Society and culture: general Books

"Amparo Hernández para mí era "Dee". Atesoro cada instante que compartimos los domingos por la mañana. Consultábamos las Escrituras y estudiábamos juntas durante nuestra hora de Escuela Dominical. Ella amaba la Biblia y me conmovió de tal forma que...

In Links between Communication Competency and Social Competency during and after an Artist's Career, Nahvi examines artists using his firsthand experience as an artist, film documentaries, and research articles discussing social and communication...

Journeying On is a collection of essays, poems. and songs about Mills River, North Carolina, by sixth-generation natives Jere Brittain and his late brother, Jim Brittain. Jere is professor emeritus of horticulture, Clemson University; Jim was...

Os coreanos acreditam ser uma raça pura. Sendo oriunda da sociedade brasileira considerada por especialistas a sociedade mestiça por excelência, me interessei por este aspecto que considero central na sociedade coreana. No momento em que o mundo fervia e...

"Red Crow became the leader of the Bloods in 1870...the story of the chief's life as told by him in 1890 to R.N. Wilson...a story of horse stealing and many battles but it also shows the chief had mercy." -Calgary Herald, Feb. 17, 1967"As chief, Red Crow...

Ελληνική μετάφραση του αρχαιου Σκανδιναβικού ποιήματος Hávamál, σε μέγεθος τσέπης.

"Miti i Sizifit" nga Alber Kamy është një ese filozofike që eksploron gjendjen njerëzore dhe kuptimin e jetës. Në këtë veprë klasike, Kamy paraqet filozofinë e absurditetit, e cila sugjeron se lufta e njeriut për të gjetur kuptimin në jetë është në fund...

Justin is a young man living in a small rural Australian town. His days are filled with rugby, spending time with his mates, and he loves nothing more than wearing his speedos or footy shorts. However, when a secret is revealed that threatens everything...

In "A Gay Man's Guide to Everything Gay", Robbie Oring takes readers on a transformative journey into the vibrant and diverse world of gay men. Delving into issues of sexuality, love, rights, work-life balance, aging, and much more, Oring paints a...

In 1907 Melbourne's underworld was dominated by a cross section of hardened gangs, overlords, pimps and sly grog king pins. Criminal identities terrorised Melbourne's surrounding suburbs Including bands of outlaws like the Crutchie Push, while the...

Diving into the depths of one of the most pressing issues of our time, "The Refugee Lie" uncovers a side of the refugee crisis rarely seen in mainstream discourse. It questions common narratives, sheds light on hidden truths, and provokes thought about...

In "Breaking the Binary: A History of Non-Binary Activism," author Jai Ajar weaves an intricate narrative that transcends time, space, and culture. From indigenous communities to contemporary global movements, this book invites readers to journey through...

In "Oil, Oats, and Identity: A Vegan's Escape to Freedom", Khaled Nesreen takes us on an unforgettable journey of self-discovery and liberation from the war-torn streets of Damascus to the vibrant heart of London. Follow the thrilling, heart-rending tale...

"Dive into the compelling saga of Two-Spirit identity and activism throughout history with 'Beyond Binary: The Two-Spirit Journey Through History.' This book takes you on an enlightening journey, revealing the roots of Two-Spirit identity in early...

"Dancing Through Dualities: From Mormonism to Manhattan" is Tim's first book. With unflinching honesty, they share their journey from the constraints of their Mormon upbringing in Arizona to the freedom of expression they found in the bustling cityscape...

Welcome to a world unlike any you've ever known: a metropolis exclusively inhabited by men. In his audacious and eye-opening novel, Tom Hudson invites you into a society that shatters conventional norms, a place where clothing is optional, intimacy is...

In "Vegan, Gay, and Ready to Play," Jo Indigo takes us on a remarkable journey of self-discovery, acceptance, and love. From a rugby-loving family in Australia to the heart of Sydney's LGBTQ+ community, Jo navigates their complex identity as a...

What elements of contemporary American life contribute to the United States having the greatest number and highest share of public mass shootings around the globe? The editors and contributors to All-American Massacre seek to answer this...

The members of the Domestic Workers United (DWU) organization-immigrant women of color employed as nannies, caregivers, and housekeepers in New York City-formed to fight for dignity and respect and to "bring meaningful change" to their work. Alana Lee...

Disruptive Situations challenges representations of contemporary Beirut as an exceptional space for LGBTQ people by highlighting everyday life in a city where violence is the norm. Ghassan Moussawi, a Beirut native, seeks to uncover the underlying...

How two roadside craft shops in upstate New York transformed American crafts into a fine art.Finalist for the 2023 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award in the Regional category Amid the economic turmoil of the Great Depression, in 1929, Clarence...

