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The Astronaut
Cultural Mythology and Idealised Masculinity
Analysing diverse cultural representations, this book reveals how the astronaut became a revered icon. It shows the construction of a mythology through which the astronaut embodies American ideological values and an idealised, hegemonic masculinity.
Analysing diverse cultural representations, this book reveals how the astronaut became a revered icon. It shows the construction of a mythology through which the astronaut embodies American ideological values and an idealised, hegemonic masculinity.
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The Beginnings of International Soccer
Globalisation and Growing Seriousness
Why did England's fortunes turn against Scotland in the late 19th century? Was it the founding of Corinthian FC or the onset of professionalism? This book brings together the narrative of early international soccer in Britain, comparing the four competing home nations.
Why did England’s fortunes turn against Scotland in the late 19th century? Was it the founding of Corinthian FC or the onset of professionalism? This book brings together the narrative of early international soccer in Britain, comparing the four competing home nations.
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The Birth of a Celestial Light
A Feminist Evaluation of an Iranian Spiritual Movement Inter-universal Mysticism
This book examines Iranian women who are neither conventionally religious nor secular, but explore spirituality. It investigates the feminist potential of the “Inter-universal Mysticism” movement for women seeking to transform their lives and construct their own selves.
This book examines Iranian women who are neither conventionally religious nor secular, but explore spirituality. It investigates the feminist potential of the “Inter-universal Mysticism” movement for women seeking to transform their lives and construct their own selves.
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This work highlights how the black American academic achievement gap is a product of capitalist forces and structural reproduction. To resolve the gap, it argues that black Americans should be treated as immigrant students against their structurally differentiated identities.
This work highlights how the black American academic achievement gap is a product of capitalist forces and structural reproduction. To resolve the gap, it argues that black Americans should be treated as immigrant students against their structurally differentiated identities.
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The Book of the Mirror
An Interdisciplinary Collection Exploring the Cultural Story of the Mirror
Essays from art, literature, history, and science give new insights into the mirror as a material object and cultural image. This book demonstrates the active role imagery and technologies have always played in our thoughts, lives and worlds.
Essays from art, literature, history, and science give new insights into the mirror as a material object and cultural image. This book demonstrates the active role imagery and technologies have always played in our thoughts, lives and worlds.
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The Boom Femenino in Mexico
Reading Contemporary Women’s Writing
This collection of essays explores the "boom femenino," the surge of women's writing in Mexico over the last three decades. International scholars investigate the term's cultural significance and how these authors challenged a traditionally male literary arena.
This collection of essays explores the “boom femenino,” the surge of women’s writing in Mexico over the last three decades. International scholars investigate the term’s cultural significance and how these authors challenged a traditionally male literary arena.
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The Borders of Integration
Empowered Bodies and Social Cohesion
This book addresses radical challenges facing Southern European societies, from migration to social cohesion. Refuting the idea that culture alone drives behavior, it focuses on the body as a vector for social policy, suggesting the empowered body can manage conflict and change.
This book addresses radical challenges facing Southern European societies, from migration to social cohesion. Refuting the idea that culture alone drives behavior, it focuses on the body as a vector for social policy, suggesting the empowered body can manage conflict and change.
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The Caribbean in a Changing World
Surveying the Past, Mapping the Future, Volume 1
This two-volume set is a critical reflection of the evolution of Caribbean countries since the demise of the West Indies Federation in 1962. It examines Caribbean societies in comparative and general ways, covering aspects of their ongoing development and challenges.
This two-volume set is a critical reflection of the evolution of Caribbean countries since the demise of the West Indies Federation in 1962. It examines Caribbean societies in comparative and general ways, covering aspects of their ongoing development and challenges.
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The Caribbean in a Changing World
Surveying the Past, Mapping the Future, Volume 2
This two-volume set is a critical reflection of the evolution of Caribbean countries since the demise of the West Indies Federation in 1962. It examines Caribbean societies in comparative and general ways, covering aspects of their ongoing development and challenges.
This two-volume set is a critical reflection of the evolution of Caribbean countries since the demise of the West Indies Federation in 1962. It examines Caribbean societies in comparative and general ways, covering aspects of their ongoing development and challenges.
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The Caucasus Policy of Russia in the Early 21st Century
Internal and External Dynamics
This book analyses Russia’s policy toward the strategic Caucasus region, especially under Putin. It examines post-Soviet relations with Azerbaijan and Georgia, shedding light on the Chechen-Russian conflict and the Russo-Georgian Wars.
