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Boy-Wives and Female Husbands

Studies in African Homosexualities

Edited by Stephen O. Murray, Will Roscoe ...

Series series SUNY Press Open Access
Among the many myths created about Africa, the claim that homosexuality and gender diversity are absent or incidental is one of the oldest and most enduring. Historians, anthropologists, and many contemporary Africans alike have denied or overlooked African same-sex patterns or claimed that such patterns were introduced by Europeans or Arabs. In fact, same-sex love and nonbinary genders were and ... Read more

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Among the many myths created about Africa, the claim that homosexuality and gender diversity are absent or incidental is one of the oldest and most enduring. Historians, anthropologists, and many contemporary Africans alike have denied or overlooked African same-sex patterns or claimed that such patterns were introduced by Europeans or Arabs. In fact, same-sex love and nonbinary genders were and
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All Hallows Eve

by Christopher Golden, Stephen Graham Jones, Chikodili Emelumadu, Lee Murray, John Langan, Nathan Ballingrud, Garth Nix, Brian Evenson, Josh Malerman, Rich Larson, Clay McLeod Chapman, Livia Llewellyn, Michael Marshall Smith, Linda D. Addison ...

A chilling horror anthology of 19 original short stories from a world-class line-up of the masters of horror, delving into the histories and traditions of the spookiest season of the year. Presented by Hugo Award winning editor and horror legend Ellen Datlow, and featuring stories by Josh Malerman, Stephen Graham Jones, Garth Nix as well as many more.Halloween, Samhain, Día de los Muertos ... Read more

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A chilling horror anthology of 19 original short stories from a world-class line-up of the masters of horror, delving into the histories and traditions of the spookiest season of the year. Presented by Hugo Award winning editor and horror legend Ellen Datlow, and featuring stories by Josh Malerman, Stephen Graham Jones, Garth Nix as well as many more.Halloween, Samhain, Día de los Muertos
... Read more
The Australian Wars

The truth about the bloody battles fought to establish the nation

by Stephen Gapps, Mina Murray, Rachel Perkins, Henry Reynolds ...

For the first time, The Australian Wars brings what for too long has been considered the historical past into connection with its reverberations in the present.It is estimated up to 100,000 people died in the frontier wars that raged across Australia for more than 150 years. This is equivalent to the combined total of all Australians killed in foreign battles to date. But there are few memorials ... Read more

$15.99 USD

For the first time, The Australian Wars brings what for too long has been considered the historical past into connection with its reverberations in the present.It is estimated up to 100,000 people died in the frontier wars that raged across Australia for more than 150 years. This is equivalent to the combined total of all Australians killed in foreign battles to date. But there are few memorials
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Smallbone Deceased & other stories

11 Full-Cast Vintage BBC Radio Crime Dramas

by Michael Gilbert ...

Narrated by Prunella Scales, Stephen Murray, Peter Howell, Carleton Hobbs, Maurice Denham, James Bolam, Peter Gilmore, Anna Cropper, Brian Haines, Alan Rowe, Hywel Bennett, Full Cast ...

Unabridged

11 hours 1 min

Ten full-cast vintage BBC Radio crime dramas featuring Michael Gilbert’s most enduring characters, including Mr Calder and Mr Behrens, Inspector Hazlerigg and Inspector PetrellaA treat for any fan of crime dramas, this collection stars legendary voices including Prunella Scales, Maurice Denham, Peter Gilmore, Carleton Hobbs and James Bolam.Smallbone Deceased: When ... ... Read more

$18.99 USD

Ten full-cast vintage BBC Radio crime dramas featuring Michael Gilbert’s most enduring characters, including Mr Calder and Mr Behrens, Inspector Hazlerigg and Inspector PetrellaA treat for any fan of crime dramas, this collection stars legendary voices including Prunella Scales, Maurice Denham, Peter Gilmore, Carleton Hobbs and James Bolam.Smallbone Deceased: When ...
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Head in the game

Sociocultural analyses of brain trauma in sport

Edited by Stephen Townsend, Murray G. Phillips, Gary Osmond, Rebecca Olive ...

Series series Globalizing Sport Studies
Head in the game brings together international scholars from multiple humanities, social science, and scientific disciplines to critically examine one of the most vexing issues in global sport: concussion. It argues that science and medicine alone cannot solve the concussion crisis: sociocultural factors must also be considered. This edited collection draws attention to the ways that social, ... Read more

$97.99 USD

Head in the game brings together international scholars from multiple humanities, social science, and scientific disciplines to critically examine one of the most vexing issues in global sport: concussion. It argues that science and medicine alone cannot solve the concussion crisis: sociocultural factors must also be considered. This edited collection draws attention to the ways that social,
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American Anthropology and Company

Historical Explorations

by Stephen O. Murray ...

Series series Critical Studies in the History of Anthropology
In American Anthropology and Company, linguist and sociologist Stephen O. Murray explores the connections between anthropology, linguistics, sociology, psychology, and history, in broad-ranging essays on the history of anthropology and allied disciplines. On subjects ranging from Native American linguistics to the pitfalls of American, Latin American, and East Asian fieldwork, among other topics, ... Read more

$53.99 USD

In American Anthropology and Company, linguist and sociologist Stephen O. Murray explores the connections between anthropology, linguistics, sociology, psychology, and history, in broad-ranging essays on the history of anthropology and allied disciplines. On subjects ranging from Native American linguistics to the pitfalls of American, Latin American, and East Asian fieldwork, among other topics,
... Read more
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The Navy Lark: Series 3, 4 and 5

The Classic BBC Radio Sitcom, Plus Episodes From The TV Lark

by Lawrie Wyman ...