Offers rich, wide-ranging counternarratives to social, political, and educational discourses that characterize urban schools and communities as places of despair, revealing the resources and strategies of resistance that teachers, students, and families...

Este libro interpreta aspectos de la literatura afroecuatoriana en el context de Esmeraldas, la provincial donde vive la mayoría de la población. Mi propósito es analizar desde una perspectiva post-colonial, el impacto duradero de la esclavitud, el...

This book tends to the distinctive forms of Black life as they become situated within particular sociocultural networks, institutions, organizations and community establishments, conveying bearings generative of synergies in the quest of solidarity...

This edited book expands the applicability of peace journalism research beyond war to cover terrorism and radicalization, an issue that has not yet been touched by peace journalism scholars.

The second edition of The Magazine Century: American Magazines Since 1900 offers the freshest and most up-to-date history of American magazines through 2020. It includes chapters telling the stories of new magazine launches in each decade since 1900.

This edited volume brings new ideas to the study of national culture and organizational culture as it explores their naturally existing intersections.This is an ideal text for advanced undergraduate and graduate coursework, and those interested in...

Atwell's work traces the historical and legal developments surrounding the public awareness of sexual harassment in the United States.

In this book we conceptualize mentoring in the context of critical communication pedagogy and intercultural communication pedagogy. Each chapter employs a critical and cultural lens to mentoring and offers discussions about how our cultural identities or...

Este libro explora la dinámica de los movimientos sociales garífunas y su migración transnacional entre Honduras y la ciudad de Nueva York.

This is the most comprehensive analytical study ever done of The Phantom of the Opera in its many different versions from the original Gaston Leroux novel to the present day. It proposes answers to the question, 'why do we keep needing this story told...

This interdisciplinary anthology takes as its starting point the belief that, as the material grounds of lived experience, material culture provides an avenue of historical access to women's lives, extending beyond the reaches of textual evidence...

From cross-dressing pirates to servants and slaves, women have played vital and often surprising roles in the navigation and cultural mapping of Caribbean territory. Yet these experiences rarely surface in the increasing body of critical literature on...

The Spanish expression - la cultura cura (culture heals) - is an affirmation of the potential healing power of a variety of cultural practices that together constitute the ethos of a people. What happens, however, when cultures themselves are in...

Political and Socio-Economic Change in the Middle East and North Africa examines the shortcomings of the economic development policies in the region before and after the Arab uprisings. Many MENA countries tried to pursue neoliberal policies to boost...

Juvenile Offenders and Guns explores how and why twenty-five incarcerated young men of color acquired and used guns, and how guns made them feel. Guns have multiple meanings and serve many purposes for these youth as they attempt to construct a capable...

Interweaving psychoanalysis, gender and cultural studies, and postmodern theories of geopolitics, this study of the monster in contemporary narratives demonstrates that the monster (and monstrosity) is largely a cultural and ideological production...

This book examines the impact of states and their policies on visual art. States shape the role of art and artists in society, influence the development of audiences, support artistic work, and even affect the very nature of artistic production. The book...

This accessible and jargon-free book features readings of over 20 key texts and authors in Western poetry and philosophy, including Homer, Plato, Beowulf , Dante, Chaucer, Shakespeare and Rousseau. Simon Haines presents a thought-provoking and...

This volume presents a thought provoking analysis of key welfare state issues engaging policy makers across the globe. It provides a unique and comprehensive evaluation of the state of welfare states- developed and developing. It maps the diversity of...

Based on original research and analysis by a group of health policy experts and economists from across the world, this book analyzes the causes and consequences of the expanding global and local commercialization of health care. It argues for the...

There is a feeling that Asia is at a crossroad, and is facing a new crisis. The earlier crisis of 1997/98 showed that effective systems were missing. Afterwards governments, foreign investors and foreign managers initiated more holistic infrastructures,...

Since the economic crisis of 1997, there have been significant social policy reforms in East Asia. Using the concept of the developmental welfare state, this book seeks to answer whether the welfare reforms in East Asia have extended social rights while...

This interdisciplinary text develops a theory of heterosexism and provides everyday examples from health and social care environments. It engages with current debates, including intersecting identities, and presents a coherent analysis of the health and...

Exploring language rights politics in theoretical, historical and international context, this book brings together debates from law, sociolinguistics, international politics, and the history of ideas. The author argues that international language rights...

This book examines the lives and repartnering behaviour of former spouses and co-habitees, groups pivotal to recent marital change. Focusing on contemporary Britain, it examines these people's experiences of being single, their orientations towards past...