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1. Great Upheaval: Women and Nation in Postwar Nigeria

Judith A. Byfield
Sērija : New African Histories
(Izdošanas datums: 27-Jan-2020, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Ohio University Press, ISBN-13: 9780821423974)
In this finely textured social and intellectual history of gender and nation-making, Byfield captures the dynamism of womens political activism in postwar Nigeria. She illuminates the centrality of gender to the study of nationalism, thus offe... Lasīt vairāk
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2. Great Upheaval: Women and Nation in Postwar Nigeria

Judith A. Byfield
Sērija : New African Histories
(Izdošanas datums: 27-Jan-2020, Paperback / softback, Izdevniecība: Ohio University Press, ISBN-13: 9780821423981)
In this finely textured social and intellectual history of gender and nation-making, Byfield captures the dynamism of womens political activism in postwar Nigeria. She illuminates the centrality of gender to the study of nationalism, thus offe... Lasīt vairāk
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3. Gender, Sexuality and Race in the Digital Age 1st ed. 2020

D. Nicole Farris, D'Lane R. Compton, Andrea P. Herrera
(Izdošanas datums: 27-Jan-2020, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, ISBN-13: 9783030298548)
While early scholarship identified the internet as being inherently egalitarian, this volume presents the internet as a real social place where inequalities matter and manifest in particular ways according to the architectures of particular p... Lasīt vairāk
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4. Screening Scarlett Johansson: Gender, Genre, Stardom 1st ed. 2019

Janice Loreck, Whitney Monaghan, Kirsten Stevens
(Izdošanas datums: 27-Jan-2020, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, ISBN-13: 9783030331955)
Screening Scarlett Johansson: Gender, Genre, Stardom provides an account of Johanssons persona, work and stardom, extending from her breakout roles in independent cinema, to contemporary blockbusters, to her self-parodying work in science-fict... Lasīt vairāk
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5. Interrogation and Torture: Integrating Efficacy with Law and Morality

Steven J. Barela, Mark Fallon, Gloria Gaggioli, Jens David Ohlin
Sērija : Ethics, National Security, and Rule Law
(Izdošanas datums: 27-Jan-2020, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Oxford University Press Inc, ISBN-13: 9780190097523)
This book develops, for the first time, a comprehensive discussion regarding the legality of torture and the efficacy of interrogation. Scientific research has concluded that torture is not effective. So, what interrogational methods are effect... Lasīt vairāk
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6. Songs of the Lisu Hills: Practicing Christianity in Southwest China

Aminta Arrington, Brian Stanley
Sērija : World Christianity
(Izdošanas datums: 27-Jan-2020, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Pennsylvania State University Press, ISBN-13: 9780271085074)
Explores the history and practice of Lisu Christianity in southwest China, describing how the Lisu maintained their Christian faith through Chinas tumultuous twentieth century and into the present.... Lasīt vairāk
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7. Migration, Identity, and Belonging: Defining Borders and Boundaries of the Homeland

Kumarini Silva, Margaret E. Franz
Sērija : Routledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies
(Izdošanas datums: 27-Jan-2020, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Routledge, ISBN-13: 9781138602908)
This volume responds to the question: How do you know when you belong to a country? In other words, when is the nation-state a homeland? The boundaries and borders defining who belongs and who does not proliferate in the age of globalization, a... Lasīt vairāk
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8. Companion to Martin Scorsese

Aaron Baker
Sērija : Wiley Blackwell Companions to Film Directors
(Izdošanas datums: 27-Jan-2020, Paperback / softback, Izdevniecība: John Wiley & Sons Inc, ISBN-13: 9781119685623)
A Companion to Martin Scorsese is a comprehensive collection of original essays assessing the career of one of Americas most prominent contemporary filmmakers. Contains contributions from prominent scholars in North America and Europe... Lasīt vairāk
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9. Bande de Filles: Girlhood Identities in Contemporary France

Frances Smith
Sērija : Cinema and Youth Cultures
(Izdošanas datums: 27-Jan-2020, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Routledge, ISBN-13: 9781138491960)
Few films in the twenty-first century have represented coming-of-age with the beauty and brutality of Bande de Filles (or Girlhood). This book provides an in-depth examination of Celine Sciammas film, focusing on its portrayal of female adoles... Lasīt vairāk
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10. Australian Mothering: Historical and Sociological Perspectives 1st ed. 2020

