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A pioneer of detective fiction, Wilkie Collins produced masterpieces like ‘The Woman in White’ and ‘The Moonstone’, establishing himself as the master of sensation fiction. Collins perfected the mys……続きを見る

Political Economy of COVID-19: Understanding the Dynamics of a Global Pandemic, provides a theoretical, conceptual and methodological approach to the understanding of the pandemic through multiple c……続きを見る

"These recipes make me smile and laugh out loud with joy, memory, and awe at their total culinary genius. All born from a bond of pure hunger?"ーSamuel L. Jackson, from the Foreword When you're in p……続きを見る

« Les vagues tracent dans la Méditerranée un chemin éphémère vers un ailleurs chimérique qui ne tient pas la promesse des espoirs en lui placés. Ces récits et ces vers porteurs d’un message tragique……続きを見る

¿Cansado de batallar con esos jefes o colegas que te amargan la vida y hacen del trabajo un suplicio constante, lleno de tensión y descontento? Piensa por un instante en un ambiente de trabajo donde……続きを見る

In the eighteenth century, French women were active in a wide range of employments-from printmaking to running whole-sale businesses-although social and legal structures frequently limited their cap……続きを見る

The first edition of All Tomorrow’s Cultures explored the legacy of futures-thinking in anthropology and marked the beginning of a resurgence of interest in anthropological futures. The new edition ……続きを見る

In spite of the double burden of racial and gender discrimination, African-American women have developed a rich intellectual tradition that is not widely known. In Black Feminist Thought, Patricia H……続きを見る

Una nueva mirada sobre la resistencia y el activismo interseccional Tiroteos en escuelas, brutalidad policial y agresiones sexuales que terminan con personas heridas o muertas dominan los titulares.……続きを見る

Por que demos a este ciclo de debates o título "Por um feminismo para os 99%"? Inspirados no livro de Cinzia Arruzza, Tithi bhattacharya e Nancy Fraser, publicado pela Boitempo em 2019, escolhemos c……続きを見る

In the first major update to this classic book in many years, Collins traces the history and contours of Black women’s ideas and actions to argue that Black feminist thought is the discourse that fo……続きを見る

The Anxiety Gremlin loves one thing â?? to feed on your anxiety! But watch out, as the fuller he gets, the more anxious you get! How can you stop him? Starve him of his favourite food â?? your anxie……続きを見る

There is no synthetic or comprehensive treatment of any late Roman frontier in the English language to date, despite the political and economic significance of the frontiers in the late antique peri……続きを見る

Nearly forty percent of humanity lives on an average of two dollars a day or less. If you've never had to survive on an income so small, it is hard to imagine. How would you put food on the table, a……続きを見る

Written by a composer long immersed in new and experimental music, this bookprovides a tour of the music, technologies and people that have transformed how we make, hear and think about sound over t……続きを見る

An accessible guide to the history of the Assyrian empire from the perspective of its powerful elites. At the height of its power near 660 BC, the Assyrian empire, centered in northern Iraq, wielded……続きを見る

A true crime account of the real estate heir turned murderer. In September 2001, the headless body of an elderly man washed ashore in Galveston, Texas. Also recovered were garbage bags containing th……続きを見る

Opened in 1907 in Shreveport, Louisiana, by Lizzetta LeFalle-Collins’s grandfather, Black dairy farmer Angus Bates, Lakeside Dairy was a rarity in the post-Reconstruction South. The dairy thrived de……続きを見る

This book challenges the perceived underlying causes and culprits of the ongoing challenges in Canadian defence procurement, arguing that although headlines often put the blame on the political lead……続きを見る

From Thomas Jefferson to William Jefferson Clinton, Scorpion Tongues is a popular history of gossip in American politics. Complete with wickedly delightful anecdotes of major and minor politicians a……続きを見る

Can you name every flag in the world? Discover the design and colours of every single country flag – and learn lots of fascinating facts and stats about continents, countries, and capitals along the……続きを見る

Though children have never been absent from international studies discourse, they are too often reduced to a few simplistic and unidimensional framings. This book seeks to recover children’s agency ……続きを見る

The revised and updated third edition of The Making of Urban America includes seven new articles and a richly detailed historiographical essay that discusses the vast urban history literature added ……続きを見る

Changes at the global, federal, state, and municipal level are pushing forward the reparations movement for people of African descent. The distinguished editors of this volume have gathered works th……続きを見る

The new definitive history of gangster-era Chicago–a landmark work that is as riveting as a thriller. Now featuring a new preface, plus 115 photographs and a map of gangland Chicago. A Chicago Pub……続きを見る

"The thrilling history of the torso murderer. The tale of the 'Untouchable' who got Al Capone but failed to solve his goriest case." ーDan Jones, The Sunday Times In the spirit of Devil in the White……続きを見る

Since the year 2000, millions of hectares of land in the Global South have been acquired by foreign investors for large-scale agricultural projects, displacing and disrupting rural communities. Wome……続きを見る

American treatment systems overlook some of the most salient issues in Black mental health. The global social justice movement brought attention to obvious issues, but all challenges of living Black……続きを見る

This book provides a comprehensive assessment of African economic integration through the lens of International Economic Law. The analysis is contextualised within the prevailing regional economic i……続きを見る

Multimodal Methods in Anthropology develops several goals simultaneously. First, it is an introduction to the ways that multimodality might work for students and practitioners of anthropology, using……続きを見る