Dead Kennedys routinely top both critic and fan polls as the greatest punk band of their generation. Their debut full-length, Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables, in particular, is regularly voted among the top albums in the genre. Fresh Fruit offered a perfect hybrid of humor and polemic strapped to a musical chassis that was as tetchy and inventive as Jello Biafra’s withering broadsides. Those lyrics, cruel in their precision, were revelatory. But it wouldn’t have worked...

Deadly Voyages: Migrant Journeys across the Globe explores the burdens and impact of perilous migration, while considering which laws, policies, practices, and venues might establish empathy and protection for migrants. This interdisciplinary volume envisions and calls for a transformation in migration policy, motivated by the common goal of drastically reducing the peril migrants face when compelled to make their treacherous journeys. All contributors to this volume agree on the inadequac...

'They say that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach which just goes to show they're as confused about anatomy as they gen'rally are about everything else, unless they're talking about instructions on how to stab him, in which case a better way is up and under the ribcage. Anyway, we do not live in a perfect world and it is foresighted and useful for a young woman to become proficient in those arts which will keep a weak-willed man from straying. Learning to cook is also usef...

Avec le vieillissement de la population, la montée de l’individualisme, le retrait de l’État providence, les échanges au sein de la famille sont devenus un des enjeux des sociétés contemporaines. C’est dans un contexte d’inégalités sociales et de précarité, aussi bien économiques que familiales, qu’émerge la notion de solidarité dans les débats actuels, qui relient fracture sociale et affaiblissement de la solidarité. Pour répondre à ces questions, de grandes enquêtes sur l’entraide et la ...

It is a matter of common observation that during the opening years of the twentieth century there has been, in many portions of the civilized world, a substantial quickening of interest in the principles and problems of human government. The United States is happily among those countries in which the phenomenon can be observed, and we have witnessed in recent times not only the organization of societies and the establishment of journals designed to foster research within the field, but als...

The Def Jam label gave America hip hop. But who gave America Def Jam? Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin did.The Men Behind Def Jam examines the most unlikely history of the legendary label that started life in a student dorm and went on to introduce the world to LL Cool J, the Beastie Boys, Public Enemy, DMX and Jay-Z. Hustler-incarnate Russell Simmons and ex-punk Rick Rubin, the odd couple, fought and triumphed against all...

Since Naperville sprang from the northern Illinois prairie, it has maintained an unmistakably fascinating heritage.The settlers who followed the Napers to the DuPage River had to endure the hardships of felling trees and plowing prairies to make a place to call home. The campuses of the Research and Technology corridor might seem far removed from the travails of those early years, but both are part of the same community. That shared tradition holds surprises such a...

A hilarious fable from the bestselling author of Oi Frog and Friends, which has sold over 3 million copies worldwide.One day, Ivan and his sister discover a very strange egg in the forest."It is the egg of an ogg," the old man of the forest tells them. "Now leave it be." But the children and their neighboursare curious. What IS an ogg?Will it walk? Will it fly? Will it like cherry pie?Will it sing? Will it dance? Will it hop? Will...

In a gripping anthology of tales, we follow characters wrestling with their destinies amid darkness. Edith Winters seeks truth in suburbia's deceptively calm façade, unveiling profound secrets. "Off the Grid" narrates a survival plight, with humanity's remnants facing a terrifying siege. Chloe's spectral journey in "Alba" explores vengeance in its most haunting form. “The Fallen” depicts Gideon Reeves's cosmic battle with malevolent forces. Detective John Anderson and his son Eddie are ent...

In 1976 music changed forever with the arrival of a self-empowering alternative to the bloated, sterile rock music of the day. From Cardiff to Caithness, from Portrush to Plymouth, bands promoted their own gigs, designed their own artwork and organised their own pressing and distribution. This exhaustive book, based on over 200 interviews with the participants, chronicles not only the good and the great, the icons of the punk movement, but celebrates some of the fantastic lost bands and mu...

The places in which refugees seek sanctuary are often as dangerous and bleak as the conditions they fled. In response, many travel within and across borders in search of safety. As part of these journeys, refugees are increasingly turning to courts to ask for protection, not from persecution in their homeland, but from a place of 'refuge'. This book is the first global and comparative study of 'protection from refuge' litigation, examining whether courts facilitate or hamper refugee journe...

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