Imagining Difference. Legend, Curse, and Spectacle in a Canadian Mining Town, Paperback - Leslie A. Robertson

An ethnography about historical and contemporary ideas of human difference expressed by residents of Fernie, BC, a coal-mining town transforming in...

Charlotte. The True Story of Scandal and Spectacle in Georgian London - Kathryn Shevelow

Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Feminist City is an ongoing experiment in living differently, living better, and living more justly in an urban world. We live in the city of men. ...

Reducere. DescriptionA provocative, must-read investigation that both appreciates the importance of--and punctures the hype around--big-time contemporary Ame...

Two Men in a Truck is about as "Auzzie" as you can get, where everything is discussed from the state of the economy, religion, sex, politics and th...

Theater, spectacle, and performance played significant roles in the political and social structure of the Roman Empire, which was diverse in popula...

Gold drew stampeders to Alaska's Innoko river region in 1906, when the town of Ophir was founded. More than 40 years later, the unchanging, governm...

DescriptionAfter Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and the surrounding region in 2005, the city debated whether to press on with Mardi Gras ...

Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): Leslie PaikIllustration(s): 2 b-w charts, 3 tablesNumber of pages: 192Publication date: 2021Dim...

Publisher: Brown Bear PressAuthor(s): Ali A. AbdiNumber of pages: 216Publication date: 2013Dimensions: 228 x 158 x 11Cover type: Paperback / softba...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

This book explores how theories of embodiment, the gesture, hysteria and subjectivity can deepen our understanding of New York abstract painting. P...

In Life Beside Itself, Lisa Stevenson takes us on a haunting ethnographic journey through two historical moments when life for the Canadian Inuit h...

Reducere. From a leading computer scientist, a unifying theory that will revolutionize our understanding of how life evolves and learns. How does life prospe...

Reducere. Lisette DuPre is a ballet teacher whose life and marriage have become as rigidly prescribed as the positions of her art. Soon to be an empty nester...

Reducere. The glass slippers might be her dreams come true...or her worst nightmare. High King Alexander rules the Seven Kingdoms of Tallahatchia--a divided ...

This book explores how theories of embodiment, the gesture, hysteria and subjectivity can deepen our understanding of New York abstract painting. P...

Reducere. So far as the Duke of Wolveton is concerned, Charlotte Longborough is a scandal waiting to happen. Lucien, Duke of Wolverton vowed to lead a calm, ...

Reducere. Seven-year-old Leslie has a serious problem. Someone is trying to kill her.Leslie and her little brother must confront the stark reality of living ...

Reducere. From 13th century Franciscan monks to Beyoncé in Black is King, Making a Spectacle charts the fascinating ascension of eyeglasses--from an unsightl...

Reducere. This book draws on the dialogism of social theorist Mikhail Bakhtin to develop a new approach which the authors term relational dialectics to the s...

Reducere. Heal from trauma and crisis through the transformative potential of self-guided imagery.Tapping into the heart's wisdom through guided imagery is a...

"The poetic power of theory" has for Alexander Kluge less to do with pure "philosophy" or the solitary "pleasures in thinking" than with the ancien...

Reducere. As one of the most famous long-distance hikes in the world, the Tour du Mont Blanc (TMB) delivers the goods when it comes to fabulous scenery: mass...

Reducere. "As with the very best series in any genre, the real joy is revisiting people whose lives are still unfolding for us, in a place that feels remarka...

"Mythologizing Norval Morrisseau" examines the complex identities assigned to Anishinaabe artist Norval Morrisseau. Was he an uneducated artist pla...

Reducere. Slavery and Freedom in Savannah is a richly illustrated, accessibly written book modeled on the very successful Slavery in New York, a volume Lesli...

Mike and his wife, Barbara, moved to Lincoln, Illinois, in 1972. The town of 17, 000 was charming, friendly, and safe. As employees of Lincoln Coll...

Reducere. Julian Robertson is one of the most successful and well-known hedge fund managers of our time. For nearly twenty years his infamous fund--Tiger Man...

Welcome to Pawnee: More Exciting than New York, More Glamorous than Hollywood, Roughly the Same Size as Bismarck, North Dakota In Pawnee, Leslie Kn...

Reducere. Idaho Library Association Book AwardJulie Whitesel Weston left her hometown of Kellogg, Idaho, but eventually it pulled her back. Only when she ret...

Reducere. We Read Phonics is an innovative series that combines a fun story with simple phonic games. The games are quick and easy to play and are designed t...

The author of The Empathy Exams returns with a collection of essays on the tendency of the talented towards addiction, touching on the experiences ...

The book also delves into Pawnee's rich and varied history, including the time the whole town was on fire, or when that cult that took over in the ...

Reducere. When four friends vacation together in the Colorado Rockies, they expect a week of hiking, biking, and rafting - not being interrogated by the FBI....

Reducere. Ellie Charles ghosted her best friend--and her actions come back to haunt her. A heartwarming and funny middle-grade story of redemption from Lesli...

Reducere. This volume brings together two delightful books--Map of Another Town and A Considerable Town--by one of our most beloved food and travel writers. ...

Reducere. People generally think they understand the environment and how humans use natural resources, but these ideas are often understood only superficiall...