Speak the Culture

Reducere. A wide-ranging and refreshingly up-to-date anthology of primary readings, Critical Theory: A Reader for Literary and Cultural Studies, edited by Ro...

John Dewey was America's greatest public philosopher. A prolific and influential writer for both scholarly and general audiences, he stands out for...

DescriptionExploring language, culture and education among immigrants in the United States, this volume discusses the range of experiences in raisi...

Reducere. Of all civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean, it is perhaps the Etruscans who hold the greatest allure. This is fundamentally because, unlike ...

Reducere. As the teaching of Chinese increasingly uses simplified characters, this new version of the popular A Primer for Advanced Beginners of Chinese fill...

Reducere. The Oxford Handbook of Women and Gender in Medieval Europe provides a comprehensive overview of the gender rules encountered in Europe in the perio...

Reducere. The Ghost of Sychaeus: At length, in dead of night, the ghost appearsOf her unhappy lord: the specter stares, And, with erected eyes, his bloody bo...

Reducere. One of the most imaginative photo-treatments of dance ever published, No Singing Allowed is a thorough survey of the numerous portraits of flamenco...

Reducere. How long has Spanish been spoken in the US and how many people speak it today? Is Spanish being passed down through generations? What role does Spa...

DescriptionArab graphic design emerged in the early twentieth century out of a need to influence, and give expression to, the far-reaching economic...

FLAMES OF FREEDOM is an American Gothic horror tabletop role-playing game, based on the award-winning ZWEIHÄNDER RPG. It is the dawn of the America...

Sleep Paralysis explores a distinctive form of nocturnal fright: the "night-mare, " or incubus. In its original meaning a night-mare was the noctur...

Reducere. M. Eugene Boring and Fred B. Craddock present this new one-volume commentary on the New Testament. Writing from the fundamental conviction that the...

Reducere. Approximately five million people worldwide speak Albanian. The opening of Albania in the 1990s to broader trading and diplomatic relations with ot...

Reducere. Edogawa Ranpo (1894-1965) was a great admirer of Edgar Allan Poe and like Poe drew on his penchant for the grotesque and the bizarre to explore the...

Reducere. Tourists and Memphians alike whizz by dozens of signs everyday. If they could speak up and tell their story to us, it would open a whole new world ...

Explores how for 1, 000 years Mount Athos has played a unique role in facilitating the spread of Orthodoxy throughout Eastern Europe and beyond. As...

Complete Indonesian is a comprehensive book and audio language course that takes you from beginner to intermediate level. The new edition of this s...

Reducere. Ableism, a form of discrimination that elevates "able" bodies over those perceived as less capable, remains one of the most widespread areas of sys...

Reducere. Museum exhibitions focusing on Native American history have long been curator controlled. However, a shift is occurring, giving Indigenous people a...

Frustration can often be stagnating, but it can also encourage action, change, and lead to hope. From the silencing of Indigenous cultures, to the ...

Reducere. This book was designed to enable someone with no previous knowledge of Arabic to learn to speak Sudanese Colloquial Arabic, also known as Khartoum ...

Contributor(s): Editor: Lois BraggTo many who hear, the deaf world is as foreign as a country never visited. Deaf World thus concerns itself less w...

Reducere. This is the first comprehensive textbook teaching English-speakers to read, write, and speak contemporary Bulgarian. The text is designed to be ada...

Reducere. In 2007, while researching mountain culture in upstate South Carolina, anthropologist John M. Coggeshall stumbled upon the small community of Liber...

How we communicate with each other matters greatly. Our identity, our friendships and marriages, our families, and our culture are the product of h...

DescriptionA bold new conceptualization of Islam that reflects its contradictions and rich diversityWhat is Islam? How do we grasp a human and hist...

This book explains, in both English and Kurdish, the correct way to speak, read, and write Kurdish. It is designed to be used inside the classroom ...

Reducere. One man's riveting, contemporary journey through multiple comings-out to authentically live his unique identity.Black Enough, Man EnoughEmbracing M...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Stuart Jay RajStuart Jay Raj has developed a suite of hand and body signs, glyphs, colourful stories and exercises that wil...

Scratch beneath the surface of today�s culture and you�ll find we�re not so different from ancient Israel. True, our sophistication, mobility, and ...

DescriptionMedia and Society is an established textbook, popular worldwide for its insightful and accessible essays from leading international acad...

DescriptionThis volume uniquely draws together seven contemporary plays by a selection of the finest African women writers and practitioners from a...

Reducere. In his commentary on the letter of James, Hartin offers a unique approach toward understanding a much-neglected writing. Refusing to read the lette...

Reducere. Christianity Today Book AwardWinner of a 2006 Christianity Today Book AwardHonored as one of the "Fifteen Outstanding Books of 2005 for Mission Stu...

