Alison: 1980 books

In 1993, the nation exploded into anti-same sex marriage fervor when the Hawaii Supreme Court issued its decision to support marriage equality for gay and lesbian couples. Opponents feared that all children, but especially those raised by lesbian or gay couples, would be harmed by the possibility...

After the restoration of the English monarchy in 1660, Protestants worried that King Charles II might favour religious freedom for Roman Catholics, and many suspected that the king was unduly influenced by his Catholic mistresses. Nell Gwyn, actress and royal mistress, stood apart by virtue of her...

Filipinos make up one of the largest immigrant groups in Canada and the majority continue to retain their Roman Catholic faith long after migrating. Drawing on archival and ethnographic research in Canada and the Philippines from 1880 to 2017, Bayanihan and Belonging aims to understand the role of...

Vincent de Paul, the Lazarist Mission, and French Catholic Reform offers a major re-assessment of the thought and activities of the most famous figure of the seventeenth-century French Catholic Reformation, Vincent de Paul. Confronting traditional explanations for de Paul's prominence in the dévot...

"Accounts of travel to England reached unprecedented levels of popularity in the German states in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Competition therefore increased for travel writers to produce travelogues which offered the most authentic, original and vibrant picture of England....

Emergencies can strike at any time, being prepared should not be an option. The time is now. If Not Now, When is a guide to making a plan and building the supplies you and your family need to survive any emergency. The guide has chapters that address each of the areas that are most important when...

•  *Here is a captivating and absorbing account, interspersed with vivid extracts from her diaries, that reveals how not only they but the people of the land of Madagascar captured her heart *- David Attenborough • Beautifully written, a diary about the people and animals of Madagascar •...

Exploring the idea of luxury in relation to a series of neighboring but distinct concepts including avarice, excess, licentiousness, indulgence, vitality, abundance, and waste, this study combines intellectual and cultural historical methods to trace discontinuities in luxury’s conceptual development...

In the contemporary fascination with images of crime, violence gets under our skin and keeps us enthralled. The Scene of Violence explores the spectator’s encounter with the cinematic scene of violence – rape and revenge, homicide and serial killing, torture and terrorism. Providing a detailed...

Everyone with a love of words can write a poem, and Crafting Poetry is designed to show how it can be done, and to take the mystique out of the art. Its advice is basic and practical, taking the writer from the first spark of an idea to its final revision. On the way it considers nurturing the developing...

Raphael has been confined to his bed of suffering for over thirty years. With hundreds of other crippled and maimed hopefuls, he lies by the Pool of Bethesda, waiting for an angel to stir the water and bring healing to the lucky person who reaches the pool first. But he starts to question whether...

This is the first full-length study of literary tourism in North America as well as Britain, and a unique exploration of popular response to writers, literary house museums, and the landscapes or "countries " associated with their lives and works. An interdisciplinary study ranging from...

Old Testament prophecies and types are fascinating for anyone eager to follow the unveiling of the life of Jesus found there and this book is the result of many years of research and teaching on this subject. I thank God for the many reputable scholars who have wrought with the Word of God over the...

This comprehensive book provides a balanced overview of the current research on divorce. The authors examine the scientific evidence to uncover what can be said with certainty about divorce and what remains to be learned about this socially and politically charged issue. Accessible to parents and teachers...