A Paradigm of Otherness in English Popular Culture, 1660-1830
''Intelligent and informative. Two aspects are especially valuable. [Felsenstein] makes more extensive use than previous writers of ephemeral literature--tracts, periodicals, chapbooks, sermons, and so forth; and he analyses pictorial evidence, which in practice means satirical prints, with as much care as the written word.''John Gross, Times ......
The prospects that the Anglican church had been dominating the establishment in Australia have always been thwarted by the acrimonious rift between Anglo-Catholics and the Evangelists. This battle has been fought for over 150 years at the parish of Christ Church St Laurence in Sydney.
For more than 80 years, this book has been the bible for U.S. Army officers. Condensed from Army regulations and the customs and traditions of the service, this fully updated new edition provides the latest soldier information and frank advice on a variety of issues relating to service life, for officers of all ranks, branches, and components.
Grand homes, the opulent life of the squatocracy, class conflict, gentry and convict origins, skulduggery, human foibles and noble visions: the true story of one of Australia's leading pastoral families, centered around Como, one of Australia's favourite historic homes.
For well over a century, the United Fruit Company (UFCO) has been the most vilified multinational corporation operating in Latin America. Using a previously unexplored source - the internal archives of Colombia's UFCO operation - Bucheli examines the company.
From his upbringing as a "red-diaper baby" among some of the leading lights of American music and Left politics, to his legendary work as bassist for the Bill Evans trio, to his collaborations with such figures as Charles Mingus and Billie Holiday, Chuck Israels has witnessed over a half-century of change and innovation in American jazz music. In ......
After the Soviets trapped the German 6th Army at Stalingrad, Field Marshal Erich von Manstein and his Army Group Don orchestrated a dramatic reversal of fortune between November 1942 and March 1943, enabling Germany to regain the initiative on the Eastern Front and continue fighting for two more years.
Workers' and Neighborhood Movements in the Portuguese Revolution
Portugal's 1974 military coup brought down the longest established fascist regime in the history of the world at that time. This book describes the days of workplace and community takeovers, of how people worked for and embodied a new model of revolution based on popular power.
Confronting Sexist Labels in Music from Ariana Grande to Yoko Ono
From stars like Britney Spears and Mariah Carey to classic icons like Yoko Ono, female musicians have long been the target of double standards and toxic labels in pop culture: liar, crazy, snake, diva, b*tch, and so on. Lily Hirsch confronts the full range of sexist labeling and inspires us to think about these remarkable women on their own terms.
