Eyre - Social & Cultural Studies 1

Crónica sentimental y desenfadada de una generación de mujeres que ha cambiado su propia historia En las décadas que siguieron a la guerra civil, las mujeres españolas sobrevivieron a todo: Sección ……続きを見る

The mod British fashion model arrived in the United States on March 20, 1967. Weighing just 92 pounds her slight figure reminded observers of a young boy. When a retinue of photographers surrounded ……続きを見る

Temas en torno a la privatización energética analizando las políticas económica, fiscal, sindical, petrolera, de medios y debate energético, de soberanía nacional y de derecho constitucional de Méxi……続きを見る

Este volume contém textos escritos ao longo de muitos anos. O reclamo usual nessas circunstâncias é o de que os textos esparsos que se reúnem apresentam, na verdade, unidade e coerência. Longe de re……続きを見る

It is easy to find alarming statistics on escalating violence, addiction and economic inequality in developed countries and stubborn poverty in the third world. The fascinating question has to do wi……続きを見る

1898 for en judisk delegation till Palestina, platsen det judiska folket hävdas ha ”biblisk rätt” till. I ett telegram rapporterade de: ”Bruden är vacker men har redan en man.” Med det menades att P……続きを見る

Relationerna mellan Sverige och USA är alltid högintressant politiskt stoff. I Sverige i Vita Huset har Expressens förre chefredaktör Staffan Thorsell grävt i amerikanska arkiv och intervjuat politi……続きを見る

Until now, the missionary plot in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre has been seen as marginal and anomalous. Despite women missionaries being ubiquitous in the nineteenth century, they appeared to be abs……続きを見る

A page-turning, beautifully written novel from the critically-acclaimed author of Forgive Me, How to be Lost and Sleep Toward Heaven. My father smelled like cigarettes and cardamom. When I was small……続きを見る

Less than ten years after the establishment of the colony of South Australia in 1845, Edward John Eyre published his treatise "An Account of the Manners and Customs of the Aborigines and the State o……続きを見る

Vegetation and Soils is an introduction to the study of vegetation and soil distribution. In this accessible work, S. R. Eyre describes the distributions of these two important elements in the lands……続きを見る

In "Memorandum on the Present State of British Relations with France and Germany," Eyre Crowe eloquently navigates the intricate diplomatic landscape of early 20th-century Europe. Employing a keen a……続きを見る

The destruction of the British army while retreating from Afghanistan in 1842 is one of the most dramatic episodes in British imperial history. Lieutenant Vincent Eyre was present, and kept a diary ……続きを見る

The diverse challenges that clinicians and children's workers tasked with safeguarding babies and young children face are complex, and this unique book looks at effective, practice-based and evidenc……続きを見る

Louis "Pretty" Amberg and his brothers, Joseph, Hyman and Oscar were likely the most feared organized crime figures in Brooklyn's Jewish neighborhoods. They were active from the mid 1920s through th……続きを見る

Anthony "Tony Boy" Boiardo was the son of Ruggerio "Richie the Boot" Boiardo, a notorious Mafioso from the Prohibition era. Tony Boiardo was a key player in the political downfall of Newark Mayor Hu……続きを見る

Frank Valenti was a Mafia figure who controlled Rochester, New York underworld activities from 1964-1972. He was an integral part of the Stefano Magaddino criminal syndicate, based in Buffalo. Coste……続きを見る

Frank "Blinky" Palermo was a prominent force in boxing from the 1940s through the mid 1980s. He formed a triumvirate with gambler Frankie Carbo and St. Louis underworld figure John Vitale. They domi……続きを見る

Gaetano Reina's murder on February 26, 1930 led to gang warfare that pitted thugs loyal to Salvatore Maranzano and those who backed Giuseppe Masseria. Reina was a wealthy Bronx ice dealer who was a ……続きを見る

The Castellammarese War involved two ambitious rivals who vowed to become the Boss of Bosses in New York City. Salvatore Maranzano was a very sophisticated Sicilian who spoke seven languages and loo……続きを見る

Johnny Guista was a powerful force behind the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) in the years before his death in May 1931. Guistra was from Calabria like Carmelo Liconti, his partner in……続きを見る

Angelo Caruso was a criminal who was involved with numerous rackets such as prostitution, kidnapping and shaking down and coercion of merchants. Caruso was handpicked as underboss by Salvatore Maran……続きを見る

Paolo Antonio Vaccarelli aka Paul Kelly was a notorious gang leader in New York City beginning in the 1890s. The son of Italian immigrants he legally changed his name to Paul Kelly when he became in……続きを見る

Casey Ready combines the personal and the political to ask: What is neoliberalism? How does it harm women? And what can be done about it? Her book looks at how three YWCA women’s shelters in Ontario……続きを見る

Carmine and Ralph Palizzano were Italian-Americans who were born in the United States. Both of them served in the U.S. Army during World War II. My e-book looks at their criminal connections and the……続きを見る

Vito Genovese was the most well known of ten people who were prosecuted for an international narcotics conspiracy at the end of the 1950s. Genovese was the mastermind but he had substantial help. A ……続きを見る

A July 1932 U.S. Government investigative report of the Al Capone syndicate identified Hymie Levine as a collector and lieutenant of Jack Greasy Thumb Guzik. Hymie was multifaceted in what he did. A……続きを見る

Are you considered a “dingbatter,” or outsider, when you visit the Outer Banks? Have you ever noticed a picture in your house hanging a little “sigogglin,” or crooked? Do you enjoy spending time wit……続きを見る

Michel Neyret était le symbole du grand flic. Sa mise en examen l'a placé du côté des truands qu'il traquait. Est-il tombé dans un piège ? Il livre aujourd'hui sa vérité. Pendant vingt ans, Michel N……続きを見る

An incident of horse doping at a stable inside Jamaica Racetrack in 1938 brought to mind the laxity with which the sport of horse racing was addressing the doping issue. By the early 20th Century jo……続きを見る