This second edition has been rewritten and revised, taking account of the new interpretations and insights into sexuality and gender created by the women's and gay liberation movements since first publication in 1968. It considers how recent uses of drag in theatre have given the form a new lease of life. This work contains a scholarly examination of drag as a theatrical technique in different cultures from ancient China and Japan to Greece and medieval England. It also answers questions such as: can a pantomime dame can be traced back to the mystery play?; how was Shakespeare's first Juliet - a smooth-faced boy - expected to behave?; what happened when a woman first appeared on the English stage? why did America take to drag in such as big way? what is the relationship between female impersonation and homosexuality? where do transvenstites fit into the scheme of things; how do glamorous impersonators shape themselves like women? and what is the role of drugs and hormone injections? This book presenting a spectacle of heroines, strippers, tragic women, dames, comics and sopranos, all of whom are men, and original photographs of some of the most legendary drag performers.

Drag: A History of Female Impersonation on Stage (Lesbian and Gay Studies)

Self-Help

BAKER, ROGER

UNKNO

This second edition has been rewritten and revised, taking account of the new interpretations and insights into sexuality and gender created by the women's and gay liberation movements since first publication in 1968. It considers how recent uses of drag in theatre have given the form a new lease of life. This work contains a scholarly examination of drag as a theatrical technique in different cultures from ancient China and Japan to Greece and medieval England. It also answers questions such as: can a pantomime dame can be traced back to the mystery play?; how was Shakespeare's first Juliet - a smooth-faced boy - expected to behave?; what happened when a woman first appeared on the English stage? why did America take to drag in such as big way? what is the relationship between female impersonation and homosexuality? where do transvenstites fit into the scheme of things; how do glamorous impersonators shape themselves like women? and what is the role of drugs and hormone injections? This book presenting a spectacle of heroines, strippers, tragic women, dames, comics and sopranos, all of whom are men, and original photographs of some of the most legendary drag performers.

Drag: A History of Female Impersonation on Stage

Humor & Entertainment

Drag: a history of female impersonation on the stage (A Triton book)

Triton Books; distributed by Macdonald & Co

Collectors Book of Dolls and Dolls Houses

Random House~trade

Explores the star's early life, her break into the motion picture industry, her marriages, and her public and private life

Marilyn Monroe: Photographs selected from the files of United Press Intl

Gramercy

What is a panic attack?  What does it feel like?  What causes attacks?  Can they be cured?  This highly authoritative yet practical book helps the reader towards an in-depth understanding of panic.  In clear and concise language it describes a psychological self-help programme for panic sufferers.  "A full recovery is possible," explains Dr Baker. "It certainly is not easy, nor quick, but it definitely is possible."

Understanding Panic Attacks

Religion & Spirituality

Lion Pub

A new way of handling emotional pain and hurts. Based on groundbreaking psychological research. 'It's as if the body has a second immune system, an emotional system, devoted not to physical protection, but to protection from emotional hurt and trauma.' Dr Roger Baker. Is there a way of harnessing our emotions, of living in harmony with them and finding meaning and fulfilment through them? In Emotional Processing, Dr Roger Baker offers a new psychological approach. Basing his writing on twenty years of experience in therapy and the groundbreaking research he has undertaken with his research team, he explains how emotional processing works. He begins by examining the meaning and purpose of emotions, affirming the crucially important role they play in a full and healthy life. They are, he says, an advanced information system, not an opponent of rational thought. He then goes on to show how we have a sort of second immune system, able to absorb and break down emotional hurts and stress just as our first immune system deals with viruses and bacteria. When we move with this system of emotional processing, instead of blocking or hindering it, life's troubles and traumas can be so much more easily absorbed. Illustrated throughout with examples from patients in psychological therapy and from everyday life, Emotional Processing offers all of us new and important insights into the path to emotional well-being.

Emotional Processing: Healing through Feeling

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Mental Health

Lion Books

More than simply presenting a treatment regimen to post-traumatic stress, this guide also presents strategies to preventing the disorder in the first place Drawing on 20 years of research and clinical practice, this informative self-help guide explains the many symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and lays out a self-help program called Emotional Processing Therapy that can defuse the distressing memories of trauma and reduce the occurrence of flashbacks, nightmares, and tensions. Trauma is a term that many might find alienating and clinical; however, it’s something most people encounter at some point in their life, and post-traumatic stress, far from being a mental disorder, is a normal reaction to abnormal events: even breaking a bone or witnessing a car crash. Showing how to overcome PTSD as well as presenting key strategies to help prevent it in the first place, this guide is full of real-life case studies and is essential reading for trauma sufferers, their family and friends, and specialists alike.

Understanding Trauma: How to overcome post-traumatic stress

Death & Grief

What is a panic attack? What does it feel like? What causes attacks? Can they be cured? The authoritative yet practical book helps the reader toward an in-depth understanding of panic. It is essential reading for sufferers, their friends and family, and clinicians. In clear and concise language, it describes a psychological self-help programme for panic sufferers that has been tried and tested over many years. Now in its third edition, this book has been updated throughout to reflect recent research, including the latest developments in cognitive behavioural therapy and new techniques for managing anxiety. "A full recover is possible," Dr Baker explains. "It certainly is not easy, nor quick, but it definitely is possible."

Understanding Panic Attacks and Overcoming Fear

Binding the Devil: Exorcism past and present

Hawthorn Books

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