Colonial Metropolis: The Urban Grounds of Anti-Imperialism and Feminism in Interwar Paris, Paperback - Jennifer Anne Boittin

World War I gave colonial migrants and French women unprecedented access to the workplaces and nightlife of Paris. After the war they were expected...

Reducere. At Home in Our Sounds illustrates the effect jazz music had on the enormous social challenges Europe faced in the aftermath of World War I. Examini...

DescriptionIndefensible offers an essential alternative to the ideology of those who claim to be anti-imperialists but oppose only Western imperial...

Reducere. When Avery Miller wakes up in her hospital room, it's to a life she didn't expect, want, or ever imagine for herself.She's barely given time to mou...

Reducere. Mina Byron wants to be just like every other high school senior, but as one of the only half-human, half-vampires in existence, she's far from norm...

Reducere. It's impossible to ignore Vince Novak.He's all anyone can talk about-speculating on the reason for his transfer to our school, celebrating his futu...

Publisher: Anthem PressAuthor(s): Amina YaqinNumber of pages: 294Collection: Anthem Studies in South Asian Literature, Aesthetics and CulturePublic...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. I'm Harper Reed. The valedictorian. The scholarship kid. The girl next door. The obsessive planner.I have big dreams and secrets, but against my be...

The first book to document the origins and early history of environmentalism, especially its colonial and global aspects, Green Imperialism highlig...

Reducere. Is one summer enough time to change everything?Anna Wright is always on her best behavior -- turning in homework assignments early, keeping her hea...

Publisher: Indiana University PressAuthor(s): Nick UnderwoodIllustration(s): 4 Illustrations, black and whiteNumber of pages: 266Collection: The Mo...

Publisher: MIT Press LtdAuthor(s): Henrik ReehIllustration(s): 36 b 72 Illustrations, unspecifiedTranslator: John IronsNumber of pages: 264Collecti...

DescriptionThe final writings of Samir Amin--a mix of personal experiences and theoretical analysis of global challenges and movementsIn this secon...

Reducere. Just over 180 years ago, the city of Houston was nothing more than an alligator-infested swamp along the Buffalo Bayou that spread onto a flat, end...

Focusing on colonial and postcolonial Lagos, Stephanie Newell traces the ways in which urban spaces come to be regarded as dirty by showing how col...

Engine of modernity examines the connection between public transportation and popular culture in nineteenth-century Paris through a focus on the om...

One of our most vital and incisive writers on literature, feminism, and knowing one's self For nearly fifty years, Vivian Gornick's essays, written...

This book explores the adaptations of Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel from comics to film, as well as political struggles over these works, to illu...

Reducere. When Toni Morrison died in August 2019, she was widely remembered for her contributions to literature as an African American woman, an identity she...

This exciting collection of documents offers readers access to primary material illustrating the experiences of women in Britain in politics, socie...

One of our most vital and incisive writers on literature, feminism, and knowing one's selfPublisher: Verso BooksAuthor(s): Vivian GornickNumber of ...

DescriptionIn popular campaigns such as #MeToo and #TimesUp, questions of power and agency are increasingly discussed as issues of injury or empowe...

DescriptionDelicious Metropolis brings together two of Wayne Thiebaud's most celebrated bodies of work: desserts and cityscapes. Between the two, f...

Reducere. DescriptionBased upon exhaustive research in all presidential libraries from Hoover to Clinton, the voluminous archives of the African National Con...

Reducere. An event-by-event look at how institutionalized racism harms the health of African Americans in the twenty-first century A crucial component of ant...

This volume integrates geographical and historical perspectives to examine how processes of segregation, marginalization, resilience, and resistanc...

"This book explores representations of Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel in comics and film, as well as political struggles over these works, to illu...

Barbara Taylor's classic book, reissued with a new introduction.Publisher: Little, Brown Book GroupAuthor(s): Barbara TaylorNumber of pages: 432Pub...

From the time of the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713, people of British origin have shared the area of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Isla...

Reducere. Women across the globe are being dramatically affected by war as currently waged by the USA. But there has been little public space for dialogue ab...

DescriptionIn October 1902, the reservoir of the first Aswan Dam filled, and Egypt's relationship with the Nile River forever changed. Flooding vil...

Reducere. "The lyrical prose style is reminiscent of Delia Owens's Where the Crawdads Sing but the suspension of disbelief and ability to connect to the wack...

This chronicles the interrelation of gender, class and race which shaped British imperialism and, subsequently, its bloody dismantling.

Reducere. "This story has haunted me since I was a child, " begins Anne Sinclair in a personal journey to find answers about her own life and about her grand...

Asia After Versailles addresses an important watershed for Asian nations - the response to the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. It marked the end of...

Reducere. When Rema chose to be crowned queen and join the rebel forces, she knew she'd face the fight of her life. What she didn't expect was to be kidnappe...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating life of Anne Hutchinson, then keep reading...Her steps were determined and steady, even though the plank of...

Reducere. Sixteen-year-old Allyssa appears to be the ideal princess of Emperion--she's beautiful, elegant, and refined. She spends her days locked in a suffo...

Reducere. With Prince Henrick dead, a foreign army in league with the king, and the palace taken, Reid must find a way to right the wrongs for the people of ...

Reducere. DescriptionAllyssa was raised as royalty. Savenek had been trained as a spy. Allyssa grew up doted on by her parents. Savenek's adoptive father had...

Reducere. As a member of the Knights of the Realm, Reid swore an oath to protect her king only to discover he harbors a traitorous agenda.Being a woman raise...

Reducere. "Pretty/Ugly, the story of two damaged people living in a dystopian nightmare, is an exquisitely written horror novel. But, is it really fiction? I...

Publisher: Beacon BooksAuthor(s): Munyaradzi Felix MuroveNumber of pages: 192Publication date: 2019Dimensions: 151 x 228 x 16Cover type: Paperback ...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Ian BrownNumber of pages: 286Collection: Routledge RevivalsPublication date: 2016Dimensions: 139 x 215 x ...

Martie 1661. Acuzat de vrajitorie, contele Joffrey de Peyrac este ars pe rug. In decurs de cateva ore, Angelica a pierdut tot ce avea: sotul, avere...

Reducere. The sheer diversity of the Asian American populace makes them an ambiguous racial category. Indeed, the 2010 U.S. Census lists twenty-four Asian-et...

Reducere. Tiny You tells the story of one of the most successful political movements of the twentieth century: the grassroots campaign against legalized abor...

Ground-breaking when first published in 1945, Black Metropolis remains a landmark study of race and urban life. Few studies since have been able to...

Reducere. While traveling to Fren, Allyssa and Odar are hijacked by a ruthless assassin who divulges a stunning secret that changes everything. Trying to com...