Covered in Ink: Tattoos, Women and the Politics of the Body (Thompson Beverly Yuen)(Paperback)

Covered in Ink: Tattoos, Women and the Politics of the Body (Thompson Beverly Yuen)(Paperback)

A small dolphin on the ankle, a black line on the lower back, a flower on the hip, or a child's name on the shoulder blade--among the women who make up the twenty percent of all adults in the USA who have tattoos, these are by far the most popular choices. Tattoos like these are cute, small, and

Women in Politics and Media (Raicheva-Stover Maria)(Paperback)

Although women constitute half of the world's population, their participation in the political sphere remains problematic. While existing research on women politicians from the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada sheds light on the challenges and opportunities they face, we still have a

Conscious Ink: The Hidden Meaning of Tattoos: Mystical, Magical, and Transformative Art You Dare to Wear (Barretta Lisa)(Paperback)

There is hidden, powerful wisdom in tattoos. Did you ever think of your tattoo as a charged body talisman or a portal into your spiritual self? Ancient cultures practicing shamanic tattooing laid the groundwork for our modern exploration of consciousness. Tattoos are both a revelation and a

Tattoos and Popular Culture: Cultural Representations in Ink (Barron Lee)(Paperback)

The rise of tattoos into the mainstream has been a defining aspect of 21st century western culture. Tattoos and Popular Culture showcases how tattoos have been catapulted from 'deviant' and 'alternative' subculture, into a popular culture, becoming a potent signifier of 'difference' for the

Dressing Global Bodies: The Political Power of Dress in World History (Lemire Beverly)(Paperback)

Dressing Global Bodies addresses the complex politics of dress and fashion from a global perspective spanning four centuries, tying the early global to more contemporary times, to reveal clothing practice as a key cultural phenomenon and mechanism of defining one's identity.This collection of

Caliban and the Witch: Women, the Body and Primitive Accumulation (Federici Silvia)(Paperback)

Literary Nonfiction. CALIBAN AND THE WITCH is a history of the body in the transition to capitalism. Moving from the peasant revolts of the late Middle Ages to the witch-hunts and the rise of mechanical philosophy, Federici investigates the capitalist rationalization of social reproduction. She

The Promise of Politics (Arendt Hannah)(Paperback)

In The Promise of Politics, Hannah Arendt examines the conflict between philosophy and politics. In particular, she shows how the tradition of Western political thought, which extends from Plato and Aristotle to its culmination in Marx, failed to account for human action. The concluding section of

The Politics of Bodies at Risk: The Human in the Body (Struble Maria Boikova)(Pevná vazba)

The Politics of Bodies at Risk re-engages and re-conceptualizes politics from the point of view of the everyday experiences of human materiality living with risk across geopolitical worlds and state

The Way of the Barbarians: Redrawing Ethnic Boundaries in Tang and Song China (Yang Shao-Yun)(Paperback)

Shao-yun Yang challenges assumptions that the cultural and socioeconomic watershed of the Tang-Song transition (800-1127 CE) was marked by a xenophobic or nationalist hardening of ethnocultural boundaries in response to growing foreign threats. In that period, reinterpretations of Chineseness and

Ink: The Art of Tattoo: Contemporary Designs and Stories Told by Tattoo Experts (Viction Workshop)(Pevná vazba)

The ultimate in fashion accessories, tattoos are capable of reflecting both their owner's style and interests as well as advertising the talent of the artist involved. With tremendous skill and vision they are able to transform skin into canvas, working with their clients to produce artwork that is

The Body and Society: Men, Women, and Sexual Renunciation in Early Christianity (Brown Peter)(Paperback)

First published in 1988, Peter Brown's The Body and Society was a groundbreaking study of the marriage and sexual practices of early Christians in the ancient Mediterranean and Near East. Brown focuses on the practice of permanent sexual renunciation-continence, celibacy, and lifelong virginity-in

Beyond the Periphery of the Skin: Rethinking, Remaking, and Reclaiming the Body in Contemporary Capitalism (Federici Silvia)(Paperback)

