A celebration of the life and culture of the Gullah people of the South Carolina Lowcountry in 179 new paintingsJonathan Green is best known for his vibrant depictions of the Gullah life and culture established by descendants of enslaved Africans who settled between northern Florida and North Carolina during the nineteenth century.
In his celebrated account of the origins of American unity, John Adams described July 1776 as the moment when thirteen clocks managed to strike at the same time.
Une étude nationale menée au Maroc en 2009-2010 a permis de constater que 62,8 % des femmes de 18 à 64 ans ont été victimes d'une forme de violence durant les 12 mois précédant l'enquête.
This is an important intervention in debates on the family and sexuality, exploring clashes over sexual values and contemporary sexual dilemmas such as AIDS.
Parce que s'expatrier n'est pas anodin, parce qu'au-delà des rêves et des promesses, il faut aussi reconstruire et s'adapter, le thème de l'expatriation au féminin mérite amplement une attention toute particulière.
Based on question asked by American friends and families I meet on my day-to-day encounters, I finally decided to compile this book to help those who are mixed up on matters unfamiliar to them, people who are too shy to ask, people driven by extreme sense of respect, and the fear of offending somebody and/or those who are driven by the fear of being thought of as "e;stupid.
Winner of the 2021 International Book Awards Winner of American Book Fest's 2020 Best Book Awards in Womens IssuesA full-color illustrated collection of riveting, inspiring, and stereotype-shattering stories that reveal the beauty, diversity, and strength of Muslim women both past and present.
Si depuis 2005 le thème de l’insertion des jeunes issus de l’immigration a été au coeur des débats, peu d’études se sont centrées sur les difficultés spécifiques des femmes “immigrées”.
L'auteur relate ici sa jeunesse heureuse, son parcours entre la France, la Belgique et la Scandinavie avant l'engagement de toute sa famille dans la Résistance et sa déportation.
The United Nations Brundtland Report defines sustainable development as one "e;that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
The Battle for Mametz Wood is normally associated with the endeavours of the 38th Welsh Division and was the first of those great battles to secure possession of the woodlands of the Somme.
A thoroughly American story of struggle and finaltriumph, yet unique in its scope and recollection, we travel through the lifeof man, almost day by day, as he recounts the extraordinary adventures,sacrifices made, and personalities met along the way, toward realizing hisgoals.
At a time when many public commentators are turning against multiculturalism in response to fears about militant Islam, immigration or social cohesion, Tariq Modood, one of the world's leading authorities on multiculturalism, provides a distinctive contribution to these debates.
Declared a terrorist menace yet elected to government in a free election, Hamas now stands as the most important Sunni Islamist group in the Middle East.
A true story accusing three of Her Majesty's Judges of dishonesty A book which raises important questions about the power, integrity and accountability of our judgesThe judges of England and Wales - obliged by their oath of office to apply the law without fear or favour; the Magna Carta - a promise that no one will be denied justice; the rule of law - a promise that public officials, including judges, are bound by the law; Parliament - the sovereign law-maker to which the judges are subservient: is all this true or simply a pleasant fiction?
Cet ouvrage traite de l'évolution du féminisme au Chili à partir du retour à la démocratie en 1990, ainsi que des politiques publiques d'égalité hommes-femmes mises en oeuvre pendant cette période.
The period of reform, revolution, and reaction that characterized seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe also witnessed an intensified interest in lesbians.
Issues d'un séminaire doctoral (Lille 3, 2013), ces 19 contributions (littérature, philosophie, droit, sociologie, cultural studies…) tentent de répondre à deux questions : que fait-on quand on écrit " sur " les genres ?
In his celebrated account of the origins of American unity, John Adams described July 1776 as the moment when thirteen clocks managed to strike at the same time.
The division of Indian society into various jatis, together with the practice of untouchability, and the geographic isolation of some tribal communities has meant that these communities have lagged behind others in terms of educational and occupational attainment, political participation and with regard to opportunities for social mobility.
The first comprehensive study of one of America's most gifted civil rights activists and political mavericksWhen civil rights leader Hosea Lorenzo Williams died in 2000, U.
Répétitions, figures de répétition et effets pragmatiques selon les genres, Alain Rabatel & Véronique Magri-Mourgues / Des répétitions dans le discours religieux : l'exemple des litanies, Alain Rabatel / Les figures de syntaxe de la répétition revisitées, Emmanuelle Prak-Derrington / Dire et redire en débat politique : effets discursifs et interactionnels, Marion Sandré / Écriture professionnelle et contexte de tension : la répétition, un outil d'orientation co-énonciatif du lecteur…
Agustina Bessa-Luís est une figure iconoclaste dans le paysage de la littérature portugaise contemporaine par la vision du monde, des sexes et du sujet qu'elle propose au lecteur.
Interest in this topic is growing rapidly, both as a field of academic research and as people with African American and American Indian backgrounds voice interest in their heritage.
Legions of bluegrass fans know the name Otto Wood (1893-1930) from a ballad made popular by Doc Watson, telling the story of Wood's crimes and violent death.
This major work retraces the emergence and development of the Bourgeois public sphere - that is, a sphere which was distinct from the state and in which citizens could discuss issues of general interest.
'A groundbreaking and important book that will surely reframe our understanding of the Great War' David Lammy'A genuinely groundbreaking piece of research' BBC History'Meticulously researched and beautifully written' Military History MonthlyIn a sweeping narrative, David Olusoga describes how Europe's Great War became the World's War a multi-racial, multi-national struggle, fought in Africa and Asia as well as in Europe, which pulled in men and resources from across the globe.
It is not only young boys that Roman Catholic priests abuse; these dysfunctional, deceitful predators, who use God as an excuse for their behavior, emotionally damage many unsuspecting adult women.
Using the life and writings of Cyril III Ibn Laqlaq, 75th patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church, along with a variety of Christian and Muslim chroniclers, this study explores the identity and context of the Christian community of Egypt and its relations with the leadership of the Ayyubid dynasty in the early thirteenth century.
Les pensées de Darwin et de Freud sont étroitement liées aux modifications du concept de féminité à la fin du XIXe et à l'efflorescence de la Femme Fatale de 1880 à 1920.
Le "travail reproductif" désigne ici l'ensemble des activités liées à la fabrication d'enfant par le biais des biotechnologies dans le contexte actuel de mondialisation.
