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Princess Diana

Princess Diana

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Licata, Renora, PUBLISHER: Blackbirch Press, Slowly but surely, ong>ong>theong>ong> accomplishments ong>ofong> women are being recognized ong>andong> appreciated by ong>ong>theong>ong> world at large. In our schools ong>andong> in ong>ong>theong>ong> media, more emphasis is being placed on ong>ong>theong>ong> meaningful ong>roleong>s women play. ong>ong>Theong>ong> "Library ong>ofong> Famous Women" series features an international collection ong>ofong> courageous ong>andong> determined individuals who have overcome both personal adversity ong>andong> societal predjudice to achieve ong>ong>theong>ong>ir goals.

The Printed Media in Fin-de-Siecle Italy: Publishers,

The Printed Media in Fin-de-Siecle Italy: Publishers,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Caesar, Ann Hallimore / Romani, Gabrielle / Burns, Jennifer, PUBLISHER: Legenda, ong>ong>Theong>ong> Unification ong>ofong> Italy in heralded a period ong>ofong> unprecedented change. While successive Liberal governments pursued imperial ventures ong>andong> took Italy into World War One on ong>ong>theong>ong> Allied side, on ong>ong>theong>ong> domestic front technological advance, ong>ong>theong>ong> creation ong>ofong> a national transport network, ong>ong>theong>ong> expansion ong>ofong> state education, internal migration to cities ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> rise ong>ofong> political associations all contributed to ong>ong>theong>ong> rapid expansion ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> print industry ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> development ong>ofong> new ong>andong> highly diversified reading publics. Drawing on publishers' archives, letters, diaries, ong>andong> printed material, this book provide ong>ong>theong>ong> most up-to-date research into ong>ong>theong>ong> printed media - books, magazines ong>andong> journals - in Italy between ong>andong> . With essays on publishers ong>andong> reading communities, ong>ong>theong>ong> prong>ofong>essionalization ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>roleong> ong>ofong> journalist ong>andong> writer, children's literature, book illustrations, ong>andong> printed media in colonial territories among oong>ong>theong>ong>rs, this book is intended for those with interests in cultural production ong>andong> consumption ong>andong> questions ong>ofong> nation-formation ong>andong> nationhood in ong>andong> outside Italy.

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Avalon Hill Board Game Betrayal at House on the Hill 2nd

Avalon Hill Board Game Betrayal at House on the Hill 2nd

ong>ong>Theong>ong> creak ong>ofong> footsteps on ong>ong>theong>ong> stairs, ong>ong>theong>ong> smell ong>ofong> something foul ong>andong> dead, ong>ong>theong>ong> feel ong>ofong> something crawling down your back ? this ong>andong> more can be found this award-winning ong>andong> highly acclaimed game ong>ofong> strategy ong>andong> horror.- Players: 3-6- Recommended age: 12 years ong>andong> up- Playing time: 60 min - English language edition

Channel Tunnel -- Le Tunnel Sous La Manche

Channel Tunnel -- Le Tunnel Sous La Manche

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Grayson, Lesley, PUBLISHER: Routledge, ong>ong>Theong>ong> Channel Tunnel project has immense significance for Britain, France, ong>andong> all ong>ofong> Europe. This book provides an invaluable bibliographic resource for anyone interested in ong>ong>theong>ong> background, building, ong>andong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> this major engineering project. This guide includes sections on: ong>ong>theong>ong> history ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Channel Tunnel, fixed link options in ong>ong>theong>ong> s, ong>ong>theong>ong> Eurotunnel scheme, competition with sea ong>andong> air transport, construction ong>andong> operation, ong>andong> regional ong>impactong>. Each section contains a brief introduction outlining ong>ong>theong>ong> main issues followed by a list ong>ofong> references from both British ong>andong> French sources. Detailed author, subject, place, ong>andong> organization indexes make ong>ong>theong>ong> bibliography simple to use.

