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Women and Immigration Law
Taylor and Francis 2006; US$ 57.95This book examines immigration law from a gender perspective. It shows how immigration law situates gender conflicts outside the national order, projecting them onto non-western countries, exotic cultures, clandestine labour and criminal organizations. In doing so, immigration law sustains the illusion that gender conflicts have moved beyond the pale... more...
The Fourth Durango
St. Martin's Press 2007; US$ 18.99The Fourth Durango is not your ordinary Durango. It's not in Spain, or Mexico, and it's not a ski town in the Colorado Rockies, although Durangos do exist in all of those places. This Durango has an industry, albeit a rather odd one-it is a hideout business, a place where people pay to find sanctuary from former friends and associates who are... more...
Words, Words, Words: Philology and Beyond
Narr Francke Attempto 2012; US$ 80.44Hauptbeschreibung This Festschrift comprises a series of papers written in honour of the philologist Andreas Fischer, on the occasion of his sixty-fifth birthday. As in Andreas Fischer's own research, the main focus of the volume is on words: words in modern varieties, such as emergent conjunctions in Australian, American and British English; words... more...
Cult Film Stardom
Palgrave Macmillan 2012; US$ 90.00The term 'cult film star' has been employed in popular journalistic writing for the last 25 years, but what makes cult stars distinct from other film stars has rarely been addressed. This collection explores the processes through which film stars/actors become associated with the cult label, from Bill Murray to Ruth Gordon and Ingrid Pitt. more...
Must Read
Bloomsbury Publishing 2012; US$ 19.99What is it about certain books that makes them bestsellers? Why do some of these books remain popular for centuries, and others fade gently into obscurity? And why is it that when scholars do turn their attention to bestsellers, they seem only to be interested in the same handful of blockbusters, when so many books that were once immensely popular... more...
The Complete Guide to Finding the Birds of Australia
CSIRO Publishing 2011; US$ 42.95A complete guide to locating every resident bird species in Australia. more...
1-2-3 Magic for Teachers
ParentMagic, Inc. 2004; US$ 11.99Offering advice for teachers eager to develop better discipline in the classroom, this guide provides practical methods for eliminating disruptive behavior, encouraging productive work habits, and communicating with parents. Clear lessons and straightforward language reveal how to measure discipline in a classroom environment, as well as how to handle... more...
Cultures of Energy
Left Coast Press 2013; US$ 99.00This path-breaking volume explores cultures of energy, the underlying but under-appreciated dimensions of both crisis and innovation in resource use around the globe. Theoretical chapters situate pressing energy issues in larger conceptual frames, and ethnographic case studies reveal energy as it is imagined, used, and contested in a variety of cultural... more...
Researching Your Family History Online For Dummies
Wiley 2011; US$ 26.50Praise for the 1st Edition "Easy to read yet filled with facts and information, this is a solid reference guide with everything for the beginner – and perhaps something for the more experienced too." – Family History Monthly "There is a lot of good advice in this book for those starting out." – Ancestors Navigate your way... more...
Low-Carbon Energy Controversies
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 99.95Governments, big business and communities are coming under increased pressure to develop low carbon energy supply technologies. Within the context of the climate change debate a delicate balance has to be reached between local environmental protection and our need for reliable low carbon energy. This books brings together ten years of research conducted... more...









