily Ever Esther Farm Sanctuary, where they could care for Esther and other animals in need. Funny, heartwarming, and utterly charming, ESTHER THE WONDER PIG follows Steve and Derek's adventure--from reluctant pig parents to farm-owning advocates for animals.
Estás bien cuando eres tú
by BlanchoakEl libro de @blanchoak, la cuenta de Instagram de inspiración y crecimiento personal. Voy a salir a la calle, y pienso comerme el mundo mejor de lo que lo hacía antes, voy a disfrutar todo lo que pueda y más. Pienso ponerme a cantar como una loca en medio de la calle, a bailar bajo la lluvia, a reírme a carcajada limpia y a lograr todo lo que quiero, y más. Solo estoy cogiendo carrerilla... ¿Estáis preparados? Ya salgo. El libro de @Blanchoak, el Instagram que inspira, anima y alegra el día de cientos de miles de seguidores cada día. Con textos inéditos que te llenarán de energía y de ideas para cumplir tus metas y, sobre todo, para ser todo lo feliz que mereces ser.
El Estados Unidos Que No Conocías
by David KissiDespués de pasar 50 años en Estados Unidos y de haber conocido a unos 7 presidentes estadounidenses, puedo concluir que Estados Unidos ni siquiera existirá dentro de 100 años si las cosas no mejoran. Debería mejorar porque algunos de nuestros políticos no están haciendo su trabajo. Por ejemplo, durante los 30 años que pasamos en el condado de Prince George, en Maryland, apenas vimos a nuestro representante en el Congreso, Steny Hoyer. Y nunca preguntó cómo iba la cuenca de Anacostia, que recibe dinero del gobierno federal. Steny Hoyer sólo se acercó durante la semana de las elecciones. Estados Unidos simplemente se está destruyendo a sí mismo por un sistema judicial cruel que envía a tanta gente a la cárcel y, en el proceso, está reduciendo la movilidad de las clases sociales. Además, Estados Unidos tiene jueces que son simplemente corruptos, y nadie les hace nada. Ahora, el Sr. Biden puede ser un hombre agradable, pero eso no es suficiente, como hemos visto en su manejo de Afganistán. Parece que a su Vicepresidenta no le gusta su trabajo y su Secretaria de Estado es débil. En conclusión, si los republicanos llegan a la conclusión de que el Sr. Biden es débil y el Sr. Trump puede volver a la Casa Blanca, se equivocan porque Trump tiene la cabeza vacía y nadie votará por él.
ESTADIO OBRAS (EBOOK)
by Gloria I. GuerreroMientras la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos de la OEA llegaba a la Argentina y se encontraba con la sarcástica campaña #Somos derechos y humanos#, la plata dulce y el #deme dos# de Martínez de Hoz iban a la par de una inflación galopante y la represión resultaba insostenible, el rock argentino agradecía la inesperada bendición de un nuevo estadio en Núñez. Por fin había un lugar donde reunirse. Y de a miles. Era una cancha de básquet, sí, pero terminó siendo un escenario que trascendió sus dimensiones físicas: se convirtió en mito. El Estadio Obras se inauguró a fines de 1978 y durante 31 años fue el Templo, nuestra casa. El rock caminó sus pasillos, y descansó y bebió en sus camarines. De Seru Giran a Soda Stereo, de los Redondos a Spinetta, de Sumo a Divididos, Gieco o Calamaro: el Primer Obras de un artista significó, siempre, infinitamente más que un concierto. Gloria Guerrero reconstruye la vida de este Templo con mano de orfebre y corazón de protagonista, contándola desde adentro. Músicos, empleados, fans, todos colaboran para crear un fresco increíble que retrata la historia del rock en la Argentina como nadie lo había logrado hasta ahora. Porque eso fue Obras: el lugar donde el rock se convertía en Historia. Ni más ni menos.
Las Estaciones Del Ferrocarril Subterráneo (La Historia Oculta (hidden History) Ser.)
by Caroline KennonThe Underground Railroad was the massive effort by slaves and free people to secretly bring thousands of blacks to freedom in the North during the 19th century. This thought-provoking book will capture readers' imaginations and fill them with awe for the brave "conductors" and "passengers" on the Railroad. They'll learn about the many safe havens, called "depots," that housed fugitives and the secret passages within them that hid slaves from their pursuers. Information about the American Civil War and the Fugitive Slave Act, biographies of figures vital to the Underground Railroad, and stunning photographs and artwork are included in this important work about a terrible time in American history.