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And Keep Moving on: The Virginia Campaign, May--June

And Keep Moving on: The Virginia Campaign, May--June

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Grimsley, Mark / Bailey, Anne J. / Simpson, Brooks D., PUBLISHER: University ong>ofong> Nebraska Press, "ong>Andong> Keep Moving On" is ong>ong>theong>ong> first book to see ong>ong>theong>ong> Virginia campaign ong>ofong> spring as Ulysses S. Grant ong>andong> Robert E. Lee saw it: a single, massive operation stretching hundreds ong>ofong> miles. ong>ong>Theong>ong> story ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> campaign is also ong>ong>theong>ong> story ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> demise ong>ofong> two great armies. ong>ong>Theong>ong> scale ong>ofong> casualties ong>andong> human suffering that ong>ong>theong>ong> campaign inflicted makes it unique in U.S. history. Mark Grimsley's study, however, is not just anoong>ong>theong>ong>r battle book. Grimsley places ong>ong>theong>ong> campaign in ong>ong>theong>ong> political context ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> presidential election; appraises ong>ong>theong>ong> motivation ong>ofong> soldiers; appreciates ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> North's sea power advantage; questions conventional interpretations; ong>andong> examines ong>ong>theong>ong> interconnections among ong>ong>theong>ong> major battles, subsidiary ong>ofong>fensives, ong>andong> raids.

Many Peoples, Many Faiths: Women and Men in the World

Many Peoples, Many Faiths: Women and Men in the World

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ellwood, Robert S. / McGraw, Barbara A., PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall, This classic work presents ong>ong>theong>ong> religions ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> world in a way that captures ong>ong>theong>ong> total human experience in both a factual ong>andong> empaong>ong>theong>ong>tic manner. Contains chapters on understong>andong>ing ong>ong>theong>ong> world's religious heritage; ong>ong>theong>ong> cosmic religions ong>ofong> prehistoric ong>andong> tribal peoples; ong>ong>theong>ong> spiritual paths ong>ofong> India; Buddhism ong>andong> oong>ong>theong>ong>r religions ong>ofong> East Asia; Monoong>ong>theong>ong>istic religions; Judaism; ong>ong>theong>ong> growth ong>ofong> Christianity; ong>ong>theong>ong> Islamic faith, ong>andong> more, ong>andong> concludes with a chapter that considers religion today ong>andong> in ong>ong>theong>ong> future. Describes ong>ong>theong>ong> experience ong>ofong> each faith's practitioners in ong>ong>theong>ong> United States ong>andong> summarizes ong>ong>theong>ong> affect ong>ofong> that faith on larger American culture. ong>Ofong>fers fresh insights ong>andong> information on today's new religious movements (such as China's Falun Gong)--discussing ong>ong>theong>ong> social conditions that tend to give rise to such movements, ong>ong>theong>ong>ir sociological nature, ong>andong> what ong>ong>theong>ong>y say about ong>ong>theong>ong> societies in which ong>ong>theong>ong>y appear--ong>andong> includes current information on women's ong>roleong> in religion, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> religion on such human crises as ecology ong>andong> population. Comes with hong>andong>y outlines for writing a research paper on world religions ong>andong> visiting religious sites. For general readers interested in an introspective ong>andong> enlightening overview ong>ofong> world religions today.

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The Grimaldi Shakspere. Notes and Emendations on the Plays

The Grimaldi Shakspere. Notes and Emendations on the Plays

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Shakespeare, William / Grimaldi, Joseph, PUBLISHER: British Library, Historical Print Editions, Title: ong>ong>Theong>ong> Grimaldi Shakspere. Notes ong>andong> emendations on ong>ong>theong>ong> plays ong>ofong> Shakspere, from a recently-discovered annotated copy by ong>ong>theong>ong> late J. Grimaldi. A skit.]Publisher: British Library, Historical Print Editionsong>ong>Theong>ong> British Library is ong>ong>theong>ong> national library ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> United Kingdom. It is one ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages ong>andong> formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints ong>andong> much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections ong>ofong> manuscripts ong>andong> historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.ong>ong>Theong>ong> POETRY & DRAMA collection includes books from ong>ong>theong>ong> British Library digitised by Microsong>ofong>t. ong>ong>Theong>ong> books reflect ong>ong>theong>ong> complex ong>andong> changing ong>roleong> ong>ofong> literature in society, ranging from Bardic poetry to Victorian verse. Containing many classic works from important dramatists ong>andong> poets, this collection has something for every lover ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> stage ong>andong> verse. ++++ong>ong>Theong>ong> below data was compiled from various identification fields in ong>ong>theong>ong> bibliographic record ong>ofong> this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Shakespeare, William; Grimaldi, Joseph; p.; .g.6.(5.)

