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The first collection and translation into English of the...
The first collection and translation into English of the earliest biographical accounts of Galileo’s life This unique critical edition presents key early biographical accounts of the life and work of Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), written by his close contemporaries.
Feminist scholars explore women’s labor evangelism in the...
Feminist scholars explore women’s labor evangelism in the textile industry, the rhetorical constructions of leadership within women’s trade unions, the rhetorical branding of a twentieth-century female athlete, the labor activism of an African American blues singer, and the romantic, same-sex collaborations that supported pedagogical labor.
This book rethinks the second half of the twentieth century in...
This book rethinks the second half of the twentieth century in Colombia by putting subaltern sectors at the core of the narrative and examining their crucial role in shaping Colombian society.
Throughout the Age of Exploration, European maritime...
Throughout the Age of Exploration, European maritime communities bent on colonial and commercial expansion embraced the complex mechanics of celestial navigation. They developed schools, textbooks, and instruments to teach the new mathematical techniques to sailors.
Alexievich gives voice to those whose memories have been lost...
Alexievich gives voice to those whose memories have been lost in the official narratives, uncovering a powerful, hidden history from the personal and private experiences of individuals.
The Riots are attributed as the spark that ignited the LGBTQ+...
The Riots are attributed as the spark that ignited the LGBTQ+ movement. The author describes American gay history leading up to the Riots, the Riots themselves, and the aftermath, and includes her interviews of people involved or witnesses, including a woman who was ten at the time.
Without a relevant model for meaningful and joyful older age,...
Without a relevant model for meaningful and joyful older age, the increasing older population of Japan must create new cultural forms that center the ikigai that comes from old age.
Can comedy on television harbour elements of gender...
Can comedy on television harbour elements of gender transgression or subversion? If a man is permitted to be ‘funny peculiar’ - playing the underdog or misfit - does a woman seem stranger in his place?
El Norte chronicles the sweeping and dramatic history of...
El Norte chronicles the sweeping and dramatic history of Hispanic North America from the arrival of the Spanish in the early 16th century to the present–from Ponce de Leon’s initial landing in Florida in 1513 to Spanish control of the vast Louisiana territory in 1762 to the Mexican-American War in 1846 and up to the more recent tragedy of post-hurricane Puerto Rico and the ongoing border acrimony with Mexico.
Gracie had insisted on equal pay at the time of her China...
Gracie had insisted on equal pay at the time of her China posting, and after trying with other BBC women to put things right through negotiation, she eventually resigned her post complaining publicly of a ‘secretive and illegal’ pay culture.
While many have critiqued the inadequacy of identifying...
While many have critiqued the inadequacy of identifying freedom with arbitrary choice, this book seeks to penetrate to the metaphysical roots of the modern conception by going back, through an etymological study, to the original sense of freedom.
It turns out that HGT has been widespread and important. For...
It turns out that HGT has been widespread and important. For instance, we now know that roughly eight percent of the human genome arrived not through traditional inheritance from directly ancestral forms, but sideways by viral infection–a type of HGT.
Quichotte, an aging traveling salesman obsessed with the...
Quichotte, an aging traveling salesman obsessed with the “unreal real” of TV, falls in impossible love with a queen of the screen; while obsessively writing her love letters, he wishes an imaginary son, Sancho, into existence.
Drawing on extensive research and illuminating personal...
Drawing on extensive research and illuminating personal experience, Sikkink reveals how the stunning emergence of human rights prosecutions has come about; what effect it has had on democracy, conflict, and repression; and what it means for leaders and citizens everywhere, from Uruguay to the United States.
These women search for nothing less than recognition–and...
These women search for nothing less than recognition–and belonging –through representations of Latinas in films, advertising, telenovelas, and TV shows like Ugly Betty and Modern Family.
Africa’s future will be increasingly urban, and the...
Africa’s future will be increasingly urban, and the inherited legal, institutional and financial arrangements for managing urban development are inadequate. Access to employment, shelter and services is precarious for most urban residents.
Setting women’s economic activities into a broader...
Setting women’s economic activities into a broader political, social, and cultural context, it provides the first general account of women’s experiences amidst the changes that shaped the country. Prior to the 1970s, relatively few Ugandan women brought in their own income, despite producing most of the food and craftwork that was taken to local markets.
Fraud in the Lab reveals the intense social pressures that lead...
Fraud in the Lab reveals the intense social pressures that lead to fraud, documents the lasting impact it has had on the scientific community, and highlights recent initiatives and proposals to reduce the extent of misconduct in the future.
Drawing on new evidence, this book advances a general theory...
Drawing on new evidence, this book advances a general theory why the silent revolution in values triggered a backlash fueling support for authoritarian-populist parties and leaders in the US and Europe.