Research on gender and sexualities in Africa

Jane Bennett, Sylvia Tamale

This collection comprises a diverse and stimulating collection of essays on questions of gender and sexualities, crafted by both established and younger researchers. The collection includes fascinating insights into topics as varied as the popularit…

...includes fascinating insights into topics as varied as the popularity of thong underwear in urban Kenya, the complexity of Tanzanian youth’s negotiation of HIV-cultures the dialogues between religion...

CODESRIA

Dakar, 2017,
Paperback, 228 p, (In English)

ISBN 9782869787124

SEN0006

$22.00

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CODESRIA

Dakar, 2017,
Paperback, 228 p, (In English)

ISBN 9782869787124

SEN0006

Heavenly sex

Sexuality in the Jewish tradition

Mark J., Westheimer R.

In this lighthearted, lively tour of sexuality within Jewish religion and culture, Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer and Jonathan Mark team up to reveal how, contrary to popular wisdom, the Jewish tradition is much more progressive in many regards than one mig…

...within Jewish religion and culture, Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer and Jonathan Mark team up to reveal how, contrary to popular wisdom, the Jewish tradition is much more progressive in many regards than one might think. Applying Dr. Ruth's unique brand of "couples therapy" to such Biblical relationships as those of Abraham and Sarah, and Joseph and Potiphar's wife, the authors enlist Biblical lore to cover such topics as surrogacy, incest, and...
...escritores com percursos e culturas distintas, mas a situação...

Bloomsbury Academic

New York, 2017,
Paperback, 195 p, (In English)

ISBN 978-0-8264-0904-1

USA1386

$37.00

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Bloomsbury Academic

New York, 2017,
Paperback, 195 p, (In English)

ISBN 978-0-8264-0904-1

USA1386

Religion, Nation, and Secularization in Ukraine

Frank Sysyn, Martin Schulze Wessel

Also published as a special issue of the Journal of Ukrainian Studies, Volume 37, Number 1-2, the book Religion, Nation, and Secularization in Ukraine is a collection of scholarly essays about the interrelationships between religion and religious in…

...a wide range of topics relating to the last four hundred years: religious culture and the role of clergy as agents of modernization; national identity and transnational religious phenomena; the relationship between sacred tongues and modern language formation; the interaction of secularizing trends with ritual and tradition; the interrelation of religious hierarchies and political movements; and popular belief in relation to...

Видавництво Канадського Інституту Українських Студій (CIUS Press)

Edmonton, Toronto, 2015,
Paperback, 174 p, (In English)

ISBN 9781894865388

CND0040

$77.00

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Видавництво Канадського Інституту Українських Студій (CIUS Press)

Edmonton, Toronto, 2015,
Paperback, 174 p, (In English)

ISBN 9781894865388

CND0040

Вiцебскi сшытак

Гiстарычны навукова-папулярны часопiс ( Volume 5/2017 )

Khmi︠a︡lʹnit︠s︡kai︠a︡ L. (ed.)

Collected articles dedicated to the history and culture of the Vitsebsk region. The main topic of the issue is Gentry residences in Vitebsk region. "Vitebsk book" - a unique publication, which reflects the various aspects of the long history of the …

...to the history and culture of the Vitsebsk region. The main topic of the issue is Gentry residences in Vitebsk region. "Vitebsk book" - a unique publication, which reflects the various aspects of the long history of the ancient Vitebsk region, is popular among historians and local historians, teachers and students, all not indifferent to the history and culture of their homeland....

Нацыянальная бiблiятэка Беларусi

Мiнск, 2017, 150 copies,
Paperback, 181 p., il, (In Belarusian)

BEL03929

$36.00

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Нацыянальная бiблiятэка Беларусi

Мiнск, 2017, 150 copies,
Paperback, 181 p., il, (In Belarusian)

BEL03929

Pri︠a︡mai︠a︡ rechʹ. Mysli velikikh o russkom i︠a︡zyke

Topical opinions and quotations about the Russian language and famous writers, well-known and unknown poems of Russian poets, fragments from scientific, popular science works and textbooks of domestic scientists and teachers are summarized for the f…

...poets, fragments from scientific, popular science works and textbooks...

