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Liminality and the Short Story : Boundary Crossings in American, Canadian, and British Writing
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Subject(s): Short story | Liminality Summary: "This book is a study of the short story, one of the widest taught genres in English literature, from an innovative methodological perspective. Both liminality and the short story are well-researched phenomena, but the combination of both is not frequent. This book discusses the relevance of the

National Poetry, Empires and War
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Subject(s): Poetry -- History and criticism | Nationalism in literature | War and literature Summary: "Nationalism has given the world a genre of poetry bright with ideals of justice, freedom and the brotherhood of man, but also, at times, burning with humiliation and grievance, hatred and lust for revenge, driving human kind, as the Austri

Perverse Psychology : the Pathologization of Sexual Violence and Transgenderism
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Subject(s): Sex crimes -- Psychological aspects | Social psychology Summary: "Psychology defines people who take pleasure in the suffering of others as having a form of mental illness, while media representations frame such behaviour as 'evil'. This is hotly contested territory, not least where sexual violence is concerned - violenc

Language, Literacy and Diversity : Moving Words
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Introducing Comparative Literature : New Trends and Applications
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Subject(s): Comparative literature Summary: "Introducing Comparative Literature is a comprehensive guide to the field offering clear, concise information alongside useful analysis and examples. It frames the introduction within recent theoretical debates and shifts in the discipline whilst also addressing the history of the field and its pr

Dustbin Baby
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Subject(s): Adopted children -- Juvenile fiction | Abandoned children -- Juvenile fiction | Mothers and daughters -- Juvenile fiction Summary: April knows she was abandoned in a rubbish bin as a newborn baby, fourteen years ago. Now she's happily settled with her foster mother, Marion - but there's a part of April that's desperate t

All Together Dead
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Subject(s): Stackhouse, Sookie (Fictitious character) -- Fiction | Vampires -- Fiction | Louisiana -- Fiction Summary: Betrayed by her longtime vampire lover, cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse has her hands full dealing with every kind of undead and paranormal creature, as well as the new man in her life, the shapeshifter Quinn, and the upcom

The Story of Tracy Beaker
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Subject(s): Foster home care -- Juvenile fiction | Mothers and daughters -- Juvenile fiction Summary: Ten-year-old Tracy, who lives in a children's home because her mother was forced to give her up, dreams of getting a good foster family where she can be happy until her mother comes back for her. Holdings: ,Book - General,Gomba

Conflict Landscapes and Archaeology from Above
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Subject(s): Military archaeology -- Case studies | Landscape archaeology -- Case studies | Aerial photography in archaeology -- Case studies | Military history, Modern -- 20th century | War memorials -- History -- 20th century | Europe -- Antiquities | Australia -- Antiquities Scope and content: "The study of conflict archaeology has develo

Empirical Development Economics
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Subject(s): Development economics | Poverty | Income distribution | Econometrics Summary: "Understanding why so many people across the world are so poor is one of the central intellectual challenges of our time. What explains a pattern of extreme destitution for billions combined with plutocratic levels of income for a tiny minority? This b

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