This book argues that the negotiation of agency is central not only to the experience of war but also to its representation in cultural expressions, ranging from a notion of disablement, expressed in victimization, immobilization, traumatization, and death, to enablement, expressed in the perpetration of heroic, courageous, skillful, and powerful actions of assertion and dominance. In order to illustrate this thesis, it provides a comprehensive analysis of literary representations of the American War of Independence from 1775, the beginning of the war, up until roughly 1860, when the Civil War marked a decisive historical turning point. As the first national war, it has an unquestionably exemplary status for the development of American conceptions of war. The in-depth study of exemplary texts from a variety of genres and by authors like Thomas Paine, Benjamin Franklin, James Fenimore Cooper, Catharine Sedgwick, William Gilmore Simms, and Herman Melville, demonstrates that the overall character of Revolutionary War literature presents the war as a forum in which collective and individual agency is expressed, defended, and cultivated. It uses the military environment in order to teach the values of discipline and self-subordination to a communal good, which are perceived as basic principles of a Republican virtue to guide the actions of the autonomous individual in a popular democracy.

The Psychic Life of Racism in Gay Men's Communities engages in the necessarily complex task of mapping out the operations of racialized desire as it circulates among gay men. In exploring such desire, the contributors to this collection consider the intersections of privilege and marginalization in the context of gay men's lives, and in so doing, argue that as much as experiences of discrimination on the basis of sexuality are shared among many gay men, experiences of discrimination within gay communities are equally as common. Focusing specifically on racialization, the contributors offer insight as to how hierarchies, inequalities, and practices of exclusion serve to bolster the central position accorded to certain groups of gay men at the expense of other groups. Considering how racial desire operates within gay communities allows the contributors to connect contemporary struggles for inclusion and recognition with ongoing histories of marginalization and exclusion. The Psychic Life of Racism in Gay Men's Communities is an important intervention that disputes the claim that gay communities are primarily organized around acceptance and homogeneity and instead demonstrates the considerable diversity and ongoing tensions that mark gay men's relationships with one another.

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The Psychic Life of Racism in Gay Men's Communities engages in the necessarily complex task of mapping out the operations of racialized desire as it circulates among gay men. In exploring such desire, the contributors to this collection consider the intersections of privilege and marginalization in the context of gay men's lives, and in so doing, argue that as much as experiences of discrimination on the basis of sexuality are shared among many gay men, experiences of discrimination within gay communities are equally as common. Focusing specifically on racialization, the contributors offer insight as to how hierarchies, inequalities, and practices of exclusion serve to bolster the central position accorded to certain groups of gay men at the expense of other groups. Considering how racial desire operates within gay communities allows the contributors to connect contemporary struggles for inclusion and recognition with ongoing histories of marginalization and exclusion. The Psychic Life of Racism in Gay Men's Communities is an important intervention that disputes the claim that gay communities are primarily organized around acceptance and homogeneity and instead demonstrates the considerable diversity and ongoing tensions that mark gay men's relationships with one another.

The biggest crisis to hit Switzerland in 1000 years is happening. People are in a panic and shops are closing down. The unbelievable is happening, thieves are stealing the most important treasure of Switzerland, no not gold, Chocolate! When Alfie George's favourite shop, (Dr Kradofler's chocolate shop) has run out of chocolate, after their delivery is stolen. Alfie George decides to track down the chocolate thieves. On their adventures, Alfie George and his friends, Julius, Antonio and Emily, travel through the heart of Swiss mountains and must battle with Evil elves and Ugly trolls as well as befriending the most unlikely of magical creatures. But Alfie does not realise that he holds the most important secret, which everyone wants at all costs...

The biggest crisis to hit Switzerland in 1000 years is happening. People are in a panic and shops are closing down. The unbelievable is happening, thieves are stealing the most important treasure of Switzerland, no not gold, Chocolate When Alfie George's favourite shop, (Dr Kradofler's chocolate shop) has run out of chocolate, after their delivery is stolen. Alfie George decides to track down the chocolate thieves. On their adventures, Alfie George and his friends, Gabriele, San Antonio and Lily, travel through the heart of the Swiss mountains and must battle with Evil elves, Ugly trolls as well as befriending the most unlikely of magical creatures. But Alfie does not realise that he holds the most important secret, which everyone wants at all costs..........

Es ist 3 Uhr morgens und Alfie George wird von seinem Vater fur ein ganz besonderes Abenteuer geweckt. Zusammen mit seinen Freunden und ihren Vatern, werden sie auf ihre erste Morgenstreich (Morning Parade) ein normalerweise traditionellen Parade, die jedes Jahr passiert, in der Schweiz stattgefunden, aber in diesem Jahr passieren seltsame Dinge. Wahrend der Parade geisterhafte geformten Erscheinungen auftreten und seltsam aussehende Kreaturen erscheinen aus Garagen und dunklen Gassen. Wenn sie zu untersuchen, entscheiden weitere begegnen sie eine erschreckende Kreatur mit grossen knurrenden Zahne und mussen sie um ihr Leben rennen. Alfie und seine Freunde gehen auf ein Abenteuer, um die Diebe, die ihn braucht, um einige der schonsten Orte in und rund um die Schweiz nach Hinweisen auf die Schokolade Diebe zu finden zu finden. Wie all diese Abenteuer zu entfalten beginnt, lernt Alfie George er bereits fur grossere Dinge gewahlt worden ...."