Vulgar Tongues: An Alternative History of English Slang 9781847659415, 1847659411

Slang is the language of pop culture, low culture, street culture, underground movements and secret societies; depending

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Vulgar Tongues: An Alternative History of English Slang
9781847659415, 1847659411

Learn how to express yourself in English with hundreds of slang expressions, phrases and idioms. Find out how to sp

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With hindsight, the victory of Parliamentarian forces over the Royalists in the English Civil War may seem inevitable bu

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Moon Charania explores feminine dispossession and the brown diaspora through a reflection on the life of her mother, rec

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For over a hundred years, the story of assimilation has animated the nation-building project of the United States. And s

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Anna Beer investigates the lives and achievements of eight women writers, uncovering a startling and unconventional hist

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In this magisterial cultural and intellectual history, Thomas Bauer reconsiders classical and modern Islam by tracing di

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An original study of empire creation and its consequences, from ancient through early modern times The world’s first gr

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