Literatura Chicana, 1965-1995

Literatura Chicana, 1965-1995
Author: Manuel de Jesús Hernández-Gutiérrez
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 524
Release: 1997
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 9780815320777

A collection of essays, stories, poems, plays and novels representing the breadth of Chicano/a literature from 1965 to 1995. The anthology highlights major themes of identity, feminism, revisionism, homoeroticism, and internationalism, the political foundations of writers such as Gloria Anzaldua, Lorna Dee Cervantes, Luis Valdes, Gary Soto, and Sergio Elizondo. The selections are offered in Spanish, English, and Spanglish text without translation and feature annotations of colloquial and regional uses of Spanish. Lacks an index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Australian Children's Books: 1973-1988

Australian Children's Books: 1973-1988
Author: Marcie Muir
Publisher: Melbourne University
Total Pages: 514
Release: 1992
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN:

Volume two of a reference work listing all children's books by Australians. Thsi volume covers the period from 1973 to 1988. Entries provide physical descriptions, dates, publishers, illustrations, awards received and, in some cases, remarks on the content. Entries are arrnaged by author. Title and illustrator indexes are included

Aborigines, Race, and Racism

Aborigines, Race, and Racism
Author: Humphrey McQueen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 72
Release: 1974
Genre: History
ISBN:

Using mainly quotations from books, articles, newspaper cuttings and other papers the author illustrates attitudes and policies towards Aborigines since colonisation but particularly racial attitudes during this century.

The Professions in Australia

The Professions in Australia
Author: Paul Boreham
Publisher: St. Lucia, Q. : University of Queensland Press
Total Pages: 310
Release: 1976
Genre: Occupations
ISBN:

Monograph on the current status of professionalism in Australia - gives a critical appraisal of the occupational sociology of professional workers from the viewpoints of social status, attitudes, education, ethics, public interest and social role, and covers teachers, social workers, physicians, the clergy, lawyers, etc. References and statistical tables.

John Tomb's Head

John Tomb's Head
Author: Stephanie Johnson
Publisher: Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
Total Pages: 219
Release: 2012-10-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1775530213

Returning to the biting and hilarious satire of contemporary New Zealand conveyed so well in the prize-winning The Shag Incident, this is a daring, astute and rollicking novel. John Tomb saw more of the world than most Englishmen of the early nineteenth century. From England to Australia to New Zealand, he led a life of adventure and romance. Two hundred years after his death, his tattooed head is discovered in an American museum. His spirit reawakened, John Tomb wryly observes those who would lay claim to his relic. Among others, there's the New Zealand delegation headed by the Prime Minister and including Tomb's Maori descendants, a leading historian, a prominent carver, the Diplomatic Protection Squad and the Prime Minister's fifteen-year-old daughter. From England come Tomb's English descendants and supporters, eager to take the head back to the land of his birth and their family museum. There is also a wealthy private collector and his clever wife ...

Mystery Tribune / Issue No9

Mystery Tribune / Issue No9
Author: Brendan DuBois
Publisher: Mystery Tribune via PublishDrive
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2019-05-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Our 240 page Issue No9, Spring 2019 edition of Mystery Tribune is a must-have featuring Brendan DuBois, Andrew Bourelle, Greg Herren, Kevin Egan and Brian Silverman among others. Issue No9: Spring 2019 features A curated collection of short fiction including stories by Brendan DuBois, Andrew Bourelle, Greg Herren, Kevin Egan, Brian Silverman, E.A. Aymar, J.B. Stevens, Tom Larsen, and Tim Bemis. Interviews and Reviews by Jasper Fforde, Tracy Clark, Tori Eldridge, Isabella Maldonado, Tobias Carroll, and Charles Perry. Art and Photography by Montserrat Diaz, Sabrina Fattal, Valentin Duciel and more. This issue also features a preview of the new The Bone Parish Vol. 1 graphic novel by Cullen Bunn and Jonas Scharf. NY Times Bestselling author Reed Farrel Coleman has called Mystery Tribune “a cut above” and mystery grand masters Lawrence Block and Max Allan Collins have praised it for its “solid fiction” and “the most elegant design”. An elegantly crafted quarterly issue, printed on uncoated paper and with a beautiful layout designed for optimal reading experience, our Spring 2019 issue will make a perfect companion or gift for avid mystery readers and fans of literary crime fiction.