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A Very Short IntroductionThis book provides an historical account of feminism, exploring its earliest roots and key issues such as voting rights and the liberation of the sixties. Margaret Walters brings the subject completely up to date by providing a global analysis of the situation of women, from Europe and the United States to Third World...

Jazz at the Dawn of Its Second CenturyGary Giddins&'s magnificent book Visions of Jazz has been hailed as a landmark in music criticism. Jonathan Yardley in The Washington Post called it "e;the definitive compendium by the most interesting jazz critic now at work."e; And Alfred Appel, Jr., in The New York Times Book Review, said it was...

In this Very Short Introduction, Vanessa Schwartz argues that modern France, as        both a world stage and a global crossroads, is an essential actor in the development        of contemporary culture. Indeed, French is the only language other than English        spoken on five continents, and more people still visit France than anywhere else...

Often called the Picasso, Stravinsky, or Frank Lloyd Wright of the dance world,        Martha Graham revolutionized ballet stages across the globe. Using newly discovered        archival sources, award-winning choreographer and dance historian Mark Franko        reframes Graham's most famous creations, those from the World War II era,...

Conservatism from Edmund Burke to Sarah PalinLate in life, William F. Buckley made a confession to Corey Robin. Capitalism is "e;boring,"e; said the founding father of the American right. "e;Devoting your life to it,"e; as conservatives do, "e;is horrifying if only because it&'s so repetitious. It&'s like sex."e; With this...

The Politics of Inclusion and ExclusionWelfare States and Immigrant Rights deals with the policies and politics of        immigrants' inclusion and exclusion in six countries representing different types of        welfare states: the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Sweden, and        Denmark....