Rossiĭskiĭ Fond Kulʹtury

M., 2007, 2000 copies,
Hardcover, 432 p, (In Russian)

ISBN 978-5-85302-511-0

M76389

$32.00

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Rossiĭskiĭ Fond Kulʹtury

M., 2007, 2000 copies,
Hardcover, 432 p, (In Russian)

ISBN 978-5-85302-511-0

M76389

Модерний націоналізм. Шлях до нового суспільства

Tymchenko V.

In this book, the author answers a number of questions about the ideology of nationalism and its current manifestations in Europe and the world. The most common myths are debunked, the most popular questions about nationalism as a social, political …

...are debunked, the most popular questions about nationalism as a social, political phenomenon and as a worldview find their answers. The range of topics covered in the available language in this book covers completely different areas: from culture to finance. Disclosure of these topics comes from an unbiased...

Видавництво Марка Мельника

Київ, 2019,
Hardcover, 128 p, (In Ukrainian)

ISBN 978-966-97751-6-0

UKR15526

$25.00

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Видавництво Марка Мельника

Київ, 2019,
Hardcover, 128 p, (In Ukrainian)

ISBN 978-966-97751-6-0

UKR15526

Mikhaĭlovskai︠a︡ Pushkiniana. Dusha i slava

Materialy Mikhaĭlovskikh Pushkinskikh chteniĭ (2019–2020): sbornik stateĭ ( Vypusk 81 )

This collection of the popular scientific publication "Mikhailovskaya Pushkiniana" includes materials from the Mikhailovskaya Pushkin Readings, which took place in the Pushkin Reserve in 2019-2020.
Traditional scientific readings, timed to coincide w…

...This collection of the popular scientific publication "Mikhailovskaya Pushkiniana" includes materials from the Mikhailovskaya Pushkin Readings, which took place in the Pushkin Reserve in 2019-2020. Traditional scientific readings, timed to coincide with the anniversary of the poet's arrival in Mikhailovsky exile, cover a wide range of topics: updated information from the biography of A.S. Pushkin, the development and reflection of Pushkin's themes in various forms of art, the role of the Pskov land in the poet's creative and spiritual formation, the history of Pushkin different periods and others. As additional, the collection includes unpublished materials of the VIII scientific and practical readings on the project "Library in the Manor" in 2019. The publication is intended for specialists in the field of history, local history, archeology, museum affairs, literary criticism, as well as for everyone who is not indifferent to the history of Russian culture and Pushkin's places in...

Pushkinskiĭ Zapovednik

Selʹt︠s︡o Mikhaĭlovskoe, 2021, 300 copies,
Paperback, 272 p., il, (In Russian)

ISBN 978-5-94595-108-2

N01237ae

$41.00

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Pushkinskiĭ Zapovednik

Selʹt︠s︡o Mikhaĭlovskoe, 2021, 300 copies,
Paperback, 272 p., il, (In Russian)

ISBN 978-5-94595-108-2

N01237ae

Mikhaĭlovskai︠a︡ Pushkiniana. “...I ubez︠h︡atʹ v pustynnye dubrovy”

Materialy VII nauchno-prakticheskoĭ konferent︠s︡ii "Sady i parki Rossii" (2020): sbornik stateĭ ( Vypusk 82 )

This collection of the popular scientific publication "Mikhailovskaya Pushkiniana" includes materials from the Mikhailovskaya Pushkin Readings, which took place in the Pushkin Reserve in 2019-2020.
Traditional scientific readings, timed to coincide w…

