Youth Fantasies is a collection of studies conducted in cross-cultural collaboration over the past ten years that theorizes 'youth fantasy';
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World history has expanded dramatically in recent years, primarily as a teaching field, and increasingly as a research field. But good teaching also requires advanced training for teachers, and access to a stream of new research from scholars trained as world historians.
Winner of a 2005 Critics Choice Award fromThe American Educational Studies Association, this is a groundbreaking collection of oral histories, letters, interviews, and governmental reports related to the history of Latino education in the US.
Through detailed analyses of such texts as "Blade Runner", "Stalker", "Star Trek", and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", the chapters in this volume... Læs mere
New York Puerto Ricans have been an integral part of hip hop culture since day one: from 1970s pioneers like Rock Steady Crew's Jo-Jo, to recent rap mega-stars Big... Læs mere
These essays bring home the most challenging observations of postmodernism-multiple identities, the fragility of meaning, the risks of communication. The... Læs mere
Ambrosius examines the American roots of Wilson's liberal internationalism, the dilemmas and contradictions in his principles,... Læs mere
Bassam Tibi offers a radical solution to the problems faced by Islam in a rapidly changing and globalizing world. The pivotal argument is that Islam is being torn... Læs mere
Teaching the Gothic provides a clear and accessible account of how scholarship on the Gothic has influenced the way in which the Gothic is taught. The book examines a range of topics... Læs mere
Each fundamental scientific discovery in turn generated its own distinctive technology. These two case studies enable the author... Læs mere
Temptations of Power examines the new security dilemma which confronted George W. Bush when terrorists proved on 9/11 that they could... Læs mere