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The Intermediate Sex
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Edward Carpenter |
1908 work by Edward Carpenter expressing his views on homosexuality. Carpenter argues that "uranism", as he terms homosexuality, was on the increase, marking a new age of sexual liberation. |
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Homo Ludens
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Johan Huizinga |
A unique philosophical perspective regarding the topic of play and it's impact and necessity in human culture. |
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Why liberals and conservatives clash
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Bruce E. Fleming |
Why Liberals and Conservatives Clash offers an explanation for the extreme polarization between liberal and conservative that is the hallmark of the American political landscape today. It suggests th… |
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LOVING BIG BROTHER: PERFORMANCE, PRIVACY AND SURVEILLANCE SPACE
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John Edward Mcgrath |
Constant scrutiny by surveillance cameras is usually seen as - at best - an invasion of privacy, and at worst an infringement of human rights. But in this radical new account of the uses of surveilla… |
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London
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David Brandon |
London: City of the Dead is a groundbreaking account of London's dealing with death, covering the afterlife, execution, bodysnatching, murder, fatal disease, spiritualism, bizarre deaths and cemeteri… |
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The Little Book of Australia
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David Dale |
What makes us uniquely Australian? An essential, comprehensive guide for every Aussie packed with fascinating and humorous facts, figures and quotations about our politics, our icons, literature and … |
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It came from the 1950s!
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Jones, Darryl |
"It came from the 1950s is an eclectic, witty, and insightful collection of essays predicated on the hypothesis that popular cultural documents provide unique insights into the concerns, anxieties, a… |
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Culture matters
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Samuel P. Huntington |
"Prominent scholars and journalists ponder the question of why, at the beginning of the twenty-first century, the world is more divided than ever between the rich and the poor, between those living i… |
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Iconic
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Lakesia D. Johnson |
"A visual and narrative iconography of the Black female revolutionary across a variety of media texts and historical contexts"-- |
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Gameplay mode
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Patrick Crogan |
"From flight simulators and first-person shooters to MMPOG and innovative strategy games like 2008's Spore, computer games owe their development to computer simulation and imaging produced by and for… |
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The Psychopath Test
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Jon Ronson |
"In this madcap journey, a bestselling journalist investigates psychopaths and the industry of doctors, scientists, and everyone else who studies them. The Psychopath Test is a fascinating journey th… |
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Top 40 Hitdossier 1965-2012
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Various |
In 1965 appeared the first official Top 40 list of the most popular pop music singles of the week in the Netherlands, then compiled by Radio Veronica. Meanwhile, the top 40 already begun its 45th yea… |
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Assimilation in American life
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Milton M. Gordon |
A sociological analysis of the theories of assimilation in American society, noting the cultural and behavioral characteristics of religions, racial and ethnic groups. |
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Democratic theorizing from the margins
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Marla Brettschneider |
"Democratic Theorizing from the Margins lays out the basic parameters of diversity-based politics as a still emerging form of democratic theory.
Students, activists, and scholars engage in diversity… |
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Speaking OUT
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Rachelle Lee Smith |
A photographic essay that explores a wide spectrum of experiences told from the perspective of a diverse group of young people, ages 14-24, identifying as queer (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, … |
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Dialogues on cultural studies
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Fengzhen Wang,Shaobo Xie |
"Shaobo Xie and Fengzhen Wang pose a wide-ranging set of questions to a panel of North America's leading cultural critics. What emerges is a remarkable collection of interviews and dialogues that dis… |
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Brown boys and rice queens
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Eng-Beng Lim |
"A transnational study of Asian performance shaped by the homoerotics of orientalism, Brown Boys and Rice Queens focuses on the relationship between the white man and the native boy. Eng-Beng Lim unp… |
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Comics art in China
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John A. Lent |
"The definitive book about cartoons, picture books, comics, and animation in mainland China"-- |
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Masterful marks
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Monte Beauchamp |
"In a first-of-its-kind collection, award-winning illustrators celebrate the lives of the visionary artists who created the world of comic art and altered pop culture forever. No one has told the sto… |
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The Unbroken Thread
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Sohrab Ahmari |
As a young father and a self-proclaimed “radically assimilated immigrant,” opinion editor Sohrab Ahmari realized that when it comes to shaping his young son’s moral fiber, today’s America comes up sh… |
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