text and the city essays on japanese modernity

Text and the City Essays on Japanese Modernity

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: James A Fujii Maeda Ai, PUBLISHER: Duke University Press, NA

Circus Day in Japan: Bilingual English and Japanese Text

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Coerr, Eleanor / Matsunari, Yumi, PUBLISHER: Tuttle Publishing, Circus Day in Japan is ong>theong> warmly-illustrated story of an exciting day spent by two Japanese children, Joji-chan ong>andong> Koko-chan, at a circus. Joji-chan ong>andong> Koko-chan delight at ong>theong> new sights of ong>theong>ir first circus, ong>andong> young readers are gently introduced to Japanese sites ong>andong> customs. ong>Theong> simple ong>textong> ong>andong> artwork provide a nostalgic window into Japanese family life in ong>theong> early s. ong>Theong> new Japanese translation makes this classic book accessible to a new generation of both English- ong>andong> Japanese-speaking readers.

Native and Newcomer: Making and Remaking a Japanese City

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Robertson, Jennifer Ellen, PUBLISHER: University of California Press, This expertly crafted ethnography examines ong>theong> ways in which native ong>andong> new citizens of Kodaira, a Tokyo suburb, have both remade ong>theong> past ong>andong> imagined ong>theong> future of ong>theong>ir ong>cityong> in a quest for an "auong>theong>ntic" Japanese community.

Essays Politic and Moral, and Essays Moral and Theological

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tuvill, Daniel, PUBLISHER: University of Virginia Press, ong>Theong>se two sets of ong>essaysong> by ong>theong> seventeenth-century clegyman Tuvil illustrate literary tastes ong>andong> fashions of ong>theong> time ong>andong> offer examples of such popular genres as ong>theong> sermon, ong>theong> resolve, ong>andong> ong>theong> meditation.

On Writing Short Stories

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bailey, Tom, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, On Writing Short Stories offers a fascinating introduction to writing fiction ong>andong> ong>theong> short story by bringing togeong>theong>r 9 original ong>essaysong> by professional writers ong>andong> 30 exemplars of short fiction. ong>Theong> first part features original ong>essaysong> by well-known authors such as Francine Prose, Joyce Carol Oates, ong>andong> ong>Andong>re Dubus that take ong>theong> student through ong>theong> process of writing ong>Theong>se ong>essaysong> focus on ong>theong> characteristics ong>andong> craft of ong>theong> short story ong>andong> its writer, ong>andong> take ong>theong> student from ong>theong> workshopping process all ong>theong> way through ong>theong> experience of working with agents ong>andong> publishers. ong>Theong> second part of ong>theong> ong>textong> is an anthology of stories-many referred to in ong>theong> ong>essaysong>-that gives readers dynamic examples of technique brought to life. In this second edition, Bailey brings ong>theong> ong>textong> up-to-date with new ong>andong> revised ong>essaysong> ong>andong> a freshened anthology that retains many of ong>theong> classics, but adds in new styles ong>andong> diverse voices-from short short fiction to ong>theong> postcolonial writing of non-Western authors. In doing so, Bailey gives readers a broader scope of ong>theong> short fiction long>andong>scape. ong>Theong> first part of ong>theong> ong>textong> now features Bailey's updated essay on ong>theong> elements of fiction, which incorporates many of ong>theong> nw stories in ong>theong> anthology. ong>Theong>re are also two new ong>essaysong> that expong>andong> on ong>theong> workshopping process: "Whose Story Is It? ong>Theong> Anonymous Workshop" by Antonya Nelson ong>andong> "After ong>theong> Workshop: Transitional Drafts" by Robert Nelson. C. Michael Curtis also updates his essay on "Publishers ong>andong> Publishing" from ong>theong> first edition, bringing in ong>theong> latest innovations in electronic ong>andong> online publishing.

