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Theorizing Digital Cultural Heritage: A Critical Discourse
This is a collection of theoretical and practical perspectives from a range of disciplines on the challenges of using digital media in research, preservation, management, interpretation, and representation of cultural heritage.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262269742
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- 1 online resource (x, 465 pages) :illustrations.
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Turks, Jews, and other Germans in contemporary art
"The first book to showcase and analyze the diversity of Germany's contemporary cultural production, while arguing against its myth of homogeneity"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262365284
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Agroecology in action :extending alternative agriculture through social netwo…
Detailed case studies of agrecological initiatives show how growers, scientists, agricultural organizations, and public agencies can form partnerships to develop innovative, ecologically based techniques for reducing reliance on agrochemicals.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262285810
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- 1 online resource (xiv, 273 pages) :illustrations, maps.
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Engineers and the making of the Francoist regime
In the 20th century, science and technology became central to territorial transformation and in turn to state building. This was no less true for the Francoist regime. Engineers were not just working 'under' the dictatorship, but became active participants within it. This book traces concrete material objects in their way from laboratories onto the Spanish landscape. The material history of the…
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- 9780262323222
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- 1 online resource (xiii, 298 pages) :illustrations, maps.
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Pluralism and the pragmatic turn :the transformation of critical theory : ess…
The essays in this volume reflect on and expand Frankfurt School critical theory as reformulated after World War II by Karl-Otto Apel, Jurgen Habermas, and others. Frankfurt School critical theory since the pragmatic turn has become a richer source of critical analysis that is at the same time socially and politically more effective. The essays are dedicated to Thomas McCarthy, who has done per…
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- 9780262282253
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- 1 online resource (vi, 456 pages)
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Japan's Dietary Transition and Its Impacts
An examination of the transformation of the Japanese diet from subsistence to abundance and an assessment of the consequences for health, longevity, and the environment.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262305389
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- 1 online resource (xii, 229 pages) :illustrations.
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Routledge Handbook of Sport, Race and Ethnicity
Few issues have engaged sports scholars more than those of race and ethnicity. Today, globalization and migration mean all major sports leagues include players from around the globe, bringing into play a complex mix of racial, ethnic, cultural, political and geographical factors. These complexities have been examined from many angles by historians, sociologists, anthropologists and scientists. …
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- 9781317596677
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Film and the City the Urban Imaginary in Canadian Cinema
Examining fourteen Canadian films produced from 1989 to 2007, including Denys Arcand’s Jésus de Montréal (1989), Jean-Claude Lauzon’s Léolo (1992), Mina Shum’s Double Happiness (1994), Clément Virgo’s Rude (1995), and Guy Maddin’s My Winnipeg (2007), Film and the City is the first comprehensive study of Canadian film and “urbanity”—the totality of urban culture and life. Dra…
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- 9781927356593.01
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- 319 pages
Getting Through: The Pleasures and Perils of Cross-Cultural Communication
Understanding how culture affects the ways we communicate -- how we tell jokes, greet, ask questions, hedge, apologize, compliment, and so much more. We can learn to speak other languages, but do we truly understand what we are saying? How much detail should we offer when someone asks how we are? How close should we stand to our conversational partners? Is an invitation genuine or just pro form…
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- 9780262340601
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- 1 online resource (xx, 276 pages) :illustrations
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Strategic Nonviolent Power The Science of Satyagraha
History indicates that there are powerful routes to liberation from oppression that do not involve violence. Mohandas Gandhi called for a science of nonviolent action, one based on satyagraha, or the “insistence on truth.” As Gandhi understood, nonviolent resistance is not passive, nor is it weak; rather, such action is an exercise of power. Despite the success of Gandhi’s “Quit India…
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