scholarly journals El legado de Sabine MacCormack en los Andes

Allpanchis ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (83-84) ◽  
pp. 287-298
Author(s):  
Víctor Maqque
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Intellectual Inquiry ◽  
Greco Roman ◽  
The Andes ◽  
History Of

La doctora Sabine MacCormack, una historiadora de estudios clásicos y andinos, ha legado su extraordinaria biblioteca al Instituto de Pastoral Andina (IPA) en el Perú. La profesora Sabine fue reconocida por su labor académica ejemplar, por sus imprescindibles libros y  numerosos artículos sobre la compleja historia colonial de los Andes. Su trayectoria de Alemania al Reino Unido y luego a los Estados Unidos ha sido tan significativa como la magnitud de sus investigaciones del mundo clásico grecorromano y la Latinoamérica colonial. Sus colegas y amigos, reflexionando sobre su trágico fallecimiento, han coincidido en la importancia de un examen intelectual exhaustivo de mundos aparentemente desconectados como el que Sabine llevó a cabo. Los aportes de Sabine, sin embargo, continúan vibrantes en los numerosos seguidores de sus estudios y en la colosal biblioteca personal que con tanto esmero atesoró y organizó y que ahora se encuentra en el Perú. Abstract Dr. Sabine MacCormack, a historian of Classics and of the Andes, left her extraordinary library to the Instituto Pastoral Andina (IPA) in Perú. Professor MacCormack was recognized by her exemplary scholarship, her books, and numerous articles examining the complex history of colonial Andes. Her trajectory from Germany to England, and then to the United States was as significant as the scope of her studies from the classic Greco-Roman to the Andean world. Her colleagues and friends on mourning her tragic death reflected on the importance of a comprehensive intellectual inquiry into the seemingly detached societies that MacCormack studied. The contributions of MacCormack, however, continue thriving on the number of followers of her studies and her carefully collected and curated library that is now located in Peru.

Healers and Healthcare

2020 ◽  
pp. 18-44
Author(s):  
Jeff Levin
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Early Church ◽  
Healthcare Facilities ◽  
Roman World ◽  
Greco Roman ◽  
Medical Centers ◽  
Faith Traditions ◽  
History Of

Chapter 2 narrates the history of religious healers from the time of the ancients through developments in Asia and the Greco-Roman world and in the early church. The chapter also describes the origins of hospitals as religiously sponsored institutions of care for the sick. These institutions emerged globally, across faith traditions—in the pagan world, in Christianity, in Islam, in the global East—and they remain today largely an expression of religious outreach. This can be observed in the United States, for example, in the countless religiously branded hospitals, medical centers, and healthcare facilities in most communities that go by names such as Catholic, Lutheran, Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, Adventist, Episcopal, Jewish, and so on.

Review of A brief history of the United States.

1919 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 414-414
Author(s):  
No authorship indicated
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
History Of

An American Language

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosina Lozano
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
National Policy ◽  
The United States ◽  
Spanish Language ◽  
Spanish Speakers ◽  
Language Recognition ◽  
Political Language ◽  
Political Issue ◽  
History Of ◽  
The U.S

An American Language is a political history of the Spanish language in the United States. The nation has always been multilingual and the Spanish language in particular has remained as an important political issue into the present. After the U.S.-Mexican War, the Spanish language became a language of politics as Spanish speakers in the U.S. Southwest used it to build territorial and state governments. In the twentieth century, Spanish became a political language where speakers and those opposed to its use clashed over what Spanish's presence in the United States meant. This book recovers this story by using evidence that includes Spanish language newspapers, letters, state and territorial session laws, and federal archives to profile the struggle and resilience of Spanish speakers who advocated for their language rights as U.S. citizens. Comparing Spanish as a language of politics and as a political language across the Southwest and noncontiguous territories provides an opportunity to measure shifts in allegiance to the nation and exposes differing forms of nationalism. Language concessions and continued use of Spanish is a measure of power. Official language recognition by federal or state officials validates Spanish speakers' claims to US citizenship. The long history of policies relating to language in the United States provides a way to measure how U.S. visions of itself have shifted due to continuous migration from Latin America. Spanish-speaking U.S. citizens are crucial arbiters of Spanish language politics and their successes have broader implications on national policy and our understanding of Americans.

Clinical Characteristics of Patients Diagnosed with Strongyloidiasis in a United States Urban Outpatient Dermatology Department: A Case Series

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 156-160
Author(s):  
Jacqueline Watchmaker ◽  
Sean Legler ◽  
Dianne De Leon ◽  
Vanessa Pascoe ◽  
Robert Stavert
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Case Series ◽  
The United States ◽  
Screening Tools ◽  
Dermatology Department ◽  
Cutaneous Manifestations ◽  
Serologic Testing ◽  
Patient Reported ◽  
History Of ◽  
Endemic Areas

Background: Although considered a tropical disease, strongyloidiasis may be encountered in non-endemic regions, primarily amongst immigrants and travelers from endemic areas.  Chronic strongyloides infection may be under-detected owing to its non-specific cutaneous presentation and the low sensitivity of commonly used screening tools. Methods: 18 consecutive patients with serologic evidence of strongyloides infestation who presented to a single urban, academic dermatology clinic between September 2013 and October 2016 were retrospectively included.  Patient age, sex, country of origin, strongyloides serology titer, absolute eosinophil count, presenting cutaneous manifestations, and patient reported subjective outcome of pruritus after treatment were obtained via chart review.  Results: Of the 18 patients, all had non-specific pruritic dermatoses, 36% had documented eosinophila and none were originally from the United States. A majority reported subjective improvement in their symptoms after treatment. Conclusion:  Strongyloides infection and serologic testing should be considered in patients living in non-endemic regions presenting with pruritic dermatoses and with a history of exposure to an endemic area.Key Points:Chronic strongyloidiasis can be encountered in non-endemic areas and clinical manifestations are variableEosinophilia was not a reliable indicator of chronic infection in this case series Dermatologists should consider serologic testing for strongyloidiasis in patients with a history of exposure and unexplained pruritus

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