This book explores the conceptualizations of female power through the notion of matriarchy in a variety of historical, cultural and epistemological contexts.
This book explores the conceptualizations of female power through the notion of matriarchy in a variety of historical, cultural and epistemological contexts.
Riverbend, the young Iraqi woman whose "e;articulate, even poetic prose packs an emotional punch,"e; continues her blog from her hometown of Baghdad (The New York Times).
A deep dive into the undersea netherworld of sea serpents, lake monsters, surviving dinosaurs, genetically altered mutants, and legendary aquatic creatures.
A deep dive into the undersea netherworld of sea serpents, lake monsters, surviving dinosaurs, genetically altered mutants, and legendary aquatic creatures.
The Coddy was one of the most renowned storytellers and characters of the Western Isles at the turn of the nineteenth into the twentieth and beyond, and was the inspiration for Compton MacKenzie's Whisky Galore.
Matt Hopwood set off with just a small bag and a walking stick, no possessions and an open mind to walk many hundreds of miles the length and breadth of the country.
This interdisciplinary edited volume for scholars of migration, transnationalism and care provides a unique, praxis-informed perspective on the often-unrecognised labour of care given and received between migrants.
This interdisciplinary edited volume for scholars of migration, transnationalism and care provides a unique, praxis-informed perspective on the often-unrecognised labour of care given and received between migrants.
Scholars devoted to analysis of Richard Wagners operas and music-dramas have long noted his numerous comparisons between their characters and plots in his letters, essays, and recorded remarks.
This volume presents an overview of the diversity - or lack thereof - in visual representations of the European past that are found in archaeology, museums, and media.
This volume presents an overview of the diversity - or lack thereof - in visual representations of the European past that are found in archaeology, museums, and media.
This monograph explores how Chilean urban workers translated nineteenth-century European political philosophy according to their conditions, locality, and colonial history.
This monograph explores how Chilean urban workers translated nineteenth-century European political philosophy according to their conditions, locality, and colonial history.
A fascinating journey tracing the origins of one of our most enduring holidays, from the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain through its transformation under Roman and Christian influences.
Discover an ancient land steeped in mystery and lore as James Napier gathers the tales, charms, omens, and beliefs that once shaped the daily lives of people in the West of Scotland.
Eine Frau sieht rotDie eigenwillige Isolde wachst im Haushalt eines autoritaren, mittellosen Kunstlers auf und wird, gegen alle Widerstande, selbst Kunstlerin.
