Nobody Passes: Rejecting the Rules of Gender and Conformity (Bernstein Sycamore Matthew)(Paperback)

Nobody Passes: Rejecting the Rules of Gender and Conformity (Bernstein Sycamore Matthew)(Paperback)

The Freezer Door (Sycamore Mattilda Bernstein)(Paperback)

A meditation on the trauma and possibility of searching for connection in a world that enforces bland norms of gender, sexual, and social conformity.When you turn the music off, and suddenly you feel an unbearable sadness, that means turn the music back on, right? When you still feel the sadness,

Going Stealth: Transgender Politics and U.S. Surveillance Practices (Beauchamp Toby)(Paperback)

In Going Stealth Toby Beauchamp demonstrates how the enforcement of gender conformity is linked to state surveillance practices that identify threats based on racial, gender, national, and ableist categories of difference. Positioning surveillance as central to our understanding of transgender

That's Revolting!: Queer Strategies for Resisting Assimilation (Sycamore Mattilda Bernstein)(Paperback)

As the gay mainstream prioritizes the attainment of straight privilege over all else, it drains queer identity of any meaning, relevance, or cultural value, writes Matt Bernstein Sycamore, aka Mattilda, editor of That's Revolting! . This timely collection shows what the new queer resistance looks

Conformity: The Power of Social Influences (Sunstein Cass R.)(Paperback)

Bestselling author Cass R. Sunstein reveals the appeal and the danger of conformity We live in an era of tribalism, polarization, and intense social division-separating people along lines of religion, political conviction, race, ethnicity, and sometimes gender. How did this happen? In Conformity,

Gender Rules: Identity and Empire in Historical Perspective (Phoenix Karen)(Paperback)

Growing directly out of the experiences of a team of historians at Washington State University who designed a new foundational course for WSU's common requirements, the Roots of Contemporary Issues series is built on the premise that students will be better at facing current and future challenges,

In Watermelon Sugar (Brautigan The Estate of Richard)(Paperback / softback)

'A charming and original work... Rejecting the violence and hate of the old gang at the Forgotten Works, they lead gentle lives in watermelon

An Apartment on Uranus: Chronicles of the Crossing (Preciado Paul B.)(Paperback)

A 'dissident of the gender-sex binary system' reflects on gender transitioning and political and cultural transitions in technoscientific capitalism.Uranus, the frozen giant, is the coldest planet in the solar system as well as a deity in Greek mythology. It is also the inspiration for uranism, a

Politics of Experience and The Bird of Paradise (Laing R. D.)(Paperback / softback)

Shows how the straitjacket of conformity imposed on us leads to feelings of alienation and a waste of human potential. This title examines schizophrenia and psychotherapy, transcendence and 'us and them' thinking, and illustrates ideas with a case history of a ten-day

Gender and Popular Culture (Milestone Katie)(Paperback)

This fully updated second edition of Gender and Popular Culture examines the role of popular culture in the construction of gendered identities in contemporary society. It draws on a wide range of cultural forms - including popular music, social media, television and magazines - to illustrate how

Shakespeare and Gender: Sex and Sexuality in Shakespeare's Drama (Aughterson Kate)(Paperback)

Shakespeare and Gender guides students and teachers through the complexities of the representation of gender and sexuality in Shakespeare's work. Informed by contemporary debates and insights into gender and sexuality, including intersectionality, feminist geography, queer and performance studies

Language Gender 2e (Coates Jennifer)(Paperback)

The new edition of Language and Gender: A Reader responds to the wealth of research that has shaped the field since its initial publication in 1998. Retaining many of the foundational entries that have made the volume so popular, the second edition has been fully revised, and now includes 23 new

Queer Asia: Decolonising and Reimagining Sexuality and Gender (Waites Matthew)(Paperback)

Queer studies is now a rapidly expanding field, as scholars from a variety of disciplines seek to address the long-running marginalisation of queer perspectives and experiences. But there has so far been little effort to unify the study of queer communities outside the West, and much of the current

The Sociology of Gender - An Introduction toTheory and Research 2e (Wharton Amy S.)(Paperback)

Featuring extensive revisions and updates, the Second Edition ofThe Sociology of Gender: An Introduction to Theory andResearch presents an introductory overview of gender theory andresearch, and continues to offer a unique and compelling approachto one of the most important topics in the field

Three Japanese Buddhist Monks (Various)(Paperback)

A guiding light amid the world's chaos and a manual for rejecting materialism, in the form of writings by Japanese Buddhist monks These simple, inspiring writings by three medieval Buddhist monks offer peace and wisdom amid the world's uncertainties, and are an invitation to relinquish earthly

Rule of Three (Christie Agatha)(Paperback)

Rule of Three is a collection of the three short plays 'Afternoon At The Seaside, The Rats, ' and 'The

The Cambridge Companion to the Rule of Law (Meierhenrich Jens)(Paperback)

The Cambridge Companion to the Rule of Law introduces students, scholars, and practitioners to the theory and history of the rule of law, one of the most frequently invoked-and least understood-ideas of legal and political thought and policy practice. It offers a comprehensive re-assessment by

The Robber Barons (Josephson Matthew)(Paperback)

Prize-winning historian and biographer Matthew Josephson's The Robber Barons is the story of the Gilded Age's giant American capitalists who seized economic power after the Civil War and altered the shape of American life forever.The definitive book on the rise and power of early American

Home Rule: National Sovereignty and the Separation of Natives and Migrants (Sharma Nandita)(Paperback)

In Home Rule Nandita Sharma traces the historical formation and political separation of Natives and Migrants from the nineteenth century to the present to theorize the portrayal of Migrants as 'colonial invaders.' The imperial-state category of Native, initially a mark of colonized status, has been

Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity (Butler Judith)(Paperback)

One of the most talked-about scholarly works of the past fifty years, Judith Butler's Gender Trouble is as celebrated as it is controversial. Arguing that traditional feminism is wrong to look to a natural, 'essential' notion of the female, or indeed of sex or gender, Butler starts by questioning

Introducing Gender and Women's Studies (Richardson Diane)(Paperback)

At a time where, after decades of progress in gender and sexual rights, people in many parts of the world are facing new forms of resistance and opposition to gender equality, this timely publication confirms the continuing importance and relevance of gender and women's studies. The fifth edition

Women and God: Hard Questions, Beautiful Truth (Nielson Kathleen)(Paperback)

There is much discussion and confusion around the issues of gender equality and gender roles, and the church is not exempt. Some even believe that the Bible contributes to sexism against women and that God is, in some way, sexist.In this warm, conversational and sympathetic book, Kathleen Nielson

Watching the English: The International Bestseller Revised and Updated (Fox Kate)(Paperback / softback)

The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour

The Joy of Music (Bernstein Leonard)(Paperback)

This classic work is perhaps Bernstein's finest collection of conversations on the meaning and wonder of music. This book is a must for all music fans who wish to experience music more fully and deeply through one of the most inspired, and inspiring, music intellects of our time. Employing the