The Sinking of the Princess Sophia: Taking the North Down

The Sinking of the Princess Sophia: Taking the North Down

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Coates, Ken / Morrison, William, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, On October , ong>ong>theong>ong> Canadian Pacific steamer Princess Sophia left Skagway, Alaska, on its last run ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> season to Vancouver, Victoria, ong>andong> Seattle. A storm rose ong>andong> at 2 a.m. it ran aground on Vong>andong>erbilt Reef. Rescue vessels were quickly assembled, but ong>ong>theong>ong> storm worsened ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong>y were forced to take shelter ong>ong>theong>ong>mselves. By ong>ong>theong>ong> following morning, ong>ong>theong>ong> Princess Sophia had sunk to ong>ong>theong>ong> bottom ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Lynn Canal, taking all ong>ofong> its passengers--a significant cross-section ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> population ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Yukon ong>andong> Alaska--with it. This volume examines ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> this loss on a society that, with ong>ong>theong>ong> end ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> gold rush, was already in decline.

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The Demography of Inequality in Brazil

The Demography of Inequality in Brazil

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wood, Charles H. / Carvalho, Jose Alberto Magno / Knight, Alan, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This book examines how transformations in Brazil's social, economic ong>andong> political organization affect ong>ong>theong>ong> demographic behaviour ong>ofong> people who live in different parts ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> country ong>andong> who occupy different positions in ong>ong>theong>ong> social system. ong>ong>Theong>ong> authors review ong>ong>theong>ong> history ong>ofong> unequal development ong>andong> document ong>ong>theong>ong> concentration ong>ofong> income ong>andong> long>andong> ownership. Using data from ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>andong> censuses, ong>ong>theong>ong>y show how ong>ong>theong>ong> Brazilian style ong>ofong> economic growth unequally affected different population subgroups. Mortality estimates for white ong>andong> non-white people measure ong>ong>theong>ong> consequences ong>ofong> racial inequality on ong>ong>theong>ong> life chances ong>ofong> children. Oong>ong>theong>ong>r chapters investigate rural out-migration, ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> Amazon colonization schemes on rural poverty, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> implications ong>ofong> differential rates ong>ofong> population growth among rich ong>andong> poor households for future patterns ong>ofong> inequality ong>andong> underemployment. ong>ong>Theong>ong> overall perspective places ong>ong>theong>ong> concept ong>ofong> inequality at ong>ong>theong>ong> centre ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> study ong>ofong> demographic ong>andong> structural change.

Electric Utility Planning & Regulation

Electric Utility Planning & Regulation

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kahn, Edward, PUBLISHER: American Council for an Energy-Efficient Econ, ong>ong>Theong>ong> electric utility industry has moved from a growth-oriented environment into a period ong>ofong> instability, competition, ong>andong> restructuring. This book outlines ong>ong>theong>ong> strategic ong>andong> organizational issues facing ong>ong>theong>ong> industry ong>andong> provides in-depth assessments ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> specific planning rules ong>andong> regulatory mong>andong>ates. Among ong>ong>theong>ong> issues explored are ong>ong>theong>ong> development ong>ofong> independent power producers, implementation ong>ofong> lifeline rates, increasing emphasis on marginal costs, ong>andong> mong>andong>ated conservation programs. Many ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> details are drawn from ong>ong>theong>ong> experience ong>ofong> California utilities where regulatory ong>andong> market experimentation has been ong>ong>theong>ong> most extensive.

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Preempting Dissent: The Politics of an Inevitable Future

Preempting Dissent: The Politics of an Inevitable Future

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Elmer, Greg / Opel, ong>Andong>y, PUBLISHER: Arbeiter Ring, ong>ong>Theong>ong> Bush administrationas aWar on Terrora ushered in a new logic ong>ofong> surveillance, suppressing public dissent ong>andong> mobilizing both afaitha ong>andong> afear.a Elmer ong>andong> Opel reveal ong>ong>theong>ong> underlying logic ong>ofong> preemption whereby threats must be eliminated before ong>ong>theong>ong>y materialize, drawing on social ong>ong>theong>ong>ories ong>andong> media analyses to assess ong>ong>theong>ong> wider ong>impactong> ong>ofong> this new era ong>ofong> security ong>andong> political order. ong>ong>Theong>ong>y track three emerging strategies: zoning or incarceration ong>ofong> protesters, expansion ong>ofong> human surveillance techniques by police ong>andong> law enforcement agencies, ong>andong> deployment ong>ofong> astealtha forms ong>ofong> crowd control. Addressing ong>ong>theong>ong> logic ong>ofong> preemption, Elmer ong>andong> Opel lay ong>ong>theong>ong> groundwork for more effective resistance.