...This collection of the popular scientific publication "Mikhailovskaya Pushkiniana" includes materials from the Mikhailovskaya Pushkin Readings, which took place in the Pushkin Reserve in 2019-2020. Traditional scientific readings, timed to coincide with the anniversary of the poet's arrival in Mikhailovsky exile, cover a wide range of topics: updated information from the biography of A.S. Pushkin, the development and reflection of Pushkin's themes in various forms of art, the role of the Pskov land in the poet's creative and spiritual formation, the history of Pushkin different periods and others. As additional, the collection includes unpublished materials of the VIII scientific and practical readings on the project "Library in the Manor" in 2019. The publication is intended for specialists in the field of history, local history, archeology, museum affairs, literary criticism, as well as for everyone who is not indifferent to the history of Russian culture and Pushkin's places in...

Pushkinskiĭ Zapovednik

Selʹt︠s︡o Mikhaĭlovskoe, 2021, 300 copies,
Paperback, 256 p., il, (In Russian)

ISBN 978-5-94595-109-9

N01237af

$41.00

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Pushkinskiĭ Zapovednik

Selʹt︠s︡o Mikhaĭlovskoe, 2021, 300 copies,
Paperback, 256 p., il, (In Russian)

ISBN 978-5-94595-109-9

N01237af

Kulʹturnai︠a︡ realʹnostʹ

Ocherki i esse

Tepikin V.V.

Vitaly Tepikin's collection of popular science essays and studies includes selected essays on topical issues of cultural and social life. The theorist and historian of the intelligentsia pays special attention to the phenomenon of the intelligentsia…

...Cultural reality...
...Vitaly Tepikin's collection of popular science essays and studies includes selected essays on topical issues of cultural and social life. The...
...Culture ...

LISTOS

Ivanovo, 2020, 700 copies,
Paperback, 116 p, (In Russian)

ISBN 978-5-6043390-4-6

R96739

$28.00

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LISTOS

Ivanovo, 2020, 700 copies,
Paperback, 116 p, (In Russian)

ISBN 978-5-6043390-4-6

R96739

Жужнела пчолка, жужнела...

Nenadavets I︠A︡.A.

The book is devoted to the history of beekeeping, the emergence and development of frame beekeeping in Belarus. The works of previous researchers of this ancient craft are considered and analyzed. It is emphasized that in the popular environment bee…

...emphasized that in the popular environment beekeepers were often associated with knowledgeable people capable of magic. Numerous oral poetic and literary works are used, which touch upon various aspects of the raised topic is intended for everyone...
...Culture and History...

Беларуская навука

Мiнск, 2020, 700 copies,
Hardcover, 255 p., il, (In Belarusian)

ISBN 978-985-08-2541-4

BEL14323e

$28.00

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Беларуская навука

Мiнск, 2020, 700 copies,
Hardcover, 255 p., il, (In Belarusian)

ISBN 978-985-08-2541-4

BEL14323e

Dynamism in African languages and literature

Towards conceptualisation of African potentials

Keiko Takemura, Francis B. Nyamnjoh (ed.)

The book provides novel perspectives towards conceptualisation of African Potentials. It explores diverse and dynamic aspects of linguistic communications in Africa, ranging from convivial multilingual practices to literal and musical arts. The book…

...society by investigating such topics as traditional Swahili poetry, publication of children books in Benin, and transformation and reconstruction of Yoruba popular music. The book elucidates dynamic process of creation through mixing of traditional and foreign elements of culture ...

Langaa RPCIG

Bamenda, 2021,
Hardcover, 326 p, (In English)

ISBN 9789956551699

CMR0177

$70.00

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Langaa RPCIG

Bamenda, 2021,
Hardcover, 326 p, (In English)

ISBN 9789956551699

CMR0177

Rossii︠a︡. Cultural Guide to Russia

Russko-angliĭskiĭ kulʹturologicheskiĭ slovarʹ

Burak A., Ti︠u︡lenev S., Vikhrova E.