Narrated by Lawrie Wyman, Leslie Phillips, Jon Pertwee, Stephen Murray, Richard Caldicot, Heather Chasen, Ronnie Barker, Tenniel Evans, Michael Bates, June Tobin0, Janet Brown1, Robin Boyle2, Full Cast3 ...

Series series The Navy Lark
Unabridged

29 hours 42 min

The third, fourth and fifth series of the nautical comedy, plus Christmas Special and The TV LarkThe Navy Lark gang are back for more seafaring shenanigans…Collected here are the complete Series 3, 4 and 5 of the much-loved show, including the long-lost episode ‘The Cornish Exercise’. Also featured is the Christmas Special ‘Calling the Antarctic’. Plus, Troutbridge’s crew drop anchor at a ... Read more

$21.99 USD

The third, fourth and fifth series of the nautical comedy, plus Christmas Special and The TV LarkThe Navy Lark gang are back for more seafaring shenanigans…Collected here are the complete Series 3, 4 and 5 of the much-loved show, including the long-lost episode ‘The Cornish Exercise’. Also featured is the Christmas Special ‘Calling the Antarctic’. Plus, Troutbridge’s crew drop anchor at a
... Read more
Planning Law and Practice in Northern Ireland

Edited by Stephen McKay, Michael Murray ...

Each of the jurisdictions within the United Kingdom is constantly refining the operational characteristics of its planning system and while there are some common practices, there are also substantive divergences. In each territory the planning template is shaped within a dynamic political and legal context and thus students and practitioners require an accessible, in-depth and up-to-date ... Read more

$55.99 USD

Each of the jurisdictions within the United Kingdom is constantly refining the operational characteristics of its planning system and while there are some common practices, there are also substantive divergences. In each territory the planning template is shaped within a dynamic political and legal context and thus students and practitioners require an accessible, in-depth and up-to-date
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Big Crime and Big Policing

All about Big Money?

Edited by Tonita Murray, Elizabeth Kirley, Stephen Schneider ...

Following money over national borders, banking systems, casinos, and free trade zones, as well as the world of the corrupt elites, Big Crime and Big Policing brings new scholarly and practical insights into our understanding of the interplay of money, crime, and policing on the grand scale.In this wide-ranging volume, a mixed group of scholars and practitioners aim to show how money dictates the ... Read more

$33.99 USD

Following money over national borders, banking systems, casinos, and free trade zones, as well as the world of the corrupt elites, Big Crime and Big Policing brings new scholarly and practical insights into our understanding of the interplay of money, crime, and policing on the grand scale.In this wide-ranging volume, a mixed group of scholars and practitioners aim to show how money dictates the
... Read more
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The Navy Lark: Series 1 and 2

The Classic BBC Radio Sitcom

by Lawrie Wyman ...

Narrated by Leslie Phillips, Jon Pertwee, Stephen Murray, Dennis Price, Heather Chasen, Ronnie Barker, Tenniel Evans, Michael Bates, Richard Caldicot, Pamela Buck, June Tobin, Full Cast ...

Series series The Navy Lark
Unabridged

20 hours 30 min

The first two series of the vintage seafaring comedy – plus Special The Wrens’ ReunionOne of BBC Radio’s most popular and long-running sitcoms, The Navy Lark sailed the airwaves for an impressive 15 series between 1959 and 1977. Included here are the complete Series 1 and 2, featuring the madcap escapades of the merry crew of HMS Troutbridge, a Royal Navy frigate based on an unnamed island just ... Read more

$21.99 USD

The first two series of the vintage seafaring comedy – plus Special The Wrens’ ReunionOne of BBC Radio’s most popular and long-running sitcoms, The Navy Lark sailed the airwaves for an impressive 15 series between 1959 and 1977. Included here are the complete Series 1 and 2, featuring the madcap escapades of the merry crew of HMS Troutbridge, a Royal Navy frigate based on an unnamed island just
... Read more
The Quest for the Wicker Man

History, Folklore and Pagan Perspectives

by Benjamin Franks, Jonathan Murray, Stephen Harper, Lesley Stevenson ...

One of the greatest films ever to be made in Scotland, The Wicker Man immediately garnered a cult following on its release for its intense atmosphere and shocking denouement. This book explores the roots of this powerful, enduring film. With contributors including The Wicker Man director Robin Hardy, it is a thorough and informative read for all fans of this indispensable horror masterpiece. ... Read more

$10.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

One of the greatest films ever to be made in Scotland, The Wicker Man immediately garnered a cult following on its release for its intense atmosphere and shocking denouement. This book explores the roots of this powerful, enduring film. With contributors including The Wicker Man director Robin Hardy, it is a thorough and informative read for all fans of this indispensable horror masterpiece.
... Read more
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The Navy Lark: 60th Anniversary Special Edition

by Lawrie Wyman ...

Narrated by Full Cast, Jon Pertwee, Leslie Phillips, Ronnie Barker, Stephen Murray ...

Unabridged

10 hours 7 min

A 60th anniversary celebration of the much-loved nautical comedy, featuring seventeen classic episodes plus bonus materialOn 29 March 1959, The Navy Lark sailed the airwaves for the very first time. Starring Leslie Phillips, Jon Pertwee and Stephen Murray, with regular appearances from Ronnie Barker and Heather Chasen, it soon became a radio favourite, and ran for 18 years – one of the longest ... Read more

$16.99 USD

A 60th anniversary celebration of the much-loved nautical comedy, featuring seventeen classic episodes plus bonus materialOn 29 March 1959, The Navy Lark sailed the airwaves for the very first time. Starring Leslie Phillips, Jon Pertwee and Stephen Murray, with regular appearances from Ronnie Barker and Heather Chasen, it soon became a radio favourite, and ran for 18 years – one of the longest
... Read more