Tracks the influence of Italian cinema on American film from the postwar period to the present.In The Transatlantic Gaze, Mary Ann McDonald Carolan documents the sustained and profound artistic impact of Italian directors, actors, and screenwriters on American film. Working across a variety of genres, including neorealism, comedy, the Western, and the art film, Carolan explores how and why American directors from Woody Allen to Quentin Tarantino have adapt...

Italian Americans on Screen: Challenging the Past, Re-Theorizing the Future reconsiders Robert Casillo’s definition of Italian-American cinema as “appl[ying] to works by Italian-American directors who treat Italian-American subjects” to expand this classification. Contributors situate Italian-American cinema and media within the contemporary and intersectional debates about ethnic identity, including race, class, gender, and sexuality studies. This book links past scholarship to theoretica...

For the first two years of her life she feels love, but suddenly her protector is gone! Shes too young to even know her Mother is gone. From the innocence of childhood, to the growing sickness and abuse in her life, she is confused and full of fear!How will she ever make it when there is no time to wonderonly time to survive?She wants to be the good little girl, and please her family; she wants to be loved!She wants to be right with God!The confusion, pain, an...

Explores Italian filmmakers' representations of China and the Chinese, both at home and abroad.Winner of the 2022 Book Award for Performance and Visual Culture presented by the American Association of Teachers of ItalianOrienting Italy explores contemporary Italian filmmakers' fascination with China and the Chinese in both documentary and fictional films. Delineating the contours of this fascination, the book begins with the works ...

The fourth edition of this popular text has been expanded to accommodate social workers’ continuing need for a thorough grounding in the statutory framework of local authority practice and the wider legal context of social work in the statutory and voluntary sectors. The separate chapter on social work law in Scotland addresses continuing developments in relation to devolved government and new legislation. Since 1996, the pace of change has been remorseless. Part IV of the Family Law Act h...

This four-volume reset edition presents a wide-ranging collection of primary sources which uncover the language and behaviour of local and state authorities, of peasants and town-dwellers, and of drinking companions and irate wives.

This four-volume reset edition presents a wide-ranging collection of primary sources which uncover the language and behaviour of local and state authorities, of peasants and town-dwellers, and of drinking companions and irate wives.

This four-volume reset edition presents a wide-ranging collection of primary sources which uncover the language and behaviour of local and state authorities, of peasants and town-dwellers, and of drinking companions and irate wives.

This four-volume reset edition presents a wide-ranging collection of primary sources which uncover the language and behaviour of local and state authorities, of peasants and town-dwellers, and of drinking companions and irate wives.

Pathways to Self-Love Bundle, 2 in 1 Bundle: Guide toLoving Yourself and The Journey To Self-LoveWelcome to the Pathways to Self-Love Bundle, an empowering 2-in-1 audiobookcollection designed to guide you on your journey towards self-discovery, acceptance,and unconditional self-love. This bundle includes two transformative audiobooks: Guideto Loving Yourself and The Journey To Self-Love.Whether you're struggling with self- esteem issues, seeking pe...

The Never Too Late Series is a Sexy Romantic Comedy for the Over 30, 40, and 50 Crowds.After two decades of looking for true love and never finding it, aging model and lingerie designer, Alexa Ranger, had finally given up searching. It’s shocking at fifty to find herself wanting a sex life again and even more shocking to be an older woman attracted to a younger man.Thirty-eight-year-old medically retired Marine, Casey Carter, is incredibly sexy, but a relationship ...

In this beautiful and transformative book, 24 Māori academics share their personal journeys, revealing what being Māori has meant for them in their work. Their perspectives provide insight for all New Zealanders into how mātauranga is positively influencing the Western-dominated disciplines of knowledge in the research sector. It is a shameful fact, says co-editor Jacinta Ruru in her introduction to Nga Kete Mātauranga, that in 2020, only about 5 percent of academic staff at universities i...