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  • Out in Africa

    LGBT Organizing in Namibia and South Africa

    by Ashley Currier ...
    Series series Social Movements, Protest and Contention
    Visibility matters to activists—to their social and political relevance, their credibility, their influence. But invisibility matters, too, in times of political hostility or internal crisis. Out in Africa is the first to present an intimate look at how Namibian and South African lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) organizations have cultivated visibility and invisibility as strategies ... Read more

    $28.99 CAD

  • Politicizing Sex in Contemporary Africa

    Homophobia in Malawi

    by Ashley Currier ...
    Although sexual minorities in Africa continue to face harsh penalties for same-sex relationships, strong anti-homophobic resistance exists across the continent. This book systematically charts the emergence and effects of politicized homophobia in Malawi and shows how it has been used as a strategy by political elites to consolidate their moral and political authority, through punishing LGBT ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

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    The Final Battle for the Mediterranean, 1521-1580

    by Roger Crowley ...
    In 1521, Suleiman the Magnificent, ruler of the Ottoman Empire at the height of its power, despatched an invasion fleet to the island of Rhodes. This was the opening shot in an epic struggle between rival empires and faiths, and the ensuing battle for control of the Mediterranean would last sixty years.Empires of the Sea tells the story of this great contest. It is a fast-paced tale of spiralling ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • South Africa: History in an Hour

    by Anthony Holmes ...
    Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.With the passing of Nelson Mandela, ‘the father of the nation’, comes the end of an era, and the moment to look back on his remarkable saving, and remaking, of South Africa. After years of oppression and racial inequality, concentrated violence and apartheid, Mandela led the country to unite ‘for the freedom of us all’ as the country’s first ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD

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  • The Ins and Outs of Gay Sex

    A Medical Handbook for Men

    by Stephen E. Goldstone ...
    Finally--the book for every gay man's bedside table.At last! Answers to the questions you're too embarrassed to ask--but always wanted to know!Why does it hurt down there? Is it really safe to do that? What does it mean when something looks like this--and how do I make it go away?Chances are you never learned anything about gay intimacy from your parents, your school, or your family physician. ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Breaking Out II: The Complete Guide to Building a Positive LGBTI Identity

    by Kevin Alderson ...
    Following on the heels of the first edition, Breaking Out II expands its coverage by including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) individuals. While some societies have become more tolerant and accepting of sexual and gender diversity, LGBTI people continue to suffer psychological damage caused by growing up in largely heterosexist, homophobic, biphobic, and transphobic ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Tinderbox

    How the West Sparked the AIDS Epidemic and How the World Can Finally Overcome It

    by Craig Timberg, Daniel Halperin ...
    In this groundbreaking narrative, longtime Washington Post reporter Craig Timberg and award-winning AIDS researcher Daniel Halperin tell the surprising story of how Western colonial powers unwittingly sparked the AIDS epidemic and then fanned its rise. Drawing on remarkable new science, Tinderbox overturns the conventional wisdom on the origins of this deadly pandemic and the best ways to fight it ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Gay New York

    by George Chauncey ...
    The “monumental” (The Washington Post), field-defining history of gay life in New York City in the early to mid-20th centuryGay New York brilliantly shatters the myth that before the 1960s gay life existed in the closet, where all gay men were isolated, invisible, and ashamed. Based on years of research in diaries, letters, newspaper stories, and police reports, George Chauncey describes the ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

  • The Last Hot Battle of the Cold War

    Decision at Cuito Cuanavale and the Battle for Angola, 1987–1988

    by Peter Polack ...
    A fascinating chronicle of the Cold War battle where US and Soviet weapons, as well as Cuban and South African troops, took part in the Angolan Civil War.In the late 1980s, as America prepared to claim its victory in the Cold War over the Soviet Union, a bloody war still raged in Southern Africa, where proxy forces from both sides vied for control of Angola. The socialist Angolan government, ... Read more

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  • Syrian Episodes

    Sons, Fathers, and an Anthropologist in Aleppo

    by John W. Borneman ...
    When Princeton anthropologist John Borneman arrived in Syria's second-largest city in 2004 as a visiting Fulbright professor, he took up residence in what many consider a "rogue state" on the frontline of a "clash of civilizations" between the Orient and the West. Hoping to understand intimate interactions of religious, political, and familial authority in this secular republic, Borneman spent ... Read more

    $37.99 CAD

  • Growth and Intimacy for Gay Men

    A Workbook

    by Christopher J Alexander ...
    Growth and Intimacy for Gay Men: A Workbook is an educational workbook for gay men that covers a variety of topics, including family of origin, addiction, self-image, dating and relationships, AIDS and multiple loss, and spirituality. Each chapter provides an overview of the mental health concerns of gay men, as well as exercises the reader can do to facilitate his personal understanding of the ... Read more

    $74.99 CAD

  • When Gay People Get Married

    What Happens When Societies Legalize Same-Sex Marriage

    by M. V. Lee Badgett ...
    Winner of the 2010 Distinguished Book Award from the American Psychological Association's 44th Division (the Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues)The summer of 2008 was the summer of love and commitment for gays and lesbians in the United States. Thousands of same-sex couples stood in line for wedding licenses all over California in the first few ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD