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  • Becoming Lesbian

    A Queer History of Modern France

    by Tamara Chaplin ...
    A landmark analysis of how a marginalized subculture used modern media to transform public attitudes toward sexual desire.In Becoming Lesbian, historian Tamara Chaplin argues that the history of female same-sex intimacy is central to understanding the struggle to control the public sphere. This monumental study draws on undiscovered sources culled from cabaret culture, sexology, police files, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Global 1960s

    Convention, contest and counterculture

    by Tamara Chaplin, Jadwiga E. Pieper Mooney ...
    Series series Decades in Global History
    The Global 1960s presents compelling narratives from around the world in order to de-center the roles played by the United States and Europe in both scholarship on, and popular memories of, the sixties.Geographically and chronologically broad, this volume scrutinizes the concept of "the sixties" as defined in both Western and non-Western contexts. It provides scope for a set of analyses that ... Read more

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  • Because They Were Women

    The Montreal Massacre

    by Josée Boileau ...
    Translated by Chantal Bilodeau ...
    Series Book 13 - A Feminist History Society Book
    - A pointed cultural examination and a personal tribute to the twelve young women who’s lives were lost thirty years ago to a murderous rampage by a man who targeted them simply because they were women. - Released in French on the 30th anniversary of the massacre, this fall’s publication of the English book will mark 31 years since the tragedy. - Examines what the murder of these young women means ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Reinventing Love

    How the Patriarchy Sabotages Heterosexual Relations

    by Mona Chollet ...
    Translated by Susan Emanuel ...
    A new work by the author of “In Defense of Witches” that seeks to redefine heterosexual relationships and give women back their voice.As feminist principles have taken wider hold in society, and basic ideas about equality for women can seem a given, many women still struggle in one of the most important areas of life: love. Whether it’s finding a partner, seeking a commitment from one, or ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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  • Geopolitics: A Very Short Introduction

    by Klaus Dodds ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Geopolitics is a way of looking at the world: one that considers the links between political power, geography, and cultural diversity. In certain places such as Iraq or Lebanon, moving a few feet either side of a territorial boundary can be a matter of life or death, dramatically highlighting the connections between place and politics. Even far away from these 'danger zones' - in Europe or the US ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • National Performance

    Representing Quebec from Expo 67 to Celine Dion

    by Erin Hurley ...
    In National Performance, Erin Hurley examines the complex relationship between performance and national identity. How do theatrical performances represent the nation in which they were created? How is Quebecois performance used to define Quebec as a nation and to cultivate a sense of 'Quebec-ness' for audiences both within and outside the province? In exploring Expo 67, the critical response to ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

  • Demanding the Impossible

    by Slavoj Zizek ...
    Where are we today and what is to be done? Slavoj Zizek ponders these questions in this unique and timely book. Based on live interviews, the book captures Zizek at his irrepressible best, elucidating such topics as the uprisings of the Arab Spring, the global financial crisis, populism in Latin America, the rise of China and even the riddle of North Korea. Zizek dazzles readers with his analyses ... Read more

    $16.00 USD

  • Killer Althusser

    The Banality of Men

    by Francis Dupuis-Déri ...
    Translated by Mélissa Bull ...
    On November 16, 1980, the Marxist philosopher Louis Althusser strangled his wife in their Parisian apartment, in a period when she was thinking of leaving him. What do we know about Hélène Legotien today? Almost nothing, except that she was murdered by her illustrious spouse. In a sense, Althusser killed her twice, first, by his own hands and second, by dominating the public space to talk about ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Postcolonialism

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Robert J. C. Young ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Postcolonialism explores the political, social, and cultural effects of decolonization, continuing the anti-colonial deconstruction of western dominance. This Very Short Introduction discusses both the history and key debates of postcolonialism, and considers its importance as a means of changing the way we think about the world. Robert J. C. Young examines the key strategies that postcolonial ... Read more

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  • La Haine

    French Film Guide

    by Ginette Vincendeau ...
    Series series Ciné-File French Film Guides
    "La Haine" is a cult classic with cinema audiences, recently re-released and available on dvd. Ginette Vincendeau is top authority internationally on French cinema, who writes (eg "Sight and Sound") and broadcasts (eg "Front Row Radio 4") on it regularly. It is hugely enjoyable, exciting book written with great panache and accessibility. Released in 1995, "La Haine" is the black and white ... Read more

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  • The Power of Identity

    by Manuel Castells ...
    Series Book 14 - Information Age Series
    In this second volume of The Information Age trilogy, with an extensive new preface following the recent global economic crisis, Manuel Castells deals with the social, political, and cultural dynamics associated with the technological transformation of our societies and with the globalization of the economy.Extensive new preface examines how dramatic recent events have transformed the socio ... Read more

    $38.00 USD

  • Denys Arcand's Le Declin de l'empire americain and Les Invasions barbares

    by Andrê Loiselle ...
    The release of Denys Arcand's Le Déclin de l'empire américain (The Decline of the American Empire) in 1986 marked a major turning point in Quebec cinema. It was the first Québécois film that enjoyed huge critical and commercial success at home and abroad. Arcand's tragicomedy about eight intellectuals gathered around a dinner table relating sexy anecdotes became the top-grossing film of all time ... Read more

    $25.99 USD