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Event Power: How Global Events Manage and Manipulate
ISBN: 9780857025173 / Angielski / Twarda / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Rojek's argument is a psychological one, although his message is political: global events build on people's needs to feel empowered and jointly engaged in the pursuit of a higher purpose; they allow a break from daily routines, provide an illusion of intimacy and social membership, and create a sense of self-validation and personal gratification. In short, participation in such events makes us feel good.
At the same time, the real effect of global events seems to be the maintenance of global inequality and social injustice, as well as huge profits for the organizations involved... "Rojek's argument is a psychological one, although his message is political: global events build on people's needs to feel empowered and jointly engag...
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685,68 |
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Food as Communication- Communication as Food
ISBN: 9781433109621 / Angielski / Miękka / 465 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From high-tech kitchen gadgets and magazines to the Food Network, the last few decades have seen a huge rise in food-focused consumption, media, and culture. The discourses surrounding food range from media coverage of school lunchrooms and hunger issues, to news stories about urban gardening or buying organic products at the local farmers market. Food is no longer viewed merely as a means of survival.
International and comprehensive in approach, this volume is the first book-length study of food from a communication perspective. Scholars examine and explore this emerging field to provide... From high-tech kitchen gadgets and magazines to the Food Network, the last few decades have seen a huge rise in food-focused consumption, media, and c...
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304,10 |
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For Notre Dame: Battling for the Heart and Soul of a Catholic University
ISBN: 9781587312656 / Angielski / Miękka / 254 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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72,18 |
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Food and Identity in the Caribbean
ISBN: 9780857853578 / Angielski / Twarda / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This compelling volume brings together original essays that explore the relationship between food and identity in everyday life in the Caribbean. The Caribbean history of colonialism and migration has fostered a dynamic and diverse form of modernity, which continues to transform with the impact of globalization and migration out of the Caribbean. One of the founders of the anthropology of food, Richard Wilk provides a preface to this exciting and interdisciplinary collection of essays offering insight into the real issues of food politics which contribute to the culinary cultures of the... This compelling volume brings together original essays that explore the relationship between food and identity in everyday life in the Caribbean. T... |
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465,29 |
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Ethics and Values in Social Research
ISBN: 9780230202207 / Angielski / Twarda / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Ethical responsibility has intellectual and practical implications for social researchers. This book explores a range of issues, theories and questions, enabling readers to reflect upon, understand and critique these with confidence. With helpful examples and a glossary of terms, it is essential reading for new and experienced researchers alike.
Ethical responsibility has intellectual and practical implications for social researchers. This book explores a range of issues, theories and question...
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721,77 |
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Etiquette and Taboos around the World: A Geographic Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Customs
ISBN: 9781440838200 / Angielski / Twarda / 373 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Readers of this one-volume reference will gain useful knowledge of what travelers should and shouldn't do when in countries outside of the United States. After a general introduction, approximately 100 alphabetically arranged entries cover topics such as greeting and meeting, appearance and dress, table manners, body language, social situations and hospitality, verbal communications, business etiquette, religious etiquette, gift-giving, and even "netiquette" regarding social media. Sidebars and images throughout make the text more accessible and engaging, and additional... Readers of this one-volume reference will gain useful knowledge of what travelers should and shouldn't do when in countries outside of the United S... |
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484,62 |
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Siho and Naga - Lao Textiles: Reflecting a People's Tradition and Change
ISBN: 9783631586891 / Angielski / Twarda / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Siho and Naga are the most powerful mythological figures in Lao tradition manifested in their textiles. This book focuses on the history and culture of the creators of exquisitely hand woven fabrics that have attracted textile connoisseurs all over the world. The study leads not only to rare weaving techniques, patterns and natural dyes, but also to a vast ethnic diversity of people who used to live self sufficiently of their natural environment in rural areas or under royal patronage in ancient cities. Textiles have always been an integral part of the social and spiritual life of Lao people...
Siho and Naga are the most powerful mythological figures in Lao tradition manifested in their textiles. This book focuses on the history and culture o...
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314,23 |
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The Puberty Ritual in Sri Lanka: A Comparative Exploration of Perceptions and Attitudes Between Buddhists and Christians
ISBN: 9781433114625 / Angielski / Twarda / 241 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book explores the perceptions and attitudes of Sinhalese Buddhists and Sinhalese Christians regarding the puberty ritual in Sri Lanka, thereby identifying a relevant Christian response to the ritual. The author utilized ANOVA and Mann-Whitney statistical tests to quantitatively compare the viewpoints of the Sinhalese Buddhists and Christians at cognitive, affective, and behavioral levels. At the same time, an analysis of qualitative data documents the rich Sinhalese Buddhist experience of the puberty ritual, as well as the Sinhalese Christian reservations and alternatives to the...
This book explores the perceptions and attitudes of Sinhalese Buddhists and Sinhalese Christians regarding the puberty ritual in Sri Lanka, thereby id...
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464,37 |
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Food as Communication- Communication as Food
ISBN: 9781433109638 / Angielski / Twarda / 465 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From high-tech kitchen gadgets and magazines to the Food Network, the last few decades have seen a huge rise in food-focused consumption, media, and culture. The discourses surrounding food range from media coverage of school lunchrooms and hunger issues, to news stories about urban gardening or buying organic products at the local farmers market. Food is no longer viewed merely as a means of survival.
International and comprehensive in approach, this volume is the first book-length study of food from a communication perspective. Scholars examine and explore this emerging field to provide... From high-tech kitchen gadgets and magazines to the Food Network, the last few decades have seen a huge rise in food-focused consumption, media, and c...
