Two creative centres of Jewish life rose to prominence in the twentieth century, one in Israel and the other in …
The issue of death has loomed large in Chinese cities in the modern era. Throughout the Republican period, Shanghai swallowed …
In 2018, the Marvel Cinematic Universe finally delivered on something fans had long been waiting for: a feature film with …
How did a libertine who lacks even the most basic knowledge of the Christian faith win 81 percent of the …
This book investigates the various reasons behind the elevation of the memoir, previously categorized as a marginalized form of life …
The story of the Iranian-American author's search for identity between two cultures torn apart by a violent history paints a …
What does it mean to be a woman in the 21st century? The feminist movement has a long and rich …
Challenging conventional wisdom on grief, a pioneering therapist offers a new resource for those experiencing loss When a painful loss …
Publisher: LongmanISBN: 9781405897051Publication Date: 2010Real Life brings English to life and makes learning English enjoyable and achievable through practical tasks …
The Etruscans were a powerful and influential civilization in ancient Italy. But despite their prominence, they are often misrepresented as …
Interfaces are back, or perhaps they never left. The familiar Socratic conceit from the Phaedrus, of communication as the process …
This work explores the diverse ways in which young people are active social agents in the production of youth culture …
Drawing on the expertise of archaeologists, historians, biblical scholars, and social-science interpreters who have devoted a significant amount of time …
Innumerable studies have appeared in recent decades about practically every aspect of women's lives in Western societies. The few such …
The United States is obsessed with virginity — from the media to schools to government agencies. In The Purity Myth …
In this pioneering book, Virginia Smith combines archeology, psychology, biology, and sociology to reveal how and why standards of cleanliness …
From advertisements to amusement parks, themed restaurants, and Renaissance fairs twenty-first century popular culture is strewn with reimaginings of the …
One of the biggest attractions of George R.R. Martin's high fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire, and by …
Science is a defining feature of the modern world, and popular science is where most of us make sense of …
This book outlines the development currently underway in the technology of new media & looks further to examine the unforeseen …
Everything you need to know about new media in one accessible, easy to navigate volume! From Facebook to the iPhone, …
This book studies the significance of sight in rabbinic cultures across Palestine and Mesopotamia (approximately first to seventh centuries). It …
This volume explores the constitutive role played by space in the performance of Kutiyattam. The only surviving form of Sanskrit …
The volume covers painting, mosaic, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, architecture and photography. Textiles, coins, pottery, enamels, gold and silver are also …
During the Cold War, culture became another weapon in America's battle against communism. Part of that effort in cultural diplomacy …
Illustrated with a diverse collection of historic and contemporary artwork, travel posters, and photographs, this irresistible volume traces the evolution …
People have the capacity both to influence their environment and to adjust to it, but the United States and Japan …
In a perfect world, software engineers who produce the best code are the most successful. But in our perfectly messy …
GET INSPIRED. GET EXCITED. GET RESULTS. A proven approach to corporate culture that's positively contagious You are about to enter …
The objective of this book is to provide the framework to unleash a contagious customer success culture. Customer success is …
What do you need to become a data-driven organization? Far more than having big data or a crack team of …
