Time for Things. Labor, Leisure, and the Rise of Mass Consumption, Hardback - Dr Stephen D. Rosenberg

Economists say there is a limit to what we gain by buying consumer goods. Americans say they want to work less. Yet we continue toiling away and us...

This book looks at women as producers and consumers of leisure experiences. Women produce and consume leisure through a variety of activities as a ...

If a 'robot' could do your job quicker than you and better than you for no pay, would you still be employed? Today it's travel agents, data-analyst...

Recasts the political narrative of the late twentieth century, as Anne Parsons charts how the politics of mass incarceration shaped the deinstituti...

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Reducere. In this signal work of history, Bancroft Prize winner and Pulitzer Prize finalist Lizabeth Cohen shows how the pursuit of prosperity after World Wa...

Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): Amy EdwardsIllustration(s): 18 b-w figures, 1 mapNumber of pages: 384Collection: Berkeley Serie...

Michelle Forster has been researching and producing books for people with dementia since 2007. Having supported her Mother with dementia, Michelle ...

An essential guide to electoral authoritarianism-the most widespread, malignant and misunderstood type of dictatorship today-for scholars and stude...

The Rise of Metallurgy in Eurasia is a landmark study in the evolution of early metallurgy in the Balkans. It demonstrates that far from being a ra...

Reputat specialist, autorul volumului pune sub lupa mass-media din Romania postdecembrista. Noua presa s-a construit pe organismul inca viu al epoc...

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley PublishersAuthor(s): Dr. Stephen SandlerIllustration(s): 225 color drawings and photographsNumber of pages: 300Publicat...

DescriptionKorean dramas gained popularity across Asia in the late 1990s, and their global fandom continues to grow. Despite cultural differences, ...

Reducere. A Genealogical History Of The Descendants Of Stephen And Ursula Streeter Of Gloucester, Mass., 1642, Afterwards Of Charlestown, Mass., 1644-1652: W...

Of Limits and Growth offers new perspectives on environmentalism, post-1945 international history, and the origins of sustainability.

A journey through the unique creative mind of one of the world's leading photographers, this book includes over 100 new photographs by Tim Walker, ...

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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 ...

The first book to use the Catholic theological tradition to explore the importance of free time, The Fullness of Free Time provides a useful framew...

Jeffrey D. Simon tells the gripping story of the forgotten terrorist group the Galleanists, a fiery brand of Italian anarchists in the United State...

Plymouth is best known as the destination of the Mayflower. The Pilgrims, their heirs, and more recent immigrants spent their lives here as farmers...

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Emperor Meiji and the beginnings of the Imperial Empire of Japan: 1867 - 1912. Japan under Emperor Taisho: 1912 - 1926. Japan under Emperor Showa: ...

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The illustrated edition of Stephen Hawking's classic work - this edition includes an appendix with updates made by Professor Hawking in 2016. In th...

'Anyone who enjoys mythology will find much to love in Pegasus and the Flame. Kate O'Hearn serves up a winning mix of modern adventure and classic ...

Debra Bricker Balken offers the first ever complete biography of Harold Rosenberg's brilliant, fiercely independent life and the five decades in wh...

This book forges a link between residential CO2 emissions and time use, focussing on China as a key case study. Residential Electricity Consumption...

Fully illustrated guide to the key weapons types used by the German armed forces in WWII, such as the Panther tank, 88mm gun, Messerschmitt Bf 109,...

The first volume to examine how craft artists and designers apply scientific and mathematical concepts to creating their workPublisher: D Giles Ltd...

DescriptionWhy we learn the wrong things from narrative history, and how our love for stories is hard-wired.To understand something, you need to kn...

Publisher: Penguin Putnam IncAuthor(s): Stephen L. MooreNumber of pages: 368Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 239 x 162 x 39Cover type: HardbackRed...

Reducere. Make leisure time fun for all children and adults with autism spectrum disorders. Leisure time should be a part of the day that all look forward to...

Publisher: Golden Hoard Press LtdAuthor(s): Dr Stephen SkinnerIllustration(s): 43 colour illus, 12 b/w illus & colour thumbnailsNumber of pages: 21...

It's in just about every show you can think of today coming out of Hollywood and even being promoted in kid's cartoons across the planet. In fact, ...

John Grainger skilfully narrates the political and social developments, complex diplomacy and wars that marked the reigns of the first two Ptolemie...

Reducere. The American labor movement isn't dead. It's just moving from the bargaining table to the streets. In A New American Labor Movement, William Scheue...

This collection adds to the field of ecocritical theory by merging multidisciplinary approaches to food studies with the established ecocritical di...

Reducere. When a diagnosis topples your life, you can identify those factors you can control in order to pursue the best care possible. This work shows you h...

Reducere. Volume 1 of Accounting History covers the first 10, 000 plus years of the rise of accounting and civilization. Conveniently, accounting was part of...

DescriptionA behind-the-scenes look at the egomaniacs, geniuses, and canny promoters who shaped the world of modern art and created the largest unr...

Reducere. Accounting history continues in Volume 2 with six chapters, four supplements, plus conclusions. Chapters 1 to 3 of the second volume cover specialt...

Reducere. The first full-length narrative biography of Led Zeppelin's John Bonham, considered by many to be one of the greatest drummers in rock history, and...

Reducere. At the end of World War II, the top ten college football teams were largely the same as they are today--with one exception: Oklahoma. In 1947, Bud ...

When the residents of Little Town are lured in by an exciting new gadget from Baron Ben, Stick Boy is left to his own devices. And when robots star...

'Anyone who enjoys mythology will find much to love in Pegasus and the Flame. Kate O'Hearn serves up a winning mix of modern adventure and classic ...

Practical Time Series Analysis for Data Science is an accessible guide that doesn't require a background in calculus to be engaging but does not sh...

Before World War I, the government reaction to labor dissent had been local, ad hoc, and quasi-military. Sheriffs, mayors, or governors would deput...