"Eis um fascinante romance sem ficção, saturado de ficção; a ficção não a põe o autor: põe-na Enric Marco. Quem é Enric Marco? Um nonagenário barcelonês que se fez passar por sobrevivente dos campos nazis e que foi desmascarado em maio de 2005, depois de presidir durante três anos à associação espanhola dos sobreviventes, de dar centenas de conferências, de conceder dezenas de entrevistas, de receber importantes distinções e de...

Sexual exploitation was and is a critical feature of enslavement. Across many different societies, slaves were considered to own neither their bodies nor their children, even if many struggled to resist. At the same time, paradoxes abound: for example, in some societies to bear the children of a master was a potential route to manumission for some women. Sex, Power, and Slavery is the first history of slavery and bondage to take sexuality seriously....

"Contains information about nearly 2,500 holidays, festivals, holy days, feasts and fasts, and other observances, including popular, secular, and religious celebrations for more than 100 countries and every state of the United States"--Provided by publisher. Includes information on Acadians, Advent, Africa, African Americans, All Foolsʼ Day, All Hallowsʼ Day, All Saints Day, American Indians, Australia, Belgium, Black History Month, Brazil, Buddhism,...

"To travel through the 19 works of poetry and prose in this remarkable anthology is to experience Trinidad and Tobago through a kaleidoscopic lens. The writings are grouped into four historically significant periods (''Leaving Colonialism, '' ''Facing Independence, '' ''Looking In, '' and ''Losing Control''). It's an effective construct; the reader experiences island culture and history as a part of its time, formed by a pastiche of nationality, culture,...

"Scientific theory is essential to research on sexuality and sexual experiences in emerging adulthood. Theory serves a number of important functions for research, including prediction and explanation. Research has often utilized theory to help enhance what we know about sexuality among those in the developmental period of emerging adulthood. In this chapter we offer a primer on theories that have been used regularly when studying sex and relationships...

Includes information on almost 2,000 medical disorders and concepts. Each article includes in-depth discussion of causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, procedures, and other related topics. Written for a general audience with an authoritative tone.

This collection contains carbon copy typescript letters from the office of J. Edward Barry (April 1911-April 1914), Timothy W. Good (April 1914-January 1916), Wendell D. Rockwood (January 1916-January 1918), and Edward W. Quinn (January 1918-January 1930), mayors of the City of Cambridge from 1912 to 1920.

"This set, like its predecessor, chronicles important historical events from around the world that have identified, defined, and legally established the rights of gays, lesbians, bisexuals, queers and transsexual, transgender, intersex, and asexual persons."--Volume 1, publisher's note

Provides critical overviews of the most-studied plays of all time periods, nations, and cultures. Includes discussions of themes, characters, critical reception, dramatic devices and traditions as well as cultural and historical context.