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2018 is the anniversary of women over 30 getting the vote as well as the end of WW1~Includes substantial discussion of Ray Strachey, who was Virginia Woolf's sister-in-law, and an eminent suffrage leader~Includes biographical accounts of prominent scientific women who have been neglected (including Isabel Emslie Hutton, Ida Smedley, Helen Gwynne Vaughan, Helena Gleichen, and Martha Whiteley) enlivened by quotations from their letters~Using ori...

A wealth of examples engage students and make the relevance of microeconomic theory to the real world crystal clear~The maths appendix ensures that the technical knowledge students need at an advanced level is accessible to all~Covers recent developments in behavioural economics and auctions in chapter 12

A series of insightful and accessible essays from one of the most brilliant essayists of our time~Illuminates the life and work of leading twentieth-century writers and thinkers in a brief compass~Includes essays on T.S. Eliot, Graham Greene, J.B. Priestley, C.S. Lewis, Kingsley Amis, Nikolaus Pevsner, Hugh Trevor-Roper, Christopher Hitchens, and Michael Ignatieff~Engages with current assumptions about biography, criticism, and the language of...

Offers a fresh approach to sexual ethics and Christian religious education by engaging undergraduates as co-researchers~Contributes significantly to the growing sub-discpline of Christian ethics and ethnography~Offers a sustained theologyical and ethical analysis of contemporary party culture and hookup culture

Informative overview and analysis of the Bible in America in specific historical moments such as the founding of the nation and the Civil War~Discusses Bible's relationship to specific institutions such as politics and the schools~Explores the Bible's role in cultural expressions~Considers the Bible's influence in a wide spectrum of artistic endeavors, and US politics and foreign policy

Examines national practices and laws regarding government access to personal information held by private-sector companies~Contains updated reports on government surveillance and data collection in twelve major countries~Describes evolving international law and human rights principles applicable to government surveillance~Explores the principles and practical elements of transparency, accountability, and oversight~Contains recommendations for b...

Written in a lively and clear style by one of the leading scholars in modern Middle Eastern history~Clearly traces the origins and history of the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL), the ideological factors that made it unique among jihadi groups, the reasons for its successes, and its future~Pays special attention to the Syrian uprising, emphasizing the extent to which it was militarized and sectarianized, and forecasts possible outcomes~Includes an ex...

A concise and sophisticated account of the history of decadence from its origins in ancient Rome to its present resonance in contemporary life~Analyzes decadence according to cities -- Rome, Paris, London, Vienna, and Berlin -- providing unique insights into urban geography and broadening the concept of decadence outside the usual orbit of fin-de-siecle London and Paris~Discusses the expanded sense of class in the idea of bourgeois and mass de...

A comprehensive overview and introduction to the Australian constitutional system in law and practice~Includes detailed and thematic analysis of contemporary debates and key issues~Places Australian constitutional features in comparative context~Written by an expert team drawn from practice, academia, and the judiciary

Offers detailed formal analysis alongside intuitive explanations~Draws connections between different theoretical approaches~Outlines the relations between mood and other topics in linguistics

Offers detailed formal analysis alongside intuitive explanations~Draws connections between different theoretical approaches~Outlines the relations between mood and other topics in linguistics

Most of our books on Partition have largely focused on the impact on and implications for Bengal, Punjab, or the country as a whole. The present work would be a significant addition to this corpus by focusing on the consequences and lasting effects of the Partition of India on Assam

Applies a feminist approach to a little-studied trend in global mythologies~Uses popular and historical figures such as Wonder Woman and Amelia Earhart to study the theme of flying women

Offers a novel theory about values and meanings in sport: That sport is a celebration of natural talents and the dedication required to perfect those talents;~Responds forcefully to the principal criticisms on anti-doping-the effort to keep performance enhancing drugs out of sport;~Uses athletes' stories to demonstrate the corrosive and coercive power of drugs in sport~Shows how the Paralympics strives to create level playing fields for elite ...

Unravels the mystery of periprosthetic osteolysis, a never-before-seen disease which causes the massive destruction of bone in individuals with total hip replacements~Traces the disease from its discovery on a single x-ray to its elimination via the creation of an new material for hip implants~Includes compelling patient case reports woven through the narrative~Reveals the unique challenges faced by clinician-scientists who provide both patien...

With rising suicide rates in the U.S., Anestis provides a much-needed understanding of suicide prevention and the critical role of means restriction~Shifts the conversation about gun violence to suicides by guns, which make up the majority of gun deaths in the U.S~Anestis takes a poignant, balanced approach to reducing suicide risk; this is not a book about gun control~Masterfully describes scientific evidence and data in accessible prose that...

Controversially advocates for a return to liberalism, opposing critics who blame liberal ideology for America's current foreign policy failures~Argues that liberalism offers a powerful critique of US imperialism and military intervention~Traces America's departure from the republican liberal position through major episodes of US history from the past century~Asserts the value of the iso-internationalism that preceded Woodrow Wilson's presidenc...

Aims to improve the American abortion debate, and to inspire more substantive private conversation about abortion~Brings statistics, philosophy, law, and headlines to life with personal stories of abortion patients and providers that give the reader a window into an otherwise hidden world~Provides unique access to the experiences and personal beliefs of abortion providers~Considers the deeper structural, cultural, and social issues that fuel c...

A social critique and contrarian view that challenge the status quo~Challenges how you think about yourself and how you see the world by shining a light on things people would rather stay hidden~Wide-ranging, covering many fields and current events, and offering many concrete relatable examples

Written in a narrative style with clarity, humor, drama, and personal connection~Offers insight on what is going on inside the brain of those with developmental disability~Describes the author's personal struggles raising a son diagnosed with dyspraxia