Carla Pascoe Leahy, Petra Bueskens
(Izdošanas datums: 26-Jan-2020, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, ISBN-13: 9783030202668)
This collection defines the field of maternal studies in Australia for the first time. Leading motherhood researchers explore how mothering has evolved across Australian history as well as the joys and challenges of being a mother today.... Lasīt vairāk
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11. Data Journalism in the Global South 1st ed. 2019

Bruce Mutsvairo, Saba Bebawi, Eddy Borges-Rey
Sērija : Palgrave Studies in Journalism and the Global South
(Izdošanas datums: 26-Jan-2020, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, ISBN-13: 9783030251765)
This volume seeks to analyse the emerging wave of data journalism in the Global South. It does so by examining trends, developments and opportunities for data journalism in the aforementioned contexts. Whilst studies in this specific form of journ... Lasīt vairāk
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12. Critical Terms in Futures Studies 1st ed. 2019

Heike Paul
(Izdošanas datums: 26-Jan-2020, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, ISBN-13: 9783030289867)
This volume provides the essential vocabulary currently employed in discourses on the future in 50 contributions by renowned scholars in their respective fields, which examine future imaginaries across cultures and time. Not situated in the field... Lasīt vairāk
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13. Solidarity and Reciprocity with Migrants in Asia: Catholic and Confucian Ethics in Dialogue 1st ed. 2020

Mary Mee-Yin Yuen
Sērija : Religion and Global Migrations
(Izdošanas datums: 26-Jan-2020, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, ISBN-13: 9783030333645)
Based on Catholic and Confucian social ethics, this book develops an ethic of solidarity and reciprocity with the migrants in Asia who are marginalized. Mary Mee-Yin Yuen draws off her own pastoral experiences in the Church, the situation of th... Lasīt vairāk
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14. Syrian Crisis, Syrian Refugees: Voices from Jordan and Lebanon 1st ed. 2020

Juline Beaujouan, Amjed Rasheed
Sērija : Mobility & Politics
(Izdošanas datums: 16-Feb-2020, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, ISBN-13: 9783030350154)
This edited volume investigates the political and socioeconomic impact of the Syrian refugee crisis on Lebanon and Jordan, and these countries’ mechanisms to cope with the rapid influx of refugees. The sudden population increase has resulted in sever... Lasīt vairāk
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15. Magickal Mermaids and Water Creatures

D. J. Conway, Skye Alexander
(Izdošanas datums: 25-Jan-2020, Paperback / softback, Izdevniecība: Red Wheel/Weiser, ISBN-13: 9781578636839)
Brings these fabled creatures out of the storybooks and into real lifeStories of the merfolk, especially mermaids, exist in nearly every culture that ever sailed the oceans or large rivers. Humanlike, except for their iridescent, sca... Lasīt vairāk
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16. Migration Industry in Asia: Brokerage, Gender and Precarity 1st ed. 2020

Michiel Baas
(Izdošanas datums: 25-Jan-2020, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Springer Verlag, Singapore, ISBN-13: 9789811396939)
This pivot considers the emergence and functioning of the migration industry and commercialization of migration pathways in Asia.... Lasīt vairāk
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17. Urban Australia and Post-Punk: Exploring Dogs in Space 1st ed. 2019

David Nichols, Sophie Perillo
(Izdošanas datums: 18-Mar-2020, Paperback / softback, Izdevniecība: Springer Verlag, Singapore, ISBN-13: 9789813297012)
This is an invaluable resource for anyone passionate about Australian film, society, culture, history, heritage, music and art.... Lasīt vairāk
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18. Racism as Zoological Witchcraft: A Guide for Getting out

Aph Ko
(Izdošanas datums: 25-Jan-2020, Paperback / softback, Izdevniecība: Lantern Books,US, ISBN-13: 9781590565964)
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19. Clean Pet Food Revolution: How Better Pet Food Will Change the World

Ernie Ward, Alice Oven, Ryan Bethencourt
(Izdošanas datums: 25-Jan-2020, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Lantern Books,US, ISBN-13: 9781590566022)
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20. Gender and Corporate Boards: The Route to A Seat at The Table

Scarlett Brown, Elisabeth K Kelan
Sērija : Routledge Studies in Gender and Organizations
(Izdošanas datums: 24-Jan-2020, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Routledge, ISBN-13: 9781138652446)
The lack of women on boards has galvanised much public and policy interest, which has led to many countries introducing quotas for women on boards, or to concerted voluntary action. However the way that directors are appointed remains opaque and p... Lasīt vairāk
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