Social groups, communities and identities

A captivating history of the highly secret group of women who helped win the Second World War.

When it comes to sheer savagery endured by the American fighting man, few combat theaters could match the Pacific in WorldWar II: the sodden malarial and Japanese infested jungles of New Guinea and Guadalcanal, the kamikaze pilots for whom death was no deterrent, and the blood-soaked beaches taken by island-hopping Marines.

Dieses Buch wurde in einer sehr einfachen, kurzen, unkomplizierten und leicht verständlichen Form geschrieben, um so ein Interesse und Bewusstsein für die eigene Spezies zu schaffen.

What were the effects of Mongol rule in Iran?

In the spring of 1940, Stalin‘s NKVD executed 22,000 Polish officers, ensigns and state officials near the Russian village of Katyn and other places.

Housing means prosperity and security for some; poverty, precarity and sickness for others.

Significantly expanded and updated, the second edition of The Handbook of Language, Gender and Sexuality brings together a team of the leading specialists in the field to create a comprehensive overview of key historical themes and issues, along with methodologies and cutting-edge research topics.

On September 11, 2001, Americans witnessed horrific carnage inspired by religious extremism.

The information revolution was begun due to information explosion, information, and communication technology, globalization and liberalization policies.

For the first time, leading Second World War authors from around the world have collaborated on a definitive anthology of the greatest snipers of the war.

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It was the Greatest Generation's greatest moment: when heroes at home and abroad, united in common purpose as soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marinesunder the leadership of generals like Patton, Eisenhower, Marshall, and Bradleyrescued Europe from the tyranny and genocide of Adolf Hitler.

This book examines contemporary migratory movements, starting from the European zone, but with an extension to other territorial contexts as well, with research orientation that focuses on the account of the migratory experiences collected in the research activity of the different authors, according to a multidisciplinary dimension.

Plucked from every background, and led by an N.

In Indigenous Peoples in International Law, James Anaya explores the development and contours of international law as it concerns the world's indigenous peoples, culturally distinctive groups that are descended from the original inhabitants of lands now dominated by others.

The great American middle class is dyingand not from natural causes.

Imam Nawawi's commentary on Sahih Muslim is one of the most highly regarded works in Islamic thought and literature.

Marcantonio Colonna's The Dictator Pope has rocked Rome and the entire Catholic Church with its portrait of an authoritarian, manipulative, and politically partisan pontiff.

From the demon-killing Minamoto no Yorimitsu to the immortal poet Ono no Komachi, find out about the fascinating world of Japanese warriors and folk-heroes.

Critical acclaim for William B.

This detailed biography brings to life one of the greatest military heroes of WWII-and demonstrates why his contributions were crucial to Allied victory.

This comprehensive text is a unique handbook dedicated to research on boredom.

Despite hundreds of federal laws and U.

Tadeusz Komorowski was born in 1895 in Galicia, a region then ruled by the Austrians, and he served in the Austro-Hungarian Army in the First World War.

On entend souvent que le combat en faveur de l’égalité entre les femmes et les hommes est achevé.

Here, the history of the Indonesian LBT movement is charted, from invisibility, to visibility and now as it moves again into hiding.

'Spliffs' offers a fun, accessible guide to everything you will need to know about dope and dope-smoking.

L’auteur de cet essai, se définit comme étant un pro-féministe.

In Kabbalah: A Very Short Introduction, Joseph Dan, one of the world's leading authorities on Jewish mysticism, offers a concise and highly accurate look at the history and character of the various systems developed by the adherents of the Kabbalah.

This book focuses on an underestimated alternative to the mainstream liberal rights-based approach: cultural activism.

In the spring of 1936, the Soviet effort to build an anti-Nazi alliance was failing.

The latest in the "e;New York Times"e; bestselling series is the perfect antidote to the lies told in boardrooms, locker rooms, and universities that are brainwashing young women every day.

Torturés, suicidés, fusillés, exécutés sommaires, déportés.

Witchcraft!

In centuries past, sexual body-parts and same-sex desire were un men tionables de barred from polite conver sa tion and printed discourse.

Imam Nawawi's commentary on Sahih Muslim is one of the most highly regarded works in Islamic thought and literature.

The evacuation and subsequent German occupation of the Channel Islands during WWII, told through personal accounts, newspapers, and political decisions.

"e;Provides an excellent overview of the development of parachute troops as well as an exciting battle narrative and gripping human interest story.

This book explains why, how, and where ethnic political parties unexpectedly seek votes from non-coethnics and when voters support non-coethnic parties.