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Changing Rural Life A Christian Response to Key Rural Issues Jeremy Martineau; Leslie J Francis; Peter Francis (Edited by) Canterbury 2004 Paperback
Genetically modified crops, biodiversity, globalization and local autonomy, the migration from town to country... Many countryside concerns are now hiGenetically modified crops, biodiversity, globalization and local autonomy, the migration from town to country... Many countryside concerns are now high on the political and public agenda. In these 13 essays, Anglican bishops of rural dioceses throughout Britain and Ireland reflect on a wide range of issues affecting the rural economy, environment, community and faith. Among other topics addressed are isolated communities, the ownership of the land, modern agriculture and the consumer, and the rural Church. ...more
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Among the Ibos of Africa
GT Basden Nonsuch 2006 Paperback Illustrated
In 1900, George Basden was a young Anglican priest, sent to Nigeria to bring Christianity to the Ibo (now more usually Igbo) people. Basden was passioIn 1900, George Basden was a young Anglican priest, sent to Nigeria to bring Christianity to the Ibo (now more usually Igbo) people. Basden was passionately interested in geography and anthropology, and when this detailed factual account of Ibo life was first published in 1921 it was immediately acknowledged as an important contribution to the literature of West Africa. It remains one of the key historical texts on the area and its people. ...more
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Discipline and Liberty Television and Governance Gareth Palmer Manchester University Press 2003 Paperback
A study of the different ways in which television represents the public, and how it recommends we conduct ourselves in all spheres of our lives. TakinA study of the different ways in which television represents the public, and how it recommends we conduct ourselves in all spheres of our lives. Taking Foucault''s notion of governance, Gareth Palmer applies it to a range of television formats loosely described as reality TV....more
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Darwinian Dominion Animal Welfare and Human Interests Lewis Petrinovich MIT 1999 Hardback
This book is the third in a trilogy concerned with the morality of various actions that affect the birth, life and death of organisms. Using principleThis book is the third in a trilogy concerned with the morality of various actions that affect the birth, life and death of organisms. Using principles of moral philosophy, biology, evolutionary theory, neurophysiology, medicine and cognitive science, Petrinovich discusses such topics as foetal and prenatal development, development of the mind and brain in zoos and as pets, and the importance of biodiversity....more
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Fashioning the Frame Boundaries, Dress and the Body Alexandra Warwick; Dani Cavallaro Berg 1998 Paperback Illustrated
A survey of recent scholarship on theorizing clothing, presenting an original theory of what dress means in relation to the body and examining its rolA survey of recent scholarship on theorizing clothing, presenting an original theory of what dress means in relation to the body and examining its role in social structures and how it relates to individual and collective identity....more
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Fashioning the Body Politic Dress, Gender, Citizenship Wendy Parkins (Edited by) Berg 2002 Paperback Illustrated
Essays on fashion in relation to gender and citizenship, addressing issues such as how suffragette women used dressing up for the purpose of politicalEssays on fashion in relation to gender and citizenship, addressing issues such as how suffragette women used dressing up for the purpose of political protest and how the uniforms of scouts and guides defined gender, and racial and religious boundaries....more
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The Acropolis Global Fame, Local Claim Eleana Yalouri Berg 2001 Paperback Illustrated
A study of the meaning of the Acropolis in contemporary Greece addressing how global ideas are adopted by local cultures and how Greeks deal with theiA study of the meaning of the Acropolis in contemporary Greece addressing how global ideas are adopted by local cultures and how Greeks deal with their classical heritage....more
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Fags, Hags and Queer Sisters Gender Dissent and Heterosocial Bonds in Gay Culture Stephen Maddison Palgrave 2000 Hardback
Examining a great range of texts, from A Streetcar Named Desire to queer lifestyle magazines, Maddison develops new terms for understanding the culturExamining a great range of texts, from A Streetcar Named Desire to queer lifestyle magazines, Maddison develops new terms for understanding the cultural importance of relationships between gay men and women. ...more
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Thomas Hobbes Leviathan (Two volumes) GAJ Rogers; Karl Schuhmann (Edited by) Continuum 2006 Paperback
This is the first critical edition of Hobbes's masterpiece to take proper account of the publishing history of the work and of Hobbes's own wishes. RoThis is the first critical edition of Hobbes's masterpiece to take proper account of the publishing history of the work and of Hobbes's own wishes. Rogers and Schuhmann present a new, scholarly version of the text based on the so-called 'Head' edition of 1651 and drawing on a critical examination of other editions and on the Egerton Manuscript, prepared by Hobbes himself. Volume One contains the Introduction, covering the genesis of Leviathan, the Hobbesian sources, the different versions and the Latin edition; Volume Two presents the text and notes. ...more
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Life's Worth < The Case Against Assisted Suicide Arthur J Dyck Eerdmans 2002 Paperback
Today there is a growing acceptance of physician-assisted suicide and even Christians are beginning to factor the possibility into their ethical underToday there is a growing acceptance of physician-assisted suicide and even Christians are beginning to factor the possibility into their ethical understanding. Would it not be compassionate to acquiesce in a terminally ill patient's request to end it all? This sentiment seems reasonable, even humane. But, as Harvard ethicist Arthur Dyck shows, there are solid moral and practical bases for the existing laws against assisted suicide in the USA and elsewhere. From the Critical Issues in Bioethics series. ...more
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The Story of V A Natural History of Female Sexuality Catherine Blackledge Rutgers University Press 2004 Hardback Illustrated
In 'a full and frank a picture as possible of female genitalia', Catherine Blackledge looks at how women's reproductive organs, and the vagina in partIn 'a full and frank a picture as possible of female genitalia', Catherine Blackledge looks at how women's reproductive organs, and the vagina in particular, have been viewed by science and from other perspectives including those of religion, language, literature, mythology, art and anthropology. Discussing everything from prehistoric images of the vagina as fertility symbol to modern arguments about the function of orgasm, the study offers 'a much-needed counterpoint to all-too-common and easily accessed pornographic images'. ...more
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History, Religion and Identity in Modern Britain
Keith Robbins Hambledon 1993 Hardback
In 20 essays, written between 1970 and 1993, Robbins addresses three themes in discussing the 'Identity of Britain': the work of British historians; bIn 20 essays, written between 1970 and 1993, Robbins addresses three themes in discussing the 'Identity of Britain': the work of British historians; beliefs, values and religion; and regional and national relationships within the British Isles. Slightly off-mint....more
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