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The first book to examine the troubled relationships between women, Islam and cinema. Film critic and author Gnl Dnmez-Colin explores the role of women as spectators, images and image constructors in the cinemas of the countries where Islam is the predominant religion, focusing on Iran and Turkey from the Middle East.

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This book discusses the representation of women's memories of the dictatorship in the recent work of seven Chilean novelists.

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This is the first book to consider the difference women MPs make for women constituents in Britain by comparing women parliamentarians' activities, priorities and perceptions to those of their male colleagues. -- .

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Provides an account of the way changes introduced by devolved governance are transforming the role of women in contemporary Welsh politics. This work is based on interviews with participants and other sources, and uses research in Scotland and Northern Ireland to place the events reported on within the context of devolution in the UK.

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Explores British women's journeys abroad on steamships and trains during a period of great social, cultural and technical change, using a wide variety of sources including women's letters and diaries, contemporary art, advertising, fiction and etiquette guides. -- .

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When a teenager runs away from his fathers mysterious commune, he sets in motion a domino effect that connects a cast of six characters who narrate Wonder Valley. Their lives will all intertwine and come crashing together in a shocking way, one that could only happen in this enchanting, dangerous city.

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This comprehensive and wide-ranging history explores the many uses of the barrel and its relations such as the keg in splendid detail, offering a new way of thinking about one of the most enduring and successful objects of our age, as well as a sobering assessment of its future.

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Breaks new ground in the history of psychiatry by focusing on the role of work in mental-health institutions. -- .

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Analyses the role of workers both in Tito's Yugoslavia and in the subsequent Serbian revolution against Milosevic in October 2000 -- .

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Provides an in-depth study of agrarian capitalist developmental in Brazil. -- .

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The first in-depth study of Britain's many work camp systems. -- .

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This text takes a look at work in the 20th century, with accounts from a variety of people about their jobs.

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Beautifully designed and illustrated A-Z of all the major competitive sports, with comprehensive sections on the politics of international sporting events (FIFA, discrimination, scandals, etc) and the economics of sport (media, regulatory bodies, sponsorship, gambling, etc) plus a gazetteer of each country's sporting profile.

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The ultimate introduction for high school students of geography, world development, and globalization.

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Will you escape the dangers of Azeroth

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By fang and feather, explore the vibrant lands of Kalimdor!

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THE WINDS OF PANDARIA SING OF MYTH AND LEGEND!

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The next novel set in the world of Blizzard Entertainment's legendary online game World of Warcraft.

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At the zoo the sign reads, "It's absolutely forbidden to throw anything into the crocodile-enclosure! Someone has to take it out. Do you want to be that someone!"

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Originally published as: Guerre mondiale-Guerre totale, Paris: Gallimard; Caen: Memorial de Caen, c2010.

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The war is not over yet. But humanity is losing. It becomes obvious that, unless the lines of telepathic communication between the monstrous creatures scattered between Earth and the Moon are broken, the humans will lose. Once again, all seems to depend on Helius, the mysterious warrior from an ancient war...

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A historic text that provides an in-depth study of the nature and significance of Islamic spirituality. Written by Abul A'la Mawdudi (1903 - 79), one of the leading Muslim intellectuals of the twentieth century.