taylor francis ltd aug 2000 (45 risultati)

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Tongzhi: Politics of Same-Sex Eroticism in Chinese Societies examines Chinese societies where the family-kinship system, rather than sexuality, is taken as the basis of an individual's identity. With Tongzhi, you will come to understand the variations of same-sex erotica in different Chinese societies. Examining past and present treatment of the subject, including instances of discrimination against homosexuals, Tongzhi explores same-sex eroticism in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, and explains the variations of categories and experiences of tongzhi in these countries. Just what is Tongzhi Tongzhi is the most popular contemporary Chinese word for lesbians, bisexuals, and gay people. The word, which has very positive historical references, was a Chinese translation from the Soviet communist term comrade. It was appropriated by a Hong Kong gay activist in 1989 for the first Lesbian and Gay Film Festival in Hong Kong by its organizers, who wanted to employ an indigenous representation of same-sex eroticism. The term 'homosexual'was inappropriate because of its use as a medical term denoting sickness and pathology. Within a few years, tongzhi became a widely used term in Hong Kong and Taiwan and is often used interchangeably with the English term gay. But terms such as gay, lesbian, and queer are Anglo-Saxon in origin, with specific histories that cannot capture the indigenous features of Chinese same-sex relationships. Tongzhi implies and includes much more. S/Mers, transvestites, and other fetishists who are members of the Chinese sexual counterculture who may be quite heterosexual are also tongzhi. And the term has meaning beyond the sexual: it embodies a strong sentiment for integrating the sexual (legitimizing same-sex love), the political (sharing the goals of fighting heterosexism) and the cultural (reappropriating their Chinese identity). Tongzhi brings you fascinating insight into: - the history of same-sex eroticism in China - coming out in Chinese society - how colonialism has affected sexual nonconformists in this region - racial and sexual dynamics in Colonial Hong Kong - the cultural politics of being a tomboy/girl in modern Hong Kong - 'queering the mainstream' with tongzhi identity politics - sexual/cultural diversities and differences among contemporary Chinese societies . . . and much more! Tongzhi shows how culture influences identity and demonstrates how you can develop relevant strategies for successful activist movements. Discussing political movements for gay/lesbian/bisexual rights and the societal implications of same-sex eroticism, this intelligent book provides you with a clear understanding of the attitudes toward and meanings of being tongzhi today.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - An essential introduction to the major political problems, debates and conflicts which are central to the history of the Third Republic in France, from the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71 to the fall of France in June 1940.It provides original sources, detailed commentary and helpful chronologies and bibliographies on topics including:\* the emergence of the regime and the Paris Commune of 1871\* Franco-German relations\* anti-Semitism and the Dreyfus Affair\* the role of women and the importance of the national birth-rate\* the character of the French Right and of French fascism.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Provides students with a practical guide to the management aspects of the licensed trade industry. This work introduces students to: key players; variations in service offer; types of management arrangement; customers and segments; labour markets and employees; key elements in the business units; and, retailing skills.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This is the first book to focus entirely on children and material culture. The international contributors, from a wide range of disciplines skilfully integrate theory and data to illustrate fully the significance of studying children.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - In the fifteenth century the printing press was the 'new technology'. The first ever information revolution began with the advent of the printed book, enabling Renaissance scholars to formulate new ways of organizing and disseminating knowledge. As early as 1500 there were already 20 million books in circulation in Europe. How did this rapid explosion of ideas impact upon the evolution of new disciplines 'The Renaissance Computer' looks at the fascinating development of new methods of information storage and retrieval which took place at the very beginning of print culture. It also asks some crucial questions about the intellectual conditions of our own digital age. A dazzling array of leading experts in Renaissance culture explore topics of urgent significance today, including the contribution of knowledge technologies to state formulation and national identity; the effect ofmultimedia, orality and memory on education; the importance of the visual display of information and how search engines reflect and direct ways of thinking.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - 'Controversy and Coalition' is a comprehensive and engaging overview of the American women's movement from the 1960s to the 1990s. This third edition is the only short and highly readable book on the important developments of the recent women's movement. This edition includes a new introduction by the authors that covers the rise of global feminism.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - For 2000 years, the most durable spanning structures have been built of masonry, and the surviving bridges of the Roman Empire have challenged others to emulate and surpass them. Focusing on the actions of designers and buildings, this text also explores the social contexts of their creations.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - A highly original account of the spatial metaphor of 'the closet'in the context of gay men. Using a variety of research techniques and materials the book explores the closet through texts including oral histories, travel literature, Butler, Lefebvre and Foucault.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This innovative and informative new text bridges the fields of gerontology and thanatology.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Offers information that is needed to command posts at sea. This book discusses various aspects of shipboard management with special emphasis placed on health and safety. It shows how to respond to accidents and emergencies at sea, in the event, for example of cargo contamination, collision, and damage due to flooding, fire plus loss of life/crew.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Bringing together contributions from leading writers in the field of service marketing and management, this book represents a much-needed source of current research and conceptual development in internal marketing.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - 'Objects of Hope 'brings ranging scholarship and refreshing candor to bear on the knotty issue of what can and cannot be achieved in the course of psychoanalytic therapy. It will be valued not only as an exemplary exercise in comparative psychoanaly.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The Origins of Mountains approaches mountains from facts about mountain landscapes rather than theory. The book illustrates that almost everywhere, mountains arose by vertical uplift of a former plain, and by a mixture of cracking and warping by earth movements, and erosion by rivers and glaciers, the present mountainous landscapes were created. It also gives evidence that this uplift only occured in the last few million years, a time scale which does not fit the plate tectonics theory.Another fascinating part of the evidence, shows that mountain uplift correlates very well with climatic change. Mountain building could have been responsible for the onset of the ice age. It certainly resulted in the creation of new environments. Fossil plants and animals are used in places to work out the time of mountain uplift, which in turn helps to explain biogeographical distributions.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This collection of essays seeks to define the complex issues underlying the Modernist approach to urban planning. A key publication for architects, planners, and all those with a specific interest in modernism and modern planning.