Computers and the Collaborative Experience of Learning

Computers and the Collaborative Experience of Learning

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Crook, Charles / Cook, Charles, PUBLISHER: Routledge, Charles Cook examines ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> new technology on educational practice. He takes as his central ong>ong>theong>ong>me ong>ong>theong>ong> sociocultural nature ong>ofong> education ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> importance ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> various interactions made possible by new technology. This book presents a thorough ong>andong> thoughtful contribution to ong>ong>theong>ong> pedagogical ong>andong> psychological implications ong>ofong> new technology which will be valuable to psychologists studying development, group processes ong>andong> education, as well as all those involved in ong>ong>theong>ong> use ong>ofong> computers in education.

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The U.S. Postal Service: Status and Prospects of a Public

The U.S. Postal Service: Status and Prospects of a Public

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tierney, John T., PUBLISHER: Praeger, This detailed, comprehensive volume examines ong>ong>theong>ong> many problems facing government corporations ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong>ir management in general ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Postal Service in particular. Among ong>ong>theong>ong> topics discussed are ong>ong>theong>ong> trade-ong>ofong>fs between cost control efforts ong>andong> service performance; rate setting; rate regulation; ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> new technologies; controversial issues in labor-management negotiations; ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> effect ong>ofong> collective bargaining on postal costs ong>andong> operations. ong>ong>Theong>ong> study also looks at wheong>ong>theong>ong>r ong>ong>theong>ong> Postal Service is aggressively keeping pace with its major competitors ong>andong> wheong>ong>theong>ong>r it is successfully meeting ong>ong>theong>ong> needs ong>ofong> its customers.

Black Elk Lives: Conversations with the Black Elk Family

Black Elk Lives: Conversations with the Black Elk Family

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Black Elk Desersa, Esong>ong>theong>ong>r / DeSersa, Clifton / Desersa Jr, Aaron, PUBLISHER: University ong>ofong> Nebraska Press, ong>ong>Theong>ong> story ong>andong> teachings ong>ofong> Nicholas Black Elk (), first recorded by John G. Neihardt in "Black Elk Speaks," have played a critical ong>roleong> in shaping ong>ong>theong>ong> way in which Native Americans ong>andong> oong>ong>theong>ong>rs view ong>ong>theong>ong> past, present, ong>andong> future ong>ofong> Native America. ong>ong>Theong>ong>se conversations with ong>ong>theong>ong> descendents ong>ofong> Black Elk ong>ofong>fer an intimate look at life on ong>ong>theong>ong> Pine Ridge Reservation ong>andong> fresh perspectives on ong>ong>theong>ong> religious, economic, ong>andong> political opportunities ong>andong> challenges facing ong>ong>theong>ong> Lakota people today. In addition to revealing more about Black Elk ong>ong>theong>ong> healer, ong>ong>theong>ong> family also provides glimpses ong>ofong> Black Elk as a family man, teacher, ong>andong> influential ancestor.

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The Path of the Buddha: Writings on Contemporary Buddhism

The Path of the Buddha: Writings on Contemporary Buddhism

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Singh, Renuka, PUBLISHER: Penguin Books, Giving Buddha's spiritual journey a contemporary dimension, this anthology contains essays by spiritual leaders like His Holiness ong>ong>theong>ong> Dalai Lama, Lama Zopa Rinpoche ong>andong> Lama Thubten Yeshe on ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> Buddhist philosophy on ong>ong>theong>ong>m. Equally poignant are ong>ong>theong>ong> accounts ong>ofong> oong>ong>theong>ong>rs who, dissatisfied with ong>ong>theong>ong> present world, embark on a search for salvation. Varied ong>andong> meaningful, ong>ong>Theong>ong> Path ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Buddha provides a rare glimpse into Buddhism.

Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism

Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Buhalis, Dimitrios / Tjoa, A. Min / Jafari, Jafar, PUBLISHER: Springer, ong>ong>Theong>ong> proceedings ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> conference ENTER - International Conference on Information ong>andong> Communication Technologies in Tourism - provide an international forum for ong>ong>theong>ong> discussion ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>roleong> ong>ofong> telecommunication ong>andong> information systems in tourism, inform potential users ong>andong> people concerned with ong>ong>theong>ong> importance ong>ofong> such technologies ong>andong> explain ong>ong>theong>ong>ir functioning. ong>ong>Theong>ong> following topics are treated in this volume: Dynamic Marketing Applications Using IT. - Designing Information Systems. - Using ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>Internetong>. - Transformation ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Travel Industry. - Re-engineering Management Approaches. - Enhancing Tourism Intermediaries. - New Horizons for Destination Management Systems. - Strategic Management in Tourism. - New IT Uses in Tourism.

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American Jewry and the Civil War

American Jewry and the Civil War

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Korn, Bertram Wallace, PUBLISHER: Jewish Publication Society ong>ofong> America, War has long been considered a classic text on ong>ong>theong>ong> Jewish ong>roleong> in early American history -- on ong>ong>theong>ong> Jewish community as a whole during ong>ong>theong>ong> tumultuous years ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> war, ong>andong> on its effort to raise ong>ong>theong>ong> concept ong>ofong> human rights ong>andong> equality above restrictions based on race or religion. This extensive volume features a new foreword ong>andong> new afterword, as well as an author's preface to ong>ong>theong>ong> original edition, an author's preface to ong>ong>theong>ong> first paperback edition (), an epilogue, four appendixes, notes, a bibliography, ong>andong> an index.

The Supreme Court

The Supreme Court

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Baum, Lawrence, PUBLISHER: Congressional Quarterly Books, ong>ong>Theong>ong> Supreme Court provides a broad ong>andong> detailed understong>andong>ing ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> U.S. Supreme Court, describing how ong>ong>theong>ong> Court works ong>andong> presenting explanations for its behavior. It also explains oong>ong>theong>ong>r political processes that affect ong>ong>theong>ong> Court, such as ong>ong>theong>ong> nomination ong>andong> confirmation ong>ofong> justices. This seventh edition reflects recent developments, such as ong>ong>theong>ong> declining number ong>ofong> cases that ong>ong>theong>ong> Court decides each year, ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> President Clinton's appointees on ong>ong>theong>ong> Court, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Court's tightening reins on Congress's efforts to regulate ong>ong>theong>ong> economy ong>andong> society. ong>ong>Theong>ong> book's glossary provides a quick guide to legal terms; its bibliography ong>andong> its new list ong>ofong> Web sources steer readers to additional information. ong>ong>Theong>ong> case index provides a link between specific cases ong>andong> general processes ong>andong> developments.

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In the Course of a Lifetime: Tracing Religious Belief,

In the Course of a Lifetime: Tracing Religious Belief,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dillon, Michele / Wink, Paul, PUBLISHER: University ong>ofong> California Press, "In ong>ong>theong>ong> Course ong>ofong> a Lifetime "provides an unprecedented portrait ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> dynamic ong>roleong> religion plays in ong>ong>theong>ong> everyday experiences ong>ofong> Americans over ong>ong>theong>ong> course ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong>ir lives. ong>ong>Theong>ong> book draws from a unique sixty-year-long study ong>ofong> close to two hundred mostly Protestant ong>andong> Catholic men ong>andong> women who were born in ong>ong>theong>ong> s ong>andong> interviewed in adolescence, ong>andong> again in ong>ong>theong>ong> s, s, s, ong>andong> late s. Woven throughout with rich, intimate life stories, ong>ong>theong>ong> book presents ong>andong> analyzes a wide range ong>ofong> data from this study on ong>ong>theong>ong> participants' religious ong>andong> spiritual journeys. A testament to ong>ong>theong>ong> vibrancy ong>ofong> religion in ong>ong>theong>ong> United States, "In ong>ong>theong>ong> Course ong>ofong> a Lifetime "provides an illuminating ong>andong> sometimes surprising perspective on how individual lives have intersected with cultural change throughout ong>ong>theong>ong> decades ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> twentieth century. Acquista Ora

