(Paperback)

Synopsis coming soon.......

(Hardback)

More than 130 years ago, Ebenezer D Bassett served as the first black US ambassador. This book secures Bassett's legacy as the first African American political figure, a man who not only altered the American political structure, but led the way for all future civil rights advocates to follow.

(Paperback)

Explores recent crime drama film and television depictions of Arab and Muslim men in Australia. This volume examines the representation of three Australian productions: East West 101, The Combination and Cedar Boys. It seeks to understand how these representations are constructed and whether they are as progressive and edgy as producers and media responses would suggest.

(Paperback)

In the LESBIAN AND GAY STUDIES series this work draws on literary and cultural theory to demonstrate the ways in which lesbian identities are ascribed and resisted. It looks at the identity models of the hero, the flaneur and the lesbian outlaw as well as lesbian 'space' both materially and imaginatively.

(Hardback)

This text is concerned with issues of sexual and gender representation, and the intersections of sexual difference and life-writing. Alex Hughes discusses such figures as Jean-Paul Sartre, Herve guibert, Marguerite Duras, Andre Gide, Marie Cardinal, Simone de Beauvoir, and Serge Dubrovsky.

(Paperback)

In this powerful book, journalist and film maker John Pilger strips away the layers of deception, dissembling language and omission that prevent us from understanding how the world really works.

(Paperback)

Originally published: New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2012.

(Hardback)

From twins torn away from their family and separated, to a girl shut in a basement, maltreated and malnourished, the world of Jewish children who were hidden from the Nazis during the Holocaust becomes painfully clear in this volume.

(Paperback)

In "Hidden Income: The Secret Guide To Increasing Your Wealth As A Physical Therapist", Dr. R Brandon Smith explains how physical therapists - just like you - can increase their wealth in a variety of ways. Additionally, this book includes Dr. Smith's extraordinary personal story of how he went from being broke and struggling to earning over $20,000/month.

(Paperback)

(Hardback)

A guide covering issues in training. Issues addressed include the strategic linkage of training to business objectives, the determination of training needs, transfer training, training technologies, holistic training and development, and the multiple roles of the professional trainer.

(Hardback)

It is the purpose of this study to elucidate some of the social factors which enhance or diminish the chance of American federal administrators' being the neutral executors of legislative policies.

(Hardback)

(Paperback)

Governments expect both too much and too little of higher education, and its contribution to the common good is being eroded. Yet universities are much much more than factories for graduate earnings. Higher Education and the Common Good argues that this sector has a key role in rebuilding social solidarity and mobility in fractured societies.

(Paperback)

Reaching out to a growing "new majority," Hijas Americanas highlights for the first time the nuances, complexities, and challenges of Latina femininity, sexuality, beauty and body image in this ground-breaking work

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

Presented in letter form, here are private messages of hope from 33 exceptional individuals--including actress/model Renee Russo, jazz musician Herbie Hancock and Body Shop founder Anita Roddick--which will inspire others to overcome their own adversities and achieve richer, more fulfilled lives.

(Hardback)

Much of the exotic dress of the armies of Europe and elsewhere has its origins in the conditions of frontier wars fought by imperial armies. Throughout time, imperial officers and auxiliaries have adopted the dress of hinterland troops, and this text discusses these marginalized peoples.

(Paperback)

"Hip and Hop Learn to Count and ABCs" and more in a fun and interactive way.

(Paperback)

Whether you lived through the sixties and seventies or just wish you had, this revised and expanded edition of the "Hippie Dictionary" entertains as much as it educates. And it wasn't just about sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll. These were the early years of pro-ecology and anti-capitalist beliefs.

(Hardback)

An insightful introduction to hippie culture and how its revolutionary principles in the 1960s helped shape modern culture.

This title explores how hippies, and 1960s counterculture in general, developed and influenced popular culture in America.

(Hardback)

Provides more than 350 entries, focusing primarily on propaganda created by the U.S. government throughout its existence.

(Hardback)

It includes over 900 entries written by some 100 scholars, providing a valuable resource for the interested reader, student, and researcher.

For those interested in pursuing specific subjects further, the book provides sources at the end of each entry as well as a general bibliography.

(Hardback)