The dictionary touches upon main topics of the Russian world: the social life, festivals, characters of popular Russian fairy-tales, literature, music, painting, theatre, cinema, Russian cuisine, a little bit of history, geography, handicrafts, etc.…

...Rossiia. Cultural Guide to Russia...
...Rossii︠a︡. Cultural Guide to Russia...
...Россия. Cultural Guide to Russia...
...Russia. Cultural Guide to Russia...
...dictionary touches upon main topics of the Russian world: the social life, festivals, characters of popular Russian fairy-tales, literature, music,...

ACT

M., 2002, 5000 copies,
Hardcover, 128 p, (In Russian and English)

ISBN 5-17-014173-4

M89630

$20.00

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ACT

M., 2002, 5000 copies,
Hardcover, 128 p, (In Russian and English)

ISBN 5-17-014173-4

M89630

Захисники галактики. Влада і криза в чоловічому світі

Mart︠s︡eni︠u︡k T.

How men see themselves and how others see them, what is expected and demanded of them, what is condemned and punished for, how it affects the possibilities of self-realization in society and the overall quality of life, how historically developed id…

...works and examples from popular culture, in particular the list of films recommended for viewing - this is not a textbook, but rather a fascinating guide to help guide those for whom this topic is new, and to...

Комора

Київ, 2020,
Hardcover, 256 p, (In Ukrainian)

ISBN 978-617-7286-61-4

UKR15792

$30.00

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Комора

Київ, 2020,
Hardcover, 256 p, (In Ukrainian)

ISBN 978-617-7286-61-4

UKR15792

Культура принад і спротиву

Li︠u︡tyĭ T.

The book covers a range of topics related to ideology and popular culture. Columns for the magazine "Ukrainian Week" and other publications are assembled, like a puzzle, into a panoramic overview of the cultural realities of the last few years, incl…

...Culture of charm and resistance...
...covers a range of topics related to ideology and popular culture. Columns for the magazine "Ukrainian Week" and other publications are assembled, like a puzzle, into a panoramic overview of the cultural realities of the last...
...Culture and History...

Темпора

Київ, 2020, 1000 copies,
Hardcover, 576 p, (In Ukrainian)

ISBN 978-617-569-460-2

UKR95808

$32.00

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Темпора

Київ, 2020, 1000 copies,
Hardcover, 576 p, (In Ukrainian)

ISBN 978-617-569-460-2

UKR95808

Mitovi novije srpske istorije

Timotijevic, Milos

The meaning of covenant union among Serbs, the culture of remembering the uprisings and the First World War, the ideology of Yugoslavia and communism, and legends about the treasures of the Chetniks and partisans -these are the topics of the new boo…

...union among Serbs, the culture of remembering the uprisings and the First World War, the ideology of Yugoslavia and communism, and legends about the treasures of the Chetniks and partisans -these are the topics of the new book by Dr. Milos Timotijevic! Myths of recent Serbian history is a book by Milos Timotijevic about the controversies of the 19th and 20th centuries that are still ongoing. The book covers a wide range of topics and eras: from the origin of the covenant community among the Serbs, all the way to the problem of communism as a new religion. In this scope are also the problems of the politics of remembering the Serbian uprisings, but also of discovering the authentic popular understanding of the First...

CATENA MUNDI

Beograd, 2022,
Paperback, 261 p, (In Serbian)

ISBN 978-86-6343-167-6

SER2123

$36.00

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CATENA MUNDI

Beograd, 2022,
Paperback, 261 p, (In Serbian)

ISBN 978-86-6343-167-6

SER2123

Don't upset ooMalume. A guide to stepping up your Xhosa game

Nqandeka Hombakazi Mercy

Returning to the family homestead in the Eastern Cape for the holidays, and worried that your city ways and less than perfect knowledge of Xhosa culture will get you a wagging finger in the face from ooMalume, the uncles? Don't Upset ooMalume! is a …

...perfect knowledge of Xhosa culture will get you a wagging finger in the face from ooMalume, the uncles? Don't Upset ooMalume! is a fusion of the knowledge of the elders in my village at Mqele and Bulungula where I work. It captures the essence of Xhosa heritage and culture, and explores different aspects of village life, and covers a range of topics, from major Xhosa life ceremonies and traditional clothing, to the significance of uronta (the rondavel) and ubuhlanti (the kraal). Not forgetting the importance of traditional food, popular dishes, edible forage and...

