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      Humanities & Social Sciences
      March 2017

      Gender and imperialism

      by Clare Midgley

      This book marks an important new intervention into a vibrant area of scholarship, creating a dialogue between the histories of imperialism and of women and gender. By engaging critically with both traditional British imperial history and colonial discourse analysis, the essays demonstrate how feminist historians can play a central role in creating new histories of British imperialism. Chronologically, the focus is on the late eighteenth to early twentieth centuries, while geographically the essays range from the Caribbean to Australia and span India, Africa, Ireland and Britain itself. Topics explored include the question of female agency in imperial contexts, the relationships between feminism and nationalism, and questions of sexuality, masculinity and imperial power.

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      Humanities & Social Sciences
      February 2006

      Sex, politics and empire

      A postcolonial geography

      by Richard Phillips, Andrew Thompson, John Mackenzie, Caroline Wilding

      Colonial governments, institutions and companies recognised that in many ways the effective operation of the Empire depended upon sexual arrangements. For example, nuclear families serving agricultural colonization, and prostitutes working for single men who powered armies and plantations, mines and bureaucracies. For this reason they devised elaborate systems of sexual governance, such as attending to marriage and the family. However, they also devoted disproportionate energy to marking and policing the sexual margins. In Sex, Politics and Empire, Richard Phillips investigates controversies surrounding prostitution, homosexuality and the age of consent in the British Empire, and revolutionises our notions about the importance of sex as a nexus of imperial power relations. ;

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      Literature & Literary Studies
      March 2013

      Simone de Beauvoir's The Second Sex

      by Jeff Wallace, Ruth Evans, John Whale

      Acknowledged by many feminists as the single most important theoretical work of the twentieth century, Simone de Beauvoir's The Second Sex (1949) nevertheless occupies an anomalous place in the feminist 'canon'. Yet it has had an undeniable impact, not only on the development of critiques of sexual politics but on twentieth-century western thinking about the concept of 'woman' in general. This collection of six new essays by scholars from the disciplines of French, English literature, history, cultural criticism, feminist theory and philosophy makes a valuable contribution to the task of re-reading and reassessing this enormously influential text for a new generation of feminist readers, and also for cultural theorists, for whom the question of 'the feminine' is at the centre of key debates in philosophy and postmodernity. The contributors provide a significantly new rethinking of the place of The Second Sex in cultural history and of women and representation, the role of 'fictions' and the problem of ethical agency in the work of the leading intellectual woman of this age. ;

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      Literature & Literary Studies
      September 2025

      Love and anti-Judaism in medieval English romance

      Typologies of violence and desire

      by Hope Doherty-Harrison

      Love and anti-Judaism is a new examination of medieval romance for the questions it poses of the most significant events in Christian history. Providing new readings of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Sir Orfeo, Sir Gowther and Sir Amadace, the book argues that romance explores depictions of love-and the sacrifices it may necessitate-in the Hebrew Bible, especially where they do not easily fit into interpretations asserting that this history must prefigure Christ and the crucifixion. An examination of anti-Judaism as a discourse of violence and desire that could be turned inwardly to expose the irresolution in Christianity, this book will provoke new investigations into the religious crises of medieval romance.

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      July 2016

      The Last Love

      by Can Xue

      This novel by Can Xue presents a whole range of characters with strong personality, such as Joe, Maria, Vincent, Lisa, Reagan and Ida. They are full of vitality and are accordingly unsatisfied with their present status. They actively explore unknown field of life and firmly embark on the journey of spiritual exploration. The novel focuses the complicated and intertwining relationship between husbands, wives and lovers to uncover the hidden inner desire of each character. Boiling wild nature and advanced civilization collide with each other before they finally become one unity. For the readers, entering the world of these characters is like entering their own inner world.

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      Literature & Literary Studies
      October 2017

      Botany, sexuality and women's writing, 1760–1830

      From modest shoot to forward plant

      by Sam George

      In this fascinating study, Samantha George explores the cultivation of the female mind and the feminised discourse of botanical literature in eighteenth-century Britain. In particular, she discusses British women's engagement with the Swedish botanist, Carl Linnaeus, and his unsettling discovery of plant sexuality. Previously ignored primary texts of an extraordinary nature are rescued from obscurity and assigned a proper place in the histories of science, eighteenth-century literature, and women's writing. The result is groundbreaking: the author explores nationality and sexuality debates in relation to botany and charts the appearance of a new literary stereotype, the sexually precocious female botanist. She uncovers an anonymous poem on Linnaean botany, handwritten in the eighteenth century, and subsequently traces the development of a new genre of women's writing - the botanical poem with scientific notes. The book is indispensable reading for all scholars of the eighteenth century, especially those interested in Romantic women's writing, or the relationship between literature and science.

