This book is a social history of the ritual and custom of churching, a liturgical rite of purification after childbirth performed on a... Læs mere
This study traces the origins of European modernism in Nineteenth-century Paris, examining every major avant-garde movement that sprung from this... Læs mere
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Gertrude Stein's dramatic texts rely on the absence of many landmarks of traditional theatre, but absence is a very difficult thing to stage.
This book maps the intriguing story about how the tycoons of the two most powerful circuits,... Læs mere
Writing Catholic Women examines the interplay of gender, race, ethnicity, nationality, and sexuality through the lens of... Læs mere
This book analyzes the first stage of the conflict in Colombia, the twenty-year search for a negotiated settlement which... Læs mere
John S. Kater, and Richard L. Wagoner collectively argue that as community colleges organize themselves to respond to economic needs and employer... Læs mere
The dramatic transformations of the the 1990s - the end of the Cold War, the establishment of political liberties and market... Læs mere
These essays explore the place, function and meaning of women as characters, authors, constructs and symbols in Medieval epics... Læs mere
Music in Youth Culture examines the fantasies of post-Oedipal youth cultures as displayed on the landscape of popular music from a post-Lacanian perspective. Music in Youth Culture also examines the postmodern 'fan (addict)', techno music, and pop music icons.
This book argues that the status deficiency that results from the loss of a nation's favoured position in one hierarchy promotes a need among citizens to search for... Læs mere