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Offers an introduction to the themes central to the thought of one of the world's most provocative and original theorists - Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak. This book concentrates on Spivak's engagement, in theory and practice, with deconstruction, Marxism, feminism, and issues of postcoloniality and globalization.

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This book examines the often-complex relationships between issues of gender and the environment in science fiction films and fiction. Its contributors discuss a range of texts: early apocalyptic science fiction, campy midcentury science fiction films, Silver Age superhero comics, and twenty-first-century science fiction films and literature.

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This book examines the often-complex relationships between issues of gender and the environment in science fiction films and fiction. Its contributors discuss a range of texts: early apocalyptic science fiction, campy midcentury science fiction films, Silver Age superhero comics, and twenty-first-century science fiction films and literature.

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An eye-opening look at teenagers today, GENERATION S.L.U.T. is a report from the front lines and a first-hand fictional account - in the form of a novel - of the sexual lives of teenagers by one of their own.

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Aimed at an international readership of undergraduate students of food, this comprehensive textbook uses a range of lively learning features and global case studies to provide an introduction to contemporary food geographies.

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Explores five institutions - mining, law, madhouses, universities, and museums - that provide the socio-historical context for German Romantic culture. This book shows how German writers and thinkers helped to shape these five institutions, all of which assumed their modern form during the Romantic period.

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How did German society perceive the European East during the short twentieth century What mental maps did the Germans construct of the European East How did these images alter due to changing political systems and to what extent did those mental perceptions influence political action and the relationship between Germany and Eastern Europe

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Brings together theoretical discussions of liberalizations with studies focused on literature, theatre and the visual arts. This book contains an analysis of developments in selected Eastern European regions, along with a historical dimension through discussions of the alternation of liberalization and repression in authoritarian European states.

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On any given day nearly half of the world's population is wearing blue jeans - this is the first serious attempt to understand the causes, nature and consequences of the rise of global' denim.

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By 2050 the world will face the enormous challenge of feeding 9 billion people in the face of climate change, rising energy costs and pressure on food-growing land and resources. This is the first scholarly yet accessible account of the global food situation, synthesising the key issues in one volume.

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By 2050 the world will face the enormous challenge of feeding 9 billion people in the face of climate change, rising energy costs and pressure on food-growing land and resources. This is the first scholarly yet accessible account of the global food situation, synthesising the key issues in one volume.

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An authoritative, comprehensive, and highly accessible assessment of the happiest and least happy countries and cities in the world, as well as of the happiest and least happy cities and states in the United States.

Which are the happiest countries in the world and which nations are the least contented

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This book offers a practical yet powerful way to understand the psychological appeal and strong motivation to play video games.

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The "Fresh Air" commentator and New York Times contributor artfully shows how our use of language reveals the true mindset of contemporary America

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Explores Goths' expressive practices of dress, fashion, style and the body, in relation to issues of identity and representation. This book shares accounts of the author's experiences exploring gender and sexuality and doing fieldwork in the Gothic subculture.

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Explores Goths' expressive practices of dress, fashion, style and the body, in relation to issues of identity and representation. This book shares accounts of the author's experiences exploring gender and sexuality and doing fieldwork in the Gothic subculture.

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Through an examination of texts from diverse periods and media, Gothic Mash-Ups explores the role that appropriation and intertextuality play in Gothic storytelling. Building on recent scholarship on Gothic remix and adaptation, the contributors demonstrate that the Gothic is a fundamentally hybrid genre.