Endgames: The Irreconcilable Nature of Modernity: Essays and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wellmer, Albrecht / Midgley, David, PUBLISHER: MIT Press (MA), A common ong>theong>me of this set of thirteen ong>essaysong> by one of ong>theong> major figures in contemporary German philosophy is ong>theong> idea of a postmetaphysical modernity. In his preface Wellmer relates ong>theong> title of his book, "Endgames," to this common ong>theong>me: ong>Theong> historical utopias of ong>theong> Marxist tradition ong>andong> ong>theong> programs of ultimate justification in ong>theong> Kantian tradition are both endgames "within" metaphysics, ong>theong> deconstruction of those utopias ong>andong> programs of ultimate justification are endgames played "with" metaphysics, ong>andong> ong>theong> game with an end as ultimate telos--ong>theong> end(s) of history, ong>theong> end(s) of knowledge, ong>theong> end(s) of human life--is metaphysics. ong>Theong> title, "Endgames," finally also refers polemically to postmodernist games with an end of modernity; as opposed to ong>theong>se, Wellmer defends ong>theong> fragile moral ong>andong> political substance of ong>theong> modernity that postmodernists attempt to overcome--ong>andong> that sense of what needs to be preserved of ong>theong> modern tradition for a postmetaphysical modernity is what makes his writings unique. In ong>theong> first of ong>theong> book's three parts, "Negative ong>andong> Communicative Freedom," Wellmer focuses on political philosophy, examining in particular ong>theong> links ong>andong> tensions between liberal basic rights ong>andong> modern ideas of democracy. In Part II, "Postmetaphysical Perspectives," he attempts to develop a postmetaphysical perspective on aesong>theong>tics ong>andong> metaphysics (with ong>andong> against Adorno), on ong>theong> problem of truth (with ong>andong> against Richard Rorty, Jurgen Habermas, ong>andong> Karl-Otto Apel), ong>andong> on hermeneutics (with ong>andong> against Hans-Georg Gadamer ong>andong> Karl-Otto Apel). Part III, "Images of ong>theong> Times," contains occasional pieces on Ludwig Wittgenstein, ong>theong> Frankfurt School, Hans Jonas, ong>andong> architecture. ong>Theong> book closes with an appended critical essay on Hannah Arendt, reflecting ong>theong> importance of Arendt's political philosophy to Wellmer's work.

Marxism in Dark Times: Select Essays for the New Century

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Datta Gupta, Sobhanlal, PUBLISHER: Anong>theong>m Press, This volume is a collection of ong>essaysong> on an alternative understong>andong>ing of Marxism, anchored in ong>theong> ideas of humanism, democracy ong>andong> pluralism. ong>Theong> ong>essaysong> question ong>theong> stereotyped, positivist notion of Marxism as practised by ong>theong> exponents of official Marxism. ong>Theong>y highlight ong>theong> legacy of ong>theong> suppressed voices in ong>theong> Marxist tradition, ong>andong> provide new insights in ong>theong> reading of Marxism in ong>theong> twenty-first century. ong>Theong> ong>essaysong> provide a new reading of Antonio Gramsci, Rosa Luxemburg, Nikolai Bukharin, David Ryazanov ong>andong> ong>theong> Frankfurt School; review ong>theong> phenomenon of Perestroika; explore ong>theong> new historiography on Comintern; ong>andong> examine ong>theong> relation between Marxism ong>andong> postmodernism. Acquista Ora

English Drama: Forms and Development: Essays in Honour of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bradbrook, M. C. / Axton, M. / Axton, Marie, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, ong>Theong>se ten original ong>essaysong> on English drama from Tudor times onwards were first published in . Each is written by a former member of ong>theong> Cambridge English Faculty. Each author has an individual approach ong>andong> makes a fresh contribution to ong>theong> study of dramatic form seen in a changing historical setting. ong>Theong>re are ong>essaysong> on genres, on individual playwrights ong>andong> on social conditions affecting ong>theong> development of ong>theong> drama. Togeong>theong>r, ong>theong> ong>essaysong> make a valuable contribution to ong>theong> study of drama.

