1: Italia settentrionale / a cura di Vincenzo Cazzato

• Record Nr.: UNICAMPANIASUN0074366
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Roma : Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, libreria dello Stato, stampa 2009
• Descrizione fisica: XXVIII, 512 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Italiano
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia

The War for Afghanistan: A Very Brief History : From Afghanistan: A Cultural and Political History / / Thomas Barfield

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910789942603321
• Autore: Barfield Thomas
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Princeton, NJ : , : Princeton University Press, , [2012]; ©2012
• ISBN: 1-280-49431-X; 9786613589545; 1-4008-4314-6
• Edizione: [Course Book]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (62 pages)
• Collana: Princeton Shorts
• Disciplina: 958.1
• Soggetti: Islam and politics - Afghanistan - History; Afghanistan Social conditions; Afghanistan History; Afghanistan Politics and government
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "The war for Afghanistan : a very brief history comprises chapter 5 from Afghanistan : a cultural and political history, by Thomas Barfield. Copyright 2010 by Princeton University Press"--Title page verso.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 57-58).
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Afghanistan Enters the Twenty-first Century -- About ; the Author -- Related Titles
• Sommario/riassunto: When it invaded Afghanistan in 2001, the United States sought to do something previous foreign powers had never attempted: to create an Afghani state where none existed. More than a decade on, the new regime in Kabul remains plagued by illegitimacy and ineffectiveness. What happened? As Thomas Barfield shows, the history of previous efforts to build governments in Afghanistan does much to explain the difficulties besetting this newest experiment. Princeton Shorts are brief selections taken from influential Princeton University Press books and produced exclusively in ebook format. Providing unmatched insight into important contemporary issues or timeless passages from classic works of the past, Princeton Shorts enable you to be an instant expert in a world where information is everywhere but quality is at a premium.

Feminism in women's detective fiction / / edited by Glenwood Irons

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910820858103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1995; ©1995
• ISBN: 1-4426-5563-1; 1-4426-2308-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (217 p.)
• Collana: Heritage
• Disciplina: 823.0872099287
• Soggetti: Detective and mystery stories, English - History and criticism; Detective and mystery stories, American - History and criticism; Feminism and literature - English-speaking countries - History - 20th century; Women and literature |zEnglish-speaking countries |xHistory|y20th century - English-speaking countries - History - 20th century; American fiction - Women authors - History and criticism; English fiction - Women authors - History and criticism; Feminist fiction, American - History and criticism; Feminist fiction, English - History and criticism; History; Detective and mystery stories, English; Detective and mystery stories, American; Criticism, interpretation, etc.; Detective and mystery stories, EnglishHistory and criticism; Detective and mystery stories, AmericanHistory and criticism; Electronic books.; English-speaking countries
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction. Gender and genre : the woman detective and the diffusion of generic voices -- Amelia Butterworth : the spinster detective / Joan Warthling Roberts -- The detective heroine and the death of her hero : Dorothy Sayers to P.D. James / SueEllen Campbell -- Gray areas : P.D. James's unsuiting of Cordelia / Nicola Nixon -- Questing women : the feminist mystery after feminism / Sandra Tomc -- From spinster to hipster : the 'suitability' of Miss Marple and Anna Lee / Glenwood Irons and Joan Warthling Roberts -- Nancy Drew : the once and future prom queen / Bobbie Ann Mason -- Feminist murder : Amanda Cross reinvents womanhood / Jeanne Addison Roberts -- Murders academic : women professors and the crimes of gender / Susan J. Leonardi -- Talkin' trash and kickin' butt : Sue Grafton's hard-boiled feminism / Scott Christianson -- The female dick and the crisis of heterosexuality / Ann Wilson -- 'Friends is a weak word for it': female friendship and the spectre of lebianism in Sara Paretsky / Rebecca A. Pope -- Habeass corpus: feminism and detective fiction / Kathleen Gregory Klein.
• Sommario/riassunto: Names such as Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, and Sam Spade are perhaps better known than the names of the authors who created them. The woman detective has also had worldwide appeal; yet, with the exception of Christie's Miss Marple, the names of female detectives and their authors have only recently gained wide attention through the popularity of Marcia Muller, Sue Grafton, and Sara Paretsky.The essays in this collection grapple with a wide range of issues important to the female sleuth - the most important, perhaps, being the oft-heard challenge to her suitability for the job. Not surprisingly, gender issues are the main focus of all the essays; indeed, in detective novels with a woman protagonist, these issues are often right at the surface.Some of the papers see the female sleuth as an important force in popular fiction, but many also challenge the notion that the woman detective is a positive model for feminists. They argue that fictional female sleuths have lost the `otherness' that a feminine approach to the genre should encourage. Collectively, the essays also reveal the differences between British and American perspectives on the woman detective.