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      Humanities & Social Sciences
      June 2025

      Before Gender

      Lost stories from trans history 1850-1950

      by Eli Erlick

      Discover the trailblazing lives of thirty trans people who will radically change everything you've been told about transgender history. Highlighting influential individuals from 1850 to 1950 who are all but unknown today, Eli Erlick shares thirty remarkable stories from romance to rebellion and mystery to murder. These narratives chronicle the grit, joy and survival of trans people long before gender became an everyday term. Organised into four parts, paralleling today's controversies over gender identity - kids, activists, workers and athletes - Before Gender introduces figures whose forgotten stories transform the discussion. These ground-breaking histories include two of the first teens to access gender-affirming medical treatment, a countess who instigated an LGBTQ+ riot forty years before Stonewall and the greatest female billiards player of the 1910s. Bold and visionary, Erlick's debut uncovers these lost stories from the depths of the archives to narrate trans lives in a way that has never been attempted before.

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      The Arts
      January 2019

      From Perversion to Purity

      The stardom of Catherine Deneuve

      by Lisa Downing, Sue Harris

      Catherine Deneuve is indisputably one of the world's most celebrated actresses, both in her native France and throughout the world. Her career has spanned five decades during which she has worked with the most significant of French auteurs, as well as forging partnerships with international directors such as Bunuel and Polanski. The Deneuve star persona has attained such iconic status that it can now symbolise the very essence of French womanhood and civic identity. In this wide-ranging and authoritative collection of essays by a selection of international film academics and writers, the Deneuve persona is scrutinised and illuminated. Beyond the glamorous iconographic status of Yves Saint Laurent's muse, and the epitome of sexual inviolability, Deneuve's status as actress is foregrounded. The book will be essential reading for students and lecturers in star studies.

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      September 2022

      Sex in echt

      Offene Antworten auf deine Fragen zu Liebe, Lust und Pubertät

      by Nadine Beck, Rosa Schilling, Sandra Bayer

      "Sex in echt" von Nadine Beck und Rosa Schilling ist ein innovatives Aufklärungsbuch, das Jugendliche auf ihrer Entdeckungsreise durch die Welt der Sexualität begleitet. Es richtet sich an Heranwachsende, die sich mitten in der Pubertät befinden – einer Zeit voller Veränderungen, Fragen und Unsicherheiten. Im Unterschied zu traditionellen Aufklärungsbüchern, die oft als trocken und veraltet wahrgenommen werden, schlägt "Sex in echt" einen frischen, direkten und unverkrampften Ton an. Die Autorinnen sprechen Themen an, die Jugendliche wirklich interessieren: von Dating und Beziehungen über Safer Sex und Verhütung bis hin zu Selbstbefriedigung und sexuellen Vorlieben. Das Buch behandelt auch die Vielfalt der Körper und die Schönheit jeder individuellen Sexualität, wobei es sich bewusst von Stereotypen und Vorurteilen distanziert. Das Werk zeichnet sich durch seine moderne und ansprechende Aufmachung aus, unterstützt durch die lebendigen Illustrationen von Sandra Bayer. Diese vermitteln eine positive und inklusive Botschaft, die Körpervielfalt und verschiedene sexuelle Orientierungen und Identitäten respektiert und wertschätzt. "Sex in echt" bietet nicht nur fundierte Informationen, sondern ermutigt Jugendliche auch dazu, ein selbstbestimmtes und positives Verhältnis zu ihrer Sexualität zu entwickeln. Es ist ein wertvoller Ratgeber, der junge Leserinnen und Leser dazu anregt, Fragen zu stellen, sich selbst zu erkunden und gesunde Beziehungen zu führen. Das Buch wurde für seine offene und einfühlsame Herangehensweise an das Thema Sexualität für den Deutschen Jugendliteraturpreis nominiert und hat sich damit als wichtige Ressource sowohl für Jugendliche als auch für Erwachsene etabliert. Moderne und direkte Ansprache: Spricht Jugendliche auf Augenhöhe an und vermeidet peinliche "Aufklärungsstunden". Umfassende Themenvielfalt: Deckt alle relevanten Bereiche ab, von körperlicher Entwicklung bis hin zu emotionalen Aspekten der Sexualität. Inklusiv und divers: Berücksichtigt eine breite Palette von Identitäten, Orientierungen und Körperbildern. Unterstützt durch Fachwissen: Bietet wissenschaftlich fundierte Informationen in einem jugendfreundlichen Format. Interaktives Layout: Mit ansprechenden Illustrationen und einem lebhaften Design, das zum Lesen und Entdecken einlädt. Empowerment und Selbstakzeptanz: Fördert ein positives Selbstbild und eine gesunde Einstellung zur Sexualität. Nominierung für den Deutschen Jugendliteraturpreis: Unterstreicht die Qualität und Relevanz des Buches. Wertvoll für Jugendliche und Erwachsene: Bietet wichtige Einblicke und fördert offene Gespräche über Sexualität in der Familie.

