Natalie: 1625 books

Disabusing Women in the Old French Fabliaux provides a much-needed reevaluation of the role of women in the fabliaux. Spanning the late twelfth and thirteenth centuries, the fabliaux are short, ribald tales written in verse by mostly anonymous male authors. Their varied portrayals of female characters...

In life and love, we give thanks to those whom have developed our curiosities. The poetry is of recollections of life as I remember in my youth. Further poetry is representative of current events. Ancestors are an integral part of life, and I have woven my poetry around them.

Lisbeth Marsh put her life on hold to support her man, setting aside her desire to build a family. But when the dream of everlasting love vanishes into thin air, she’s faced with the mistakes and prejudices of her choices.  Dane Marsh is a proud man who spent years worshiping the gods of ambition,...

Paul Ricoeur’s first book, Freedom and Nature, introduces many themes that resurface in various ways throughout his later work, but its significance has been mostly overlooked in the field of Ricoeur studies. Gathering together an international group of scholars, A Companion to Freedom and Nature...

Digital, Political, Radical is a siren call to the field of media and communications and the study of social and political movements. We must put the politics of transformation at the very heart of our analyses to meet the global challenges of gross inequality and ever-more impoverished democracies. Fenton...

Could you learn to trust--and love--again after suffering a painful betrayal?Two months ago, museum curator Molly Mason's lying, cheating ex-girlfriend Juliette left her for another woman. After weeks of loneliness and grief, Molly has finally begun to piece her life, and her heart, back...

The concept of “fandom” has been revolutionized over the past 20 years because of various technological, cultural, and communicative advancements. Evolution of the Modern Sports Fan: Communicative Approaches explores the elements of the sports fan that have markedly changed since the turn of the...

This book presents a radical and intuitive argument against the notion that intentional action, agency and autonomy are features belonging only to humans. Using evidence from research into the minds of non-human animals, it explores the ways in which animals can be understood as individuals who are...

«Il s'agist donc de savoir si en ce temps et dans l'estât où sont les affaires, il est à propos qu'une fille s'applique entièrement à l'estude des bonnes lettres et en connoissance des arts et sciences. Quand d moy je suis pour l'affirmative, je tiens qu'elle le peut et le doit faire, et il...

The greatest mystery of life is how a single fertilized egg develops into a fully functioning, sometimes conscious multicellular organism. Embryogenesis Explained offers a new theory of how embryos build themselves, and combines simple physics with the most recent biochemical and genetic breakthroughs,...

Digital ethnography can be understood as a method for representing real-life cultures through storytelling in digital media. Enabling audiences to go beyond absorbing facts, computer-based storytelling allows for immersion in the experience of another culture. A guide for anyone in the social sciences...

Argues for an original, unorthodox conception about the relationship between globalization and contemporary nationalism. While the prevailing view holds that nationalism and globalization are forces of clashing opposition, Sabanadze establishes that these tend to become allied forces. Acknowledges...

'Defining Buddhism(s)' explores the multiple ways in which Buddhism has been defined and constructed by both Buddhists and scholars. In recent decades, scholars have become increasingly aware of their own role in the construction of how Buddhism is represented - a process in which multiple representations...

This best practice guide provides a blueprint for managing seamless transitions between services for young people aged 16-25 with additional needs, including learning disabilities, physical disabilities, complex health needs and sensory impairments. The authors cover a wide range of transitions,...