An Archive of Feelings: Trauma, Sexuality, and Lesbian Public Cultures (Cvetkovich Ann)(Paperback)

Depression - A Public Feeling (Cvetkovich Ann)(Paperback / softback)

In Depression: A Public Feeling, Ann Cvetkovich combines memoir and critical essay in search of ways of writing about depression as a cultural and political phenomenon that offer alternatives to medical models. She describes her own experience of the professional pressures, creative anxiety, and

Exploring Masculinity, Sexuality, and Culture in Gestalt Therapy: An Autoethnography (Kincel Adam)(Paperback)

Exploring Masculinity, Sexuality, and Culture in Gestalt Therapy is an invitation to explore social and political issues within the psychotherapeutic framework. It describes and analyses the author's journey of becoming a gestalt therapist in Poland and England through analyses of masculinity,

The Lesbian Premodern (Giffney N.)(Pevná vazba)

Key scholars in the field of lesbian and sexuality studies take part in an innovative conversation that offers a radical new methodology for writing lesbian history and geography, drawing new conclusions on the important and often overlooked work being done on female same-sex desire and identity in

Nightwork: Sexuality, Pleasure, and Corporate Masculinity in a Tokyo Hostess Club (Allison Anne)(Paperback)

In Nightwork, Anne Allison opens a window onto Japanese corporate culture and gender identities. Allison performed the ritualized tasks of a hostess in one of Tokyo's many 'hostess clubs' pouring drinks, lighting cigarettes, and making flattering or titillating conversation with the businessmen who

Culture and Ptsd: Trauma in Global and Historical Perspective (Hinton Devon E.)(Paperback)

Culture and PTSD examines the applicability of PTSD to cultural contexts beyond Europe and North America and details local responses to trauma and how they vary from PTSD as defined by the American Psychiatric

Gaming Representation: Race, Gender, and Sexuality in Video Games (Malkowski Jennifer)(Paperback)

Recent years have seen an increase in public attention to identity and representation in video games, including journalists and bloggers holding the digital game industry accountable for the discrimination routinely endured by female gamers, queer gamers, and gamers of color. Video game developers

What Is China?: Territory, Ethnicity, Culture, and History (Ge Zhaoguang)(Pevná vazba)

Ge Zhaoguang, an eminent historian of traditional China and a public intellectual, takes on fundamental questions that shape the domestic and international politics of the world's most populous country and its second largest economy. What Is China? offers an insider's account that addresses

Stories of the Self: Life Writing After the Book (Poletti Anna)(Paperback)

The importance of personal storytelling in contemporary culture and politics In an age where our experiences are processed and filtered through a wide variety of mediums, both digital and physical, how do we tell our own story? How do we 'get a life,' make sense of who we are and the way we live,

Sexuality and Gender for Mental Health Professionals: A Practical Guide (Richards Christina)(Paperback)

Questions of sexuality and gender affect everyone and therefore have an inevitable relevance in the consulting room. Yet with interpretations and manifestations of both varying greatly from person to person, understanding the inherent complexities of sexuality and gender can be a daunting task for

Nordic Film Cultures and Cinemas of Elsewhere (Westerstahl Stenport Anna)(Paperback)

Nordic Film Cultures and Cinemas of Elsewhere introduces a new concept to Nordic film studies as well as to other small national, transnational and world cinema traditions. Examining overlooked 'elsewheres', the book presents Nordic cinemas as international, cosmopolitan, diasporic and

The Politics of Trauma: Somatics, Healing, and Social Justice (Haines Staci)(Paperback)

An essential tool for healers, therapists, activists, and survivors of trauma who are interested in a justice-centered approach to somatic transformation The Politics of Trauma offers somatics with a social analysis. This book is for therapists and social activists who understand that trauma

Home: A Very Short Introduction (Fox Michael Allen)(Paperback)

Thoughts and feelings about home traditionally provided people of all cultures with a firm sense of where they belonged, and why. But with the world rapidly changing, many of our basic notions are becoming problematic. Both internationally and within countries, populations are constantly on the

Anne Frank: The Anne Frank House Authorized Graphic Biography (Jacobson Sid)(Paperback)

Drawing on the unique historical sites, archives, expertise, and unquestioned authority of the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, New York Times bestselling authors Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colon have created the first authorized and exhaustive graphic biography of Anne Frank. Their account is complete,

From Trauma to Healing: A Social Worker's Guide to Working with Survivors (Goelitz Ann)(Paperback)

This updated edition of From Trauma to Healing is a comprehensive and practical guide to working with trauma survivors in the field of social work.Since September 11th and Hurricane Katrina, social workers have increasingly come together to consider how traumatic events impact practice. This text

Permafrost (Baltasar Eva)(Paperback)

Permafrost's no-bullshit lesbian narrator is an uninhibited lover and a wickedly funny observer of modern life. Desperate to get out of Barcelona, she goes to Brussels, 'because a city whose symbol is a little boy pissing was a city I knew I would like'; as an au pair in Scotland, she develops a

Sex Ed: An Inclusive Teenage Guide to Sex and Relationships (The School of Sexuality Education)(Paperback / softback)

The World of Rome: An Introduction to Roman Culture (Jones Peter V.)(Paperback)

The World of Rome is an introduction to the history and culture of Rome for anyone seriously interested in the ancient world. It covers all aspects of the city--its rise to power, what made it great and why it still engages and challenges us today. Frequent quotations from ancient writers and

Language and Culture at Work (Schnurr Stephanie)(Paperback)

Language and Culture at Work provides an overview of the complex role that culture plays in workplace contexts. Eight chapters cover the core aspects of culture at work, comprising: Face and politeness Decision making Leadership Identity Gender Work-life balance The authors draw on

Sun is Open (McConnell Gail)(Paperback / softback)

The Sun is Open sifts through a boxed archive of public and private materials related to the life and death of the author's father, who was murdered by the IRA outside their Belfast home in 1984. This startlingly innovative debut attempts to decode the fragments left behind and, with them, piece

Dragons and Mythical Creatures: An Image Archive for Artists and Designers (James Kale)(Paperback)

This pictorial archive from Vault Editions is a treasury of 182 engravings and etchings documenting the folklore and fantasy art of the 19th, 18th and 17th-century. Expect to find epic battle scenes of kings, gods and warriors slaying savage dragons, centaurs at war, grotesque and fantastical

Political Public Relations: Concepts, Principles, and Applications (Stromback Jesper)(Paperback)

The second edition of Political Public Relations offers an interdisciplinary overview of the latest theory and research in the still emerging field of political public relations.The book continues its international orientation in order to fully contextualize the field amidst the various political

A research handbook for patient and public involvement researchers (Bee Penny)(Paperback)

An engaging and comprehensive research handbook for patients and members of the public who want to learn more about the approaches, methods and language of health-services

Authentic Human Sexuality: An Integrated Christian Approach (Balswick Judith K.)(Paperback)

Sex pervades our culture, going far beyond the confines of the bedroom into the workplace, the church, and the media. Yet despite all the attention and even obsession devoted to sex, human sexuality remains confusing and even foreboding. What, after all, is authentic human sexuality? That is the

Trauma-Informed Care: How neuroscience influences practice (Evans Amanda)(Paperback)

This accessible book provides an overview of trauma-informed care and related neuroscience research across populations. The book explains how trauma can alter brain structure, identifies the challenges and commonalities for each population, and provides emergent treatment intervention options to