The Earth’s land and its inhabitants are in jeopardy. Ecosystems are threatened in every corner of the world. Neocolonial forces define human relations increasingly in fundamentalist terms. Land settlement patterns formulated during the colonial era have left more and more people on today’s planet without property, without the resources needed to sustain a livable existence, and with only a combative understanding of identity. This book argues that humanity’s relationship to the land has undergone a fundamental change, and reveals how the historical phenomenon known as the “enclosure movement” has come to have a profound effect on how we relate to the earth, and on how we conceive of ourselves as human beings. Analyzing narratives by Daniel Defoe, Henry Fielding, E.M. Forster, D.H. Lawrence, Salman Rushdie, and others, Marzec reveals the extent to which the legacy of enclosures continues to dictate the geopolitical reality of the present.

 

One of the attractions of military history, particularly in the ancient world, when battles were of short duration and usually decisive, is the opportunity it affords to evaluate human decision making.

 

Organ structure and function come alive with 282 of Dr. Netter's beautifully rendered color drawings and schematics. Each chapter progresses from the important overview relationships of organ system physiology down to the tissue, cellular, and subcellular levels.