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Gender and Sexuality in 1968: Transformative Politics in the Cultural Imagination

Gender and Sexuality in 1968: Transformative Politics in the Cultural Imagination


Deborah Cohen, Lessie Jo Frazier



Review "1968 is one of the most fiercely debated and misunderstood transformative years in global history. This extraordina...
The Cambridge History of the Book in Britain, Vol. 3: 1400-1557

The Cambridge History of the Book in Britain, Vol. 3: 1400-1557


J. B. Trapp, Lotte Hellinga



Review "The essays are truly ground-breaking.... All serious libraries will buy it; all students in the field will consul...
Women and Economic Activities in Late Medieval Ghent (New Middle Ages)

Women and Economic Activities in Late Medieval Ghent (New Middle Ages)


Shennan Hutton



About the Author Shennan Hutton is a Lecturer in the Department of History at the University of California, Dav...
Chinese American Masculinities: From Fu Manchu to Bruce Lee (Studies in Asian Americans)

Chinese American Masculinities: From Fu Manchu to Bruce Lee (Studies in Asian Americans)


Jachinson Chan



Review ...an important text...a valuable contribution to the growing scholarship on media and popular culture, masculinit...
Greek and Roman Mythology (Greenhaven Encyclopedia of)

Greek and Roman Mythology (Greenhaven Encyclopedia of)


Don Nardo



From This is an entry in the Greenhaven Press Encyclopedia Of series, which is intended to help students with research. ...
A History of Money: From AD 800

A History of Money: From AD 800


John F. Chown



Review 'John Chown has written an intelligent guide to the history of money. In each section his review of the past sugge...
Signs of the wali: narratives at the sacred sites in Pamijahan, West Java

Signs of the wali: narratives at the sacred sites in Pamijahan, West Java


Tommy Christomy



Signs of the wali: narratives at the sacred sites in Pamijahan, West Java...
Jesus and the Gospel Movement: Not Afraid to Be Partners

Jesus and the Gospel Movement: Not Afraid to Be Partners




Review “Jesus and the Gospel Movement is one of the most compelling interpretations of Jesus Christ that I have read...
Islam and Muslims: A Guide to Diverse Experience in a Modern World

Islam and Muslims: A Guide to Diverse Experience in a Modern World


Mark Sedgwick



Review "...a user-friendly book that is beneficial to a popular audience....It is particularly useful for non-Muslims who...
When Sherman Marched North from the Sea: Resistance on the Confederate Home Front (Civil War America)

When Sherman Marched North from the Sea: Resistance on the Confederate Home Front (Civil War America)


Jacqueline Glass Campbell



Review "Anyone interested in a well-researched account of Confederate women's responses to Sherman's march will find this...
What Trouble I Have Seen: A History of Violence against Wives

What Trouble I Have Seen: A History of Violence against Wives


David Peterson Del Mar



Review Del Mar offers a history of woman battering in Oregon that is compassionate, richly detailed, [and] complex...The ...
The Emperor and the Gods: Images from the Time of Trajan (Harvard Dissertations in Religion)

The Emperor and the Gods: Images from the Time of Trajan (Harvard Dissertations in Religion)


Daniel N. Schowalter



The Emperor and the Gods: Images from the Time of Trajan (Harvard Dissertations in Religion)...
A to Z of American Indian Women (A to Z of Women)

A to Z of American Indian Women (A to Z of Women)


Liz Sonneborn



A to Z of American Indian Women (A to Z of Women)...
Encyclopedia of Black Studies

Encyclopedia of Black Studies


Mambo Ama Mazama Molefi Kete Asante



From Just as Sheikh Amadu Bamba, the Senegalese Sufi saint, can be considered the most prolific writer of Africa, Asante...
Justice and remembrance: introducing the spirituality of Imam Ali

Justice and remembrance: introducing the spirituality of Imam Ali




Review THE MUSLIM NEWS 'this book is a powerful and refreshing interpretation of Ali's life and thought.' About th...
Journeys That Opened Up the World: Women, Student Christian Movements, and Social Justice, 1955-1975

