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Jack London and His Daughters
Joan LondonAn intimate portrait of the noted writer, as seen through the eyes of his daughter, captures childhood memories and the sorrow of an absent father
Race, Rhetoric, and the Postcolonial
PreviewHomiK.Bhabha. Books The Location of Culture. London: Routledge, 1994. Nation and Narration. London: Routledge, 1990. Articles and Book Chapters "Anxious Nations, Nervous States." Supposing the Subject. Ed. Joan Copjec. London: ...
Joan of Arc: The Image of Female Heroism
Marina WarnerExamines the life of Joan of Arc and explores the meaning of Joan both to her contemporaries and succeeding generations--Joan as hero, prophet, heretic, androgyne, harlot, and saint
A Companion to Medical Anthropology
PreviewKoss-Chioino, Joan D., Thomas Leatherman, and Christine Greenway, eds., 2003 Medical Pluralism in the Andes. London: Routledge. Larkin, Gerald, 1983 Occupational Monopoly and Modern Medicine. London: Tavistock. Leslie, Charles M.
Joan of Arc: The Image of Female Heroism
Marina WarnerThe night Joan spent with Catherine de La Rochelle in the winter of 1429, trying to discover if there were any truth in her, is one of the most interesting and extraordinary incidents in the whole of Joan's career. When Catherine said that her ...
The New Dark Age
Joan LondonFrom the award-winning author of the internationally-acclaimed novel Gilgamesh.
Visions of the Maid: Joan of Arc in American Film and Culture
Robin BlaetzIn Visions of the Maid, Blaetz examines three pivotal films—Cecil B. DeMille's 1916 Joan the Woman, Victor Fleming's 1948 Joan of Arc, and Otto Preminger's 1957 Saint Joan—as well as addressing a broad array of popular culture ...
Joan Robinson
G. HarcourtThis section is based on Pervez Tahir's monograph, Making Sense of Joan Robinson on China, which he wrote when he was the 1990 Joan Robinson Memorial Lecturer at the Faculty of Economics and Politics, University of Cambridge.
Joan of Arc: The Early Debate
Deborah A. Fraioli(Does) an immense service to anyone interested in Joan of Arc... skillfully disentangles countless textual threads, all centered around one problem: the nature of Joan's mission as it was examined in the early theological debates.
Joan of Arc: Reality and Myth
Dirk Arend BerentsThe appearance of Joan of Arc JAN VAN HERWAARDEN The available documents have enabled us to learn to know the true Joan of Arc as a real person: of flesh and blood, intent on a mission and authoritarian, purposeful and arrogant, ...
The Good Parents
Joan LondonFrom the author of Gilgamesh - longlisted for the Orange Prize - comes a novel of loss and longing that goes right to the heart of the struggle to belong.
Fresh Verdicts on Joan of Arc
PreviewI am indebted to three earlier discussions of the cinematic treatment of Joan of Arc: a special issue of Etudes cine'matographiques 18— 19 (1962) devoted to “ Jeanne d'Arc a l'e'cran”; Robin Blaetz, “Strategies of Containment: Joan of Arc in ...
Shark Island
Joan DruettPraise for Joan Druett and A Watery Grave "What a terrific idea New Zealand naval historian Joan Druett had for a mystery series."—Chicago Tribune "This impressive debut will appeal both to fans of historical mysteries and to Patrick O' ...
London Stories: London Walks
David TuckerThe ultimate guide to exploring London on foot Written by the expert guides of London Walks, London’s oldest, most acclaimed walking tour company, London Stories collects local insight and knowledge that can only be gained through years ...
Just Keep Breathing. At 44, he died. She didn’t.:
Joan Scott CurtisShe didn't. by Joan Scott Curtis © 2013 Joan Scott Curtis All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, mechanical or electronic, including photocopying and recording, or by any ...
Gilgamesh
Joan LondonGilgamesh is the epic story of a mother's search for the father of her child - from Australia to Armenia via England and Mesopotamia - all under the shadow of an imminent, and soon to be very real, World War II.
Joan of Arc: The Image of Female Heroism
Marina Warnerclothing, see knight, Joan of Arc as: clothing; transvestism cult of [after her death] attempted suppression of, 4 centered on Domremy, 237 early promoters of, 181 growth of, 19th cent, 181 see also Joan of Arc: veneration of death of, see death: ...
Business Week
More editionsLiam Roberts; 54, Liam Roberts; 55, (left) Joan Sydlow, (right Ron Joan Sydlow; 58. (left) Joan Sydlow, (right) Hunt Food & Industries, Inc.; 60, (left) The Toledo Blade. Appelbe; 67, Ray Fisher; 68,70, Coleman Co.; 72, (left) Ernest Reshovsky, ...
The Golden Age
Joan LondonSent to a sprawling children’s hospital called The Golden Age, he finds Elsa, the most beautiful girl he has ever seen, and a vocation for poetry.
Sister Ships: And Other Stories
Joan LondonWith settings ranging from suburban Australia to a hotel in Bangkok, this collection of stories captures the lives of women and their relationships with mothers, daughters, friends, lovers, husbands, and themselves
A Watery Grave
Joan DruettJoan Druett. A WATERY GRAVE JOAN DRUETT A WATERY GRAVE JOAN DRUETT INTI-L; g BUOKS. Front Cover.
Gilgamesh
Joan London'Strong, streamlined and remarkably lovely' - Francine Prose, The New York Times Gilgamesh is the epic story of a mother's search for the father of her child - from Australia to Armenia via England and Mesopotamia - all under the shadow of ...
Frequency of Use and the Organization of Language
Joan BybeeThis volume collects three decades of articles by the distinguished linguist Joan Bybee.
Squashed
Joan BauerHumor, agriculture and young love all come together in Joan Bauer's first novel, set in rural Iowa.
From Prevention to Wellness Through Group Work
Joan K ParryJoan K Parry. First published 1997 by The Haworth Press, Inc. Published 2013 by Routledge 711 Third Avenue, New York, ... Library of Congress Cataloging-in- Publication Data Parry, Joan K. From prevention to wellness through group work ...
Joan Bauer
Alleen Pace NilsenExamines the short stories and novels of young adult literature author Joan Bauer.
Joan of Arc: Her Story
Regine PernoudIn a distinguished English translation, the bestselling French book now considered the standard biography of Joan published just in time for the upcoming film by Luc Besson.
Reading Joan Didion
Lynn Marie HoustonThis book is a compelling reference guide for book clubs on the work of Joan Didion, with summaries of her major works and discussion questions. * Discussion questions on Joan Didion's works, literary movements, and literary analysis * An ...
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