Per secoli, le tracce di amore queer nel mondo antico sono state dimenticate o rimosse. Persino oggi, solo poche testimonianze sono ricordate: l'amore selvaggio tra Achille e Patroclo, quello doloroso che traspare dai testi di Saffo e i tre generi introdotti dal Simposio di Platone. Eppure, esiste una ricca tradizione letteraria degli amori queer di epoche greca e latina che vanno ben oltre le pruriginose traduzioni di poche opere note. In «300.000 baci» il premiato poeta Seán Hewitt e l'illustre artista Luke Edward Hall raccolgono una grande quantità di storie, comprese alcune delle più belle e toccanti del canone classico, riportandole in vita. Accanto ai celebrati versi di Omero, Saffo, Ovidio e Catullo, si svela una vasta gamma di opere raramente riportate nelle antologie: poemi erotici, dialoghi intensi, dissertazioni filosofiche e persino il testo di un graffito salvato dalle rovine di Pompei. Grazie alla sensibilità letteraria di Hewitt e le vivide illustrazioni di Hall, scopriamo relazioni che sono allo stesso tempo spirituali o lussuriose, tenere o crude, immortali o tormentate. Un'imperdibile antologia in grado di cambiare il nostro sguardo sul mondo antico, «300.000 baci» è un affascinante viaggio attraverso l'amore in tutte le sue forme.

The compelling account of the extraordinary activities of Anti-Fascist Action (AFA) - by those who were there on the frontline - an organised and committed group of ordinary working class people who, during the 1980s and 1990s took the fight to the far right - and won!



Following the electoral collapse of the National Front in 1979, fascists went on the rampage. Race attacks escalated. NF/BNP gangs employed violence on the streets, on the terraces and to control the music scene. Young anti-fascists stepped up.



A new hardline leadership emerged and AFA was formed in 1985. "A state of war" was how one rueful BNP leader would describe what happened next.



Not only is Beating the Fascists a meticulously researched study, it is also a much-needed piece of history from below. Throughout, the voices of working class anti-fascists come across hard, clear, and without apology.



Illuminating and sometimes chilling by turn, the running commentary they provide helps ensure the tempo never flags. Gradually the reader is drawn into an outlaw world of back street idealism, paramilitary style violence and heroic self-sacrifice.

Since 1997 Representation has been the key go-to textbook for students learning the tools to question and critically analyze institutional and media texts and images. This long-awaited Second Edition:

• update and refreshes the approach to theories of representation by signalling key developments in the field

• addresses the emergence of new technologies and formats of representation, from the internet and the digital revolution to reality TV

• includes an entirely new chapter on celebrity culture and personalisation, to debates about representation and democracy, and involve illustrations of an intertextual nature, cutting across various technologies and formats in which 'the real' or the authentic makes an appearance

• offers new exercises, new readings, new images and examples for a new generation of students

This book will once again prove an indispensible resource for students and teachers in cultural and media studies.

Semiotics is the theory of signs, and reading signs is a part of everyday life: from road signs that point to a destination, to smoke that warns of fire, to the symbols buried within art and literature. Semiotic theory can, however, seem mysterious and impenetrable. This introductory book decodes that mystery using visual examples instead of abstract theory. Read straight through or dipped into regularly, this book provides practical examples of how meaning is made in contemporary culture.

Viviamo immersi in un mondo di segni diversissimi - dal cartello stradale che indica una destinazione al fumo che segnala la presenza del fuoco, fino ai simboli più nascosti e complessi dell'arte e della letteratura - e creare, interpretare e comprendere i segni è una delle principali attività della nostra vita quotidiana. La semiotica ci permette di cogliere in che modo e secondo quali relazioni operino i segni nella nostra vita, sta quindi alla base di tutte le forme di comunicazione, eppure viene spesso percepita come una scienza arida e misteriosa. Questo libro si propone di decodificarne i segreti, avvalendosi degli esempi visivi in luogo delle solite astratte teorie. 76 concetti basilari della semiotica sono esemplificati, di volta in volta, attraverso testi, fotografie, opere pittoriche, disegni schematici; ognuno di questi è accompagnato da una domanda che invita il lettore a interpretare da solo ciò che sta osservando. Nella pagina successiva è l'autore che prende la parola, per inquadrare e mettere in prospettiva la problematica semiotica legata al concetto proposto. In tal modo, il lettore è impegnato a riflettere attivamente su ciò che vede, e ben presto, passando da un'immagine all'altra, si accorge di essere sempre più consapevole della natura del processo comunicativo e dei modi secondo i quali si forma il significato.

Flips, slides, grinds, pivots and much, much more for skateboarders.

In this how-to guide, Sean D'Arcy, a world-renowned soccer freestyler, and Phillip Marshall, a top skateboard freestyler, lead skateboarders from basic skills through to the latest tricks from the pros.

Packed with hundreds of exciting photos and handy tips and hints, Freestyle Skateboarding Tricks shows skaters step by step how to do the most popular and impressive skateboarding moves, including loads of tricks on flat ground, on rails and in transition.

From basic slides, grinds, flips and pivots to dozens of impressive combinations featuring airs, wheelies, ollies and more, the authors cover every aspect of freestyle skateboarding. Everything avid skateboarders need to know to seriously blow away their friends is here.

With its many tips and recommendations for combinations and variations, Freestyle Skateboarding Tricks is ideal for skateboarders of all ages.

The TOEFL iBT (Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet-Based Test ) is a crucial exam for students from around the world who want to attend college or graduate school in the United States. The Princeton Review offers the most complete and effective preparation for the competitive and popular TOEFL iBT with this test-prep guide for the exam. In Cracking the TOEFL iBT 2010 Edition, you’ll learn how to think like the test writers and

•Use our preparation strategies and test-taking techniques to raise your score
•Focus your reading and listening to identify the key parts of passages, lectures and conversations
•Hone your listening skills with audio exercises on CD
•Improve your command of spoken English and your use of English grammar and vocabulary
•Write top-scoring essays by responding to the specific questions asked and organizing your ideas clearly

Cracking the TOEFL ibT, 2010 Edition includes a full-length practice test with audio prompts and questions just like those on the actual exam. It also includes more than 175 practice questions.