"The 1910 Revolution is still tangibly present in Mexico in the festivals that celebrate its victories, on the monuments to its heroes, and, most important, in the stories and memories of the Mexican people. Yet there has never been general agreement on what the revolution meant…
Literary fiction has always provided an outlet for social and political critique. This book charts the rise of postcolonial literature written by women from the Maghreb, and provides an analysis of three of the region's prominent contemporary authors such as Assia Djeba (Algeria…
Grounded in social history, this text refocuses the lens through which we look at fairy tales. It examines the tales told by the "conteuses" (French story-telling women in the 1690s) and the late 20th-century tales by women writers that derive in part from this centuries-old tra…
This volatile visual volume includes color pictorials, erotic cartoons, advice for lesbians, aphordisiac recipes, naughty parlor games, and sexy bedtime stories. Color/b & w photos/illustrations