1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910824126703321

Autore

Kadivar Cyrus

Titolo

Farewell Shiraz : an Iranian memoir of revolution and exile / / Cyrus Kadivar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cairo ; ; New York : , : The American University in Cairo Press, , 2017

ISBN

1-61797-796-9

1-61797-795-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (441 pages)

Disciplina

955.053

Soggetti

Shīrāz (Iran) History

Iran Social life and customs

Iran History 1941-1979

Iran History 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Part 1: Of things past -- Roses and nightingales -- Land of fars -- Dream city -- A new world -- Love and politics -- Homecoming -- Age of innocence -- Spellbound -- Our house -- A false stability -- Gathering storm -- Uneasy summer -- Writing on the wall -- End of an era -- Revolution! -- Farewell youth -- Part 2: Exile -- Displaced -- Café de la Paix -- After Khomeini -- Reunion -- The Shah's ghost -- Part 3: Witnesses and survivors -- Past errors -- Whirlwind -- Night of the generals -- Sentimental journey -- Father and son -- Soraya -- Persepolis revisited -- Ex-ambassador -- No regrets -- Palace witnesses -- Master of ceremonies -- Security of the realm -- The diplomat -- The general's widow -- Khosrowdad -- Blue eyes -- Hoveyda's end -- The last empress -- Epilogue -- Sources and bibliography -- Photographic credits -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

"In October 1999 during a trip to Cairo, Cyrus Kadivar, an exiled Iranian living in London, visited the tomb of the last shah and opened a Pandora's Box. Haunted by nostalgia for a bygone era, he recalled a protected and idyllic childhood in the fabled city of Shiraz and his coming of age during the 1979 Iranian revolution. Back in London, he reflected on what had happened to him and his family after their



uprooting and decided to conduct his own investigation into why he lost his country. He spent the next ten years seeking out witnesses who would shed light on the last days of Pahlavi rule. Among those he met were a former empress, ex-courtiers, disaffected revolutionaries, and the bereaved relatives of those who perished in the cataclysm. In Farewell Shiraz, Kadivar tells the story of his family and childhood against the tumultuous backdrop of twentieth-century Iran, from the 1905-1907 Constitutional Revolution to the fall of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, before presenting accounts of his meetings with key witnesses to the Shah's fall and the rise of Khomeini. Each of the people interviewed provides a richly detailed picture of the momentous events that took place and the human drama behind them. Combining exquisite vignettes with rare testimonials and first-hand interviews, Farewell Shiraz draws us into a sweeping yet often intimate account of a vanished world and offers a compelling investigation into a political earthquake whose reverberations still live with us today."2--Amazon.com.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910899890703321

Autore

Bauer Robin

Titolo

Atlas of Palpation / / by Robin Bauer, Sandro Wolfram

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024

ISBN

3-662-69186-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2024.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (281 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

WolframSandro

Disciplina

615.82

Soggetti

Physical therapy

Occupational therapy

Sports medicine

Nursing

Physiotherapy

Occupational Therapy

Sports Medicine

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



Nota di contenuto

Basics of palpation -- Palpation of bony reference points -- Palpation of the joints -- Palpation of the ligaments -- Palpation of the musculature -- Palpation of the nerves -- Palpation of the vessels.

Sommario/riassunto

This atlas with over 250 illustrations and videos is a modern basic work on palpation for physiotherapists. Members of the medical-therapeutic sector face the daily challenge of having to transfer theoretical knowledge into practice. The Atlas of Palpation addresses this process through its multimedia design. Evidence-based technical texts, the most modern illustrations and practical teaching videos illustrating structures and examination procedures address both students and therapists working in practice. All the essential structures of the body are shown in three-dimensional perspective, so that a basic understanding of interrelationships and movement patterns is conveyed. The palpation grips are explained in an understandable way and described in a comprehensible way. The instructional videos were specially made by the authors and the latest technical equipment in terms of camera, lighting elements and sound ensures the highest possible quality. The book is clearly divided into different body systems, which include bony, articular, ligamentous, muscular, nervous, and vascular system. A clear subdivision into subheadings makes it possible to quickly find the desired content. The multimedia approach of this book represents a unique selling point in the medical-therapeutic sector in the field of palpation. This new type of "living" book opens up completely new perspectives for readers when using it. Trainees and students will find here an optimal introduction for professional palpation; for already experienced physiotherapists it is an ideal reference book for tricky questions. Download the SN More Media app for free, scan a link with play button and access directly on your smartphone or tablet.