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La honte

50 nuances de rouge

by André Juillard, Nelly Maurel
Language: French
Release Date: June 5, 2019

Certains se disent décomplexés, d’autres ne s’acquittent jamais du déshonneur. Quel que soit son degré, la honte dévoile ce que nous sommes par une mise à nu métaphorique. En juxtaposant littéralement des dessins de nu et des récits de honte souvent de façon surprenante et incongrue,...
by D. H. Lawrence
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2015

In 1912, a young D.H. Lawrence left England for the first time and travelled to northern Italy. He spent nearly a year on the shores of Lake Garda, lodged in elegantly decaying houses set amid lemon groves and surrounded by the fading life of traditional Italy. This is a travel book unlike any other,...

It's Grief

The Dance of Self-Discovery Through Trauma and Loss

by Edy Nathan
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2018

In It’s* Grief*, Edy Nathan examines the emotional and devastating impact of loss and trauma. It identifies the intricacies of the dark and unfamiliar effects on the self. The book illuminates how the brain holds the complex circuitry of grief. It then provides choices to help deal with the...

The Unknown Lloyd George

A Statesman in Conflict

by Travis L. Crosby
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2014

David Lloyd George is widely regarded as one of the most effective British prime ministers of the twentieth century. A dynamic speaker and committed social reformer, he led Britain successfully through the devastation of World War I and had a powerful impact on international politics. In the post-war...

America's Political Inventors

The Lost Art of Legislation

by George W. Liebmann
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2017

Recent American political developments, including the election of Donald Trump, reveal profound disquiet with the highly centralized political regime based on discretionary allocation of funds and powers to interest groups that has developed since the creation of emergency institutions after America's...

How to Make Slime

35 DIY Slime Recipes

by Kuki Shamus
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2017

Create Satisfying Slime From Home In Just A Few Minutes. Slime made simple! Learn to make popular slime recipes from easy to follow, detailed instructions. Get ready to become a slime master with these 35 simple DIY slime recipes. You will really love these amazing slimes! Why buy overpriced...

Political Animals

The New Feminist Cinema

by So Mayer
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2015

Female filmmakers are hitting the headlines. The last five years have witnessed: the first Best Director Academy Award won by a woman; women filmmakers emerging from Saudi Arabia, Brunei, Iran, South Korea, Japan, Paraguay, Uruguay, Burkina Faso and Kenya; the first stirrings of a 'trans cinema',...

Loving The L Word

The Complete Series in Focus

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Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2013

Loving The L Word explores the groundbreaking series in its entirety through all six seasons, picking up where I.B. Tauris' Reading The L Word: Outing Contemporary Television (2006) left off. With new, updated chapters by many of the same television writers and scholars who contributed to the first...

The King's Jester

The Life of Dan Leno, Victorian Comic Genius

by Barry Anthony
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2010

Who was Dan Leno? In 1901 everyone in Britain knew who he was. They had seen him live on the music hall stage, listened to his jokes on the new gramophone and watched his funny antics in some of the earliest moving pictures. Even King Edward VII was a fan and the popular press dubbed Dan Leno “The...

Zoroastrianism

An Introduction

by Associate Professor Jenny Rose
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2014

Zoroastrianism is one of the world's great ancient religions. In present-day Iran, significant communities of Zoroastrians (who take their name from the founder of the faith, the remarkable religious reformer Zoroaster) still practise the rituals and teach the moral precepts that once undergirded...

From Gabriel to Lucifer

A Cultural History of Angels

by Valery Rees
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2012

Fiery the angels fell; slow thunder rolled around their shores, burning with the fires of Orc.' Whether in recent popular culture, or back across countless centuries, angels have perpetually enthralled, mystified and even terrified us. 'Every single angel is terrible,' wrote the German Romantic poet...

Forugh Farrokhzad, Poet of Modern Iran

Iconic Woman and Feminine Pioneer of New Persian Poetry

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Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2010

I.B.Tauris in association with the Iran Heritage Foundation Forugh Farrokhzad was a pioneering Iranian poet and filmmaker, whose reputation as a path-breaking female rebel made her an iconic figure from her own time. Both her unconventional personal life and her captivating creative trajectory...

Sasanian Persia

The Rise and Fall of an Empire

by Touraj Daryaee
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014

Of profound importance in late antiquity, the Sasanian Empire is virtually unknown today, except as a counterpoint to the Roman Empire. In this highly readable history, Touraj Daryaee fills a significant gap in our knowledge of world history. He examines the Sasanians' complex and colourful narrative...

Iran and Pakistan

Security, Diplomacy and American Influence

by Alex Vatanka
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2015

The respective policies of the governments of Iran and Pakistan pose serious challenges to US interests in the Middle East, Asia and beyond. These two regional powers, with a combined population of around 300 million, have been historically intertwined in various cultural, religious and political...
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