After her identical twin sister, who, haunted by childhood experiences with father figures and further damaged by being raped as a young adult, succumbs to drugs and depression, the author, after read
A blazingly passionate memoir of identity and love: when a charismatic and troubled young woman dies tragically, her identical twin must struggle to surviveChrista Parravani and her identical twin, Ca
"Pushing for Midwives is a fascinating, richly analytical ethnography. Craven shows how class, especially, continues to create profoundly different orientations to reproductive politics, `respectabili
"Pushing for Midwives is a fascinating, richly analytical ethnography. Craven shows how class, especially, continues to create profoundly different orientations to reproductive politics, `respectabili
Using an inclusive, empowering approach, this book explains how every woman ? lesbian, bisexual, heterosexual, or solo ? can add relish to sexual encounters and increase her pleasure through tantric m
"This book examines arguments made in the colonial Americas for the gradual mitigation of slavery rather than outright abolition"--Provided by publisher.
Scientists, and their research, are often shaped by the prevailing social and political context at the time. Kuljian explores this trend in South Africa and provides fresh insight on the search for hu
Critics of the Grimms' folktales have often imposed narrow patriotic, religious, moralistic, social, and pragmatic meanings of their stories, sometimes banning them altogether from nurseries and schoo
Practice research partnerships in social work can make a significant difference to social work service delivery. This comprehensive, accessibly written resource is designed to help students and practi
This book examines the lag in Japanese adoption of contemporary medical technology, and therapies. Altenstetter takes an in-depth look at the root causes in the regulatory framework of Japanese medici
Professor Kamenetsky examines the changing state of children’s literature and folklore in Germany under the impact of Nazi cultural policy between 1933 and 1945. Beginning with a historical intr
