Although surveillance hit the headlines with revelations by Edward Snowden that the National Security Agency (NSA) had been tracking phone calls worldwide, surveillance of citizens by their governments actually has been conducted for many centuries. Only now, with the advent of modern technologies, it has exponentially evolved so that today you
Updated annually with the latest developments in treatment and diagnosis recommendations, Ferri’s Clinical Advisor 2019 (PDF) uses the popular “5 books in 1” format to organize vast amounts of information in a clinically relevant, user-friendly manner. This format, efficient provides quick access to answers on more than 900 common medical
New Speakers of Minority Languages: Linguistic Ideologies and Practices (PDF) represents the first collection specially devoted to New Speaker Studies, concentrating on language ideologies and practices of speakers in a range of minority language communities. Over thirteen chapters, it employs the new speaker lens to investigate not only linguistic issues,
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Health care reform has been a central theme in public discourse for decades now. The passage of the Affordable Care Act was a key milestone, but rather than repress the rhetoric; it has ignited even more heated debate. In the latest edition of Introduction to US Health Policy, 4th edition,