Reveals the shocking threats of violence to Black women across America

Tells the story of a metaphor that continues to matter to literature, culture, aesthetics, and politics

Analyses how class, race, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation are used to construct difference for both the heroes and the villains in ways that are both conservative and progressive

This book examines concerns about complementary medicine in relation to a range of healing practices; acupuncture, homeopathy, chiropractic, reflexology, Chi Kung, herbalism and osteopathy. The contributors to bring sociological, anthropological and practitioner perspectives to the debate about the future of complementary medicine.

An unpredictable exploration of how media is sparking grassroots cultural campaigns