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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This book covers all aspects of the roles and responsibilities of middle managers in all types of schools and is divided into two parts. Part 1 is based on all the elements contained in the National Standards for Subject Leaders, published by the Teacher Training Agency. Part 2 complements this, covering the practical aspects, including checklists and training exercises, for the professional development of middle managers and their teams. By covering the generic issues of middle management, the book can be used in primary, secondary and special schools, by heads of department, subject coordinators and by those aspiring to such positions.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - A collection of essays in which every contributor focuses upon some aspect of slave emancipation with the aim of assessing to what extent the outcome met with expectation. The hopes and disappointments that characterized the transition from slavery to freedom are depicted.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - It is vital that we adopt interdisciplinary approaches such as ecological economics to gain an understanding of the values that determine human interaction with, and use and abuse of, the environment. This book is a model of applied ecological economics. It presents an accessible introduction to the subject while at the same time broadening its theoretical basis by introducing a post-positivist, participatory method. The theoretical framework is applied to case studies in biodiversity conservation, drawn from around the world and a range of different ecosystems. The book is a suitable textbook for students of ecological economics and an ideal introduction for scientists and environmentalists needing to understand the role of economics in ecology and conservation.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - What do unions do and why do they do it Do they maximize profit for their members or obtain better conditions that benefit society as a whole The authors offer a sustained study of the effects of union activities in terms of economic performance and the impact on the business world.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The essays in this volume reflect several important and widely-discussed issues in legal theory. One set of issues may be characterized as legal hermeneutics and related issues discussed include the use of literature and literary criticism to understand law and legal rhetoric.

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Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - 'The Early Modern Englishwoman' is designed to make available a comprehensive and focused collection of writings in English from 1500 to 1700, both by women and for and about women. The volumes reproduce carefully chosen copies of the texts, incorporating significant variants.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Some of today's foremost Renaissance scholars look afresh at the remarkable products of the first age of print and explore how these anticipated many of the conditions of the present digital age.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This authoritative volume assesses how the recently democratised political system in Poland is adapting to the challenges posed by the country's desire to 'rejoin Europe'.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This is the first book to focus entirely on children and material culture. The international contributors, from a wide range of disciplines skilfully integrate theory and data to illustrate fully the significance of studying children.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This volume is the outcome of a conference conducted in 1999 by the Restorative Justice Group in the Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. The contributions manifest the considerable ferment and innovation around attempts to crystallize a restorative philosophy.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Drawing on philosophical material and aestheticians, Lorand analyzes the differences between discursive and aesthetic order, covering issues of meaning, typology and validity.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Examines various prison designs, within the government's prison building programme, and the confines of penal philosophies and legislation. This book also looks at: setting prison architecture and design against an historical setting; looking at penal ideas and prison architecture and design in the post-war period; and more.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - These studies examine the physical remains of Frankish settlement in Palestine during the 12th and 13th centuries. The studies contribute to a greater understanding of the nature of Frankish settlement with regard to fortification and accommodation.