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UNINA9910452281703321 |
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Titolo |
The sexual history of the global south : sexual politics in Africa, Asia and Latin America / / edited by Saskia Wieringa and Horacio Sívori |
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London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2013 |
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[London, England] : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2021 |
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1-78032-405-7 |
1-299-45666-9 |
1-78032-404-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (243 p.) |
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Sex - Political aspects |
Sex - Political aspects - Africa - History - 20th century |
Sex - Political aspects - Asia - History - 20th century |
Sex - Political aspects - Latin America - History - 20th century |
Sex - Colonies |
Sociology: sexual relations |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Sexual politics in the global South: framing the discourse / Saskia Wieringa and Horacio Sívori ; The rise of sex and sexuality studies in post-1978 China / Huang Yingying ; The obscene modern and the pornographic family: adventures in Bangla pornography / Hardik Brata Biswas ; Sexing the nation's body during the Cuban republican era / Abel Sierra Madero ; Government and the control of venereal diseases in colonial Tanzania, 1920-60 / Musa Sadock ; Violence and the emergence of gay and lesbian activism in Argentina, 1983-90 / Diego Sempol ; Sexuality and nationalist ideologies in post-colonial Cameroon / Basile Ndjio ; The 'lesbian' existence in Arab cultures: historical and sociological perspectives / Iman Al-Ghafari ; 'Public women' and the 'obscene' body: an exploration of abolition debates in |
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India / Nitya Vasudevan ; Male homoeroticism, homosexual identity, and AIDS in Mexico City in the 1980s / Alberto Teutle López ; Canons of desire: male homosexuality in twenty-first-century Keralam / Rajeev Kumaramkandath ; Female criminality in Brazil: a study on gender and sexuality in a women's prison / Fabíola Cordeiro ; Sexual pleasure and premarital sexual adventures of young women in Zimbabwe / Tsitsi B. Masvawure. |
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The Sexual History of the Global South explores the gap between sexuality studies and post-colonial cultural critique. Featuring twelve case studies based on original historical and ethnographic research in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, the book examines the sexual investments underlying the colonial project and the construction of modern nation-states. |
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UNINA9910815004903321 |
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Autore |
West George C |
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Do hummingbirds hum? : fascinating answers to questions about hummingbirds / / George C. West and Carol A. Butler |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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New Brunswick, NJ, : Rutgers University Press, c2010 |
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1-282-56246-0 |
9786612562464 |
0-8135-4928-0 |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (215 p.) |
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Collana |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Hummingbirds |
Hummingbirds - Physiology |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- One. Hummingbird Basics -- Two. Systems and Senses -- Three. Feathers and Bones -- Four. Reproduction -- Five. Flight and Migration -- Six. Dangers and Defenses -- Seven. Attracting and Feeding -- Eight. Identifying and Photographing -- Nine. Research and Conservation -- |
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Appendix A. Garden Plants That Attract Hummingbirds -- Appendix B. Some Places to See Live Hummingbirds in Exhibits or Gardens -- Appendix C. Some Places to See Live Hummingbirds in Exhibits or Gardens -- Appendix D. Recommended Reading and Web Sites -- References -- Index |
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Hummingbirds may be the smallest birds in the world, but they have the biggest appetites. Their wings flutter on average fifty to eighty times each second as they visit hundreds of flowers over the course of a day to sip the sweet nectar that sustains them. Their hearts beat nearly twelve hundred times a minute and their rapid breathing allows these amazing birds to sustain their unique manner of flight. They can hover in the air for prolonged periods, fly backwards using forceful wings that swivel at the shoulder, and dive at nearly two hundred miles per hour. Native only to the Americas, some hummingbirds have been known to migrate from Mexico to Alaska in the course of a season. Watching a hummingbird at a backyard feeder, we only see its glittering iridescent plumage and its long, narrow beak; its rapidly moving wings are a blur to our eyes. These tiny, colorful birds have long fascinated birders, amateur naturalists, and gardeners. But, do they really hum? In Do Hummingbirds Hum? George C. West, who has studied and banded over 13,500 hummingbirds in Arizona, and Carol A. Butler provide an overview of hummingbird biology for the general reader, and more detailed discussions of their morphology and behavior for those who want to fly beyond the basics. Enriched with beautiful and rare photography, including a section in vivid color, this engaging question and answer guide offers readers a wide range of information about these glorious pollinators as well as tips for attracting, photographing, and observing hummingbirds in the wild or in captivity. |
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