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Sarah Fishman links two areas of inquiry, namely crime and delinquency with war and social change. In a study based on archival research, Sarah Fishman reveals the impact and legacy of the Vichy regime's criminal justice policy on children.
Charismatic aristocrat detective Lord Peter Wimsey -- with his keen intellect; refined taste for food, wine, fashion, music, and art; and wit as sharp as his Savile Row suits -- is put to the test as he navigates a series of twelve bizarre cases.
Beginning with the bold claim, "There can be no culture without the transvestite," Marjorie Garber explores the nature and significance of cross-dressing and of the West's recurring fascination with it. Rich in anecdote and insight, Vested Interests offers a provocative and entertaining view of our ongoing obsession with dressing up--and with the power of clothes.
A revolutionary and wide-ranging examination of transvestism ranging from Shakespeare and Mark Twain to Oscar Wilde and Peter Pan, from transsexual surgery and transvestite sororities to Madonna and Flip Wilson. The author examines the nature and importance of cross-dressing and society's recurring fascination with it. 40 pages of inserts, 8 in color.
Dorothy L. Sayers was one of the "Queens of Crime." Alongside writers like Agatha Christie, she perfected the whodunnit, but also used the genre to explore social, ethical, and emotional matters. Her characters, particularly Lord Peter Wimsey and his investigative partner Harriet Vane, struggle with the complexities of life and love in a rapidly changing world while solving some of the most intricate and complex mysteries ever offered to the reading public. Sayers was also an important theoretician of detective fiction, a religious dramatist, a public intellectual, and one of the 20th century's most important translators of Dante. While focusing on her mystery fiction, this companion offers a full view of all aspects of Sayers's career. It is an ideal introduction for readers new to Sayers's diverse and rewarding body of work, and an invaluable companion for her many fans.
The Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery MEGAPACK® features an aristocratic detective unraveling mysteries in 1920s England. This volume includes 16 novels and short stories: Whose Body? (1923, novel) Clouds of Witness (1926, novel) Unnatural Death (1927, novel) The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (1928, novel) Lord Peter Views the Body (1928, collection of 12 short stories) If you enjoy this volume of our best-selling MEGAPACK® series, search this store for "Wildside Press MEGAPACK" to see the 400+ currently available titles.
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