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Modjaji Books is a small, independent, feminist publishing company, that started in 2007 in Cape Town.
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The ArtsJanuary 2019Tears of laughter
Comedy-drama in 1990s British cinema
by Nigel Mather
Tears of laughter' examines the interactions of comedy and drama in three vital thematic strands of British cinema during the 1990s: comedies exploring issues of class, culture and community in British society, 'ethnic' comedy-dramas engaging with complex issues of identity and allegiance in modern Britain, and romantic comedies featuring characters searching (somewhat desperately or frantically) for a suitable and desirable long-term or short-term partner. Films to be discussed in detail include 'Brassed Off' (1996), 'The Full Monty' (1997), 'East is East' (1999), 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' (1994), 'Notting Hill' (1999) and a post-1990s romantic comedy, 'Love Actually' (2003). The study discusses these specific films and a range of other 1990s British comedy-drama films within the context of community-orientated Ealing comedy classics, contentious situation comedies treating race relations as both a laughing matter and a site of conflict ('Till Death Us Do Part' and 'Love Thy Neighbour'), and romantic comedies set and produced in Britain. It is aimed at film studies academics, students and film enthusiasts.
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Humanities & Social SciencesJanuary 2017The West must wait
County Galway and the Irish Free State, 1922–32
by Una Newell
The West must wait presents a new perspective on the development of the Irish Free State. It extends the regional historical debate beyond the Irish revolution and raises a series of challenging questions about post-civil war society in Ireland. Through a detailed examination of key local themes - land, poverty, politics, emigration, the status of the Irish language, the influence of radical republicans and the authority of the Catholic Church - it offers a probing analysis of the socio-political realities of life in the new state. This book opens up a new dimension by providing a rural contrast to the Dublin-centred views of Irish politics. Significantly, it reveals the level of deprivation in local Free State society with which the government had to confront in the west. Rigorously researched, it explores the disconnect between the perceptions of what independence would deliver and what was achieved by the incumbent Cumann na nGaedheal administration.
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MedicineThe Psychologist’s Role in Disaster Risk Reduction
Theory and Practice
by Olavo Sant’Anna Filho / Daniela da Cunha Lopes (Eds.)
The book introduces the psychology of disaster scenarios, taking into account national and international research. The title outlines different concepts, like anguish, stress, and resilience, and highlights the importance of psychosocial attention to minimize the consequences of disastrous situations and maintaining good mental health. The book consists of a foreword and four chapters, which include a technical note from the Federal Counsel of Psychology, the main concepts of risk and disaster management, and information on the official agencies and nonprofit organizations that work with disaster risks reduction. Target Group: clinical psychologists, mental health professionals, psychiatrists, students, and teachers
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The ArtsOctober 2025Fashion in theory
Historicization, subjectivity and practice
by Marco Pecorari
For Spring Summer 2020, Gucci showed a collection questioning identity politics and capitalism. Rather than the usual explanation of the material, shapes or inspirations behind the collection, the press release handed out at the show quoted the philosopher Michel Foucault and questioned the very nature of fashion itself. Gucci's press release reflects the popularization of critical theory in public discourse and fashion in particular. Philosophers, activists and academics are increasingly recruited to collaborate with luxury brands, and main-stream fashion brands have begun to adopt a discourse about politics and critical thinking using, in their communication, concepts such as "resistance", "gender fluidity", "national identity" or "cultural heritage" without accompanying these discourses with any form of political engagement or activism. Based on this intellectualization of the fashion industry and the recent proliferation of critical theory in fashion education, this book stresses the importance of rethinking the relationship between fashion and theory. Drawing together eleven chapters and four conversations by and with philosophers, cultural theorists, historians, anthropologists, activists, performers and designers, the book investigates both the theorization of fashion and the ways in which fashion offers a useful landscape in understanding the current state of critical theory today.
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Humanities & Social SciencesJanuary 2023Democracy and dissent in the Irish Free State
by Jason Knirck
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Humanities & Social SciencesJanuary 2026Rodrigo Ximenez de Rada’s Minor Histories
by Aymenn Al-Tamimi
This work provides the first complete English translation of works by Toledan archbishop Rodrigo Ximénez de Rada (1170-1247 CE), whose 'Minor Histories' are sequels to his larger 'Gothic History' and thus round off his grand history of Spain project that he began at the request of King Ferdinand III. The 'Minor Histories' include Rodrigo's 'History of the Arabs' that can be considered the first surviving Western monograph focused on Arab and Islamic history and thus occupies a unique position in the medieval Latin corpus of writings. In addition to the translation, this book provides a thorough and accessible introduction to the life and works of Rodrigo, making sense of the context in which he wrote and his historical method. The translations are thoroughly annotated including cross-references to other Latin and Arabic sources for comparison.
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August 2022Na klar, Lotta kann Rad fahren
Das Hörspiel
by Astrid Lindgren, Uticha Marmon, Jennifer Cubela, Thyra Dohrenburg, Anna-Liese Kornitzky, , Uticha Marmon, Jennifer Cubela, Dieter Faber, Hans Löw, Hedi Kriegeskotte, Julia Nachtmann, Achim Buch, Nelia Olbrich, Mille Steffensen, Henry Liam Hallak, Christos Topulos, Ilon Wikland
Na klar kann Lotta Rad fahren, schließlich kann sie fast alles (pfeifen oder kranken Leuten helfen zum Beispiel), und nun wird sie fünf und wünscht sich nichts sehnlicher als ein Fahrrad. Überhaupt ist Lotta das fröhlichste Kind in der ganzen Krachmacherstraße – es sei denn, es gibt kein Fahrrad oder sie ist sauer auf ihre Geschwister. Lotta ist eine der hinreißendsten Kinderbuchheldinnen von Astrid Lindgren. Diese moderne Neuinszenierung für alte und neue Lotta-Fans enthält die Geschichten »Na klar, Lotta kann Rad fahren« und »Natürlich ist Lotta ein fröhliches Kind«.
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August 2022Na klar, Lotta kann Rad fahren
by Astrid Lindgren, Hans Löw, Hedi Kriegeskotte, Julia Nachtmann, Achim Buch, Nelia Olbrich, Mille Steffensen, Henry Liam Hallak, Christos Topulos, Thyra Dohrenburg, Anna-Liese Kornitzky, CSC creative sound conception, Ilon Wikland, Uticha Marmon, Jennifer Cubela, Uticha Marmon, Jennifer Cubela, Dieter Faber
Lotta kann fast alles: pfeifen, kranken Leuten helfen und sogar Fahrrad fahren – im Geheimen. Und nicht nur das – Lotta ist auch noch das fröhlichste Kind in der ganzen Krachmacherstraße. Es sei denn, sie ist gerade böse. Auf ihre Geschwister zum Beispiel. Aber dann zieht Lotta einfach zu Tante Berg, denn die ist immer lieb. Die kleine Lotta ist eine von Astrid Lindgrens hinreißendsten und eigenwilligsten Kinderbuchheldinnen. Enthält die Geschichten «Na klar, Lotta kann Rad fahren» und »Natürlich ist Lotta ein fröhliches Kind». Ein Hörspiel für alte und neue Lotta-Fans.
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Lifestyle, Sport & LeisureJune 2024Round our way
Sam Hanna's visual legacy
by Heather Nicholson
Sam Hanna (1903-96), a pioneering filmmaker from Burnley, Lancashire, was dubbed the 'Lowry of filmmaking' by BBC broadcaster Brian Redhead in the 1980s. The well-meant label stuck, even though it misses the variety of Hanna's remarkable output. Hanna's intimate glimpses into the lives of strangers enable us to imagine the possible stories that lie behind the images. Away from mid-century exponents of documentary filmmaking and photography, Hanna shows us humanity and a microcosm of a world in change, where his subjects are caught up in issues far beyond their grasp that we, as onlookers years later, encounter and see afresh. Written and curated by historian Heather Norris Nicholson, Round our way combines stills, essays and archive photography to document Hanna's unique visual record on film, particularly in northern England, but also further afield, during decades of profound change.
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