1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910783452003321

Titolo

Coping with Methuselah [[electronic resource] ] : the impact of molecular biology on medicine and society / / Henry J. Aaron, William B. Schwartz, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2004

ISBN

0-8157-9630-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (313 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

AaronHenry J

SchwartzWilliam B. <1922-2009.>

Disciplina

304.6/45

Soggetti

Longevity - Social aspects

Life expectancy - Social aspects

Old age - Social aspects

Medical technology - Social aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Papers presented at a conference held at the Brookings Institution, April 2002.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Inside Flap; Title Page; Copyright Information; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; The Impact of the Revolution in Biomedical Research on Life Expectancy by 2050; Our Uncertain Demographic Future; The Changing Face of Health Care; Labor Market Effects of Dramatic Longevity Improvement; The Impact of Major Improvements in Life Expectancy on the Financing of Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid; Ethical Aspects of Major Increases in Life Span and Life Expectancy; Increased Life Expectancy: A Global Perspective; Contributors; Index; Back Cover



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910782241003321

Titolo

The chronicler as author [[electronic resource] ] : studies in text and texture / / edited by M. Patrick Graham & Steven L. McKenzie

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sheffield, England, : Sheffield Academic Press, c1999

ISBN

1-281-84151-X

9786611841515

0-567-26299-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (423 p.)

Collana

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; ; 263

Altri autori (Persone)

GrahamM. Patrick <1950-> (Matt Patrick)

McKenzieSteven L. <1953->

Disciplina

222.6066

222/.606

Soggetti

Authorship in literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"This collection of 16 essays deals with Chronicles as literature and is intended as a sequel to the Chronicler as historian ..."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; List of Contributors; Part I: OVERVIEWS OF CHRONICLES; Part II: THEMES IN CHRONICLES; Part III: TEXTS IN CHRONICLES; Index of References; Index of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

This volume represents an international collaboration focusing on the books of Chronicles as literature, looking at their literary sources, their techniques of composition, their perspectives, how they were read in antiquity, and the value of contemporary reading strategies for bringing the text to life in the present day. It opens with five 'Overview' articles by Kai Peltonen, Steven McKenzie, Graeme Auld, Rodney Duke and John Wright; William Schniedewind, Gary Knoppers, Ehud Ben Zvi, Armin Siedlecki and Howard Wallace deal with 'Themes'; and James Trotter, Christine Mitchell, Kirsten Nielsen



3.

Record Nr.

UNISA990000670170203316

Autore

GINZBURG, Lidija

Titolo

La prosa psicologica / Lidija Ginzburg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bologna, : Il mulino, 1994 (, 1993)

ISBN

88-15-04235-0

Descrizione fisica

460 p. ; 22 cm

Collana

Collezione di testi e di studi , Linguistica e critica letteraria

Disciplina

801.953

Soggetti

Romanzo

Autobiografie

Collocazione

VIII.1.A. 214(IIr B 149)

VIII.1.A. 214a(II r B 149 BIS)

VIII.1.A. 214b(II r B 149 A)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Traduzione Francesca Gori