Social groups, communities and identities

At Scapa Flow on 21 June 1919, there occurred an event unique in naval history.

A landmark publication in Irish history; this is a celebration of Black Irish identity.

In twenty short books, Penguin brings you the classics of the environmental movement.

This follow-up to Tonight We Die As Men continues the story of the 506 Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division as they dropped into Holland as part of Operation Market Garden.

"e;A radical, beautiful, world-changing collection of writing that we all need to read.

Esther is a free-thinking young woman who enjoys her independence.

LONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2018'A blast, in all senses' Financial TimesIncludes a new preface and extra essaysSmart and provocative, this collection of Laurie Penny's writing establishes her as one of the most urgent and vibrant feminist voices of our time.

A truly fulfilling marriage involves two people focusing on each others' needs rather than their own.

Ayurveda is one of the oldest systems of healthcare known to man.

If you are ever fortunate enough to see a crab strolling through your neighborhood, please follow its lead.

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Everyday Life in the Balkans gathers the work of leading scholars across disciplines to provide a broad overview of the countries of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, and Turkey.

Ernst Bergen had good reason to say no when the President of his country asked him to join his cabinet.

Voulez-vous exciter et donner tout le plaisir que vous méritez?

Familiar modes of problem solving may be efficient, but they often prevent us from discovering innovative solutions to more complex problems.

Do you have a dream?

Originally published in 1941, this book of military ordnance was written in order to bring information to the non-military public during the time of uncertainty that marked the beginnings of the United States involvement in World War II.

The war between Nazi Germany and Stalin's Soviet Union that raged between 1941 and 1945 was the ultimate confrontation between the two great totalitarian ideologies of the twentieth century.

Just as Odin's ravens, named Huginn and Muninn (translated to Thought and Memory), would whisper everything he couldn't see, so too do these and other mythical ravensof Athena, the Biblical Eve and Noah, Coronis, and othersfunction in Jamison's essay collection: they are tools to interpret and make meaning of their world, rent as it is between the rural and urban, the romantic and abusive, where language is both surfeit and dearth.

'It is a violent overture, like the opening notes of an opera about war, a war between humans and the land.

Part of the new Ladybird Expert series, Witchcraft is a clear, simple and entertaining introduction to the magical myths that have coloured the popular imagination for centuries.

The final volume of Gardner's critically acclaimed biography of the Third Battalion 506 Parachute Infantry Regiment the sister company to the famed Band of Brothers this book traces the battalion's actions in the frantic final days of the war in Europe.

ADHD and Teens is a manual of practical advice to help parents cope with the problems that can arise during these years.

'Feminism' wrote Marie Shear in 1986, 'is the radical notion that women are people'.

When you keep repeating that the worst is about to happen, it finally does.

Contemporary forms of living and dying in Swaziland cannot be understood apart from the global HIV/AIDS pandemic, according to anthropologist Casey Golomski.

This early work by Franz Boas was originally published in 1911 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography.

This early work by Richard Hillary was originally published in 1942 and we are now republishing it.

All boobs are created equal and are all honoured in this charming gift book.

Why do women excel at bitching?

An attentive critique on contemporary realitymodernity, capitalism, industrializationthis first United States publication of Mangalesh Dabral, presented in bilingual English and Hindi, speaks for the dislocated, disillusioned people of our time.

Why God Is a Woman is a collection of poems written about a magical island where women rule and men are the second sex.

LAST BOAT TO YOKOHAMA: THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF BEATE SIROTA GORDON tells a story of both tragedy and grandeur in the twentieth century.

This vintage book contains a fascinating and insightful account of the 'old-time' Maori of New Zealand, written by Makereti, the sometime chieftainess of the Arawa Tribe of the Maori of New Zealand.

In A Fire in the Hills, Afaa focuses on one of the central threads in his body of work.

Transforming Crisis into Opportunity: A Vision for Revitalizing the TradesIn an era marked by technological upheaval and shifting values, the trades stand at a crossroads, facing an unprecedented crisis that threatens their very foundation.

ADHD and Teens is a manual of practical advice to help parents cope with the problems that can arise during these years.

Alone, the beautiful young Anna immigrated to America from an Island in the North Sea at 16, running from cruelty.

In this early example of feminist writing, Edna Pontellier, a young wife and mother, rejects the strict societal confines for women in late 1800s America and expresses a rare and powerful form of freedom.

Welcome to the very real, largely hidden, and often surreal world of high-class sex for sale in Singapore, where the sexual desires of this tiny island run the gamut from simple missionary zeal to the cracking of the whip.

Watermelon Magic is talk from the soul using watermelons as a metaphor for life.

In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety.

This is volume II of "e;Coral Gardens and Their Magic"e;, dealing with Kilivila terms related to gardening and agriculture.

Jewelry Box is a collection of intimate histories, concentrated renderings of getting older, leaving, remembering.