Autor: Abbas Ackbar

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Women in Western Political Thought

Okin has written an engaging, serious, careful, and important work that raises the issues of women …


geschrieben von Susan Moller Okin (Autor)

Uncommon Ground

Veronica Strang is Professor of Social …

With increasing international concern about green issues and the apparent failure of mechanistic solutions to complex problems, Uncommon Ground provides a timely understanding of the cultural values …


geschrieben von Veronica Strang (Autor)

War Dogs: A History of Loyalty and Heroism

Stories and rare photographs that any dog lover will enjoy - canines parachuting into …


geschrieben von Michael G. Lemish (Autor)

The Uncertain Promise of Southern Africa

Leading scholars analyze the economic, political, social, and cultural …

I. Introduction 1. The Uncertain Promise of Southern Africa York Bradshaw and Stephen N. Ndegwa 2. Balance of Power in Southern Africa Colin Legum II. Countries 3. South Africa: Transition to Majority …

Analyses of the problems and prospects for Southern Africa …


geschrieben von York W. Bradshaw (Herausgeber) und Stephen N. Ndegwa (Herausgeber)

A Rainbow of Gangs: Street Cultures in the Mega-City

James Diego Vigil is Professor of Social Ecology at …

With nearly 1,000 gangs and 200,000 gang members, Los Angeles holds the dubious distinction of being the youth gang capital of the United States. The process of street socialization that leads to gang …

Foreword by Joan Moore; PrefaceIntroductionLooking at Gangs Cross-CulturallyMexican Americans in the Barrios of Los Angeles"I Just Wanted to Act Loco": Puppet's StoryBlacks in Los Angeles: From …


geschrieben von James D. Vigil (Autor) und Diego Vigil (Autor) und Joan Moore (Solist)

The Roman Cultural Revolution

This book is a multidisciplinary attempt to understand the Roman Revolution as a cultural phenomenon. Contributors draw on the latest approaches in literary and cultural studies to integrate …

Introduction; Part I. The Transformation of Cultural Systems: 1. Mutatio morum: the idea of a cultural revolution Andrew Wallace-Hadrill; 2. The invention of sexuality in the world-city of Rome Thomas …


geschrieben von Thomas N. Habinek (Herausgeber) und Alessandro Schiesaro (Herausgeber)

The Sexual Revolution (Paperback Edition)

The sexual revolution is often defined as the transformation of sexual attitudes and mores that began with the advent of the birth control pill in the 1960s. However, the trend toward more liberal …


geschrieben von Greenhaven Press (Herausgeber)

SECDEF: The Nearly Impossible Job of Secretary of Defense

Charles A. Stevenson, Ph.D., has observed the Office of the Secretary of Defense and its …

The men who struggle with Washington's …


geschrieben von Charles A. Stevenson (Autor)

Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals (Dodo Press)

Victorian anthropological work by Mrs. R. (Sarah) Lee, previously Mrs. T. E. Bowdich (1791-1856) who was the author of Anecdotes of the Habits and Instincts of Birds, Reptiles, and fishes (1853) and …


geschrieben von Mrs R. Lee (Autor) und Harrison Weir (Illustrator)

A Report on the Afterlife of Culture

Stephen Henighan is the author of ten previous books, a columnist for Geist magazine, and a contributor to publications such as The Walrus and The Times Literary Supplement (London), where a number of …

In "A Report on the Afterlife of Culture," one of Canada's most provocative writers ranges across continents, centuries and linguistic traditions to examine how literary culture and our perception of …


geschrieben von Stephen Henighan (Autor)


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