Digital Media Revisited: Theoretical and Conceptual

Digital Media Revisited: Theoretical and Conceptual

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Liestol, Gunnar / Morrison, ong>Andong>rew / Rasmussen, Terje, PUBLISHER: MIT Press (MA), Arguing that "first encounters" have already applied traditional ong>ong>theong>ong>oretical ong>andong> conceptual frameworks to digital media, ong>ong>theong>ong> contributors to this book call for "second encounters," or a revisiting. Digital media are not only objects ong>ofong> analysis but also instruments for ong>ong>theong>ong> development ong>ofong> innovative perspectives on both media ong>andong> culture. Drawing on insights from literary ong>ong>theong>ong>ory, semiotics, philosophy, aesong>ong>theong>ong>tics, ethics, media studies, sociology, ong>andong> education, ong>ong>theong>ong> contributors construct new positions from which to observe digital media in fresh ong>andong> meaningful ways. Throughout ong>ong>theong>ong>y explore to what extent interpretation ong>ofong> ong>andong> experimentation with digital media can inform ong>ong>theong>ong>ory. It also asks how our understong>andong>ing ong>ofong> digital media can contribute to our understong>andong>ing ong>ofong> social ong>andong> cultural change. ong>ong>Theong>ong> book is organized in four sections: Education ong>andong> Interdisciplinarity, Design ong>andong> Aesong>ong>theong>ong>tics, Rhetoric ong>andong> Interpretation, ong>andong> Social ong>ong>Theong>ong>ory ong>andong> Ethics. ong>ong>Theong>ong> topics include ong>ong>theong>ong> effects on reading ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> multimodal ong>andong> multisensory aspects ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> digital environment, ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> practice on ong>ong>theong>ong> medium ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong>ory, how digital media are dissolving ong>ong>theong>ong> boundaries between leisure ong>andong> work, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> cyberspace on established ethical principles.

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Marxism, China, and Development: Reflections on Theory and

Marxism, China, and Development: Reflections on Theory and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gregor, A. James, PUBLISHER: Transaction Publishers, "A. James Gregor's "Marxism, China, ong>andong> Development" presents a comprehensive ong>andong> succinct discussion ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> Marxist ong>andong> Leninist doctrines for ong>ong>theong>ong> development ong>ofong> China. With keen observations ong>andong> forceful arguments, this study shows that ong>ong>theong>ong> effects ong>ofong> Marxism on China have long been misinterpreted in ong>ong>theong>ong> West."--Jrgen Domes, ong>ong>Theong>ong> Saar University"Prong>ofong>essor Gregor's prong>ofong>ound grasp ong>ofong> Marxism ong>andong> oong>ong>theong>ong>r political ideas ong>andong> trends ong>ofong> this century makes this a major contribution to ong>ong>theong>ong> understong>andong>ing ong>ofong> social change ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> part played by ideas in political transformations."--Paul Hollnader, University ong>ofong> Massachusetts"A knowledgeable, informative, ong>andong> analytically incisive "tour d'horizon" ong>ofong> Marxist ong>andong> neo-Marxist thought. A fascinating work by a prominent comparativist."--J.S. Prybyla, ong>ong>Theong>ong> Pennsylvania State University

Handbook of Landscape Archaeology

Handbook of Landscape Archaeology

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: David, Bruno / Thomas, Julian, PUBLISHER: Left Coast Press, Over ong>ong>theong>ong> past three decades, "long>andong>scape" has become an umbrella term to describe many different strong>andong>s ong>ofong> archaeology. From ong>ong>theong>ong> processualist study ong>ofong> settlement patterns to ong>ong>theong>ong> phenomenologist's experience ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> natural world, from human ong>impactong> on past environments to ong>ong>theong>ong> environment's ong>impactong> on human thought, action, ong>andong> interaction, ong>ong>theong>ong> term has been used. In this volume, for ong>ong>theong>ong> first time, over 80 archaeologists from three continents attempt a comprehensive definition ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> ideas ong>andong> practices ong>ofong> long>andong>scape archaeology, covering ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>ong>theong>ong>oretical ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> practical, ong>ong>theong>ong> research ong>andong> conservation, ong>andong> encasing ong>ong>theong>ong> term in a global framework. As a basic reference volume for long>andong>scape archaeology, this volume will be ong>ong>theong>ong> benchmark for decades to come. All royalties on this Hong>andong>book are donated to ong>ong>theong>ong> World Archaeological Congress.

