Goa’s Bom Jesus as Visual Culture: The Basilica’s Architecture, Image, History, and Identity
Author: Chris Cooper
ISBN: 978-0199581450
Price: Rs. 249.00 • ✓ 100% Genuine Publisher Edition
Book Overview
Blood is vital to most animals. In mammals it transports oxygen and food, carries away waste, and contains the white cells that attack invading microbes. Playing a central role in life, it has had profound cultural and historical significance and plays an important role in religious ritual. Blood was one of the four humours in early Western medicine and is still probably the major diagnostic tool in the doctor's armoury. In this Very Short Introduction, Chris Cooper analyses the components of blood, explains blood groups, and looks at transfusions, blood tests, and blood-borne diseases. He considers what the future may hold, including the possibility of making artificial blood, and producing blood from stem cells in the laboratory. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Browse this title within our Spiritual Books Collection collection. Edition details: Paperback, English, 168 pages. Reference ISBN: 978-0199581450.
About the Author
Professor Chris Cooper is a distinguished biochemist with over 20 years research and teaching experience. He has won several prestigious awards and sat on a number of influential national and international committees (including the Royal Society of Chemistry, the Biochemical Society, and the Biophysical Society). His research is regularly featured in local and national radio, television and newspapers, and he has appeared as an invited expert on BBC2's Horizon, and Radio 4's The World Tonight and Material World. This is his second book for OUP, having previously written Run, Swim, Throw, Cheat (2013).
Book Specifications & Quick Facts
- Reading Level
- General / Adult
- Language & Format
- English • Paperback
- ISBN Reference
- 978-0199581450
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Pan-India Delivery
- Dispatches in 24–48 Hours across India
What is this book about?
Blood is vital to most animals. In mammals it transports oxygen and food, carries away waste, and contains the white cells that attack invading microbes. Playing a central role in life, it has had profound cultural and historical significance and plays an important role in religious ritual. Blood...
Who should read this book?
Recommended for readers who enjoy Spiritual Books Collection and are looking for genuine, well-crafted literature by Chris Cooper.
Why Readers Pick This Edition
- You’ll love how this book turns a famous monument into a living story of art, faith, and identity. At a pocket‑friendly price, it offers rich insights into the Basilica of Bom Jesus—its architecture, imagery, and layered history—without feeling heavy or intimidating. Perfect for students and curious readers alike, it helps you see Goa’s heritage with fresh eyes, connecting design, culture, and memory in a way that’s both scholarly and deeply engaging.
- Published by OUP Oxford.
- Language: English.
- Page count: 168.
Catalog Description
Blood is vital to most animals. In mammals it transports oxygen and food, carries away waste, and contains the white cells that attack invading microbes. Playing a central role in life, it has had profound cultural and historical significance and plays an important role in religious ritual. Blood was one of the four humours in early Western medicine and is still probably the major diagnostic tool in the doctor's armoury. In this Very Short Introduction, Chris Cooper analyses the components of blood, explains blood groups, and looks at transfusions, blood tests, and blood-borne diseases. He considers what the future may hold, including the possibility of making artificial blood, and...
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