Collection of new essays by feminist historians offering an engaging look at the work being done by feminists in the field of women's history.

Looking at the processes, through which women have been excluded, silenced and misrepresented in stories of the past, all of the chapters in this book demonstrate the effectiveness of the methodologies they propose as remedy for this. Re-representing the Past: Women and History is composed of a series of case studies which, with the exception of Melanie Ilic's chapter, will all focus on Britain, Empire, or the Commonwealth.

Feminist history continues to change the way history is written, and in doing so changes our view of the past. The authors of this collection explore how issues of sexuality, class, nationalism and colonialism informed the ways in which women were represented and continue to be represented in history. They show the ways in which women have been excluded, silenced and misrepresented in stories of the past, and how women's lives have been distorted or simplified in conventional historical accounts. Together, they suggest fresh ways of approaching women's history, and use examples of work in new areas of research such as women's health and leisure in order to demonstrate the effectiveness of the various methodologies being proposed.

Since 1950, French Caribbean writers have attracted international attention to their work and to their lively exploration of the unique circumstances that detonated this literary explosion. This book probes their particularly intense, even fraught sensitivity to space and to time, highlighting the insights that they offer into global issues of distance and displacement, history and memory, and into the possibilities and constraints of writing.

A Festschrift to celebrate the contribution to French studies of Rick Caldicott, Professor Emeritus of French at University College Dublin. Caldicott is best known for his work on the seventeenth century, especially theatre, but his other interests such as twentieth-century literature are also included in this warm tribute from a large number of scholars of French working in Ireland and abroad. The book is arranged in five sections: the French stage; Theatricality in the text; Staging politics and ideas in writing; Representing 'other' cultures; and, Foregrounding Franco-Irish relations.

'Beyond Uncommon Boundaries' is the second volume of richly collected imagery that invites readers into the poet, storyteller and songwriter's life's journey - her evocative thoughts and imagination leads you through different landscapes and boundaries.

Felly van Vliet is back in Holland and planning her wedding with fiance, Kieran McNeela, now settled in and working as junior partner in a small Leiden law firm after graduating UvA and passing the Bar. While browsing through an old book at a second-hand book-store, Felly comes across a note that reads as a confession of a murder committed during a Dutch student revolt in the 1970's. Felly picks up on this cold case, which again takes her overseas, this time to the USA. Unravelling the murder turns into a tantalizing search, unearthing some deeply buried family secrets. Last in the series and sequel to "Death by Chopstick", "The Poisoned Tree" is a fun and suspenseful read!

In the sequel to "Murder On The Rocks!" Felly leaves Ireland and revisits China. A freak accident in a plane crash sets off a cascade of experiences in the swiftly developing East, where so much has changed in the four years since her last stay. When a colleague dies in a suspicious chemistry lab fire, she realises that something is amiss in a country where the past has not quite merged with its dynamic future. Felly gets an insight into this age old culture while immersing herself in a setting of warm, humorous characters and their dark counterparts.

For all of you who have loved and learned and are still lighting candles rather than cursing the darkness.... Shers Gallagher brings a simple joie de vivre - joy for life - by drawing on her lovely muse and weaving together a fine collection of stories and poetic thoughts.

Boulder Blues brings you back to the era of sex, drugs and rock'n'roll. Its madness is exposed in a naive twist of two musicians from Irish immigrant backgrounds who struggle through the nightmare of a political war and countrywide civil unrest as they try to make sense of a world beyond the American Dream of their parents and grandparents. Sweet, poignant, laughable and pithy, it catches a time once labeled as a 'Modern Renaissance'.

It's Felly van Vliet's inquisitive nature that involves her in the unravelling of a double murder, and she finds herself under the spell of a colourful set of locals as she tries to make sense of it all. Crime, romance, a taste of culture and character of native Ireland are woven throughout this fun and enjoyable read. Good craic! Murder On The Rocks! is also available at a discount price at www.aislingbooks.nl

A fairytale story and cleverly designed plot that is full of symbolism having to do with the Russian soul and nature. It's a nice, relaxing read with beautiful language and descriptions of the Russian folkways. The Russian-Afghanistan war is mentioned as a gross afterthought, but not too heavily so as to distract the reader from the main story about a Russian girl coming of age and losing her English expatriate father in Egypt. Even the hardships of the Russian poor and the father's imprisonment are crafted so as to present a glimpse of present social situations without being overdone. All in all, it's a lovely tale with strong characters that give the reader a taste of Eastern life, its joys and its difficulties.

Wow! P can stand for PURPLE and G for GREEN.with these beautiful colors you may color many different things! There are many more colors we can learn it is true! Can you think of one or possibly two? Learning your colors can be so much fun and doing Mazie's activities are second to none! He played in the sun and enjoyed the fresh air. Cappy invited some friends so his fun he could share. Taking pride in yourself and your environment makes Cappy extremely happy! Here's advice from Bucky Boo, "think of all the wonderful things you can pretend to do.use your imagination, it's fun! It's YOU!"

Much has been said about the relationship between globalization and culture and the political implications of that relationship. There has been little effort made, however, to investigate the effect of globalization on poetics or on the ethical moment of literature. World Writing is therefore concerned with studying the intersection of contemporary ethics, poetics, and globalization through historical and critical readings of writing from various parts of the world.

Following an introductory chapter by Mary Gallagher, which maps this conceptual terrain, the contributors investigate how globalization inflects the necessary relationship between poetics, culture, ethics, and politics. Among the essays are Celia Britton's reading of Adouard Glissant on languages in the globalized world; Mary Gallagher's comparison of Glissant's poetics of cultural diversity with the ethics of Emmanuel Levinas; David Palumbo-Liu's exploration of the ethics of postcolonial fiction in J.M. Coetzee's work; Mary Louise Pratt's critique, based on recent Latin American writing, of the prematurely celebratory nature of globalization; and Julia Kristeva's argument for the value of poetics and the ethics of hospitality. What emerges is an intricate discussion of the elusive relationship between the realms of ethics, poetics, and politics as they intersect in our changing world.

The charge of "Ressentiment" can in today's world -- less from traditionally conservative quarters than from the neo-positivist discourses of particular forms of liberalism -- be used to undermine the argumentative credibility of political opponents, dissidents, and those who call for greater "justice." The essays in this volume draw on the broad spectrum of cultural discourse on "Ressentiment," both in historical and contemporary contexts. Starting with its conceptual genesis, the essays also show contemporary nuances of "Ressentiment" as well as its influence on aesthetic and literary discourse in the 20th century.

To illustrate the stress that schools face during transition from being a junior high school, this book uses a series of stories from the fictional Dewey Middle School. Among the themes addressed are: physical, social-emotional and intellectual characteristics of early adolescents; advisory periods and affective education; interdisciplinary and team teaching; length of instructional blocks; assessment strategies; and instructional strategies.