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A new pot of gold
Facing an economic crisis in the 1980s, the Hollywood industry moved boldly to control the ancillary markets of videotape, video disk, pay-cable and pay-per-view, and the major studios found themselves targeted for acquisition by global media and communications companies. This volume examines the...
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Essays on music
Theodor W. Adorno (1903-1969), one of the principal figures associated with the Frankfurt School, wrote extensively on culture, modernity, aesthetics, literature, and—more than any other subject—music. To this day, Adorno remains the single most influential contributor to the development of quali...
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Arabic short stories
An alleyway of Tangier as seen through the eyes of a prostitute, the price paid by a sophisticated Cairene philanderer for his infatuation with a young bedouin girl, the callous treatment a young wife receives from the man to whom she has been married. These are some of the themes of the twenty-f...
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The human difference
Are we losing touch with our humanity? Yes, contends Alan Wolfe in this provocative critique of modern American intellectual life. From ecology, sociobiology, and artificial intelligence to post-modernism and the social sciences, Wolfe examines the antihumanism underlying many contemporary academ...
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Unbound feet
The crippling custom of footbinding is the thematic touchstone for Judy Yung's engrossing study of Chinese American women during the first half of the twentieth century. Using this symbol of subjugation to examine social change in the lives of these women, she shows the stages of "unbinding" that...
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Taming the wind of desire
Charged with restoring harmony and relieving pain, the Malay shaman places his patients in trance and encourages them to express their talents, drives, personality traits—the "Inner Winds" of Malay medical lore—in a kind of performance. These healing ceremonies, formerly viewed by Western anthrop...
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Shadow of paradise
Begun in 1939, barely four months after the close of the Spanish Civil War, these poems by the Nobel Laureate poet Vicente Aleixandre were written during a period of hardship and despair. In spite of his surroundings Aleixandre created the splendor of the shadow of a lost paradise that consisted ...
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Postindustrial possibilities
While it is often acknowledged that we live in a "postindustrial" age, our economic concepts have lagged far behind our postmodern sensibility. In this incisive new work, the well-known sociologist, Fred Block, sheds obsolete and shopworn economic analysis by presenting a bold, sweeping reconcept...
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The matter of my book
The Matter of My Book: Montaigne's Essais as the Book of the Self delves into the intricate relationship between Montaigne’s writing and his identity, exploring how the Essais serve as both a reflection of and a space for the construction of the self. This study positions Montaigne's work at the ...
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Frank lloyd wright
Ask Americans to think of a famous architect and the person they are most likely to name is Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright's work, his reputation, and his long and colorful career have made him an icon of modern American architecture. But despite his status as America's most celebrated architect, his...
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Federal government in nigeria
The book offers a critical analysis of Nigeria's political institutions, examining the country's government and constitution in depth. Aimed at stimulating intellectual engagement, particularly for students, it covers key topics such as the development of the party system, the structure of the fe...
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Austria from habsburg to hitler, volume 1
Austria from Habsburg to Hitler, Volume I: Labor's Workshop of Democracy offers a meticulous exploration of Austria's journey from the fall of the Habsburg Empire to its first republic. Written by Charles A. Gulick, the book investigates the rise of the Austrian working-class movement, its politi...
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Tradition in a rootless world
The past two decades in the United States have seen an immense liberalization and expansion of women's roles in society. Recently, however, some women have turned away from the myriad, complex choices presented by modern life and chosen instead a Jewish orthodox tradition that sets strict and rig...
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Thomas jefferson and the development of american public education
Thomas Jefferson and the Development of American Public Education by James B. Conant originates from the Jefferson Memorial Lectures delivered at the University of California in 1960. Conant uses this platform to revisit Jefferson’s role as both a visionary political leader and an educational inn...
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A warbler's song in the dusk
A Warbler’s Song in the Dusk: The Life and Work of Ōtomo Yakamochi (718–785) by Paula Doe presents the first full-length English-language biography of one of Japan’s greatest early poets, weaving together history, translation, and literary analysis. As the last great compiler of the Man’yōshū, Ja...
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Twilight zones
Considering everything from Nike ads, emaciated models, and surgically altered breasts to the culture wars and the O.J. Simpson trial, Susan Bordo deciphers the hidden life of cultural images and the impact they have on our lives. She builds on the provocative themes introduced in her acclaimed w...
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