This book analyses Russia’s policy toward the strategic Caucasus region, especially under Putin. It examines post-Soviet relations with Azerbaijan and Georgia, shedding light on the Chechen-Russian conflict and the Russo-Georgian Wars.
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The Challenges of Mobility
Research, Debates and Practices
This book arose from a shortage of literature on mobility as a tool for learning, dialogue, and artistic exchange. How does mobility alter geographies and create new narratives? This volume provides fresh perspectives on the crucial challenges of mobility.
This book arose from a shortage of literature on mobility as a tool for learning, dialogue, and artistic exchange. How does mobility alter geographies and create new narratives? This volume provides fresh perspectives on the crucial challenges of mobility.
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Saudi Arabia's demographic progress resulted from development and a high quality of life, not coerced family planning. This book traces the Kingdom's journey from an agrarian to a modern society, exploring the demographic, socio-economic, and health aspects of this transition.
Saudi Arabia’s demographic progress resulted from development and a high quality of life, not coerced family planning. This book traces the Kingdom’s journey from an agrarian to a modern society, exploring the demographic, socio-economic, and health aspects of this transition.
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The Changing Face of Rugby
The Union Game and Professionalism since 1995
In 1995, rugby union turned professional, a change that challenged tradition. This book reveals how rugby-playing countries grappled with the new era, assessing the contentious relationships involving amateur players and fans whose communities were altered.
In 1995, rugby union turned professional, a change that challenged tradition. This book reveals how rugby-playing countries grappled with the new era, assessing the contentious relationships involving amateur players and fans whose communities were altered.
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Han investigates how films have constructed the identity of ethnic Chinese in the United States, through a survey of selected films from the 1990s and 2000s produced in the USA, Taiwan, Hong Kong and mainland China.
Han investigates how films have constructed the identity of ethnic Chinese in the United States, through a survey of selected films from the 1990s and 2000s produced in the USA, Taiwan, Hong Kong and mainland China.
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The Commercialization of the Holiday Season in Quebec, 1885-1915
Hooray for Santa Claus!
More than a century ago, the consumer spirit of Christmas blossomed in French Canada. Here, Christmas supplanted New Year’s Day as the main winter holiday, and Santa Claus replaced Baby Jesus. This book questions the genesis of seemingly immemorial traditions.
More than a century ago, the consumer spirit of Christmas blossomed in French Canada. Here, Christmas supplanted New Year’s Day as the main winter holiday, and Santa Claus replaced Baby Jesus. This book questions the genesis of seemingly immemorial traditions.
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This volume discusses a variety of environmental and ecological issues from the standpoint of existing legal instruments, with a primary focus on the necessity for ecologically-oriented governance, in order to redress a situation that supports multiple human rights violations.
This volume discusses a variety of environmental and ecological issues from the standpoint of existing legal instruments, with a primary focus on the necessity for ecologically-oriented governance, in order to redress a situation that supports multiple human rights violations.
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Scholars probe how people and computers collaborate to create meaning. Through examinations of community, communication, work, and play, this volume delivers new insights about the robust and fragile relationships between computers and people.
Scholars probe how people and computers collaborate to create meaning. Through examinations of community, communication, work, and play, this volume delivers new insights about the robust and fragile relationships between computers and people.
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The Concept of Motherhood in India
Myths, Theories and Realities
This book explores motherhood from ancient times to the present, analyzing how the ideal is manufactured by society through archetypes, religion, and media. It rereads the myths surrounding motherhood as social constructs and contrasts them with its lived reality.
This book explores motherhood from ancient times to the present, analyzing how the ideal is manufactured by society through archetypes, religion, and media. It rereads the myths surrounding motherhood as social constructs and contrasts them with its lived reality.
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This book challenges the myth that the UK's post-war Welfare State was solely a Labour Party creation. It examines the contributions of figures like Churchill and Beveridge to argue that, over the half-century, the greater share of credit belongs to the Conservative Party.
This book challenges the myth that the UK’s post-war Welfare State was solely a Labour Party creation. It examines the contributions of figures like Churchill and Beveridge to argue that, over the half-century, the greater share of credit belongs to the Conservative Party.
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This book moves beyond state-centric politics to explore how communities and leaders shape socio-political identities. It emphasizes the importance of identities and narratives within the cultural, religious, and social contexts of the Middle East and Mediterranean region.
This book moves beyond state-centric politics to explore how communities and leaders shape socio-political identities. It emphasizes the importance of identities and narratives within the cultural, religious, and social contexts of the Middle East and Mediterranean region.
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