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How We Die Now: Intimacy and the Work of Dying
ISBN: 9781439908235 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. As we live longer and die slower and differently than our ancestors, we have come to rely more and more on end-of-life caregivers. These workers navigate a changing landscape of old age and death that many of us have little preparation to encounter. "How We Die Now" is an absorbing and sensitive investigation of end-of-life issues from the perspectives of patients, relatives, medical professionals, and support staff.Karla Erickson immersed herself in the daily life of workers and elders in a Midwestern community for over two years to explore important questions around the theme of how we die...
As we live longer and die slower and differently than our ancestors, we have come to rely more and more on end-of-life caregivers. These workers navig...
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399,51 zł |
How We Die Now: Intimacy and the Work of Dying
ISBN: 9781439908242 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. As we live longer and die slower and differently than our ancestors, we have come to rely more and more on end-of-life caregivers. These workers navigate a changing landscape of old age and death that many of us have little preparation to encounter. "How We Die Now" is an absorbing and sensitive investigation of end-of-life issues from the perspectives of patients, relatives, medical professionals, and support staff.Karla Erickson immersed herself in the daily life of workers and elders in a Midwestern community for over two years to explore important questions around the theme of how we die...
As we live longer and die slower and differently than our ancestors, we have come to rely more and more on end-of-life caregivers. These workers navig...
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115,59 zł |
The Hungry Cowboy: Service and Community in a Neighborhood Restaurant
ISBN: 9781617030512 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) At a Tex-Mex restaurant in a Minneapolis suburb, customers send Christmas and Hanukkah cards to the restaurant, bring in home-baked treats for the staff, and attend the annual employee party. One customer even posts in the entryway a sign commemorating the life of his dog. Diners and servers alike use the Hungry Cowboy as a place to gather, celebrate, relax, and even mourn. Moments such as these fascinate Karla A. Erickson, who worked for the restaurant, and they make up her new book The Hungry Cowboy. Weaving together narratives from servers, customers, and managers, Erickson... At a Tex-Mex restaurant in a Minneapolis suburb, customers send Christmas and Hanukkah cards to the restaurant, bring in home-baked treats for the ... |
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222,90 zł |
Feminist Waves, Feminist Generations : Life Stories from the Academy
ISBN: 9780816649334 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Feminist Waves, Feminist Generations challenges the static figuring of feminist generations that positions the second wave of feminist scholars against a homogeneous third wave. Based on life stories from contemporary feminist scholars, this volume emphasizes how feminism develops unevenly over time and across institutions and, ultimately, offers a new paradigm for theorizing the intersections between generations and feminist waves of thought.
Contributors: Sam Bullington, U of Missouri; Susan Cahn, SUNY Buffalo; Dawn Rae Davis, U of Minnesota; Lisa J. Disch, U of... Feminist Waves, Feminist Generations challenges the static figuring of feminist generations that positions the second wave of feminist schol... |
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325,92 zł |