Jonathan Ball Publishers

Johannesburg, 2022,
Paperback, 272 p., il, (In English)

ISBN 9781776192113

SA01367

$76.00

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Jonathan Ball Publishers

Johannesburg, 2022,
Paperback, 272 p., il, (In English)

ISBN 9781776192113

SA01367

Anti-Semitism on the campus

Past and present

Eunice G. Pollack (ed.)

In the book eighteen leading scholars explore the roots and manifestations of anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism at American, British, and Canadian colleges and universities over the course of the 20th century and the responses to them. Topics range fro…

...the responses to them. Topics range from the intensification of anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism on individual campuses and the anti-Israel divestment and boycott movements, to discrimination against Jewish faculty, students, and organizations, and students’ exposure to anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism through popular culture ...

Academic studies press

Brighton MA (USA), 2010,
Hard, 450 p, (In English)

ISBN 978-1-934843-82-6

USA0070

$65.00

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Academic studies press

Brighton MA (USA), 2010,
Hard, 450 p, (In English)

ISBN 978-1-934843-82-6

USA0070

The festival parade of daughters

A study of the Orhuwhorun people

Gibson Fenfe

Orhuwhorun - a prominent community with the Udu Local Government whose 2006 population is cited by Fenfe at 142,480 - has for generations been known for an active and creative cycle of festive performances. During my years in Urhoboland, I was often…

...were unfortunately descending in popularity elsewhere. Elsewhere, Fenfe successfully takes on a most challenging task: an outline of the various migrations of groups to the site of present-day Orhuwhorun... does a fine job explaining the various town festivals, especially the Edjo festivals. Once again here he reiterates the relationship between land (Edjor-Oto) and water (Edjor-Ame) performances, writes an excellent commentary on the arrival of Christianity into Urhoboland, and the consequences that this new religion brought. His last commentary takes us to a most difficult topic: the decline of the 'old' culture. Culture is always changing, and...
...Culture ...

Malthouse Press

Lagos, 2024,
Soft, 250 p, (In English)

ISBN 9789786086842

NG00224

$73.00

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Malthouse Press

Lagos, 2024,
Soft, 250 p, (In English)

ISBN 9789786086842

NG00224

W podróży, przy stole i w łożnicy

Źródła literackie jako zwierciadło staropolskich obyczajów

Krzywy R.

The common denominator of the studies included in the latest book by Professor Roman Krzywy is old Polish customs. The issues discussed do not create a panoramic approach, but explore selected topics, which the author illuminates, referring primaril…

...approach, but explore selected topics, which the author illuminates, referring primarily to literary sources. The reader will find in the book analyses of works that are evidence of the popularity of educational journeys, will look at ceremonial entries to Vilnius, will come into contact with images of women and the works of female poets, will learn how carnival culture influenced old drama, will also read about literary echoes of the bedchamber and the circulation of obscene poems. Old works used conventions that are already outdated today, also referred to forgotten customs, not to mention the increasing linguistic distance. Its reading therefore requires taking into account complex cultural contexts, nuances of poetics...

Muzeum Pałacu Króla Jana III w Wilanowie

Warszawa, 2024,
Hard, 399 p, (In Polish)

ISBN 978-83-965839-5-6

POL4234

$52.00

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Muzeum Pałacu Króla Jana III w Wilanowie

Warszawa, 2024,
Hard, 399 p, (In Polish)

ISBN 978-83-965839-5-6

POL4234

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