My Life as a Rat - Joyce Carol Oates (Ecco)

My Life as a Rat - Joyce Carol Oates (Ecco)
Language: English | Publisher: | Format: - 337 pages | ISBN-13: 978-0062899835 | 759 KB

Violet Rue is the baby of the seven Kerrigan and adores her big brothers. What's more, she knows that a family protects its own. To go outside the family – to betray the family – is unforgiveable. So when she overhears a conversation not meant for her ears and discovers that her brothers have committed a heinous crime, she is torn between her loyalty to her family and her sense of justice. The she takes will her life for ever.

Exploring racism, misogyny, community, family, loyalty, sexuality and , this is a story with a tense and propulsive atmosphere - at her very best.

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My Life as a Rat - Joyce Carol Oates (Fourth Estate)

My Life as a Rat - Joyce Carol Oates (Fourth Estate)
Language: English | Publisher: | Format: - 324 pages | ISBN-13: 978-0008339647 | 1.37 MB

Violet Rue is the baby of the seven Kerrigan and adores her big brothers. What's more, she knows that a family protects its own. To go outside the family – to betray the family – is unforgiveable. So when she overhears a conversation not meant for her ears and discovers that her brothers have committed a heinous crime, she is torn between her loyalty to her family and her sense of justice. The she takes will her life for ever.

Exploring racism, misogyny, community, family, loyalty, sexuality and , this is a story with a tense and propulsive atmosphere - at her very best.

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National Missile Defence and the politics of US identity A poststructural critique


Free Download Natalie Bormann, "National Missile Defence and the of US : A poststructural critique"
English | 2008 | ISBN: 0719074703 | | pages: 192 | 0.3 mb
Why adopt a poststructural lens for the of the strategy of national missile defence (NMD)? No doubt, when contemplating an attack on US territory by intercontinental ballistic missiles, consulting Michel Foucault and international relations theory scholars may not seem the obvious route to take.
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Prejudice, Identity and Well-Being Voices of Diversity Among College Students


Free Download Charles T. Hill, "Prejudice, and Well-Being: Voices of Diversity Among College Students"
English | ISBN: 1032114134 | | 406 pages | | 709 KB
This and timely text looks at the ways in which various identities are socially constructed by students, exploring and comparing multiple dimensions of diverse identities, and the various ways students try to fit in when faced with prejudice and discrimination.
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