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696,70 |
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Who Do They Think They Are?: Teenage Girls and Their Avatars in Spaces of Social Online Communication
ISBN: 9781433105524 / Angielski / Miękka / 246 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Who Do They Think They Are? Teenage Girls and Their Avatars in Spaces of Social Online Communication documents a descriptive case study of teenage girls who created autobiographical avatars for their social online spaces. It explores the complex and often conflicted negotiations behind girlhood identity and representation in a cyber-social world. Comparisons are drawn between autobiographical avatars and the profile pictures that teenage girls use on their social networking sites as they consider the manner in which identity is negotiated, constructed, co-authored, and represented. The...
Who Do They Think They Are? Teenage Girls and Their Avatars in Spaces of Social Online Communication documents a descriptive case study of teen...
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205,43 |
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Towards the Learning Society: Educational Issues
ISBN: 9783631398692 / Angielski / Miękka / 366 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In what ways should the liberal democracy be fostered in the country in transition, which terminated with the autocratic regime only a decade ago? How to respond to the challenges of globalisation and development of European dimensions to societies, organizations and every individual life. How to avoid the problems of social exclusion? This book is searching for answers to these questions taking into account liberal education, the changing conception of learning, reforms of universities and schools as well as socio-educational work. The book is divided into four sections. The first...
In what ways should the liberal democracy be fostered in the country in transition, which terminated with the autocratic regime only a decade ago? How...
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400,46 |
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Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland
ISBN: 9783842441972 / Angielski / Miękka / 178 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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102,45 |
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Free Hugs : It's More Than A Campaign - It's A Lifestyle
ISBN: 9781478711599 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. David Melia offers his unique insights into the revolutionary world of Free Hugging. His six-years (and counting) Free Hugging career has provided him with ample experience to share his adventures and thoughts. Some of the topics included in this book are the four-stage process of hugging, the 30 different types of hugs, how free hugs create a change in the way humans interact on the most intimate level, the origins of the Free Hugs Campaign, David's free hugs story, and his proposed vision for the future of the Free Hugs Campaign. Free Hugs: It's More Than A Campaign - It's A Lifestyle will...
David Melia offers his unique insights into the revolutionary world of Free Hugging. His six-years (and counting) Free Hugging career has provided him...
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73,15 |
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Global Families: A History of Asian International Adoption in America
ISBN: 9780814717226 / Angielski / Twarda / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. - "Sensitive and absorbing study." - Naoko Shibusawa, Brown University "Transformative in the strongest sense... Crafts a unique history." - Mark Jerng, author of Claiming Others
- "Sensitive and absorbing study." - Naoko Shibusawa, Brown University "Transformative in the strongest sense... Crafts a unique history." - Mark ...
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323,25 |
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A Race So Different: Performance and Law in Asian America
ISBN: 9780814738399 / Angielski / Twarda / 279 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. -Legal history, theater, and everyday performance come together in this illuminating, profound, and intrepid study.- - Josephine Lee, University of Minnesota
-Legal history, theater, and everyday performance come together in this illuminating, profound, and intrepid study.- - Josephine Lee, University of Mi...
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347,74 |
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Brown Boys and Rice Queens: Spellbinding Performance in the Asias
ISBN: 9780814759400 / Angielski / Miękka / 230 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. - "Fresh and compelling analyses... Always witty, sometimes hilarious, making this provocative new work of scholarship a pleasure and a revelation." - Lisa Duggan, New York University "Finely crafted, meticulously analyzed, and intensely provocative multi-sited research... a touchstone for future works and debates..." - Martin F. Manalansan IV, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- "Fresh and compelling analyses... Always witty, sometimes hilarious, making this provocative new work of scholarship a pleasure and a revelation." -...
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137,09 |
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Brown Boys and Rice Queens: Spellbinding Performance in the Asias
ISBN: 9780814760895 / Angielski / Twarda / 255 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. - "Fresh and compelling analyses... Always witty, sometimes hilarious, making this provocative new work of scholarship a pleasure and a revelation." - Lisa Duggan, New York University "Finely crafted, meticulously analyzed, and intensely provocative multi-sited research... a touchstone for future works and debates..." - Martin F. Manalansan IV, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- "Fresh and compelling analyses... Always witty, sometimes hilarious, making this provocative new work of scholarship a pleasure and a revelation." -...
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323,25 |
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A Race So Different: Performance and Law in Asian America
ISBN: 9780814769966 / Angielski / Miękka / 279 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. -Legal history, theater, and everyday performance come together in this illuminating, profound, and intrepid study.- - Josephine Lee, University of Minnesota
-Legal history, theater, and everyday performance come together in this illuminating, profound, and intrepid study.- - Josephine Lee, University of Mi...
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137,09 |
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Racial Asymmetries: Asian American Fictional Worlds
ISBN: 9781479800070 / Angielski / Twarda / 297 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. -Provides rich, nuanced readings.- - Victor Bascara, University of California, Los Angeles
-Provides rich, nuanced readings.- - Victor Bascara, University of California, Los Angeles
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347,74 |
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Racial Asymmetries: Asian American Fictional Worlds
ISBN: 9781479800278 / Angielski / Miękka / 297 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. -Provides rich, nuanced readings.- - Victor Bascara, University of California, Los Angeles
-Provides rich, nuanced readings.- - Victor Bascara, University of California, Los Angeles
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151,83 |
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