Military Leadership: In Pursuit of Excellence

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rosenbach, William E. / Taylor, Robert L. / Rosenbach, Eric B., PUBLISHER: Westview Press, ong>Theong> sixth edition of this classic ong>textong> continues its popular interdisciplinary approach to ong>theong> topic of leadership by examining fundamental elements of military leadership: ong>theong> "process" of leadership, ong>theong> dynamic personal interactions between leader ong>andong> followers, ong>andong> ong>theong> individual ong>andong> organizational values that foster effective military leadership. "Military Leadership" provides a thoroughly reconsidered ong>andong> greatly expong>andong>ed mix of classic ong>andong> contemporary articles as well as original ong>essaysong>, with authors representing all of ong>theong> services. Incisive introductory ong>essaysong> to each section highlight ong>theong>mes ong>andong> connections. Eric B. Rosenbach joins ong>theong> editorial team for this edition, helping infuse ong>theong> ong>textong> with fresh perspectives. ong>Theong> ong>essaysong> of ong>theong> sixth edition confront ong>theong> kudos ong>andong> criticisms that surround military leadership today, offer international viewpoints, ong>andong> relate military leadership to contemporary leadership ong>theong>ory ong>andong> approaches.

Paris, Paris: Journey Into the City of Light

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Downie, David / Harris, Allison, PUBLISHER: Transatlantic Press, Like all great cities ong>andong> yet unlike any oong>theong>r Paris is alive ong>andong> fluttering, it changes with ong>theong> light, buffeted by Seine-basin breezes. This place called Paris is at once ong>theong> imaginary long>andong> of literature ong>andong> film, a distant view through shifting, misty lenses, ong>andong> a vibrant contemporary ong>cityong> where a kaleidoscope of millions seems bent on ong>theong> grong>andong> conspiracy of enjoying life. Paris, Paris: Journey into ong>theong> ong>Cityong> of Light paints a portrait in thirty perennial ong>essaysong> of ong>theong> world's favorite ong>cityong>.

Churchill and Hitler

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Jablonsky, David / Jablonsky, D. / Jablonsky David, PUBLISHER: Routledge, This collection of ong>essaysong> examines ong>theong> development of Churchill ong>andong> Hitler as strategic leaders ong>andong> analyzes in particular ong>theong> impact of ong>theong>ir formative years on ong>theong>ir leadership styles, "operational codes," views on civil-military relations, ong>andong> approaches to ong>theong> conduct of war at strategic, operational ong>andong> tactical levels. Ultimately, victory depended on ong>theong> calculated use of all ong>theong> means of national power - military, political, psychological ong>andong> economic - to achieve ong>theong> national end. ong>Theong>se ong>essaysong> demonstrate that it was Churchill who best understood that calculation.

Mi raccomando

David Sedaris ong>Theong> book is a collection of 22 autobiographical ong>essaysong> by American humorist David Sedaris. ong>Theong> ong>essaysong> address ong>theong> author's upbringing in Raleigh, North Carolina, his relationships with family members, ong>andong> his work ong>andong> life in New York ong>Cityong> a (cod. I_)

Personal Finance (with Infotrac) [With Infotrac]

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Goldsmith, Elizabeth B., PUBLISHER: Wadsworth Publishing Company, This ong>textong> presents ong>theong> fundamentals of personal financial planning ong>andong> money management with a focus on application. Intended for a non-majors elective course, ong>theong> ong>textong> covers ong>theong> need-to-know information thoroughly at a level ong>andong> depth that is manageable for ong>theong> student. Unique to this ong>textong> is a chapter on life expenses ong>andong> ong>theong> cost of caring for oong>theong>rs.

Developing Cultures: Essays on Cultural Change

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Harrison, Lawrence E. / Kagan, Jerome / Harrison, Harrison E., PUBLISHER: Routledge, "Developing Cultures: ong>Essaysong> on Cultural Change "is a collection of 21 expert ong>essaysong> on ong>theong> institutions that transmit cultural values from generation to generation. ong>Theong> ong>essaysong> are an outgrowth of a research project begun by Samuel Huntington ong>andong> Larry Harrison in ong>theong>ir widely discussed book Culture Matters ong>theong> goal of which is guidelines for cultural change that can accelerate development in ong>theong> Third World. ong>Theong> ong>essaysong> in this volume cover child rearing, several aspects of education, ong>theong> world's major religions, ong>theong> media, political leadership, ong>andong> development projects. ong>Theong> book is companion volume to "Developing Cultures: Case Studies."().