The Establishment Responds
by Kathrin Fahlenbrach Martin Klimke Joachim Scharloth Laura WongThis volume fills this gap by examining the many ways in which political parties, the business world, foreign policymakers, and the intelligence community experienced, confronted, and even actively contributed to domestic and transnational forms of dissent.
The Establishment of the United Arab Emirates 1950-85 (Routledge Library Editions: History Of The Middle East Ser.)
by Abdullah Omran TaryamThe United Arab Emirates were established in response to the British decision to withdraw from the Gulf by 1971. This decision, announced in 1968, had left the rulers of the emirates perplexed and alarmed. After decades of mutual suspicion and rivalry, fostered by British imperial dominance, the emirates were now obliged to seek security in fede
The Establishment of the Japanese Constitutional System (Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies)
by Junji BannoThe 1889 Meiji constitution: how it actually worked, the establishment of the Diet and the shifting roles and interests of the parties. A Japanese classic translated by one our leading authorities.
The Establishment of European Works Councils: From Information Committee to Social Actor (Routledge Revivals)
by Wolfgang Lecher Bernhard Nagel Hans-Wolfgang PlatzerFirst published in 1999, this volume evaluates the context, role and development of EWCs through eight case studies and asks whether EWCs will promote the Europeanisation of Industrial relations. The EWCs were the first European institution in the field of social policy and went far beyond simply requiring national implementation of a common framework. They were innovative in their requirements for a judicious blend of subsidiarity, shared responsibility and flexibility. This study represents the culmination of research carried out between September 1996 and September 1997 and sets out to anchor a number of qualitative case-studies in a systematic, nationally comparative approach.
The Establishment
by Owen JonesA major bestseller in the UK and a six-time Best Book of 2014, The Establishment is a sweeping look at how power and money have made British politics hugely undemocratic. Power, money, and undemocratic politics--wait, does that sound familiar?Who wields power in politics? It is a question that's asked all too often--and never really answered. But that's exactly what Owen Jones has done in The Establishment, which has already taken Great Britain by storm. To expose the shadowy and unaccountable network of people who dominate British political life--the people who influence major decisions and reap huge profits in the process--Owen Jones sets out on a journey into the very heart of the elite.From the lobbies of the Houses of Parliament to Rupert Murdoch's newsrooms to the conference rooms of some of the world's biggest banks, Jones systematically explores the revolving doors that link the worlds of politics, media, and finance--and shows how this corrupt and incestuous world came to be.Funny, sharp, and rich with brilliant descriptions of the men and women at the heart of the elite, The Establishment is a joy to read, but its diagnosis is deadly serious: the establishment is the biggest threat to democracy today. And it's time, writes Jones, for it to be challenged.From the Hardcover edition.
Establishing a Mechanism-Based Framework for the Corpus-Informed Analysis of Multi-Word Discourse Markers (BestMasters)
by Jan-Friso HeerenThis book establishes and applies a linguistic framework for the synchronic and diachronic analysis of multi-word discourse markers (MWDMs). The aim of this study is to examine in detail how MWDMs have developed out of their polysemous lexical counterparts. First, this study critically evaluates existing Grammaticalization and Pragmaticalization theories addressing both their strengths and drawbacks. In the following, a revised Pragmaticalization approach is developed. Considering three linguistic dimensions, this approach consists of six mechanisms: Discursivization & Scope Extension (semantic dimension), Syntactic Isolation & Acategorialization (syntactic dimension) and Consistency & Prosodic Accentuation (phonological dimension). Using data from the Oxford Etymological Dictionary and the TV Corpus, the study then applies these mechanisms to the MWDMs by the way, all the same and what is more. Providing a detailed corpus-informed analysis of these units, this book demonstrates the advantages of the suggested framework and consequently offers an innovative contribution to the field of linguistics.
Establishing a Geriatric Service (Routledge Library Editions: Aging)
by Davis CoakleyBy the early 1980s, industrialised countries had experienced a dramatic increase in the number of people who survive into old age. The provision of a high standard of health care for these elderly citizens is one of the major challenges facing health services throughout the world.Originally published in 1982, in this book experts describe the geriatric services in Britain at the time, a country which had pioneered developments in this field over the previous thirty years. Much of the practical knowledge required to establish a service is outlined and the underlying philosophy is also discussed. The material covered includes the historical development of the services, operational policies, the team approach, orthopaedic and psychiatric services for the elderly and the social aspects of care. There is also a chapter dealing with the importance of education and research in this field.Unique in its approach, this book would have been of considerable value to those seeking to establish a geriatric service or to improve an already established service. Today it can be read in its historical context.