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Goya & the Mystery of Reading
Spanish artist Francisco Goya (1746–1828) was fascinated by reading, and Goya's attention to the act and consequences of literacy—apparent in some of his most ambitious, …
Fairy Tales, Monsters and the Genetic Imagination
This catalog explores the psychological and social implications contained in the hybrid creatures and fantastic scenarios created by contemporary artists whose works will appear in …
The Sexual Self
In the late 1960s, two sociologists, John Gagnon and William Simon, developed the concept of sexual scripts as part of a larger project of treating sexuality like any other social …
From Day to Day
In 1942 Norwegian Odd Nansen was arrested by the Nazis, and he spent the remainder of World War II in concentration camps Grini in Oslo, Veidal above the Arctic Circle, and …
Self-made Men
In Self-Made Men, Henry Rubin explores the production of male identities in the lives of twenty-two FTM transsexuals - people who have changed their sex from female to male. The …
Sexual Self
In the late 1960s two sociologists, John Gagnon and William Simon, developed the concept of sexual scripts as part of a larger project of treating sexuality like any other social …
Engaging Young People in Civic Life
The myth of generations of disengaged youth has been shattered by increases in youth turnout in the 2004, 2006, and 2008 primaries. Young Americans are responsive to effective …
The Reporter's Handbook on Nuclear Materials, Energy, and Waste Management
An essential reference for journalists, activists, and students, this book presents scientifically accurate and accessible overviews of twenty-four of the most important issues in …
The Moral Electricity of Print
Moral electricity—a term coined by American transcendentalists in the 1850s to describe the force of nature that was literacy and education in shaping a greater society. This …
Ramblin' Rose
Winner of the 1998 ARSC AwardA groundbreaking study of one of the pioneering women of country music, whose biography sheds new light on both the role of women in postwar America …
Beyond Realism and Antirealism-John Dewey and The Neopragmatists
Perhaps the most significant development in American philosophy in recent times has been the extraordinary renaissance of Pragmatism, marked most notably by the reformulations of …
The Clinton Wars
Today the United States is fighting a ""war"" against terrorism, a military action whose definition will be a matter of controversy, particularly, if history is any guide, between …