An Introduction to Wisdom Literature and the Psalms

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tucker, Dennis / Ballard, Wayne / Ballard, Jr. H. Wayne, PUBLISHER: Mercer University Press, Introduction to Wisdom Literature ong>andong> ong>theong> Psalms offers a unique approach to studying this material in ong>theong> classroom. This book is a collection of ong>essaysong> that explore ong>theong>mes ong>andong> background issues intended for ong>theong> student of ong>theong> Old Testament. Divided into two sections on ong>theong> Psalms ong>andong> Wisdom Literature, each section offers an in-depth essay on history of interpretation, forms of poetry, ong>theong> ong>textong>'s relationship to ong>theong> ancient Near East, ong>theong> canonical shape of ong>theong> material, ong>theong> ong>theong>ology of ong>theong> ong>textong>s, ong>andong> contemporary issues currently under scholarly investigation.

Management

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Williams, Richard H. / Williams, Chuck, PUBLISHER: Thomson South-Western, This single-authored ong>textong> begins with an introduction to ong>theong> subject, discussing organizational environments ong>andong> cultures, ong>andong> ethics ong>andong> social responsibility. Eschewing fads, but incorporating "been ong>theong>re" features (case studies ong>andong> interviews), ong>theong> ong>textong> continues with chapters on making things happen; meeting ong>theong> competition; organizing people, projects, ong>andong> processes; ong>andong> leading. Acquista Ora

City of Sacrifice: Violence from the Aztec Empire to the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Carrasco, David L., PUBLISHER: Beacon Press, At an excavation of ong>theong> Great Aztec Temple in Mexico ong>Cityong>, amid carvings of skulls ong>andong> a dismembered warrior goddess, David Carrasco stood before a container filled with ong>theong> decorated bones of infants ong>andong> children. It was ong>theong> site of a massive human sacrifice, ong>andong> for Carrasco ong>theong> center of fiercely provocative questions: If ritual violence against humans was a profound necessity for ong>theong> Aztecs in ong>theong>ir capital ong>cityong>, is it central to ong>theong> construction of social order ong>andong> ong>theong> authority of ong>cityong> states? Is civilization built on violence? In ong>Cityong> of Sacrifice, Carrasco chronicles ong>theong> fascinating story of Tenochtitlan, ong>theong> Aztec capital, investigating Aztec religious practices ong>andong> demonstrating that religious violence was integral to urbanization; ong>theong> ong>cityong> itself was a temple to ong>theong> gods. That Mexico ong>Cityong>, ong>theong> largest ong>cityong> on earth, was built on ong>theong> ruins of Tenochtitlan, is a point Carrasco poignantly considers in his comparison of urban life from antiquity to modernity. Majestic in scope, ong>Cityong> of Sacrifice illuminates not only ong>theong> rich history of a major Meso american ong>cityong> but also ong>theong> inseparability of two passionate human impulses: urbanization ong>andong> religious engagement. It has much to tell us about many familiar events in our own time, from suicide bombings in Tel Aviv to rape ong>andong> murder in ong>theong> Balkans.

Aozora: Intermediate-Advance Japanese Communication-2nd Ed.

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fujii, Noriko, PUBLISHER: National Foreign Langauge Resource Center, Aozora develops intermediate students' oral ong>andong> written communicative skills ong>andong> provides insights into Japanese society ong>andong> culture. ong>Theong> ong>textong> ong>andong> three accompanying CD-ROMs encourage students to participate actively in a variety of auong>theong>ntic ong>andong> intellectually stimulating activities. An instructor's guide is available separately. Acquista Ora

Supreme Court in the Federal Judicial System

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wasby, Stephen L. / Winkates, James E., PUBLISHER: Wadsworth Publishing Company, ong>Theong> fourth edition of this authoritative ong>textong> has been completely updated through ong>theong> term. New material is presented on ong>theong> Rehnquist Court, ong>theong> Court's recourd on civil liberties, ong>andong> ong>theong> Clarence Thomas nomination. ong>Theong> ong>textong> focuses on ong>theong> Supreme Court, but also analyzes oong>theong>r federal courts ong>andong> ong>theong> entire court system. ong>Theong> Court's political roles are discussed first. ong>Theong> structure of ong>theong> judicial system ong>andong> ong>theong> ways of selecting federal judges follows. A separate chapter is devoted to ong>theong> role of lawyers ong>andong> interest groups. ong>Theong> book concludes with an account of ong>theong> impact of court rulings.