More than ever, 'the body' is today at the center of radical and institutional politics. Feminist, antiracist, trans, ecological movements--all look at the body in its manifold manifestations as a ground of confrontation with the state and a vehicle for transformative social practices

Sexual Politics (Millett Kate)(Paperback)

A sensation upon its publication in 1970, Sexual Politics documents the subjugation of women in great literature and art. Kate Millett's analysis targets four revered authors--D. H. Lawrence, Henry Miller, Norman Mailer, and Jean Genet--and builds a damning profile of literature's patriarchal myths

Liberated Threads: Black Women, Style, and the Global Politics of Soul (Ford Tanisha C.)(Paperback)

From the civil rights and Black Power era of the 1960s through antiapartheid activism in the 1980s and beyond, black women have used their clothing, hair, and style not simply as a fashion statement but as a powerful tool of resistance. Whether using stiletto heels as weapons to protect against

Politics of Reality: Essays in Feminist Theory (Frye Marilyn)(Paperback)

Politics of Reality includes essays that examine sexism, the exploitation of women, the gay rights movement and other topics from a feminist perspective. 'This is radical feminist theory at its best: clear, careful and critical.'--SIGNS 'For anyone first coming to feminism, these essays serve as a

Marked in Ink: A Tattoo Coloring Book (Massacre Megan)(Paperback)

Megan Massacre, one of the most popular tattoo artists and reality TV stars with starring roles in TLC's NY Ink and America's Worst Tattoos, brings her wildly popular art style to a coloring book. Tattoo artist Megan Massacre invites adult coloring book fans into her whimsical world of sugar

Cultural Politics in Harry Potter: Life, Death and the Politics of Fear (Jarazo-lvarez Rubn)(Paperback)

Cultural Politics in Harry Potter: Life, Death and the Politics of Fear is the first book-length analysis of topics, such as death, fear and biopolitics in J.K. Rowling's work from controversial and interdisciplinary perspectives. This collection brings together recent theoretical and applied

African Women And Feminism - Reflecting on the Politics of Sisterhood (Oyewumi Oyeronke)(Paperback / softback)

Pluriversal Politics: The Real and the Possible (Escobar Arturo)(Paperback)

In Pluriversal Politics Arturo Escobar engages with the politics of the possible and how established notions of what is real and attainable preclude the emergence of radically alternative visions of the future. Reflecting on the experience, philosophy, and practice of indigenous and Afro-descendant

Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment (Hill Collins Patricia)(Paperback)

In spite of the double burden of racial and gender discrimination, African-American women have developed a rich intellectual tradition that is not widely known. In Black Feminist Thought, originally published in 1990, Patricia Hill Collins set out to explore the words and ideas of Black feminist

Beautiful Women Japanese Prints Coloring Book: Women's Fashion and Lifestyle in Japanese Art (Yunus Noor Azlina)(Paperback)

Featuring historic woodblock prints of elegant Japanese women, this adult coloring book is the perfect stress-reliever for fans of Japanese art and fashion. Beautiful Women Japanese Prints Coloring Book celebrates 200 years of women in Japanese art--from the ukiyo-e woodblock prints of eighteenth

The Witchery of Archery (Thompson Maurice)(Paperback)

The Witchery of Archery, by Maurice Thompson, was originally published in 1878 and is considered America's classic treatise on the subject of archery. It can be compared to Izaak Walton's legendary fishing treatise, The Compleat Angler. This new edition, from Incandescence Press, includes a new

Judicial Process: Law, Courts, and Politics in the United States (Neubauer David W.)(Paperback)

Working within the framework of law and politics, JUDICIAL PROCESS: LAW, COURTS, AND POLITICS IN THE UNITED STATES combines detailed information about the major structures and processes of the American judiciary with an insider's understanding of the importance of courthouse dynamics. From the

Casualties of Care: Immigration and the Politics of Humanitarianism in France (Ticktin Miriam I.)(Paperback)

This book explores the unintended consequences of compassion in the world of immigration politics. Miriam Ticktin focuses on France and its humanitarian immigration practices to argue that a politics based on care and protection can lead the state to view issues of immigration and asylum through a