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      Business, Economics & Law
      September 2020

      Tourism and Gender-based Violence

      Challenging Inequalities

      by Paola Vizcaino-Suárez, Heather Jeffrey, Claudia Eger

      Gender-based violence (GBV) in travel and tourism is embedded within wider social structures of gender inequalities and discrimination. Even though it is pertinent to study GBV in all its forms, this book focuses on the multiple and interconnected manifestations of violence that women/girls encounter in tourism consumption and production (physical, sexual, emotional or socio-economic), while seeking to open the debate on violence against sexual minorities (LGBT) and discussing men/boys as victims and perpetrators of GBV. By engaging in a critical exploration of the theoretical landscape of GBV and case studies on GBV and sexual harassment, the book adopts a multidisciplinary perspective drawing on feminist, intersectional and post-colonial frameworks, bringing together contributions from academics and practitioners across the globe.

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      Humanities & Social Sciences
      June 2024

      Politicising and gendering care for older people

      Multidisciplinary perspectives from Europe

      by Anca Dohotariu, Ana Paula Gil, Lubica Volanská

      This book offers a new critical framework for understanding the processes of politicising and gendering care for older people and their manifestations in several European contexts. It interrogates how care for older adults varies across time and place while searching for an in-depth comprehension of how it becomes an arena of political struggle and the object of public policy in different countries and at various societal and political levels. It brings together multidisciplinary contributions that examine the issue of care for older people as a political concern from many angles, such as problematising care needs, long-term care policies, home care services, institutional services and family care. The contributions reveal the diversity of situations in which the processes of politicising and gendering care for older adults overlap, contradict or reinforce each other while leading to increased gender (in)equalities on different levels.

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      Humanities & Social Sciences
      January 2026

      Premodern ruling sexualities

      by Gabrielle Storey, Zita Eva Rohr

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      March 2024

      Anything Is Possible, Nothing Is Working

      Why we are having less and less sex

      by Juliane Burghardt

      Many would agree that we are living in one of humanity’s most permissive times. Sex seems to be available anywhere, anytime. These developments can lead to the conclusion that we are all having all the sex we want today. In fact, though, a number of international studies have shown in recent years that our mobile phone and pornography consumption in particular, as well as women’s empowerment, have led to a decrease rather than an increase in sexuality. In her entertaining book, Juliane Burghardt analyses and evaluates the situation in our bedrooms.

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      September 2025

      Liberated Pleasure. A workbook for Women

      by Julia Sparmann

      Far too often, everyday stress, pressure to perform or inner blockages spoil our enjoyment of the most beautiful thing in the world: our female sexuality. How can we free ourselves from firmly internalized taboos? What little tricks can we use to get our sex life back on track and keep the imagination in our head running successfully?Experienced sex therapist Julia Sparmann not only offers surprising solutions to typical problems such as loss of libido, communication difficulties or orgasm problems. She also encourages women to deal confidently with their sexuality and develop a positive body image.

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      2024

      Why headless males are better lovers

      Sex and reproduction in the animal kingdom

      by Monika Niehaus / Michael Wink

      "Sex sells" also applies to evolution. Without sex, there is no genetic variation, and without genetic variation, there is no natural selection and evolution. When it comes to sex and reproduction, all animals have things in common, but there are also many variations. In this game of the sexes, everything revolves around the conflicts of interest between females and males, the diversity of mating systems, matriarchal and patriarchal communities and the securing of paternity, whether through beauty, song and dance or violence.

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      August 2014

      The First Year of the Love Calendar

      by Wang Yuewen

      Sun Li, the protagonist of the novel, is a bestseller writer and his wife Xizi is the head of a university library. Their son Sun Yichi has been rebellious and unruly since childhood, remaining distant from his mother. Afraid of the exhaustion of his creativity, the middle-aged Sun Li begins to question the meaning of his writings. He thus suffers from serious insomnia and anxiety. Just at this time, his wife Xizi begins to have her own amorous secrets. Sun Li also finds himself unable to leave Li Qiao, director of New Evening Paper. These affairs have pushed their seemingly peaceful family life to the verge of collapse. The love calendar refers to the calendar that belongs only to Sun Li and his wife Xizi for their love. But such turbulent life experience has caused them to temporarily betray their love calendar … They eventually begin again the first year of their love calendar. Through the depiction of the love, marriage, and family life of Sun Li and Xizi, the novel becomes a retrospection of the spiritual tendency, emotional development and love pattern of the Chinese over the past 20 to 30 years. It also vividly outlines the changes of social mores in China over the past years in a figurative way. Even amorous entanglements are not devoid of elements of the officialdom, with honest and corrupt officials still on the scene. According to Wang Yuewen, this is an element of reality rather than of officialdom – “after all nobody can live in a vacuum space”.

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