Journeys That Opened Up the World: Women, Student Christian Movements, and Social Justice, 1955-1975


Sara Evans



Review In these riveting accounts, unsung heroines of pivotal national and international events reveal the religious root...
War of 1812 (America at War)

War of 1812 (America at War)


John Stewart Bowman, Miriam Greenblatt



From School Library Journal Gr 6 Up-An informative, thorough, and useful series entry. The first three chapters describe th...
Book of the Sphinx

Book of the Sphinx


Willis Goth Regier



From From ancient art to contemporary popular music, Regier ranges widely in exploring the meaning of the enigmatic imag...
Gendering the World Bank: Neoliberalism and the Gendered Foundations of Global Governance

Gendering the World Bank: Neoliberalism and the Gendered Foundations of Global Governance


Penny Griffin



Review Winner of the BISA International Political Economy Group Book Prize 2010 About the Author PENNY GRIFFIN is...
Bona Dea: The Sources and a Description of the Cult (Religions in the Graeco-Roman World)

Bona Dea: The Sources and a Description of the Cult (Religions in the Graeco-Roman World)


Hendrik H. J. Brouwer



Review '..".a massive study of the Bona Dea...'"Greece and Rome, April 1991.'"Brouwer's book will be a valuable source of...
The Armies of Rommel

The Armies of Rommel


George Forty



About the Author Lt. Col. George Forty CBE FMA is a leading authority on land warfare in the twentieth century. A former...
Representations of Homosexuality: Black Liberation Theology and Cultural Criticism

Representations of Homosexuality: Black Liberation Theology and Cultural Criticism


Roger A. Sneed



Review “This important work by Sneed challenges theologies that ground themselves in Black experience—Black a...
Religion and the Enlightenment: From Descartes to Kant

Religion and the Enlightenment: From Descartes to Kant


James M. Byrne



About the Author James M. Byrne is Professor of Religious Studies and Chair of the Department of Religious Studies at St....
The Bible in History: How the Texts Have Shaped the Times

The Bible in History: How the Texts Have Shaped the Times


David W. Kling



From Publishers Weekly Kling, associate professor in religious studies at the University of Miami, studies the symbiotic ...
Emmy Noether: The Mother of Modern Algebra

Emmy Noether: The Mother of Modern Algebra


M. B. W. Tent



Review How appealing to teenage girls that a homely girl finds fame and happiness not with Prince Charming but with makin...
The Manly Eunuch: Masculinity, Gender Ambiguity, and Christian Ideology in Late Antiquity

The Manly Eunuch: Masculinity, Gender Ambiguity, and Christian Ideology in Late Antiquity


Mathew Kuefler



From the Inside Flap The question of masculinity formed a key part of the intellectual life of late antiquity and was cru...
U.S. Destroyers: An Illustrated Design History, Revised Edition

U.S. Destroyers: An Illustrated Design History, Revised Edition


Norman Friedman



Review "...vital reading for all who would like to understand the origins of the present destroyer force and its future."...
Chronologies of the Black Sea Area in the Period c. 400-100 BC (Black Sea Studies)

Chronologies of the Black Sea Area in the Period c. 400-100 BC (Black Sea Studies)


Lisa Hannestad, Vladimir Stolba



About the Author VLADIMIR STOLBA is Senior Researcher at The Institute of the History of Material Culture, Russian Academ...
From Boolean Logic to Switching Circuits and Automata: Towards Modern Information Technology

From Boolean Logic to Switching Circuits and Automata: Towards Modern Information Technology


Jaakko Astola, Radomir S. Stankovic



From the Back Cover Logic networks and automata are facets of digital systems. The change of  the design of logic netw...
Studien zur Philologie und zur Musikwissenschaft (Abhandlungen der Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen. Neue Folge, Band 7)

Studien zur Philologie und zur Musikwissenschaft (Abhandlungen der Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen. Neue Folge, Band 7)


Akademie Der Wissenschaften Zu Göttingen



Studien zur Philologie und zur Musikwissenschaft (Abhandlungen der Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen. Neue Folge, Band 7)...