Unpacking Discourses on Chineseness. The Cultural Politics of Language and Identity in Globalizing China, Hardback - ***

This book examines the complexity of Chineseness in China and the Chinese diaspora. Using critical sociolinguistic and discourse analytical approac...

DescriptionTim Cassedy's fascinating study examines the role that language played at the turn of the nineteenth century as a marker of one's identi...

Reducere. Is Chinese identity personal, national, cultural, political? Does it migrate, become malleable or transmuted? What is authentic, sacred, kitsch? Us...

Push: Software Design and the Cultural Politics of Music Production shows how music software has shaped the production techniques and performance p...

In Italy and the Cultural Politics of World War I, well-known scholars of history, political science, film, literature, and cultural studies explor...

In Italy and the Cultural Politics of World War I, well-known scholars of history, political science, film, literature, and cultural studies explor...

Reducere. DescriptionSituating safari tourism within the discourses and practices of development, Selling the Serengeti examines the relationship between the...

Publisher: New York University PressAuthor(s): Jeffrey A. BennettIllustration(s): 9 black and white illustrationsNumber of pages: 272Collection: Bi...

Reducere. At the intersection of indigenous studies, science studies, and legal studies lies a tense web of political issues of vital concern for the surviva...

Description'The authors draw on an impressive array of contemporary literature and critical studies to provide original and illuminating analyses o...

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 ...

Reducere. Now known to the Chinese as the ten years of chaos, the Chinese Cultural Revolution (1966-76) brought death to thousands of Chinese and persecution...

DescriptionPuerto Rico is often depicted as a "racial democracy" in which a history of race mixture has produced a racially harmonious society. In ...

What tensions and what potential emerge when a community art program seeks to promote collectivity in the present era?

Situating the Maasai in the larger political, economic, and social context of Kenya and world events, this book shows how broader forces have had a...

DescriptionThe Routledge Handbook of Language and Identity provides a clear and comprehensive survey of the field of language and identity from an ...

Explores identity formation and cultural home for generations of Chinese immigrants living in multicultural societies across the world.

Grace C. Huang reconsiders Chiang Kai-shek's leadership and legacy in an intriguing new portrait of this twentieth-century leader. Comparing his re...

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 ...

Reducere. The Mexican American woman zoot suiter, or pachuca, often wore a V-neck sweater or a long, broad-shouldered coat, a knee-length pleated skirt, fish...

Publisher: University of Illinois PressAuthor(s): Falina EnriquezIllustration(s): 11 black & white photographsNumber of pages: 280Publication date:...

As we stand at the brink of a terminal decline in the world's languages, and the rise of the hegemonic 'super-tongue', this is a personal and engag...

Translation and Cultural Identity: Selected Essays on Translation and Cross-Cultural Communication tackles the complexity of the concepts mentioned...

Recognizing the dominance of neoliberal forces in education, this volume offers a range of critical essays which analyze the language used to under...

Reducere. This stimulating and timely collection examines the Ta no revi­val movement, a grassroots conglomeration of Puerto Ricans and other Latinos who pro...

Explores the nature of the vast multinational Roman Empire through the identities of ethnic groups and the experiences of single individuals. The c...

This book draws on the experiences of the indigenous movement in Myanmar to explore how the local construction of indigenous identities connects co...

Reducere. Niccol di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (3 May 1469 - 21 June 1527) was an Italian Renaissance diplomat, philosopher and writer, best known for The Prin...

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 concept of chronotopicity is increasingly used in sociolinguistic theorizing as a new way of looking at context and scale in studies of languag...

Grace C. Huang reconsiders Chiang Kai-shek's leadership and legacy in an intriguing new portrait of this twentieth-century leader. Comparing his re...

Publisher: De GruyterAuthor(s): Ofir WinterIllustration(s): 3 Illustrations, colorNumber of pages: 259Collection: De Gruyter Contemporary Social Sc...

Exploring popular culture and national identity in post-revolutionary Iran, this accessible and innovative book based on multi-disciplinary researc...

A study of German traditions of cultural renewal from their origins in antifascist activism in German exile communities in Europe and Latin America...

This co-authored book examines the implications of the global ascent of China on cross-Strait relations and the identity of Taiwan as a democratic ...

This book demonstrates how the experience of change in the modern period was first registered in bodily metaphors that took shape on stage. In new ...

Through a detailed study of Roman Ionia, this book offers insight into the perceptions and constructions of collective cultural identities in the a...

In the aftermath of Alexander the Great's conquests in the late fourth century BC, Greek garrisons and settlements were established across Central ...

War of Words analyses Franco-British relations during the Second World War through the lens of rhetoric and empire. Through a comparative and trans...

What can a turn to humour offer International Relations? This book suggests that a focus on comic practice can illuminate the relationship between ...

The Rise of the African Novel is the first book to situate South African and African-language literature of the late 1880s through the early 1940s ...

This collection provides a cross-cultural comparative analysis, both qualitative and quantitative, of how Islam is represented in the media in vari...

This book explores the convergence of gender, race, and social identities in the often-exclusionary arena of American politics. Contributors examin...

This accessible, student-friendly book provides a concise overview of the primary debates surrounding the impact and effects of social media.Publis...

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 ...

Reducere. Recent pieces by NPR, the BBC, and Forbes have called attention to the power of voice--positing that "your voice is the secret to getting hired" an...

Reducere. Winner, 2020 Outstanding Book Award, Critical/Cultural Studies Division of the National Communication Association Recent pieces by NPR, the BBC, an...

This book sets out a rationale for the compatibility of Islam and Feminism and shows that Islamic Feminism is a diverse and valuable lens through w...

This book explores discourses of foreign language education in Ireland. It adopts a critical approach to SLA, examining the complex interplay betwe...

DescriptionIn the late nineteenth century, a conviction that China was somehow weaker than other political states in Asia and the West spread acros...