The Church in Colonial Latin America

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Schwaller, John F. / Schwaller, John Frederick, PUBLISHER: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ong>Theong> Church in Colonial Latin America is a collection of ong>essaysong> that include classic articles ong>andong> pieces based on more modern research. Containing ong>essaysong> that explore ong>theong> Catholic Church's active social ong>andong> political influence, this volume provides ong>theong> background necessary for students to grasp ong>theong> importance of ong>theong> Catholic Church in Latin America. This ong>textong> also presents a comprehensive, analytic, ong>andong> descriptive history of ong>theong> Church ong>andong> its development during ong>theong> colonial period. From ong>theong> evangelization of ong>theong> New World by Spanish missionaries to ong>theong> active influence of ong>theong> Catholic Church on Latin American culture, this book offers a complete picture of ong>theong> Church in colonial Latin America. ong>Theong> Church in Colonial Latin America is ideal for courses in ong>theong> colonial period in Latin American history, as well as courses in religion, church history, ong>andong> missionary history.

The Art of the Commonplace: The Agrarian Essays of Wendell

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Berry, Wendell / Wirzba, Norman, PUBLISHER: Shoemaker & Hoard, Essential ong>essaysong> from Wendell Berry's writings on agrarianism, agriculture, ong>andong> community.

Text, Context, and Hypertext: Writing with and for the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Barrett, Edward, PUBLISHER: MIT Press (MA), In "ong>Textong>, Conong>Textong>, ong>andong> Hyperong>Textong>," twenty-seven experts present ong>theong> most recent developments in three important areas of technical communication: ong>theong> design of effective documentation, ong>theong> impact of new technology ong>andong> research on technical writing, ong>andong> ong>theong> training ong>andong> management of technical writers. This first synong>theong>sis of diverse but related research provides a unique conceptualization of ong>theong> field of computers ong>andong> writing ong>andong> documentation.

The Cambridge Companion to Brecht

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Thomson, Peter / Sacks, Glendyr, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This Companion offers students crucial guidance on Brecht's ong>theong>atrical career from beginning to end, bringing togeong>theong>r ong>theong> contrasting views of major critics ong>andong> active practitioners to offer a provocative overview. ong>Theong> nineteen newly-commissioned ong>essaysong> place Brecht's creative work in its historical ong>andong> biographical conong>textong>, with separate ong>essaysong> on seven major plays, on ong>theong> poetry, ong>theong> ong>theong>atrical ong>theong>ories, ong>theong> use of music, ong>theong> innovations in stage design, ong>theong> ways of working with actors ong>andong> his hugely influential career with ong>theong> Berliner Ensemble.

AIDS: The Biological Basis

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Weeks, Benjamin S. / Alcamo, I. Edward, PUBLISHER: Jones & Bartlett Publishers, Completely updated with ong>theong> latest findings ong>andong> data, ong>theong> Fifth Edition of this award-winning ong>textong> builds upon ong>theong> foundation established by ong>theong> late Edward Alcamo. Dr. Alcamo's accessible writing style is maintained with completely updated content ong>andong> extended commentary on current developments. ong>Theong> ong>textong> provides ong>theong> necessary background information for students to understong>andong> ong>theong> biology of HIV ong>andong> AIDS while also providing information on critical epidemiological patterns ong>andong> research developments.

Introduction to Physical Anthropology

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Robert Jurmain, PUBLISHER: Wadsworth Pub Co, This mainstream, four-color physical anthropology ong>textong> is ong>theong> best selling ong>textong> in ong>theong> market. It presents a balanced ong>andong> thorough introduction to ong>theong> field of physical anthropology using helpful tables, charts, photo ong>essaysong>, multimedia, ong>andong> an engaging writing style to bring ong>theong> study of physical anthropology to life for today's student.

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