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Wars over food. Legions of homeless. Dwindling resources amid a growing, out-of-control population. The American dream of prosperity could be the death of us as early as 2020.

At least that's what Maj. Stone Rogers must believe-and what he must convince others to believe. His mission? To find a way to make suicide seem patriotic-to make the ill and troubled truly believe in dying with dignity, to believe that their willful deaths will help their nation thrive.

When Maj. Stone hires the famous advertising agency of Abbott and Hastings to make the pitch to the people, it falls upon...

Football is the most popular sport in the world. Globalisation and commercialisation of the game, however, have created new conflicts and challenges. This book explores the role of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) within the rising significance of football in Asia, drawing on three key theoretical perspectives: globalisation, neo-institutionalism and governance, as well as comprehensive data from interviews and archive material. It explores the organisational structure of AFC, its decision-making processes, relations with other actors, and policies put forward. To understand the...

"Racism in Contemporary America" is the largest and most up-to-date bibliography available on current research on the topic. It has been compiled by award-winning researcher Meyer Weinberg, who has spent many years writing and researching contemporary and historical aspects of racism. Almost 15,000 entries to books, articles, dissertations, and other materials are organized under 87 subject-headings. In addition, there are author and ethnic-racial indexes.

Several aids help the researcher access the materials included. In addition to the subject organization of the bibliography, entries...

In den deutschsprachigen Lesbenbewegungen der 1970er bis 1990er Jahre war Sexualität ein zentrales Aushandlungsfeld für Identität, Zugehörigkeit und Geschlecht. Lorenz Weinberg beleuchtet die kontroversen Debatten um BDSM, Penetration, Dildos und Butch-/Fem(me)-Kultur und analysiert, wie lesbisch_queere Identitätskonzepte in Zeitschriften, Veranstaltungsdokumentationen und Büchern verhandelt wurden. Mithilfe einer queertheoretisch informierten historischen Diskursanalyse eröffnen die Ergebnisse neue Perspektiven auf die Komplexität lesbisch-feministischer Sexualitätsdiskurse und...