The feminist thinkers in this collection are the designated "fifty-one key feminist thinkers, " historical and contemporary, and also the authors o...

How do Muslims who grew up after September 11 balance their love for hip-hop with their devotion to Islam? How do they live the piety and modesty c...

In 1815, in the Spanish settlement of San Antonio de B xar, a dying widow named Mar a Concepci n de Estrada recorded her last will and testament. E...

When reclusive, blind violin pedagogue Daniel Jacobus is invited to speak at a seemingly innocuous symposium on Baroque music at a prestigious musi...

Frankenstein lives200 years of the book, the movies and the monster in pop culture and beyondOn New Year's Day 1818, Mary Shelley's novel Frankenst...

THE C-LEVEL GUIDE TO SUCCEEDING WITH LEAN "With 30 years of accumulated experience, Art Byrne is one of the rare few people who can speak with auth...

A thoroughly entertaining and darkly humorous roundup of history's notorious but often forgotten female con artists and their bold, outrageous scam...

Reducere. What kind of book is the Bible? Is it a rulebook or a guidebook for moral living? Is it a history book or a book filled with fascinating (and somet...

DescriptionFollowing their New York Times-bestselling graphic novel Feynman, Jim Ottaviani and Leland Myrick deliver a gripping biography of Stephe...

Reducere. In this incisive book, Michel de Certeau considers the uses to which social representation and modes of social behavior are put by individuals and ...

God's Prophetic Voice is Our Only HopeAs Christians, if we are not careful, we will allow our culture or circumstances to influence our perspective...

Reducere. Korean Made Simple 3 once again continues from where we left off, with a focus on helping you to strengthen and expand your Korean language abiliti...

Do women talk more than men? Does text messaging make you stupid? Can chimpanzees really talk to us? This fascinating textbook addresses a wide ran...

Stand Up Speak Out : The Social Action Curriculum for Building 21st-Century Skills is a guide to developing social consciousness in students by ble...

Contributor(s): Author: Shahab AhmedWhat is Islam? How do we grasp a human and historical phenomenon characterized by such variety and contradictio...

Reducere. The essays in this book elaborate an overall view of the central predicament confronting the West today: a theologically-inspired terrorist movemen...

Reducere. Whether you're celebrating "Oktoberfest, " skiing the Alps or exploring your German heritage, you'll have more fun if you can speak the language "G...

Reducere. About one thousand years ago, a phenomenon occurred in a fertile tract of Mississippi River flood plain known today as the "American Bottom." This ...

Reducere. It is not easy to leave one's comfort zone to learn a new language and adapt to a new culture, as you might have learned from Gabriel in Book 1. In...

Reducere. The Cajun Home Companion: Learn to Speak Cajun French And Other Essentials Every Cajun Should Know by Joseph and Scott Savoy A linguistic tragedy h...

Reducere. Those who have heard Leslie Feinberg speak in person know how powerful and inspiring s/he can be. In Trans Liberation, Feinberg has gathered a coll...

How did Southwestern peoples make a living in the vast arid reaches of the Great Basin? When and why did violence erupt in the Mesa Verde region? W...

Reducere. Internationally known as a writer, hostess, and patron of the arts of the twentieth century, Mabel Dodge Luhan (1879-1962) is not known for her exp...

Reducere. DescriptionAn astonishing book that will lead to rewrite the history of mankind. An unexplored world, a journey beyond the boundaries of human hist...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Lori LambertDistributed by the University of Nebraska Press for the Salish Kootenai College Press Lori Lambert (Mi'kmaq/Abe...

Contributor(s): Author: Greg LukianoffAuthor: Jonathan HaidtThe New York Times bestseller Something has been going wrong on many college campuses i...

Reducere. Art collecting can be time-consuming, complicated and confusing for the beginner......but it doesn't have to be. In this clear and easy-to-follow g...

Images of America: African Americans in Lafayette and Southwest Louisiana sheds a spotlight on some of the heroes and heroines of Southwest Louisia...

Reducere. As a military leader, Aisha Thomas found out how important leadership development was when her team members became demotivated because she lacked t...

This Companion demonstrates the complexity of this formative writer, emphasizing the ways in which Bellow's works speak to the changing conditions ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: David BurkeThe Slangman Guide to STREET SPEAK 1 takes you through the colorful and popular world of everyday American slang...

Reducere. Wouldn't it be amazing if you could understand what your favorite Kpop idol says to you or the jokes from your favorite Korean drama on Netflix? Ho...

Reducere. In this fast-paced, reflective novel, (the second in a trilogy following Strangers and Sojourners) Michael O'Brien presents the dramatic tale of a ...

If you want to enrich your travels with the most popular and useful Spanish phrases and vocabulary close at hand, then keep reading...Spanish is th...

Have you always admired the French language, culture, and people?Do you dream of traveling to Paris someday, but you want to go when you're ready a...