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The Marvellous Century: Archaic Man and the Awakening of

The Marvellous Century: Archaic Man and the Awakening of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Woodcock, George, PUBLISHER: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, In this fascinating ong>andong> scholarly overview, George Woodcock, author ong>andong> poet, allows us to experience ong>ong>theong>ong> beauty, ong>ong>theong>ong> savagery ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> all-encompassing ong>impactong> ong>ofong> ong>ong>Theong>ong> Marvellous Century. It was an era ong>ofong> personalities ong>andong> uprisings. It was ong>ong>theong>ong> time ong>ofong> Xenophanes, Cyrus, Solon ong>ong>theong>ong> lawmaker, Sappho, ong>ong>theong>ong> Buddha, Aeschylus, Pythagoras, Confucius, Lao-tzu ong>andong> Nebuchadnezzar. It was an era ong>ofong> prose reawakenings, ong>ong>theong>ong> exploration ong>ofong> rational thought, ong>ong>theong>ong> central Asian silk trade, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> writing ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Upanishads. For ong>ong>theong>ong> Chinese, it was ong>ong>theong>ong> period ong>ofong> Spring ong>andong> Autumn under ong>ong>theong>ong> Chou Kingdom. Christianity, Islam, Zoroastrianism ong>andong> Modern Judaism had ong>ong>theong>ong>ir roots in ong>ong>theong>ong> sixth century. ong>ong>Theong>ong> Greek philosopher, Thales, studied astronomy ong>andong> geometry - passing on knowledge picked up from ong>ong>theong>ong> Egyptians - ong>andong> it was Thales who first postulated ong>ong>theong>ong> angles at ong>ong>theong>ong> base ong>ofong> an isosceles triangle to be equal. In India, atomic ong>ong>theong>ong>ories emerged, ong>andong> geography, geology ong>andong> physics all developed as disciplines.

Visual Factors in Reading

Visual Factors in Reading

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Singleton, Chris / Cornelissen / Singleton C., C., PUBLISHER: Wiley-Blackwell, This collection ong>ofong> essays examines how our visual ong>andong> language systems interact in relationship to reading. Addresses four important questions concerning ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>roleong> ong>ofong> vision in reading Presents recent findings from neuroimaging literature along with important recent work concerning how letters ong>andong> letter strings are processed Investigates what constraints ong>ong>theong>ong> visual system ong>andong> eye movement control set on visual word recognition Discusses ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>roleong> ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> left ong>andong> right visual field, togeong>ong>theong>ong>r with ong>ong>theong>ong> right ong>andong> left hemispheres in visual word recognition Evaluates what information ong>ong>theong>ong> brain computes when we read a word questions ong>ong>theong>ong> contribution ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> visual system on reading disability

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Life in a Medieval Castle

Life in a Medieval Castle

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McAleavy, Tony / Chamberlain, Neville, PUBLISHER: Enchanted Lion Books, In ong>ong>theong>ong>ir heyday castles were homes to ong>ong>theong>ong> wealthiest ong>andong> most powerful members ong>ofong> society--royalty ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> great nobility, who displayed ong>ong>theong>ong>ir wealth by giving sumptuous banquets ong>andong> maintaining large households ong>ofong> retainers ong>andong> servants. As ong>ong>theong>ong>y traveled from castle to castle, ong>ong>theong>ong> monarchs ong>andong> nobles exercised governance ong>andong> dispensed justice. ong>ong>Theong>ong> first part ong>ofong> this book describes ong>ong>theong>ong> household ong>ofong> a great castle. ong>ong>Theong>ong> second ong>andong> third parts relate ong>ong>theong>ong> evolution ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> castle ong>andong> its ong>roleong> in society. ong>ong>Theong>ong> final section traces ong>ong>theong>ong> decline ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> castle in favor ong>ofong> grong>andong> houses ong>andong> palaces. A wealth ong>ofong> source material, along with archaeological evidence, brings ong>ong>theong>ong> world ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> medieval castle to life.

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