Objects of Time. How Things Shape Temporality, Paperback - Kevin K. Birth

This is a book about time, but it is also about much more than time-it is about how the objects we use to think about time shape our thoughts. Beca...

DescriptionCo-published with the Royal Mint Museum. War has shaped currencies, creating, abolishing and moulding them. By providing the means throu...

Drawing upon insights in fields such as anthropology and linguistics, this book deals with the concept of historical sequence and continuous change...

Think Freakonomics meets The Undercover EconomistThe Inner Lives of Markets is a journey into the mysterious corners of everyday economics. Who buy...

Reducere. What makes us the way we are? Some say it's the genes we inherit at conception. Others are sure it's the environment we experience in childhood. Bu...

Publisher: North Atlantic Books, U.S.Author(s): Mia KalefNumber of pages: 200Publication date: 2014Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 15Cover type: Paperback ...

Presents an array of essays on design by the seminal media critic and philosopher Vilem Flusser. This title includes essays on such ordinary 'thing...

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DescriptionToday's debates about transgender inclusion and public restrooms may seem unmistakably contemporary, but they have a surprisingly long a...

Reducere. In this dynamic book, Kevin Kumashiro offers a necessary intervention to help progressive educators and advocates take back public education. This ...

DescriptionThe phrase "teaching for social justice" is often used, but not always explained. What does it look like to teach for social justice? Wh...

Rethinking social theory through a rich engagement with landscape and the history of geology, this book explores our human relationship with the ti...

Over the past thirty years, the way Americans experience death has been dramatically altered. The advent of medical technology capable of sustainin...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Neil LabuteHow far would you go for love? For art? What would you be willing to change? What price might you pay? Such are ...

The incredible story of how the village of Lesmahagow has influenced the world in a variety of fields, from industry to espionage, throughout history.

This book challenges the correspondence theory of judicial fact construction- that legal rules resemble and subsume facts 'out there'- and instead ...

With trademark versatility and brilliance, world-renowned classicist Simon Goldhill explores how Christianity transformed humanity's relationship w...

Reducere. Origins of Form is about the shape of things. What limits the height of a tree? Why is a large ship or office building more efficient than a small ...

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A groundbreaking look at how group expectations unify Black Americans in their support of the Democratic party Black Americans are by far the most ...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdIllustration(s): 30 Halftones, black and whiteNumber of pages: 432Collection: Leicester Readers in Museum StudiesPub...

How do you value and manage time in your business? Helen Beedham reveals how 're-working' time can help leaders build a more diverse, engaged and p...

When Dr Philip Raven, an intellectual working for the League of Nations, dies in 1930 he leaves behind a powerful legacy an unpublished dream book'...

When a diplomat dies in the 1930s, he leaves behind a book of 'dream visions' he has been experiencing, detailing events that will occur on Earth f...

Reducere. First published in 1933, "The Shape of Things to Come" is science fiction novel written by H. G. Wells. Within it, world events between 1933 and 21...

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This innovative study of young Asian migrants' lives in Australia sheds new light on the complex relationship between migration and time. With in-d...

It is 1965, and Swinging London is coming into its prime years. Amid the color and chaos is a boy sporting drainpipe jeans, a devoted fan of The Wh...

Reducere. In this gripping historical novel, Dick Lehr tells the story of one protester in particular: Monroe Trotter, a black journalist who fought passiona...

Publisher: Dia Art Foundation, U.S.Number of pages: 76Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 220 x 270 x 10Cover type: Paperback / softbackRedescopera f...

Reducere. After terrible atrocities by both sides, the religious war between Tierra and Uraba has spread and intensified, irreparably dividing the known worl...

A vision of what the future holds for our bodies and the medicine used to treat them.

Reducere. Dr. Dan Kotler has a talent for tracking down unusual and cryptic history that would otherwise be lost to time. An archaeologist with a knack for r...

In Phase Media, James Ash theorizes how smart objects, understood as Internet-connected and sensor-enabled devices, are altering users' experience ...

DescriptionSuccessful Time Management is packed with proven tips, tools and techniques to help you review and assess your time management and adopt...

Reducere. How many of your opinions are grounded in the truth of the Bible?I had the privilege of having someone older mentor me in the faith for several yea...

This is the story of Mike and Bernadette Byrne's amazing and uniquely personal journey. They not only witnessed music history being made but they w...